The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-14
THE NATIONAL TREASURY.
A QUEER SYSTEM or EEPING
AND ITS RESULTS.

AND ITS RESULTS.
Tho Total Figures as TO Expenditures from
1860 to 1868 Increased nv Nearly So
100000 Total OF the Pablic Debt
Increased One Year by 10000, 900.
WAsHISGToN, Jan 13.-Aftcr the expira-
zion OF the morning hour in the Senate today
MIR. Davis dem, W. Va called up the resolu-
tion submitted by him yesterday, calling for the
appointment Of committee to investigate the
books Of the Treasury Department, and said
Mn. PRESIDENT IT, examining tho finance re-
ports Of the Secretary Of the Treasury that have
been made for previous wears. have been aston
ished to md changes and alterations Of figures
IN many OF them involving large amounts, caus-
ing them to differ widely from each other "a to
the transactions Of the Treasury Department in
the same ye RS. These changes am prepared
lures and public debt after the amounts thereof
have been ascertained. officially reported. and
stood upon the hooks OF the treasury DePait-
ment for years, In the aggregate many millions
Of dollars, while In other years they decrease
these amounts ana that they also decrease to
the amount Of millions the revenue collections
that have been likewise ascertaincd, reported,
and stood upon the books for years II am
declare that for certain Years little confidence
can be, or should be, placed In the statement Of
comes serious question, demanding the earnest
and best consideration VI the Senate.
CHANGE OF FIGURES AS TO ExrrNpIrrREs
nnd on examination that all Of the finance
the wear $50 substantially agree as TO the total
annu cNpcndtt Tres Of the Guverump MT but,
tiirrrs s To- thr t5;4l animal cxrrniit''r frn,
all Ike nrcyi'Ms rcpgr. as To the years Included
finance tetnr ~ 1sgl an ,,o 20 .g,i il ytif .t,',
hcelruIre with the Ne.r ls,}-Cl. ti. total annual
Expenditure are put down rs follows;
ls-el go .s aia oS i.i es...ii 50. a,i e3' o.,
".cll'," lH'' Co., llil"'- "f' u"
is,- ,,..' r,, ...,..,--.... H.,
Sc ..tt., r.. a., .,.,. ,..,..,, f.r Ia
pasc 30 We tii,l begin inewith tie y, A. i.ll d.
..............,. ..,....,.., 81.
i.i . t,.t 20. .s, ,.ii a w.
u, c,nparos tl,. ab.ye nrurcs it v'li be seen
n, rcio.' o.. i.alt ne,,t'i anna.' g1e uaiare,
. n e.. re 2 g4} q lsl i,.o b. i,si
sI y, .~ cc an, ,,a, u. ''ns mt i
F " 90, .',. '' .''.t W. ,'' ", ." 10 'i ~
i-.thc. r.p.it ID 1870 increases iie expenditures
r.r,.t- io~ tnc .ino wear about S9HaOI. iak-
in4the year l'd2 ci f. win lc seen tla' the
of THAT y, over me rcpor, Tor lsa lor luc
tecn t6m Ming all tie We. rs above na,Icd
to-c'r'r ,ncy ara ct tine. ioc-ersca and tlsn
XXX Si,, re , o. i9s ''0t vi. snm, n.
.a o ~ Wy, s'4e2de'; a q a@ se oG IN he
samt cS cndiurcs fr the sae s' rssf ~ rs pat
noNn ia the finance report for $50 aie $laii So
I"'l. s'.wlhs an ln,reasc OF Sl4j," .ltG Ia
49, W''u-, ne ny lhce Iep"Its oi leio' 800,
~ i,u' no ism'' Nhch n.rcc WIN each oth, r,
shnN " ~ tne iel culinary eNpenditure oi the
- yer ul' ut were nc rlI one ana 'ne-h II NIL
have been for mat year 49, -
OTHER CHANGES
Telfuet the u. W. war. reiri1n. AMI Indian ex.
r,n. H., frnn, i.,t,i T., ~
sci t,'.f MANY of Inc. tt,,t.. nav, f,,,, t,,.ct
tnnnt. i.nori 81 lsso 'f,r ~ n., N
unici .lIyIer RED Tor many v. r.
r,r,n,l.nr,. tr ,,r.,.nf.. XXX i' f, ~
iA,i.5 .s.. f..ul % felort f 1870 soai-f,i "a
L. p.s. & J...........,.......'... - .iti6 a.
in roa.' ........ ........,.. sso1d,DlO 30
Peg Npcndiiurc' Of lSi'bi, report
p.i' .,.i 81, '''-.'..''''.' s.'ol IS ~
"'P''' 81 '.'''''''''''''t' 4"'V"'7 Il
Increase. $500 "a
Exre.ri. urrs f1r 1870 report Of 1870 esa;0.ir, II
I,po.i u 1884 .......,.... .,....... asi1es4i "a
, -
"''''se'''' y,,'j'i'', ..,i,;;.'..,'' to-'oo' %
FortAc yca, 1Sis' sce, r,.,pr To- IKE re-.
port Of .o.i '.. .,r''.' w." ieesi7tai o.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l--''"''o -
Increase ....... ...... .............. 1861 %
F,ce,,i,n-.s INV ~ .i L r t,n .,
a. OF, 4or 4, / , Go9aiittl g,
Ici OH of 49,. .... ,.., .i.S ~ ~
----
ller'ase....., ........,,. .......... Ao45 rs -
tu.n.f.r.-frl .. ,ct.r.inttotee
~ I'D WOOD ' ''''"' '0'"' q,-,.., -o
gti,. f,r ISL, o- 90,
lAer,ase................ .......... s-.tj,ioJ 80
Observation-Disclosures,
T. g.. '''.' 90 - .,'.', ~ .,,....,
- '"' N. ''. '4'Ft LOT 10 !" '.c t"n"li
,'l '' 'e,' v,''e, .' ,,i tDti M
4ts.,,i tac t. / f',,un.. e. 'ln.ive of H. '' .
a." veg, ~ n''''' N s.'..-'A'. i"''"i a.i - e
so ,,.r ~. .-.' ,,-s x u G"H w. i 81, ',e
i III ,", "1 . .-' 80 49,, w. we ~ % .