Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-12-12

translators upon natives Of those coun.
tries, who know our language imperfect
", or procure for the occasion the SER
vices of employees In foreign business
houses, or the interpreters of other for
eign Ministers.
RELIEF OF DIsrRDDED CITIZENS.
renew the recommendation made on
q previous occasion OF the transfer to
the Department of the Interior, to which
they seem more appropriately to belong,
of all the powers and duties in relation
to the Territories with which the De-
partment of State il now charged by law
or by custom.
Congress, from the beginning of the
Government, has wisely made provision
for the relief Of distressed seainen In for
eign countries. No similar provision,
however, has hitherto been made for the
relief Of citizens in distress abroad other
than seamen. It 10 understood 70 be
customary with other Governments to
authorize Consuls to expend such relief to
their citizeus or subjects in certain cases.
A similar authority and An appropriation
to carry It into effect are recommended
in cases of citizens of the United States,
destitute or sick, under such circum.
stances. 1t il well known that such citi-
zens resort to foreign countries In great
numbers; though most Of them are able
to bear the expenses incident to locomo.
ton, there are some who, through acct.
dent or otherwise, become penniless,
and have no friends at home able to sue.
cor them. Persons in this situation must
either perish, cast Themselves upon the
charity Of foreigners, or be relieved at
the private charge of our officers, who
usually, even with the most benevolent
disposition have nothing TO spare for
such purposes. Should the authority and
will be taken to carry the benefcence of
Congress into effect. that it shall not be
unnecessarily or unwOrthily bestowed.
THE TREASURY.
The moneys received and carried into
the Treasury during the fiscal year end.
ing June 80, 1872, were:
From eales Of public lands :. 49,. a.T5,7l4 il
From internal revenue. ............ l3O,6ntT7 Il
From tax on national bank circula-
From Psciic Railroad Companies. 1851 8;
From customs, nnee, etc............ 1,lS6,449 81
From fees, consular, patent, land,
r; &c; si:;;i.a:.s: :ssi;:.:: : ::s;s:: 4
Total ordinary receipts. :. .sssi, sa4 aas q
From premium on Gales OF coin.... 9.Al2.6s7 6;
Total net receipts. 80. .ss74, los ,ss7 5,
Balance In Treasury June 20, 1871,
including SIS, 22s35 received from
unavailable cash. los,s los s.
Total available cash. ......... "a, O4a s73 /.
The net expenditures by warrants dur.
Ing the same period were:
For civil expense ............... i6,16e, 079 Il
For foreign intercourse. l.eA .3A Il
F !ss',e:; IS. sss' .s sss :;
ing Notifications, river and har-
Dor improvements, and arsenale. SS,31a,157 q
For naval establishment, including
veesels and machinery and i'm
provements at navy.yards. 2l,949 500 q
For miscellaneous civil expenses,
including public buildings, light.
houses, and collecting the rev.
Interest on the public debt. 17ssSsss 4
Total, exclusive Of principal and
premium ON public debt. ....... $40, Q,6o6 b
For premiums on bonds purchased e,a5e,966 q
For redemption Of the public debt. 99.9o0,3s3 8
VOt8I. $IU0,Sl6>54U !
Total net Disbursements .......... S77,47S,sie q
Balance in treasury, June 50. is1i. ios, as .
Total. ). sae4, o42,s7s II
From the foregoing statement it ap
pears that the net reduction of the princi
pal of the debt during the fiscal yAaf end
ing June 80, 1872, was 90, 600, 253. 81
The source of the reduction il a. follows
Net ordinary receipts during the
Net ordinary expenditures, inciad-
ing interest ON the public debit. 90, 81. 0e6
Ada amount receipts from premium
ON sales Of gold, in excess Of the
premium paid on bonds purchased 4,ls4,s7O 8
Add amount Of reduction Of the cash
balance ct the close Of the year,
accompanied with sales 1t the
commencement of the year,. SS7i,3lS @
Total. .......................... ssseo,Is s
This statement treats solely Of the prin
cipal Of the public debt. BY TIE monthly
statement of the public debt, which add
together the principal and interest du,
and unpaid, and interest accrued to dat,
and due, and deducts the cash in thu
Treasury - accruing on the day of pub
LEGATION, the reduction was $1OO,544 491.
%. The source of this reduction il q.
follows:
Reduction in principal account. :. 499, $1,000 8
Reduction in unpaidinteresta account 3,sSO,0s2 y
TOtal. $lUA AU,Sc6 .
Reduction In cash on hand....... :. 32,746, a65
Balance... 4lUU,64As4Sl .
On the basis of the last table the state
ments show q reduction of the publ,
debt from the lot of March, 1869, to tn,
present time, ~ follows:
From March l. 1859, to March 1, 1870. 3S7 7Sa
From March l. 1870, to March /. 1871. il7619,63O
From March 1, 1871, to March 1, 1872. o. e0o,3lS
From March !, 1917, to Nov. !, 1874,
eight months. Neutrality-suspicious.. 6l0l7,sS7 g
4VsaAs. .sss..s. 1oO0 uSUscSo o
With the great reduction of taxation b,
the acts of Congress at its last session
the expendituF Of the Government II
collecting the revenue viii be much re
duced for the next fiscal year. It ID YER,
doubtful, however, whether any fnrthe
reduction Of 30 vexatious burthen upol
any people win be practicable for tn,
present. At all events, - . measure 0
justice to the holders Of the nations Ger
tificates of Indebtedness, would recon
mend that NO more legislation be had 0,
the subject, unless it be to correct error,