Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-22
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 21.--All the
members of the Cabinet were present at a
meeting to-day, excepting Secretary Rich
ardson, who Is stu engaged in the Polaris
investigation.
QovsFnmems Expendltures.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WAsHrReToN,0 Oct l9.--A careful exam
ination having been made by an experienc.
ed official OF the government, the belief is
expressed that including all actual or
probable deficiencies and regular expenses
Of the government, the appropriations that
VIII have to be msde By Congress for the
next fiscal year will not exceed those made
for the current fiscal year by more than five
per cent. 1t viii be observed from this,
however, that tho admission is made that The
expenses of the government during the next
fiscal year viii be much greater than even
in the current year, sndthe Secretary of the
Treasury has repeatedly stated that the
drafts upon the Treasury resulting from
Congressional appropriations were .exces-
siye. The appropriations for the support
of the Government of the United States on
account Of the service OF the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1874, and Of deficiencies
for previous years, made by the third ses--
sion Of the Forty-second Congress, and on
account Of pernanent and incefDite appro-
priations made ty that and previous Con-
gresses, amounted 10 STE, ,290, ,700.Sl For
the preceding year the appropriations were
SIS. .O7S, ,949 so less than the above.
The Treasury Departments summary of
the items Of appropriation, when classified,
shows for what branches of the Government
the appropriations for the current fiscal
year exceed those of the fiscal year of 1873.
For the current year the appropriations for
the legislative branch exceed those for 1878
to the extent of Sl,360,015.42; for the ex-
ecntive branch, sS,2T7, 1888; for mints and
assay Offices, $I6,S4S.Sl; for Territorial
Governments, $l2,316.65; for military es-
tsblishments, $4,247,25S 53; for naval
establishments, $4,000, ,422.53; for public
works, S., 800 "a; for rivers and har-
bors, $214, 200; for public lands, Sl44, ,954.-
So; Tor postal service, $70,632. On the
other hand, the appropriations for 1873 ex-
ceeded those of 1874 to the extent of $S45,- !
53l.13 for judiciel expenses; $50, ,764 for for
eign intercourse; $77, ,s66 for the iDdepend-
ent treasury; $l64 ,92007 for Iudian affairs;
$13S, 900 for forts and Notifications; $124, $50
for miscellaneous expenses. The sppropria-
lions for invalid and other pensions were
the same In both fiscal years-$30, ,4S0, 900.
According to the estimates Of the Pension
Commissioner, the appropriations for PEN
sions will be about 100000 less for the
next fiscal year.
Redistribution of National Bank Cir.
cuIatfon.
Treasury officials do not pretend to deny
the fact that the Department deems the re-
distribution ause of the act Of July IL.
1870, to be impracticable. The Depart
ment, therefore, entertains no serious pur-
pose to execute the same before Congress
shall have had an opportunity to again con-
slider the question which involves the with
drawal OF twenty-five million dollars in
National Bank circulation from the Eastern
to be distributed among banks In Western
and Southern States, and the Territories, in
order that the circulation may be equalizsd,
according to the existing banking capt. Il,
the resources and business of the States and
Territories. This subject will be elucidated
to Congress by the Secretary of the Treas
ury in his report to that body at It's next
opening, on December /.