The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-12-16
TREASURY STATISTICS.
ExtrHcts from the Report of sccre-
tnry GaEe-Reccipts and EN-
pcnditurcs for the Year.

Washington, Dec. 7-The annual report
OF the secretary Of the treasury occupies
lH pages OF closely printed matter, In
eludng large number Of statistical tables,
showing receipts and expenditures OF the
government during the year and compar-
isons with previous years. There are also
estimates OF the receipts for the next two
years The total receipts for the fiscal
year erdcd June 20. 1899, were S6lO, 1852. .ui So
and the expenditures 700,o93, ,iGi02, showing
deicit Of $S9.ll1 .55g.67.
OF the receipts the largest sum. S2i3,iS7,
lGlI came from internal revenue, ard
the total Of $2GG, l2S. isi.15 was from GUS
| toms. There was received frCm payment
or Central Pacific railroad Indebtedness
Sll,NN,alili, and from the postal service
SJ1o2l,3Sil7 OF the other sources Of rev.
cnue none showed a greater amount OF
receipts than SG,lGi, 256.2i, which came from
profits on coinage and bullion deposits.
or the expenditures by far the heaviest
item was fer the maintenance Of the mill
! ltary establishment, including rivers and
harpors, forts, arsenals, sc0ccast Gefenses
and expenses q the war with spain, which
amounted tp $229, 81 ,25ii7 Pensions come
next with a total Gf Sl39, ,ogi ,?29.W The
naval establishment expenses for tho year,
| including construction Of new vessels, ma
| ch!rcry, armament. equipment. improve
merts ut navy yards and expenses Cf the
war with Spain. were SC3.gi2. 1oi, -. The
civil establishment Of the government, IN
! Guiding foreign intercourse, Public build
! inEs, collecting the revenues, District Of
Columtia and miscellaneous expo: sc2 cost
S4),919C 9CSj.>2. The Indian service cost S9.-
'fG,39502 ard there was an fyucrdltGge Of
$N2ll,5l00S for the postal service In excess
| OF the amount received from that source,
making a dChcit In the postal revenues &C
that amount.
Tho deficit for the fs~al year shown by
these tables amCuEts 10 $>91li,5-9GI
Comparative tables showIrg rcce pts and
expenditures Of the year ended Jane 50,
l>9N. ana jane 50, 1855, show an Increase in
receipts In 1899 Of $liGtiS 95'tl, and an in
crease IN Expenditures for the same year
Of $iGl 7o3,GLoi.
Estimates based on existing Jaws Cf the
receipts and c.pcE diturcs for the present
year. crdiGg Juac 80, 1870. shGw the prob
able receipts to be %ilH5h. SEQ, ara lie
expenditures fer tie SAME tltnc see AHjN.-
IL 0o, leaving surplus oG $ioofr, a.o.dV,
The secretary strongly urers the Cstah-
lshmert OF the SOLD starda:,i.
on tho subject r. rational rari.s he urgos
several modificat!lGs III c%!stiIg 3 laws, tho
| FIRST and most important of which is'ttot
the mirimUm + capitalization be laced at
S-5,Co0 instead Cf So9"ld, as II row is, lie
also suggests such moGiticatcDs in exist
lns banking laws as VIII limit the amsuAt
cf liability a bank may carry upon q given
amount Of capital, pointing Cut that uEder
existing laws the bank with $4,000 capital
stands legally rs free as does the ba"k with
capital Of $5,G00,ooo
Immigration statistics given show tAat
there arrived during the fiscal year l'o)
at ports Of the United states ard CaEGda
tSll.1l5 Immigrants, exclusive cf about
25,"9o who. says the conmis s!oner GescIal.
came as cabin passer ger2JaEd an unknown
number from Mexico ard Carada. The
above total was composed Of .31,2io from
Europe S,g72 from Asia, Il from Africa,
and j3i3 from all other sources, making
an increase over the number for ;he pre-
cedirg year of S2,il6. or nearly 20 per cent.