Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-03
DEBIT AND CREDIT.
Uncle Sans Standing as to
Dollars and Cents.
A $50, 1000, 900 HOLE IN THE SURPLUS

National Debt Reduced ISL 900, 900 Dur
ing the Year. and That Bearing Inter
est sIeI. 900, OOO-The National Income
and Out-Go-A Couple of Standard
Measures Unsealed-wool Men Before
the Ways and Means Committee-Con-
gresham Flowers Daughter Wed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 3.-The monthly
public debt statement issued from the treas
ury department yesterday shows decrease
of the debt amounting to So, rs, O93 during the
past month of December, and for the first
half of the current fiscal year $23, 600, 40.
The total debt, less cash in the treasury, on
Jan. /, 1882 was 81, 134, 062, 25s, and on Jan.
1, 1890, il was 81 ,O52, 952, OIL, showing re-
duction during the calendar year just closed
of Ss1, 1O9,347. During the previous calendar
year the debt was reduced S9l $50, IA. The
principal of the outstanding Understanding
debt has been reduced 1921, IA, 100 during the
past year, and aggregates SS29, S97, 49,.
The surplus Reduced $50, 900, 900.
The net cash or surplus in the treasury is
$50, 595 i42, against $40, 24o, 49, month ago,
and is $50 900, 900 less than on Jan. /, 1889.
National hank repositories hold S40,039, 49,
Of government funds, a decrease of about
81, 100000 during the past month, and of
81 ,5OOOOO since Jan. |, 1889, when these
banks held So, 800, 1853
Balances in the Treasury.
The gold fund balance in the treasury has
increased about S3,5O0,0O0 during the past
month, and now amounts to $3.50, SIS, 052
and the silver fund halance-exclusive of 50,
100000 trade doll ar bullion-is $40, $40, 967
or =, 500, coo less than a moth ago. The gold
fund balance has decreased $4,000, 900, anC
the silver fund balance 81, 750, 900 during tn,
last twelve months.
Receipts and Disbursements
Government receipts during December
past aggregated SO, 595, O04 against $50, 100
262 in December, 1855. Customs receipt,
during the past month were SIS, 925, 100, oi
about 81 900 less than in December
1883, and internal revenue receipts during
the past month were Sll ,0O3, S4S, or abou
$500 600 more than in December a year ago
Receipt from all sources from July to Dec
81, the first half of the current fiscal year
aggregated Sl92, sos, 407, or about &, 500, 90
less than for the corresponding six month
of ISIS. On the other hand. expenditure
during the first half the current fiscal yea
aggregate Sl15,6l5, 211, or $l3,OO0.0OO NOR
than during the corresponding months o
1855. OF this increase in expenditure
compared with the first half of the preceding
fiscal year, $4,000, 900 is due to an increase il
war department expenses; about 81 900, 90
increase in the amount of premium paid 70
bonds purchased, and SO, 500, 600 increase ii
| pension payments.
/ Pension Payments for Six Months.
Pension payments for the past six month
| aggregated sci Isl, 063; but of this amour
| 5000, 600 is justly chargeable to the las
| fiscal year-that amount nearly having beel
| paid out last July 10 settle pensions due las
June, or before the beginning of the curren
fiscal year
The interest charge on the public debt dur
| ing the past six months was SIS, 662, 600 o
| nearly g., 900 less than for the CORE
| spending months OF lSSS