The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
<yD SOME PECULIAR SOURCES or
GOYERSMENT REVENUE
,,., Year the Senate Cost ei,1I7,4ts and
the House Sc. sso,9il - Reindeer for
Alaska Cost si.15e, 900 Pensions and
- Army Absnrhed R38R. 23R. 4 "a.

s,.t Year the Senate Cost ei,117,4tS and
tho House Sc. $50 ,Vtl - Reindeer for
Alaska Cost si.15s, 900 Pensions and
IN, Army Absorbed $500, 238, 1874.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-In transactinR a
bu.iness involving over billion dollars year.
a Ia not surprising that tho Government finds
many peculiar sources OF revenue and an equal
ar larger number OF means OF expenditure. In
the Abatement OF the receipts and expenditures
a, the Govern N emit for the last fiscal year. rem
Sered to Congress by Secretary Gage. tho
smallest receipt noted Is 20 cents. the fee for
. ChInsman's certificate. From Illegal fees.
presumably not refunded. tho Government
nronted to the extent OF 50. while the
.veepnes OF gold from the Treasurer's Offices
At Washington netted 81. From the
exhaust steam in the building in Washington.
where the Geological Survey 10 housed. an in
come OF SIS was derived. The gas com pany at
salt Lake refunded S12 to the Government
which hs been deposited as security for tho
payment OF the gas bills and counterfeit gold
roin which fell into the hands OF the Govern
r,ent petted S154. In Alaska, enterprising
fur m erchants rented certain islands from the
Governm ent for the propagation OF foxes. pay
ing therefor $500; the tax on sealskins came
10 sl.l18.9l1; penalties under the Chinese
Exclusion act to the amount OF 1924
were collected. the tOvernment gained
ii 6a7 by exchange and 81. $3.50 from premium
on exchange. and the Crow herd fund brought
IN s283e5. Persons wanting discharges from
the Navy and Marine Corps paid S3S86 for
them and United States officials turned over
sl2O which had been offered TO them as brides.
Altogether. the Government had fairly pros
porous year. Its gross revenues. exclusive OF
the postal service. amounting to Sol5 .e3O. $50;
N cost the Government last year S1117.443
for the Senate and s2.SS0,p11 for the House.
OF which the Senate gave its employees $s3.-
ssi and the House SS3. | 10 rs q gratuity In the
shape OF an extra months pay. Contests for
seats In the House OF Representatives cost
berartment IL an item for S222.a3l for the
national defence. presumably spent for Secret
f Treasury Department .@6397p: scientific 10.
yestisn,ion, 81 the far seal fisheries, 500: for
spent sl45 .o0s. Artificial limbs cost the War
Department Sl23.2l7. On the Improvement
OF harbors the. sum CT S4.itl ,6s8 was
expended; and the rivers cost 81 :5aS,s5o
sxpend s3.OOOOOO for tho national defence.
exclusive OF other amounts for arme. pay, 10.
Altogether. S232. 39o, $50 was expended ny tho
War Department. being nearly one-hnlf OF the
Navy Department spent $ti4 1854. 1874. OF which
So lp7. 70l went for the national defence and
Of interest to know that the reindeer In
eminent last year the enormous sum OF
fll52,OOO In pensions the Cove rnment spent
$ij9. 3S4 .g2e The Indians cost s2.so5.7l1..
The total revenues Of the Government, In
ssl0. 1850. Oo4.. and the expenditures $1,000 93.-
b64 OF which $3.50. 238 ia. or considerably
more than hall. went for pensions and the ex-
penses OF the War Department.