The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-09-24
WHOLESALE PLUMBER.

lne new OEk 1TlOuHe is Cali-
ing attention to the enormous in
crease Of the xpenses OF the Gov
ernment under President Grants
Administration. It takes up the
estimate Of the expenses Of the
Government, as furnished by the
Secretary Of the Treasury to Con-
gress, upon which appropriations
to meet these expenses are based,
and shows that the actual expen-
ditures have greatly exceeded
these estimates. That paper says:
The inconsiderable monthly re-
ductions of the public debt. and
the heavy sales of gold which the
Treasury is forced to make, in Or
der to supply itself with currency,
are sure signs that the expendi-
lures Of the National Government
have been carried to an enormous
figure. No wonder the people
look with disfavor on the reci
pients of back pay. A year ago,
we showed that the expenditures
Of the Government, after deducting
the interest on the debt and pre-
MUM on bonds purchased, the
army and navy expenditures,
drawbacks Of duties and taxes
and pensions, had increased from
s29,825,53 in 1860 to s35, ,0l5, 1853
in 1865, to s51,6S9,502 in 1868,
and to s63,139,379 in lS71-a
startling progression. The cor
responding expenditures for the
year ended June 80, 1873, are
about s75,OO0,OOO, or more than
double the same out-goes in 1865,
when the premium on gold was at
its highest elevation. The army
expenditures, which were s16, ,000,-
167 in 1860, were s44,O80,OS5 in
1871 and SIC, 1923, 1877 in 1873. The
navy expenditure, which were s1l,-
513, $50 in 1860, were s19,43l,027
in 1871, and s22,426,2 ,257 in 1873
which seems a good deal to pay
for the rotting Of few score Of
old hulks, adapted for modern war
fare only as the minnow is adapt
ed for the jaws of the pike. W.
have before US an official state
rnent of the receipts and expendi
| lures Of the Government for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1873
which we proceed to compare with
Secretary Boutwell's esti ma tie
laid before Congress in December
last. The revenue from custom!
was estimated at Sl92,729,530
the actual revenue has been sl88
099,523. The revenue from inter
nal taxes was estimated at sos,
1863, ,047; the actual receipts have
been s113,729,314. From sales O
public lands, an income of s2,297,
325 was anticipated, but 50, 2,982,31:
have been received. From miscel
laneous sources, the estimate wa
SIG, ,119,222: and the actual re
ceipts were s29,037,05 The to
tai of the estimate is s319,3l5,l34
the total Of the actual receipts i
33,738,205, or more than s14,
100000 more than the estimates
The disbursement for interest OF
the public debt were estimated a
S1O7, ,696, ,695 they have been $l04,
65O,699. The cost of the Wa
Department was estimated a
S35, ,S76,9S2; it has been S46,323,
139. The cost Of the Navy Dc
partment was estimated at $50,
SO5, l46; it has been s23, 1925, Isl
The disbursements for Indian al
fairs and pensions were estimate
at s36, 6,172.734: they have bee
s37,3l1,132. The estimate for civ
il and miscellaneous expenses wa
s59,099,894; the actual payment
were s73, 3,328,110. Total estimate
expenditures, s269,55l,649; tots
actual expenditure, s285, 1892;
Total estimated expenditures, eS
elusive Of interest on public debt
sl52,854,754; total actual expend
lures, exclusive of interest on put
! lie debt, s180,499,637; correspond
ing expenditures in 1872, s153
POI, ,S56; increase, s27, ,286,791. Th