Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-11

miscellaneous expenses. .-....-- eLlJiVtorto' -
For the military establishment,
including rivers and har0or>
forts, arsenAis, aud Sea-coaSt ~, -, 10, q,
detenscs $500. a0i'~1,e5' VA
For the naval establishment, In
GLIDING construction Of new yes
sells machinery, armament,
equipment, and improvement at "a, a., a,
Ec- Indian ssryice ............... S,521. 46a Oh
Tor tensions ......................1 244l5,95l 40
For interest on the public debt. 5l'5lIl52 81
For postal service ........-....... oo'soi''oo -
Total expenditures st2l,8Jt41O 20
Leaving a surplus of..............S S7,2s9,76s 81
or the total expenditures, S134, 947,-
635.4s was for the redemption Of bonds
and the payment Of interest on the
public debt.
As compared vita the receipts Of the
fiscal year 1890. the total receipts have
fallen of S5,4lS,S47.52. The postal rev.
enues increased 5000, $3.50; the In
ternal revenue, s3,070, j43.63; consular
fees, SIP, 1871, and the tax on seal
skins, S7,l73.SS. The receipts from
customs have fallen of $40, LAG, 1884;
profits on coinage, isis, 25243; sales
OF public lands, 50, 32S, 137.l0; tax on
national banks, sos, 2S3.9S, and fees on
letters patent, $40, 365.g2.
In the ordinary expenses there was an
increase Of S57, 636, 1854. In the civil
establishment the legislative expenses
increased S436, S74.OO; salaries and eX-
penses Of the Department of State, S16,-
$40. 600; foreign intercourse, $3.50, $1,000;
salaries and expenses or the Internal
Revenue Department, 1892 645.00; re-
bate on tobacco, S770, OS2.O 90; refund OF
direct taxes, S11,521, 497.OO; repayment
Of importers excess Of deposits, S3,039,-
763.CO; Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing, ST., 6SS.OO; court houses, custom
houses, etc, Si33, So. 90; French SpOlia-
ton claims, Sl,0S5, $4,000; salaries and
expenses of United States Courts, ST.
39S, COS 90. The following departments
have reduced their expenses: Execu-
tive Department proper, S11,64S.O0;
District Of Columbia, S41, 10000; War
Department, SG,465.O0; PotOfice Depart
ment, S2,O24,373.OO. The total increase
IN the expenses OF the civil establish
ment is 2S,644,9l1.
In the military establishment, all
branches show increased expenditures
ranging from SIS, 600 10 S54S, 900, ex-
cept the medical department, military
posts and relief Of food sufferers. The
total increase is 81, 1877, 226.93.
10 the naval establishment, the in
creased expenses are: Naval Academy,
500, as; increase Of the navy, 50, 7777, 394;
Bureau of Yards and Docks, SIC, 297;
Bureau OF Equipment, Seas, 992; Bureau
O. Construction aud Repairs, S279,O43;
Bureau Of Ordnance, sol, 800; Bureau of
Steam Engineering, SS,792; Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery, So, 1927; general
account OF advances, S100,6l9; mileage,
Graham deCision)S SO, 600; contingencies
OF the navy, Si7,114; miscellaneous, re-
liefS, etc, S165,27O.22 In the same
establishment, the decreases are: Ma
rine corps, SIS, 60; navy yards and sta
tiOnS, 1881, 2O2; Bureau OF Navigation,
S34, l02; Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
ing, $3.50, ST.; pay Of the navy, S464, $50,
making a total net increase Of S4,lO7,-
69022.
The increase in pension payments,
was Sl5,47o, O96.32; Indian service,
S1,Sl9, APO. 81; interest on public debt,
Sl,44IS5I.32.
The estimated receipts from all
sources for the present fiscal year (1S99) |
are Si33, 100000 and the estimated ex-
penSes S409, 00O,0O0 leaving an esti- |
mated surplus OF S24,O0O,OOO.
Secretary Foster estimates the re-
ceipts for 1898 &C S455, 1886. 35O.44, aud |
the expenses at SAL, 300, O93.6l, leaving |
an estimated surplus Of Sl4,O36, O93 SO. |
The original issue Of AZ per cent. |
bonds, authorized by the acts of July |
IA, 1870, and January 20, 1871, consist |
ed Of Sl31, 596,15O registered and |
Sis, 403, $40 coupon bonds. During /
the fifteen years existence OF the 1
loan there were received and cancelled /
ST. $50, 700 coupon bonds, for which an |
equal amount OF registered bonds was |
issued, and there were retired by pur-
chase or redemption prior 20 April l, |
1891, Sl6S,O39, 500 registered aud SSS,- !
106,4 $50 coupon bonds. The amount |
outstanding April was, therefore, S53,- |
S54, 250, of which S41,037, $50 were reg 1
istered, and S12,Sl6,7C0 coupon bonds. I
The coinage OF the minis during the /
last fiscal year was the largest in the /
history OF the mint in this country, ag- |
gregating 1l9,547,S77 pieces, valued at /
SG3,6l1, 1895 In addition to the coin |
age, gold bars were manufactured of /
the value Of S31,l65. SALT, and silver
bars OF the value Of SS,437, 657.65, to- |
tai of SIS. COS, 199.4s.
The registered tonnage Of the United /
States has increased 59,954 tons and the /
enrolled tonnage has increased POI, OO7 |
tons. The sailing tonnage has increased |
G2.324 tons and the steam tonnage 49,
175 tons. The iron vessels built meas /
ured 105,6ls tons. The documented
tonnage on the lakes is Isl, ia tons. on
the seacoaSt 554, 963 tons, and the total. /
including the rivers, is l,59S.94 tons.
There are 30S.34 tons on the Western /
rivers. In relation 10 this subject Mr..
Foster says:
There should be no interference with
the legal barriers that now preserve the
coastiDg trade TO citizens Of the United
States, whether upon the lakes, the /