The Forrest City times., 1892-01-29
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SECRETARY sPAULDrNC BEFORE MIR. STRENGTHS COMMITTEE.
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Way and Means committee held a specia meeting Saturday to hear Assistau Secretary Spaulding of the Treasur Department, who appeared by reoues to inform the committee concern;n the financial condition of the Govern ment Chairman Springer in call;n, the meeting to order, said that Assist ant Secretary Spaulding appeared ir place of Secretary Foster, who was ill
 The assistant secretary said that he had prepared a statement giving the re. ceipts for the first half of the fiscal vea, and also for twenty days in January. In order to present figures for compari. son ne nrst gave the receipts for 1890. The customs receipts for the first six months ending Dec. 31, 1889, were slO9,- o%S'ooO, and for the first twenty days in January, 1890, SIS, ,Sl3 1000; total for the SIX months and twenty days, Sl23,242,- OOO, and the total for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, was Sae9, ,66 {, ,o00 The internal revenue receipts for the nrst six months ending Dec. 3l, 1889, were sss,S2l, ,oOo, and for the nrst twenty days in January, lssO, $6,251 600; total for the six months and twenty days, STA, 772,- 900; total for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, $l42, ,606, ,O00. The miscellane- ous receipts for the six months ending Dec. al, 1889, were l4,747, ,00o, and for the twenty days in January, 1890, N,s92, 900, making total for the six months and twenty days SIG, ,639, 900, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, $30, ,s05, 900; total for fiscal year 1890, S30, S05, 900, compared with total estimated for current fiscal year, $25,. oOO, 900.
 The receipts for customs and internal revenue for the corresponding period of 1892 were then given. For the six months ending Dec. 3l, 1891, the GUS toms receipts were Ss5, 722. 900, and for twenty days in January, 1899. s1l, ,ses,- 900, making a total for the six months and twenty days of s97, ,7ls, 900. The in- ternal revenue receipts for the six months ending Dec. 31, 1891, were &77 ,057, 900, and for the first twenty days in January, 1892, S7, sos, 900; total for the six months and twenty days, $s4,565,0 900, and total for the year 1892, as estimated, sl52, ,000. 900. The miscel- lsneous receipts for the above period were $12, 2,697, ,OO0. The total receipts for six months of the current fiscal year were STA, 15l 900, against el92. .s97, ,0O0 the first six months two years ago; first twenty days of present month, ss0, 900, against ssl, ,756,0OO two years ago; total revenue estimated for current fiscal year, s362. .OO0, 900, against S40s, ,079, 900 two years ago. These actual receipts of STA, l51, ,0O0 for the first six months of the current fiscal year were about $7, GOO, 900 more than the expenditures for the corresponding six months, the expenditures being S167 ,O74 900. The expenditures esti- mated for the current fiscal year were 433s, 900, GOO, or about SPA, ,0OO. 900 less than the estimated receipts of s36e, ,O0O,- 900.
 In answer to Mir. Springer, Mr. Spaulding stated that the postal re- ceipts and expenditures were not in- cluded in his statement, but that the deficit in the postal department had been included in the expenditures, so that the surplus shown was not affected. Mir. Spaulding in answer to a question said that the figures did not include he sinking fund.
 Mir. Spaulding said, in answer to questions by members of the commit tee, that in order to make up the re- quirements of the sinking fund the Treasury would be obliged to pay Sl0,- O0O, 900 out of the total surplus. He considered available for the expenses of the government the $lO0, 900, 900 of the gold reserve held for the redemp- tion of greenbaclxs- If that amount was paid out he thought that green backs could be redeemed. He did not consider the bonds extended by the Treasury current liabilities of the gov ernment, because it was optional with the government when they should be redeemed.
 In response to Mir. Turner of Georgia, a member of the committee, Mir. Spaulding said that if the fractional silver fund and the gold fund were taken out there would be neither sur Plus nor deficit; the receipts and ex- penditures would just about balance. Incidentally Mir. Spaulding stated that the estimate for the river and harbor improvements next year was $46, ,0O0,- 900. He also stated that at the close of last month the treasury had paid up- wards of 81 900, 600 in silver bonds. He believed the treasury would come out about six millions dollars ahead-that is, it would have that amount of sur plus at the end of 1893.
 Rattle in Tripoli.
 ROME, Jan. 26-A dispatch from Tunis says that serious engagements have taken place between the rebel tribes in Tripoli, under Simi Sima, and the Turkish troops. Twenty Turkish soldiers are reported killed in one en- gagement-
 ''Richslieu" Robinson Dead.
 BRooKLYS. Jan. 6.-Ex- Congres ssman