The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-15
lie debt statement, May / /:


lie debt statement. May /:
Debt bearing interest in coin:
Six per cent bonds 81, III ,234 500
Five per cent bonds SOC, sg2, $50
Total coin bonds -------- liza. oS6. 75s
Lawful money debt. I4,67s,O00
Matured debt .... Is, l6l,7 40
Legal tender notes. 32.Oi6,H7
Certificates of dept 81 $40 600
Fractional currency A. as $50
Coin certificates. S3.7l0s0D
Total without interest- SIS, OSl IL
Total debt. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,259, aB, Is
Total Interest .....................- isl 5si
Cash in Treasury
Com -. 80, 3oi s52
Currency . 5,2js,0s4
Special deposits held
Tor redemption OF
certificates OF de-
poslt, as provided
BY law ........... 81. $4,000
Total IN Treasury +. ~, 40, C2s
Debt less cash in Treasury MAX. Lac rs, III
Decrease during month. ........ 2ss5, 45l
Bonds issued 10 Pacific Railroad
companies, interest payable in
lawful money principal out
Interest accrued and not vet paid loo as
Interest paid by United states % $50, SCI
Interest repaid by transportation
Of mails, etc. ........ .......... 5,o51, as
Balance OF interest by L. 5 .. II, 33o, 273
Senator Boutwell, appeared before the
Ways and Means Committee on the Ist. and
made statement concerning his knowledge
of the sanborn contracts. He said, in effect,
that he was sure the Sanborn business was
never a matter of conversation between him
and Secretary Richardson, and that he had
never had any personal relations with San
born, and sanborn had no right to claim his
personal friendship and intimacy. He could
not recall any interview he ever had with SAN
born a. 10 his obtaining a contract. While he
was in the Treasury Department, the fact
that Sanborn had a contract was not brought
TO his knowledge, officially or PERSONAL
ly, nor had he any knowledge OF the
contracts made with nybody else under the
law Mr.. Boutwell's attention was called 10
an order signed by him, and addressed to the
collectors and assessors, directing them TO as
sist sanborn in such a way a. he might ask in
the examination Of official records Mr..
Boutwell, said he stood by this as legal and
proper. II merely allowed him to see the re-
cords I'm the assessors and collectors offices
with reference TO persons who have with
held taxes due the Government, 80 As to
avoid going after those who have already paid
their taxes. As TO the appointment OF SAN
born, he supposed it was made on some re-
commentator. His first knowledge Of aeon
tract with sanborn was derived from Solicitor
Banfeld.
The Government sales Of gold for the month
OF May will be as follows: On the first and
third Thursdays, $3.50, 600 each day; on the
second and fourth Thursdays 81 900 600 each
day, making s50Oo,O0o in ALL
The investigation into the District paving
contracts. has developed the fact that c. :.
Moves and s. Il. kaufman. editor and pub
fisher Of the Washington EreniHg Star, and
Murtagh. editor of the Republican. were let
into nice paving contract on Pennsylvania
avenue. under Credit Mobilier arrangement,
by which the nominal cost Of their shares
was balanced by 20 per cent. dividend on
the stock, and soon afterward further divi-
dend OF 4Oper cent was made to the stock
holders. Both Of these Journals have opposed
The Investigation.
Inc Senate Finance Committee have agreed
% recommend the incorporation into the
House Currency bill Of the following provis-
ions The maximum greenback circulation
70 be s3s2,OOO,0O0; new national bank notes
20 DC issued TO the amount Of sl6i ,OOO. 900,