The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

Total $9l7, ,165 6l7
Against which there are demand liabilities
outstanding amounting to Ss54. .037, ,984, which
leaves net cash balance In the treasury of
$685. 127, ,533
The monthly comparative statement of
the government receipts and expenditures
shows that the total receipts for April, 1889,
were s41,6ll,5G. an increase as compared
with April. 1898, of about s.. 100000. The ex-
penditures during April, 1893, were So, $40 105,
an increase over April last year OF $2l, 700, :
900. Included in the'expenditures is the pay
ment of s2o,0O00OO to Spain. The total re-
ceipts for the ten months of the present
year were $424, ,05eci4. as compared with s34o
926,9J0 for the same period in the last fiscal
year. The expenditures for the last ten
months aggregate S533. .45l, 400, as compared
with $347, ,673 1875 for the same period last
year. During the last April receipts from
the several sources of revenue are given as
follows: Customs si7.645. .9i5. an increase
over April, 1898, of about $3,450O0O; internal
revenre. Sc, ,20 .099. an increase of g. 3s7 600:
miscellaneous, 81, ,541, an increase of S242
600. The expenditures on account of the
War Department since July l. 1893. aggre-
gate $2l0. .645, ,5S6; on account OF the Navy De-
partment. $55.522 S94. The amount of cash
payments already made on account of the
war is approximated by the treasury off,
cials at from $273 10000 to s2750Oo,0Oo OF
this amount about s16o, 100000 it estimates
has been paid through the War Department.
100000 through the Navy Department,
$40 900 under the treaty with Spain and
100000 on account of increased expenses
in the civil establishment.
The monthly circulation statement OF the
controller of the currency shows the total
national bank-note circulation on April %,
1899. to have been s242. 7l4.333. an increase for
the year of $l5 10l. ass and decrease for the
month of S331,SS4. The circulation based on
United States bonds was s207, ,966 2s7, an in
crease for the year of si1. .sl0.352 and a de-
crease for the month Of sl,959,10 The cir
culation secured by lawful money aggre-
gated $34, 7eS.0i6. an increase for the year
of 1921. l36 and an increase for the month
of s1.621, u.s. The amount of United States
registered bonds on deposit 10 secure cir
culating notes was s2s2. .ls7 80 and to secure
public deposits ss2 $685.
The coinage executed at the mints of the
United States during April. 1893. aggregated
s1o066se4, as follows: Gold, 81 s94, AIS; silver.
s2.lss.4as; i-cent bronze. $1,000.
Representative Dolliver, of Iowa. who IS
pushing General Henderson for speaker OF
the House or Representatives, to succeed
Mr.. Reed to-day In an interview said that
Mr.. Sherman. of New York, in his opinion,
would win unless the Western congressman
united on candidate and that consequently
when he reached Chicago shortly he would
suggest 10 Representative Hopkins. of Illi-
nois. and other Western candidates that the
Western men enter into an agreement 10
vote for the Western speakership candidate
receiving the highest number OF votes on
the first ballot.
Director general of posts. L. G. Rath-
bone. OF Cuba, had long conference with
Postmaster General Emory Smith to-day.
in which he detailed recent progress In the
eeryice. He reports q substantial improve
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