The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-21
4 MILLION A DAY.
1xponss of Running the United
States Government
ONE HALF FROM CUSTOMS
49, - Rsmainine Half Million to Come
From Internal Revenue and
From Miscellaneous
Sources.

Washington. Nov. eo.-The discussion
- 10 the revenue producing qualities of
the present tarif law lends especial in
terest to a series OF tables just issued
by the treasury bureau of statistics
showing the receipts from various
sources by months during a long term
OF years. An examination OF these fig
ures shows that the customs receipts n
the treasury department now amount
90 one-half OF the ordinary expenditures
Of the government. which is about the
usual proportion allotted to that branch
of the revenue-producing service. The
ordinary expenditures OF the govern
ment. aside from the postofiice depart
ment. which In practically self-sustain-
ing. are usually calculated at about
81. 100. 900 q day, and averaged during
the years 1894 TO 1897 $3.50. 500. 900 pei
annum. and At about the same ratio IN
1sse. emitting the Pacific railroad and
extraordinary war expenditures. The
Reneral plans OF those charged with the
duty of providing the revenues for the
government have contemplated the pro-
duction of one-half OF the necessary ex-
penditures from customs and the re-
manning half from internal revenue and
miscellaneous sources, or. In other
WOI0E. n holl u ~
from customs and a half million doll
lars a day from internal revenue and
miscellaneous.
II il interesting. therefore. 20 examine
the detailed figures Of the receipts OF
the government during the line In
hic the present customs law has Do
Grated under normal conditions. and TO
determine whether IL In supplying It's
assigned proportion. one-half of the
normal expenditures. The daily state
ment of receipts and expenditures Is
sued by the treasury department shows
that on December IL the 10th day OF
the present fiscal year.. the customs re-
ceipts had. during those 40 days.
amounted 10 s73. $40. s2e. OF this sum a
little over a million was from the duty
placed upon tea by the war revenue act.
20 that fully s72. ooo. 900 of the s7s.34o.t=s
received In these 40 days are the le-
Ultimate normal from the
rates levied by the customs law enacted
in July. 1897. or a little more than the
promised rate OF n half million dollars
q day from the customs under that act.
The receipts from customs during the
past 10 years IN averaged SIS. 1872 600
per month. This 10 years term includes
the operations of four tariff laws. and "
Is therefore interesting to compare the
operations of the new law In Its various
stages with this average during a 10
years term, which includes the opera
tons OF four tariff acts.
As II was not expected that the new
law would, in it's first few months. op-
crate normally in Its production of rev.
enue, owing to the excessive importa-
lions Just prior 10 Its enactment. II is
not improper to show. first. the average
receipts during the first four months
of it's operation. included In the calen-
dar wear 1897. and also 10 consider sep
arately the last fou months Of its OPP
Grafton, dating from the beginning OF
the present fiscal year.
Reports from customs monthly aver
aged: Ten years. 1ss9-ss. s15.l? 900;
August to December. 1897. 1927 600;
January I TO November I. 1898. sl5,071.-
600: July I to November I. 1898, SIS
ga. 900.