The New York herald., 1876-01-14

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By comparing the above figures, It will be that
the total annual expenditures during the years named
differ materially For instance, in the report Of 1869
the total annual expenditures the year 1S6465 are
put down at 81 S97 GA 224 co. Now In the report for
1870 the total annual expenditures for the year.
ls645 are put down at 81 9o6 4S3 3Sl 81 showing not
only a wide difference but what s worse an increase
in the amount Of nearly $90O0O0O That the report
for 1870
INCREASES THE ExPESDrruRE
OF s65 over the report for 1869 and previous reports
for the year about 600 co., Taking the years
1862 6S, wih be seen that the report the
total annual expenditure OF that year the report
for 1869 for the same year 81 600 OOo II viii be
further found that taxing all the years above named
together they at times increased and then do
creased but the report OF 1870 the average
total expenditure OF the government during these years
over the report OF 1869 above So 900 000 How IL
be possible for the Secretary Of the Treasury any
other officer after the total annual expenditures OF the
government have been ascerained, fixed and officially
reports for certain year, 10 60 back, in
stances eight or ten years and change this amount
greater or less one, is something | cannot under
stand. IL appears that the finance reports for the
years 1871 and 1872 differ materially to total
nua expenditures OF the government for certain years
while the reports for 1872 and years following agree
with each other But will not detain the Senate TO
note the difference in these reports but will
fine myself 70 changes made those Of 1863 and 1870
and the years preceding
CHANGES IN 1869 AND 1870.
The net ordinary expenditures OF the government
for the year 1860 as put down the finance report Tor
1862 are $l2l2 Oh, 270 The same expenditures for
the same year as put down the finance report for
1870 is Sl.2143 1856, showing an increase Of
$l,437 92A In other words, the finance reports oil
1868 1866 1861 1865 and 1862 which agree with each
other show that the ordinary expenditures Of the
government were nearly 81 800 600 less than the re-
port OF 1870 shows them TO have been for that year
Taking the navy, war, pension and Indian expen-
dtures especially from 1860 70 1865, IL will be seen
that many OF the figures have been changed In the
finance report OF 1870 after having been officially re-
ported for many years
PENSION ErrESprruREs
In the report OF 1870 the expenditures for
pensions are put down Tor the year
ls64-5 at SIC, S47, ,62l
In the report OF 1859 the same expenditures
for the same year put down at -. 9201, ,elo
Showing an increase in the report OF 1870
over the figures o. the report Of 1869 Or. 5o5eOlO
In the report OF 1870 the pension expendi-
lures for the year 1861 are put down at 49S5 t53
In the report Of 1861 the same expendi-
lures Tor that year 1s63-6p are put
uOWn A.......... Observation-Disclosures. 4,ssViooo
Showing an increase in the report OF 1870
over the figures put down In the rcport
OF 1869 or. ............................ $50
In the report Of 1870 the expenditures for
pensions in The year 1870 are pat down at SIS $40 202
In the report OF 1874 the same expendi-
lures for the same year Qs7o are put .,..
Showing an increase In the report OF 1874
"Nef lo'V ot.....-... S"%Vos