New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-04
CRIME FOR TAXPAYERS.

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manding it. -
A CRUMB FOR TAXPAYERS
The official monthly reports of the payments
from the Treasury by warrants, which cover
all expenditures. except those on account or
tho interest on or principal OF the Pubho
Debt show that the cost of Government has
latterly been substantially curtailed. We trust
that this seeming retrenchment may turn ont to
be real and permanent, and not be swallowed
up later in the session by fresh appropriations
for deficiencies Meanwhile we take pleasure
in laying before our readers the following
summary of tho monthly payments from the
Treasury by warrants since the beginning OF
the fiscal year 1894:
Juy......NI.ssiI37 II December $40, 76s226 -
August 20.2335G2 ~ January lt1sl1Ia ~
September. 1861 2s1 "a February go. I+7oi2' %
November " is,7oSG5o IS Total. .,l3i.oii.69' os
The months corresponding TO February, and
including like that month largo quarterly dis-
bursements for pensions, are August an"
November 1t will be seen that the payments
in August were over twenty millions, anu
in November nearly nineteen millions, while III
February they were less than fifteen millions.
In the year ended June 30, 1872, the entire
ordinary expenditure of the Government ex-
elusive of interest and redemption OF tho
Public Debt, was $153,9Ol $50. In che eight
months which have elapsed of tho current
fiscal year. they have amounted to S149ll,-
600 O6. If We add to this sum one half for
the remaining four months. the aggregate
for tho year will be S2OS,30hoS o.
This would be an increase OF about 81 per
cent in two years, which may be called MOD
lnt
crate, considering how things are managed AZ
Washington. 1t is possible, however, that the
aggregate may be brought within the limit
we have named, since it is likely that some
of tbe concentrations will be exhausted
before the end of the year. The elections
being so close at hand it is not probable that
any but the most imperative demands Tor APP
preparations to meet deficiencies Will receive
favorable consideration. Even the Centennial
and Gov. Shepherd may have to walt me
apprepate of the above mentioned appropra-
tions is distributed under the following heads ::
Civil and Miscellaneous ............st9 I3I'Sil ~
900 az
interior Indians and Pousions...... 27332,6O6 90
Total ............... ..........-slJi9ll'O'' 70
The appropriations made by tho ALlld
Congress for the support Of the Navy were to
the aggregate amount of s22,27G257 Tor the
entire fiscal year, to which the present Con-
gress added $4OOO.OOO to pay for the " new
"work and extraordinary repairs undertaken
on account of the Virglnius excitement,
making S26,276,s57 in all. or less than
one million more than we are Of
ficially Informed has already been paid from
" the Treasury by warrant" on account of the
Navy, However, tho way money goes out OF
the Treasury is to some extent mystery, and
it is intended we judge, that it shall continue
to DO a mystery. Mr. Ellis IL. Roberts assures
us thst only $s93,OoO,OOO are to be expended
during the fiscal year for interest and all other
purposes, except redemption of the Debt. The
interest will be but little more or less than
one hundred millions, leaving s193,OOOOOO for
the purposes embraced in the official monthly
statements of payments from tho Treasury,
including also the fnnr millions extra for oh"
Navy. which Mr.. Roberts considers too extra
ordinary thing to be called an expenditure.