Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-17
The u. s. Finances
REPORT OF TREASURER xrw

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The annual report of Treasurer New will
show that while there has been an increase
OF 81 ,597 ,Ios6S in Internal reveaue receipts OF
the past fiscal year over those OF 1874, there
has been decrease OF receipts from customs
OF $685., lll.3i, from lands sijSTSS7e, and
from miscellaneous sources s2,TOi ,jI5 s.,
making total net decrease OF revenue for
the fiscal year 1873, as compared with U.s. T.
Of S1,43S,10496. The total net decrease in ex-
Pehdltnfes Tor the same period is a. follows:
On account of interest on the public debt
2o.2'O.bl; War department, Si.l3S, 2SI ~:
Navy department, ~, I4 95II5-total de-
crease, Sl3,654 ,5l3.O3. Less increased expen l.
itures in Interior department. - 100 ili .:
40 on account OF civil and miscellaneous
81 400. 100 81; being net di fferorca nj a. C3S
102.4l IN favor of the fiscal wear 1875 over tho
preceding year in the matter of receipts add
expenses together.
CHANGES RECOGNIZE ENDED.
MI New recommends such legislation as
will make perma ient recori OF uuavadahlc
balances, instead of their being carried for.
ward day by day ANA year by year. He also
recommends legislation TO make the .sliSt of
balances" and statements of public funds''
more efficient checks upon disbursing Off
GERS and public depositaries. He also recon-
mends change in the mode OF the nav of
mileage and per diem to members of the
House of Representatives, suggesting that
some officer of the House be designated 10
disburse the funds, sufficient bond being
required of him. The Secretary of the Sem
ate now performs the duty for that body
anu lie sSts no TtaScD why Lno same cannot
be done by an officer of the House. The
Treasurer also recommends legislation 10
equalize the tax upon the national banks for
account of the redemption agency.
THE so 900 TREASURY ROBBERY.
The Treasurer gives a history, som swhlt
IN detail, of the theft of s41 200 last summer.
and the apprehension OF the guilty persons
aud OF the magnitude of the operations of
the caSh-rOom. He says during the fiscal
year the remittances of money from the room
ia which the theft of the SI7 900 was COM
mitted were GS,3SJ packages, amounting to
sl5O.29S $50 80, and on the day OF the theft 2jS
PACKAGES, amounting 10 SGiG, 1871. The loss
OF this package. by dereliction of an en-
rlOye, rendered it desirable that further pre-
caution. if that could be devised, should be
taken against the recu renee of such mis-
fortune and for the safety of the large
by the placing of such additional checks
upon the handling of this money as would
seem TO be of service in preventing loss.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THEFrS.
IN lhlS connection IL may not be imprOner
20 safe that whenever IL has been found that
Iie safety OF the public funds could be better
>uIed by additional safeguards against
ipsS ny accident or theft, such safeguards
nave been provided, and they will be con-
unned and increased as shall be found nrac-
tc&bie and advisable IN the future: and
Wblie some of the regulations recently in
t!Huccea may appear unnecessarily rSstric-
1--WE, yet. IN view of the magnitude OF the
hnSlnesS OF the Treasury, involving the
dairy ha"dling of millions OF dollars, he
las not deemed IL prudent 10 omit any pre-
10 The security OF the public funds Ia his Gus
isyuV,