The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-19
The Increased Government Expendi-
lures.

Ii i fact tlat deserves Ia attract some
serious attention that, AT a time when the
populations of the Western States are
sorcly feeling the burden of taxation and
loudly demanding dimiiotion of the
Government expenditures. these expen-
ditures should be largely increasing, by
reason of what cannot he called by
any other name than the extravaganza
and proiligacy at Washington City. The
expenditures ought To be less for the year
ending June 30. 1873. than for the pre-
ceding year; but they are over S25.OOO.OO0
greater as the following statement, taken
from official papers, shows:
EXPENDITURES FoR TuE YEARS BINDING JUsE 80,
lsi2 AND 1918.
FOR war depart 1873 ls7s.
ment 9 as, $685. Ss 81 ,5,32,l 20
For Indians and
pensions. ...... 37,3li ,l3l 70 81 ,i3i, lSl IS
For navy depart
ment .'..... %, 500, 2,G 20 2l,si9.s,9 90
For interest on
the public debt l04, $50, 6So AZ III, 1851, $50 ~
For prem ON pur
chase OF bonds. 5,l05,Ols 90 6,9os, 266 -
For civil and mis-
cellane0us pur-
poses. .......... ~, 32s, ITO o. 90, 49, AZ
Total expend. SO, 34s. 2i5 S3 s277 ,5l7, 962 81
The increase as shown by these figures
u ~l-.N-s 100. btll tilt ttllll Il'Tttt>t II
really so. lI .42I. for the interest has been
reduced Sl2, 607. al. and the expenditures
ought 10 be- reduced by this amount nj
least: whereas they have been so largely
augmented n 10 swallow up this interest
reduction and present an increase of Sl2.-
S27. 2s3 besides. The War Department has
cost about Sll 100000 more than hast year;
the Navy Department. $2.211 ~ more.
and civil and miscellaneous purposes. Sl2.-
333.353 more. Ii would be hard Ia tell
what there has been peculiar in the army
or naval service or in the civil service TO
warrant these excuses: there Is nothing In
the official statement that throws light on
the matter.
The meagre reduction of the public debt
for the last year rs compared with the year
1872, when u campaign point was 10 be
made in behalf of the administration. has
already been remarked. The reduction for
the year ending June 30. 1873. was only
1867 $50. as against about 500. 100000
for the preceding year--a falling of of
more than onc-half. Ii seems that S25.-
i34. III that ought Ia have been devoted 10
reducing the debt has been absorbed by
the War Department and the Civil Service.
This Civil-Servicc item. technically called
for civil and miscellaneous PURPOSES
the Treasury. in his report last December.
estimated that the expenditures under this
head would be $50, 999. sol they have been
over Sl3.O00.000 more than the estimate.
The total estimated expenditures, exclu-
siye of interest on the public debt. were
Sl52. sl. 754 the total actual expenditures.
exclusive of interest on the public debt.
have been $50. iSS,637. Where has the
money gone.
While the expenditures have been in
creased. the revenues have been decreased.
As the following official figures show:
REVENUE OF rnE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR
ENDING 30 JUNE.
1873. ls72.
From customs slss. $50 10 s2l6, $50, 2ss I
From int revenue lls,72s,Sli IA l3O,t4.,l77 -
From sales of pub
lie lands 2.ssl. sl2 30 ass. ia 10
From miscellane-
Gus sources. 3.O3I, t55 ~ "a SIS $50 -
Total receipts $3.50, 73s, ~ 81 1914, io6, SCI Sc
The people have been accustomed to de
manda new reduction oftaxes at every sue
cessive session of Congress since the war.
because they assumed, a they were au-
to. that. a. the cXtravagant habits
of the war passed away. the Government
would become more frugal i'm its expendi-
lures. They will learn. therefore. with
some surprise that their Government cost
last wear over SD. O0O. 600. or ten per cent
more than il did the year before; and when
they ask why this j. so. the Admnistra-
ton will have To furnish salts factory
answer. or prepare for "A withdrawal Of Il
large share of the popular contldence.-.St.
T..,,iS RepUHIie1o