St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-02
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
Treasury Figures Indicate That 1t Has
Decreasd Over Sl4,00O,0O0 During
the Month of March.
The Government Vaults Contain a Larger
Amount of Gold Than for Many
Years.
Labor Arbitration Discussed by the
House and Washington Territory
by the Senate.
Doiph Makes Plea for Woman Suf-
frage--secretary Manning Much
Improved.
Public Deb, Statement. :.
Special to the Globe.


Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The financial
statements put out by the treasury to-day
are quite satisfactory. The reduction of
the debt, which is partly only an
increase OF the cash on hand,
amounts to over $4,000, 900. As COM
pared with March one year ago the revenues
show an increase of $4,000. 900, and the
expenditures show a decrease OF
slO, OOO,O For three-quarters of
show a gain of $40, 900. 600, and the expen-
ditures decrease of S23. 600. 900. OF the
increase of revenue 81, 500, 600 are in Gus
toms, and So, 800, 600 in internal revenue.
The ordinary expenditures fell off
about SIS, 100000 and pensions
fell OF about 1880. 900. Within the last
three months the net surplus by the new
method OF statement has increased
about S5,OOO,0 900. 1t now amounts to
SO, SSl, 099 by the new method
or statement, or S215, 9S1, O51,
by the method in use previous 10 the pres
ent administration. This is far in
excess of what the surplus used to be
previous to the present fiscal year, one
year ago the surplus being Sl5S, 600, 900 by
the old and about 5000. 900 by the
new method of statement. The gold
owned by the government has increased
over 5000. 600 during the past month, being
now Sl51, 3I9, 524, which is about SIS, 600, 900
more than it was three month az. 1t is the
largest sum of gold owned by the government
within the last four years, except during
the last four months of 1888. Although
the gold owned by the government in
creased largely last month the silver in
creased only SS21, $40 and is now $50, 49,
Cos.
THE FIGURES IN DETAIL
WASHINGTON. April 1.-The following is a
recapitulation of the debt statement issued
to-day for the month of March:
Interest-bearing debt
Bonds at ~ per cent. $3.50. 0OO 900 90
Bonds at per cent. .... 1871 100000 90
Bonds at per cent. 174,O92 100 90
Reminding certificates at 1 per
cent. ......................, 215,O5O 90
Navy pension fund at per
cent-- Observation-Disclosures. 1900, 600 90
Pacific K. X. bonds at per
cent. ...................... 64,s2s,512 90
Principal .................SI,24 0, 6sl, 462 90
lnlerest'.... ................. II, So, 1928 90
Total. .....................S1 ,252, 5l3, 7s5 90
Debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity
Principal. ................... s5,3s7, s65 90
interest ..................... 204, 095 90
Total: -..-................ S5,57l, 800 90
DeOt bearing no interest
Gold demand and legal tender
notes ................. S346, 1854 90
Certificates of deposit. II925,OOO 90
Gold certificates. 9Ol22 42I 90
Silver certificates. ....... 9O,775,643 90
Fractional currency, less S.
S15,934 estimated as lost or
destroyed .............. 6,95s,O12 90
Frnclpal .-..............-... 546,517,7 III 90
Total debt
Principal 81, 792, SCI, 044 90
interest. .-.................. 12,036.419 co
Total .:.:;.... 81, SO4,6OS, 46S 90
Less cash items available for
reduction OF the debit. 21Os3O, l2s co
Less reserve held for redemp-
ton of United States notes 100000, 900 90
Total. ;........:.::...... sslO,2aO,lss 90
Total debt, less available cash
items. .....................s 81, 4s4 .s73,s55 90
Net cash in the treasury. 1851, O99 90
----
Debt, less cash In the treasury
April l, 1855. 81, AZ, 99a. 2S5 90
Debt, less cash in the treasury
on March l. 1856. ,432, OSO, 1I9 90
Decrease of debt during the
month. ..........-....... s14,OS7,SS4 90
Cash in the treasury avail
able for reduction of the
public debt
Gold held for gold certificates
actually outstanding. ... seO,775, 643 90
Silver held for silver certif1-
Gates actually outstanding. eOI22, 42I 90
United States notes held for
certificates OF deposit &C
t9aIly outstanding. 11,925, 900 90
Cash held for matured debt
and interest unpaid........ 17,4O4,2s4 90
fractional currency.......... 2,7S0 90
Total available for reduction
OF tue DEBT. S2l0,230 ,l2S 90
Reserve fund
Held for redemption of
United States notes, acts
Jan. II, 1875, and July IL,
1SS2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000, 900 90
Unavailable for reduction
of the debt
Fractional silver coin. s2s, s22. 6s7 90
minor CON-. ...............-. 515,343 90
--
Total. $50, 337, 9sI 90
Certificates held as CASH.. SOOfS.5O2 90
Net cash balance on hand.... 1881 ,0s9 90
Total cash In the treasury as
shown by treasurer's gen.
eral account. s445, III 90
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