Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-10
Revenues of Our Government Daring
the Fiscal Year Ending June
30th, 1891.
EXPENDITURES ANp CASH AVAIL.
ABLE.
ny Telegraph to the NEws.i
AsSUAL REPORT
Or secrsiary ct the Treasury Foster.
Revenues Of the touutry.

vi seerstArN "f the Treasury Foster.
-Rc,enue- Of ihe couu,ry.
WAsH1NGTuN, Dec. 9.-The annual
report OF Secretary Of the Treasury
Foster shows the revenues Of the gnv.
eminent from NIL sources during the
fiscal year, ending June 80 last. were
sos ,5i4, 233; expenditures, 1921 1904, $50;
turplus, $50, $40 .762. There was mp
piled To the payment Of the public debt
during the year sl33 ,0I7, G8i. AS COM
pared with the fiscal year 1880, the re-
coipte Tor 1891 fall on s., Hs,s4l. The
postal and Internal revenue showed an
Increase of over s5,O00,O0 and $1,000.
600 respectively, and there was also a
large increase In the Pacific railway
sinking fund, sales NJ Indian lands
and other items, the total Of Increase
buiLg $40, JOB. ON thu other side
the customs show decrease OF slO,-
ls0,a'0.
PROFITS ON COINAGE,
assays, ETC., ovor Ss,50O,O0O Sales Of
public lands nearly S2,b00,O0O, and
other items bring the total 70 sl5,6g7,-
n5l, leaving the net decrease mem
toned above.
There was nm Increase Of s57, $50, 1855
In tho ordinary EXPENSE Of the gov
crnment Of which $50. 100, s0B was In
the civil establishment, si,6l2,780 In
| tho military, sj,aJB,OUO IN the naval,
l,Nlp, 1870 In tho Indian service. sl7,-
| 400 In the pensions, and 81 Ii1,se7
In various other branches. or
the increase ia the civil establish
mont the most noticeable items are
| Sil ,62l i9T refunded OF indirect taxes,
| Ss,u89,5I3 repayment TO importers OF
excess Of deposits, : / ,0S8, $40 customs
drawbacks, si.0S6, $40 French spoln-
ton claims, si,gSs, 333 expenses OF
eleventh census, 81 ,OSi 900 colleges for
| agriculture end mechanical ar,p, ST.
sos ,2D3 salaries and expenses OF United
| 5iatoa courts.
For the present fiscal year the reve.
nuts are estimated as follows; Gus
toms, sis5, 100000; internal revenue,
| 100000, 200; miscellaneous spnrres,
So, 0000n0; postal service, s5l ,0O0,O0
Total, siS5, OO0,O0O.
THE EXPENDITURES
Civil establishment, slOO,0Oo. 900;
military establishment; $4,000, 600;
naval establishment, 39,000,uc0, In
dian service, fl2,000,00O; pensions,
Sl25, 900, 900; interest on the public
I NNNAF F@tfNNNfNNNt I'rAAN EfAt
900, 600; total, sos, 900, 900; leaving mn
estimated surplus for the year Of s24,-
0O0, 900.
Reports estimate tho each balance
available June 80, 1899, ut si30, 19s, 900.
The estimated revenues for the fiscal
year Of 1893 are $I55, 1886, $50. Esti-
mated appropriations required for tho
same period M figured by different de-
paItmenis, san ,80O,008. Estimated
surplus, sli, 03G, 2b6. The requirements
Of the tinkiKg fund for the current
fscal year are estimated at $8s ,9i3, OPS.
The secretary details the figures OF
tho I! per cent. bond transaotions
which have already been made public.
lie speaks NJ the withdrawal of public
moneys from national bank depoalt.
oTries aud says further Withdrawals
will he made from time 10 time when
IL can be done without delriment to
business interests.
THE AMOUNT on sioNEY ~ CIR.
CuLATION
has largely Increased since tho close OF
the fiscal year. The amount July l
lnst was 81, 4gT, $40, 900 and the amount
per capita 23.4l. Since then the re-
turn Of gold n this country, the opera.
ton OF the silver act and the disburse.
monts on account Of bond redcmptions
pensions. etc,, have enlarged the vol
umeto Sl,577, 262, 600, and por capits
to Sass.
Tho secretary gives statistics MS to
deposits and purchases oi,the precious
metals, the coinage ofthu minis, which
ia the largest In the history OF the coun.
try, and all Of which has been sum.
marised In bureau reports. The total
amount OF silver bullion purchased
under The act Of February; 1878, up Il
August Is, 1890, was S323, O25, 5T6.lsi
standard ounces costing S30S, la9, 26l AT
average Of ~ 1858 per Hne ounce. III,
amount purchased from August 49,
1880, to June 20, 1891, under th,
new act, If s58.770, 1851, stand,
e ard ounce, costing S5O,677,igs nj
r average iof ,sl ,Ol5 per fine ounce.
! Up 10 November lst last, the tota
purchase under the now act was 500,
5ss ,135, line ounces, costing SOS, O2d,
500, an average OF .03. lhe secretary
makes recommendation regarding th'
fecOinage u unourrent silver coin, etc
lie urges the erection OF new mint
at Philadelphia.
TOUCHING NATIONAL hanks
/ lie calls attention 10 the report of tn,
. comptroller 81 the currency and en-
, dorsos that Ofiicer's suggestions rs "a
amendments 10 the present law.
on the tariff the secretary gives
figures and comparisons which viii
plso be- found In the Presidents mes
: snpe, and argues In favor VI the present
, tsrin, He earnestly fenews the recon-
, msudatiuns Of Secretary Window for
. the amendment Of the laws relating t.
, the administration Of the customs
: service.
Tho secretary reviews the lnterna
revenue statistics as set forth Ia the
report OF the commissioner and urge,
legislation in accordance with the
commissioners recommendation For
eign commerce is reviewed at grea
length.
SPEAKING or RECIPROCITY,
he says the Treaty went into ,fieci
with Brazil April last. ihe exports
10 that country since show an increas,
VI Sl,8O7, O5i over the corresponding
period last year Treaties with oihel
countries are not yet long enough 10
operation 10 show their effects.
Much space "a devoted 10 navigator
questions Tables are given showing