Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-01
REVENUE RECEIPTS.

To those who have so persistently
prevaricated concerning the revenue
producing capacities of the Dingley
law it will be unwelcome news thar
the customs receipts of the Govern
ment, exclusive of those from tea, are
now running at rate of S560,OOo per
day, or considerably more than one
half the average daily expenditures
during the five years prior 10 the pe-
ginning of the extraordinary eXpendl-
lures due TO the war with Spain.
The Bureau of Statistics of the
Treasury Department has just COM
piled some figures on the customs re-
ceipts of the Government since the be-
ginning of the fiscal year 1893, thus
including the operations OF three Iarln
laws. These figures show that the TO-
tai receipts from customs during the
fiscal wears 1899. 1854 .lS!1, 1S9G ana
1897 were SS23. .9oS.o4i or an average
of Si51 .4J6 per diem during that hVe
years period. three of the years IN
question having been under the VII
son-G German Tariff act of August -.
1891 and Two years under the act OF
October L. 1890. the Mckinney law.
The fiscal year 1S!)S Is not included Ill
these estimates. since IT'S customs re-
ceiptS were far below the normal be-
cause of the small iinportations ilnme-
dately following the enactment OF Inc
Dinglcy Tariff law of July ~ 1871,
while its expenditures. 10y reason OF
the war. We're far above the normal.
The total expenditures of the five
wears. lS93-9I. were Sl.S2o. 1I2. l3o.
making the average annual cXpendl-
ture during that time S'61.H'o,42S. or
an average of 81 1.nOOuon per day for All
of the general expenditures of the
Government This. of course. includes
none of the expenditures of the Post
Office Department except the annual
deficit. the custom of th" Treasury De
partment in conSidcrin" its rNpendi-
lures being 10 omI from its calcula-
tions the total receipts and cNpendi-
tuI.es of The Post Office Department,
which is practically Sclf-SuStainine,
and TO include only the deficit OF each
year in the Treasury expenditures
The statement of the Bureau of Sta
tistjcS further shows that the receipts
of the calendar year 1898 from the
Dinglcy law of July ~. 1897, coupled
with the internal rcvcnu" and miScel-
laueouS receipts under the then exist
ing laws. have more than equaled the
ordinary daily expenditures prior to
the beginning of extraordinary eX-
penditures due To the war The total
receipts from customs in the year 1898
were S1S2 S19.3Gl. of which S2.0I9,tSI
was from tea. The total receipts from
internal revenue during the year were
$500 g2o.i1O. of which SJ5.2S6.S3l was
from war revenue taxes. The total
miscellaneous receipts of the year
were S36. $40 $50. of which SLASH .4Ol
was from sales of Pacific Railroad,
making the total extraordinary re-
ceipts of the year 81 2.2OS.olo. which.
if deducted from the grand total re-
ceiptS of the year. SI42.631 .2ll. would
leave $50. 49,: rs the ordinary re-
ceipts from Pacific Railroad. or in
round figures 32SO1 in excess of
the average annual expenditures dur
ing the five years lSci-9, prior 10
the beginning of the war expenditures
The following tables show a the 10
tai receipts from customs, internal rev
pnue and miscellaneous during the cal
endar year 1898: (2i the extraordinary
receipts of the year in each of these
divisions. and Ga the net ordinary re-
ceiptS after deductin@ the eXtraordin-
ary receipts of the year from the war
revenue act and from Pacific Railroad
sales The only increase made to the
customs receipts by the war revenue
act were by way of the duty on tea
which produced during the year 81,
U19.1S1. The internal revenue receipts
of the year from thc war revenue act
were SJ5.2S6.S5l those from Pacific
Railroad S14SIl JOI
Total receipts. calendar year 1855
Customs ............ S1S2. .S79,361
Internal revenue. ........ -. 22oo.922.3lS
Miscellaneous ........ 81. 500 $50
Total ........... Sil2. .G31 251
Total extraordinary receipts from war
/ revenue and miscellaneous calendar
year 1898
| Customs Cea dutyl....... S2,0I9.ISI
Internal revenue (war rev.
enue act) .............. ~. ,.2S6 50 |
Pacific Railroad .......... l4.S41 .401
Total ..........,......, Si2.20S, ,019
! Ordinary receipts tomtting war rev.
enue and Pacific Railroadl. calendar
year 1898:
/ Total receipts of year. S442 ,G31 POI
! War revenue and Pacific