Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-01
SHERMAN'S SCREED.

Revenue. and from What Sources Receiv-
ed-Receipts and Expenditures Opera
tions Of the Sinking Fund-Resumption
Coins and Coinage-Nationsl Banks-In-
ternal Commerce.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Dec. l, 1S79.-s1R: have the honor to submit
the following annual report:
The ordinary revenues from all sources for
the fiscal year ending juno 80. 1872 were:
From customs. $137 10000 10
From internal revenue. 49,. ll3 Sol $40 SO
From sales Of public lands. ....... 9N,781 06
From tax on circulation and deposits
of national banks. ............. :. G,7A7,50O 80
From repayment of interest by Pacific
railway companies ;.:::...:..;:... 2,7o7,2o1 os
From customs, fees, fines, penalties,
etc.. 1,1Oc s7l 6s
lands ....;...:;...'.... 80. 21sc.os 70
ment property. .................... ISL, 1928 81
From premium on sales OF coin. 8.l01 So
From premium ON loans. .. 1498.943 %
From profits on coinage, etc. ..... 2924,93S 81
From revenues OF the District Of
Columbia; .......... ........ 1,l4l,46l 1e
From miscellaneous sources ........ 3,046,5A O5
Total ordinary receipts. $27s s27,1s4 40
Ordinary expenditures:
For civil expo $685.. ...........s 16,4ss. s97 IT
For foreign intercourse. 1895 Is
for Indians observation-disclosures. t,2O6, lO9 O8
TOE PENSIONS CnCluOMg $3,313,UUU az
rearages Of penson). ........... S5121,482 80
ing river and harbor improvements
For the naval establishment including '-''' 80
vessels, machinery, and improve
ments at navy yards. ....::. 1872. 15,l25,12e 81
Guiding public buildings, lighthouse
es, and collecting the revenue.... SO, $780, POS 70
For expenditures on account of the
District Of Columbia. ........... 3,b97,576 Al
For interest on the public debt. 1O5,327,9 49 90
For payment of Halifax award ....... 5,5OO,O00 90
Total ordinary revenues. .....S2 ss,9l7,ss3 SO
| leaving q surplus revenue of S6,o79 800 90,
| which was applied as follows: 'sN
| 10 the redemption Of United States ~
To he redemption Of fractional cur: 80
To the redemptian Of per cent. bonds ''''> ~
for the sinSing fund. ............... 1850 90
For increase Of cash balance in the
treasury. .................. 49,. e,l2ao24 IT
Total ....... .... ...... SO $1,000 80
The amount due the sinking fund for the
year was $50, 955, 6O4 63, leaving deficiency on
this account of $50, 076. 303.70. Compared with
the prt vioue fiscal year, the receipts for 1879
have increased SIG, I'll, l59. 70, in the following
| items.
In customs revenue Observation-Disclosures. $7.079,3e7 50
In internal revenue. 2,979,965 81
| In premium on loans. ........... ,el3 Is
In repayment Of interest by Pacific rail- q
| road companies Observation-Disclosures. 1,S4O, A6 G7
In profits coinage. ............. 1884, 76 81
In miscellaneous items .........-.... 258O,440 10
There was decrease of $647, 1884, as fol-
lows:
In sales of public lands. ........... Sl64, 1852 81
In premiums on sales of coin. ........ 3OS,997 %
| In semi-annual tax on banks ......... 1852 81
| In proceeds of sales Of government prop
| cry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 68S4l VI
making a net increase on the receipts from
all sources for the year of SIG, 063, 30576.
The expenditures show an increase over the
previous year of $92, 223, 73l.26, as follows:
In the war department ............. e,27l,512 %
In the interior department. ....... SCI, 1892 II
Indians. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 576,828 80
Pensions ........... ............... 7,984,463 81
In the interest on the public debit. 2,827,O74 IS
In the civil and miscellaneous 1868, 85l 80
| There WAS a decreasa of 80 24l l74 50 In the