The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-11
WASHINGTON.
General spinner,s Report.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-A despatch from
Washington says that tables to accompany the
report of Gen. Spinner have been prepared
The net receipts of warrants, exclusive of re-
payments and counter-warrants, were $685.
669, 221, and the net expenditures, exclusive of
the same items, 1924, 044, 597. The net receipts
were distributed as follows: Loans, $214, $751;,
OH; customs, SIS, OBS, 522; internal revenue,
$113, ,314; lands, 81, $50, 312; miscellaneous
$4,000, 055. The receipts from customs have
decreased since the report of last year, $685.,
100000, and those from internal revenue, $16,-
900. 900; increase from miscellaneous sources
$4,500,00O, and from lands, $3uO000 The ex-
penditures of the diplomatic service have de-
creased about 100000, aud those of the judi
ciary increased about the same amount. Elk.
pendituTes on account of the public debt S343-
500, 945. against 1929, 1928, 414 last year.
The following facts are taken from the forth
coming annual report of United States Treasu-
rer Spinner: Amount OF redemption and de-
struction of moneys ahd securities during the
fiscal year ending June so last, $14a $50 1871 in
Guiding tender notes of SCI, 600, 600, and ehont
S35000,000 fractional currency. Total amount
destroyed since 1861 to July !, 1872. S.. 49, a52
371 balance on hand JULY 1, 1873. SS14753.
total amount redeemed to July, S. 936 767 1913:
total amount of nationa! bank notes DESTROYED
to July /, So, 500. The Treasurer saws as to
coin certificates there were sent TO New York
previous to June 30, 1872. $582. 10, 900; during
the fiscal year. SAG, $50, 000;. total sent to New
York. $62S, 600; on hand unissued at New
York, $50, 45S,000; total issued at New York,
$61S, 302, 900; total redeemed of New York is
sue $57S, S42, 000 total outstanding as per public
debt statement July !, 1873, $39, AGO, 600. There
were Issued from Nov. 13, 1865, to June so.
1856, $61S,346,90O, and redeemed during the
same period, S57S, 600; total outstanding,
500, 100000; on hand unissued July l. 1872.
$19, 500; sent to New York during the fiscal
year, S46,65O,000; total, $66, OBS, 800; less
amount issued during the fiscal year, $57 3d.
500; on hand in New York unissued July /,
1873, $10,45S, 900; reduced June 28th and 30th.
1873, $496, 900; total on hand June 80 1873, as
per statement of the Assistant Treasurer, at
New York, $40 as, 900; Both june 1872 num-
Der of national banks organized and which had
deposited securities for their circulation, 2OO7;
number of banks organized in last fiscal YEAR
los; number OF banks to the 30th June, 1873,
211f; number of banks doing business June 80,
1880; number failed prior to July l. 1872,
%; failed in the last fiscal year 4; having no
circulation, securities withdrawn, IL; number
of involuntary liquidations and closed 8; total
number organized 2115; securities held in trust
to secure tho redemption of circulating notes
1890, 410,550; to assure public deposits with ma
tiona banks SIS, $780, GOO: total securities of ma
tional banks at par $4lS, 800; number of de-
positors 15S.
Under the head of special deposits of bonds
by national banks designated by the Treasury
Department as coin depc STORIES for subscrip-
ton to the funded loan of 1881, tie Treasurer
says that from Feb. 18th, 1873 to June Both,
1873, the First National Bank of Washington
ID. o., made deposits of the Union Pacific bonds
with the Department as security for subscrip-
tons to said loan, which were placed in the
custody at this office namely: Number of de-
posits made, 90; number of Withdrawals, 1888;
largest amount on deposit May I'd, 1873, S14,-
277, 450; on the Goth of June, 1873, the amount
of deposit was S12.774, $50, all of which has
since been withdrawn. The payment of coin
| interest on coupon bonds held in trust was made
| during the fiscal year by the issue III drafts
| amounting to $106,9S7. The number of exam
| nations of securities held in trust for national
banks during the fiscal year, was 1900 The
| semi-annual duty paid by national banks dur
| ing the calender year preceding Jan. LIST, 1873,
was, fer the six months preceding July LIST,
| 1872 on circulation, S1,61S 12S; on deposit, ST.,
572, 1863; on capital, $197,76S. Total, $.3,SS7,-
| S65; for the term of six months preceding JAN
lst 1878. on circulation. 81 ,664 40; on deposit,
455; total duty for the year, $l6,ai6 $50. Com
parison of duty for 1871 and 1862 is as follows:
Amount received in the year preceding Jan.1st
1872, $6,505.S12; increase of duty in the last
calender year, $340,50S.
| The Back Pay Grab,
The First Comptroller of the Treasury has
| given an opinion different from that OF the
other accounting officers, to the effect that the
| appropriation made for back pay aud salaries IS
not Indefinite and permanent, within the mean-
| ing OF the act regulating unexpepded balances;
| that 1t is only indefinite in amount and not in
|
years unexpended balances of salary will revert
to the Treasury.
The Metropolitan Bank,
:. The report of the examiners of the Metropol-
ltan Bank is not yet made public, but there is
| goof ground for the statement that 1T shows
mat institution to be in a thoroughly sound and
solvent condition.
| Treasury balances.
| The following are the Treasury balances to-
day. Currency So 632 ,312: special deposits of le-
gal tenders for redemption of certificates OF de-
post S11, 325, 900; coin $79,S19,S9S, including
$oO94S 400 in coin certificates; outstanding legal
tenders 1859, 100, 1885,
| Stage Robbed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10.-The outward
bound mail coach near Redding was robbed
tnls morning by four men: They got Welles,
fargo & Co.'S box containing nearly $4,000 and
about $4,000 were taken from the passengers.
Inc robbers escaped, hut the sheriff and posse
are pursuing them.