The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-20
RELIEF NEEDED.
Secretary Carlisle Gives "a Statement as to
the Condition or the Treasury Con-
tIpued Decrease N Isecejnts

Secretary Carlisle Gives a Statement as to
the Condition OF the Treasury Com
tinued Decrease OF Receipts.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. I..-The following
letter was forwarded by Secretary Car
Isle 10 Senator Voorhees,. chairman of
the finance committee of the senate:
Hon. ID w. voorhees,. Chairman Committee on
Finance. nited States Senate.
Dear Sir: In compilEce with your verbal
request | have the honor to sgbmit for the con
sidcration of the finance commit of the sen.
ate statements showing the actual condition OF
the treasury the 18th day Of the present
month AMI an estimate OF receipts and expend
lures during the remainder OF this month and
the month of February II will be seen from
this statement there is an urgent necessity for
such immediate action will replenish the
coin reserve and enable this department to con-
tinue the payment OF public expenses and dis.
charge the Obligations OF the government to
pensioners and other lawful creditors
When my annual report was prepared IL was
estimated the expenses during the current
fiscal year would exceed the receipts to the
amount Of about s.s.0JJ,C0o, and I asked con.
gress for authority to issue and sell bonds, or
other forms OF obligations, TO amount not
exceeding $500 Ooo, bearing q low rate Of IN
terest and having q reasonably short time to
run, to enable the secretary OF the treasury to
supply such deficiencies as might occur in the
revenues.
assumption that the worst effects OF our finan.
cial disturbances had already been realized,
and there would bs substantial increase in
the revenues for the remainder OF the year
While It is not believed the dehciencg then ex.
listing would be supplied by increased revenues
in the future, II is hoped no additional def-
cheney would occur, but the receipts and
penditures during the month OF December and
up to the 18th day OF the present month show
that the estimate OF deficiency Of ,2s00o. 900
nj In oil af Ntaa I....
The actual receipts and expenditures during
each month OF the fiscal year 1893 and the
monthly deficiencies We been as follows:
Free Of Err
Receipta Expenditures penditures
July. 3 o.sJ5 ia 10 81 6S, ,sss 90 L. 81
August 23,is0. ss13 3I305. ses4s 9.r43I3is
Sept -. :4,5s. 95dl0 25,s7ail0i7 sgj25i0uO
Actual for three months:
so.s7s6.Lso sa43o. ssi5s 1908. .ooi 20
Oct .... 24.5Ja 'slo7 20 SIS, ,s02 81 53oi, 39737
Nov. s3,5'9. .5ja 81 3i,sOao,6s0 5,s.2. .625 81
Dec. ss,3ie,os'.bo 1sOs. esl5I 7,748.eIs6i
1894, IL days
JAM. 10 800. .0sa 81 Ises1 e55H 5,s937IsT7
Total sies osI ssi.os s.os COS, sss % ta5,s,ousI
II the same average monthly deficiencies
should continue the total differences between
receipts and expenditures on June % next will
be ss.i6.5.s2
According to the best estimates that can be
made the total receipts during the present
month and the month OF February will he Al
10000 and total expenditures will be go, ,so0-
900, showing q deficiency during the two
months Of els, 1000 %, but this does not include
any payments on account OF the sugar bounty,
claims for which to the amount OF nearly 81
oOO,0)0 have already been presented and are
now under investigation in the department
The assets OF the treasury and the current
liabilities In excess OF certificates an Jury
notes outstanding were follows on the 18th
OF the present month: