Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-19
rsrEcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.i

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
HARRISBURG, December 1S.-The Audi
tor Generals report, giving the summary OF
receipts and expenditures for the last nscal
year, has some interesting facts relative to
the State finances. The year previous the ag-
gregate revenues were S. 694, ,O6O 42, which
sum is S22S, ,661 20 more than the past year.
The tax on corporation stock and limited
partnerships is annually increasing, reach
ing 81, ,952, al "a the past year, as against
81, ,S14, ,S48 73. The tax on gross receipts of
corporations was decreased from S5S3, 800 Il
to S517, ,256 "a. The tax on gross premiums
was increased from S42, ,94S 60 to $49, ,9O6 Ga;
on the stock of banks, safe deposit and trust
companies. from S456, 1O2 76 to S469, 900 81;
on county and municipal loans, from S116,-
S56 81. to S144, ,7SS 79. and on loans Of pri-
vate corporations from S33, ,4O5 81 to S103,-
$40 Al.
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX.
The tax on net earnings, or income, was
reduced from SIS, 009 81 to 81, Cos 19. The
tax on personal property dropped from
81, Ola, ,S23 20 to S747, 81 80, while that on
collateral inheritance jumped from S7l3434 II
s, l,S7S.453 Il This enormous increase is due to
fhe death of the millionaires Dubois of Clear
field. and Williamson, of Philadelphia.
Foreign Insurance companies paid into the
State Treasury S474 346 25. as against s42s-
SIC A. The revenue derived from retail liquor
dealers was decreased from S34SS25 49 to SSl0.
l42 Sc, and from wholesale dealers from $780,.
Sol % to Sl63, l0l IS. The brewers increased
their payments from 81, 772 81 to S7S.957 20 and
the bottlers from So, ,933 40 to S59, Gus 90. The
licenses, in the aggregate, have increased from
s. USI S9S Il to Sl.O9S.O02 II. The tax writs.
wills deeds etc, is Sl5S25S 81 as against Sl49 =
29S 20. The bonus paid by corporations on
charters aggregate Sl64,J5l 3d. an increase of
Sl52 q Tine commissions of notareS public
realized for the State So S25 at SIS each against
SlLO5l
The fees secured public officers have in
creased from $64 $50 81 to SS3029. The cOnsci-
ence fund reached S302 an increase of SD As.
Items under the head of miscellaneous" the
past year amounted to only So, ,Ug6 q, while the
previous year they aggregated 81, ,H4.22l 60.
Among the new items was the sum of $3.50 T08 81
paid the State by the Allegheny Valley Rail-
road Company.
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES.
The expenses of the last session of the Sen
ate were SlSO 74O IS and those of the House
S4S6 751.S5. while the amount charged to these
bodies the previous year was only S2S073 %
The judiciary the past year cost S5OS. 46S o. as
against S5606ll Of. The public printing and
SI5542 20; supplies for same S62Ol4 81. an in
crease Of S6g52 o. The Legislative Record.
containing the proceedings of the last session,
en.ailed an expense on the State of S27 ll6 90
The expenses of the Executive State
Auditor Generals, Treasury Attorney Gen.
erals, Internal Affairs, Public instruction.
Soldiers Orphan, Adjutant Generals. Insur-
ance and State Library Departments, have
increased from s2l6.2SS 76 to s2SS,Sl9 45 Among
other expenses were the following: Publ.
buidings and grounds. sG0, S45 Is as against
500 lis SO the previ us year; stationery, fuel and
supplies S552g7 p as against Sl46S3 q: adj
vertising. Ss4, CSC 20 an increase of Sl5.56l g3
caRsed 10y the publication Of the constltu-
tloual amendments on liquor prohibition and
suffrages; special commissions and counsel
fees, S52S7l 81 as against Sc, ,T79 II.
investigating committees the past year cost
Sl6O50. The loans redeemed amounted to
SSSl $50 which is S236 900 less than the amount
redeemed the previous year. The premiums
Sass s. while the year before eI thew rsgJsed Teacbed
Slls,5S7 So In purchasing United States bonds
SIS 4BS 70 were expended.
COST OF STATE INSTITUTIONS.
The Pennsylvania State College. near Belle
Eonte, cost the State SILL 40; the charitable in
stitutious, s7OO,9S2 50. as against 81 OSS O7s 81
the previous year; and peniten.iaries, Sl44.
79s rs, as compared with Sa44GS6 IS Among
other items Of expense were the following:
Soldiers Orphan schools s3O0, ,22S sc, as against
SSS6, ,4l9 . the previous year: common schools.
Sl.e72S65 81, as against Sl,6l4, ,276 IS: National
Guard, SS9l 7S4 So, as against 1854, ,446 81: erec
1ioa and dedication Of monuments az Gettvs
burg, sS3. 500 The aggregate expenses the past
year were SSlS2.S47 "a as against s., ,SS7, ,S66 "a
TIE previous year.
OF the receipts at the State Treasury the
past year 81, ,996, ,442 81 were placed in the sink
ing fund. from which 81, ,5S7 60S 81 were taken
TO purchase bonds etc. The general fund re-
ceipts the past year aggregated s.. .528 $50 81
and the expenses exceeded this amount S6R.
Isl 76, which is the largest expense account in
the history Of the finances of the State
Governor Beaver issued a proclamation
to-day announcing the redemption of bonds as
follows during the year ended November 30
last: Six per cent bonds redeemed, act Febru-
ary 2 1861 $500; . per eens bonds redeemed. acr
March 90 1877. S45l. 600; 4 per cent bonds re-
deemed. act April !, 1873, SIS. .OO0; So per cent
bonds redeemed. act June6 g. 1881 seventh series
flO3, 600; per cent bonds redeemed, act June 81
1881, seventh series. $4,000; 1 per cent bonds
redeemed, act juno s, 1881 eighth SERIES $40 300:
4per cent BOMBS redeemed act June s. 1881
ninth series, sos per cent bonds redeemed,
act June s 1851, 30 years, IS. l50; total amount
cancelled or redeemed, SIS. $50