The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-04

New Gold Standard Layy-SuEges-
tions as to Further Legislation,
The President sent to Congress today
| the annual report of Secretary Gage, to
which Mr. Mckinley made reference in
his annual message. The report begins
with a statement of the receipts and ex-
pendlturas for the fiscal year, 1900
| The revenues of the Government from all
sources (by Tarrants) for the fiscal year
ended June 50. 1860. were: From internal
revenue. $2a5, 1927. 926.76; from customs.
! s253. 164. S71-16: from profits on coinage.
bullion deposits. etc, Sc, 992. 374.O9; from
District Of Columbia. s4.008. 722.77; from
fees-oonsuiar. letters patent. and land.
s., POI, 1853: from sales of public lands,
/ 81. $50, $50 90; from tax on national banks,
s1.998.554; from navy pension. navy hos
pital. clothing, and deposit funds, s1,621,-
| 55S.52; from sales Of Indian lands. s1.3S4,-
| 40; from payment Of interest by Pa
cifie railways. 81 I73, 466. 43: from misceIla-
necus, $685., 2T5. SIS; from sales of Govern
ment property, $779. 522.7S; from customs
| fees. fines, penalties etc, $675, 1865; from
| immigrant fuEd, $53T, 404-S1: from deposits
| for surveying public lands S2T3.24T19;
| from sales Of ordnance material. $751;
| 265-56; from Soldiers Home, permanent
fund, S247, 926.62; from tax on seal skins.
| and rent Of seal islands, S225. 676.47; from
| license fees, Territory OF Alaska, $751;
| 2S4,e4i from trust funds, Department Of
| State 1852 1886; from depredations on
/ public lands. SIG, 367-5s; from Spanish ia
| demnity, S57 00G: from sales OF lands and
| buildings. s., 842 T3T. IS; from part pay
ment Central Pacific Railroad Indebted
ness SO. 33S, 016.49; from dividend received
t for account Of Kansas Pacific Railway.
1921, 1910; from Postal Service, SI02. 35I, =
1929; total receipts. $669, 595, 4SL1s-
The expenditures for the same period
period were: For the civil establishment.
/ including foreign intercourse, public
buildings, collecting the revenues, Dis
trict OF Columbia and ether miscellaneous
expenses, SIS, 54Z. 4II.37; for the military
establishment, including rivers and har-
boTs, forts, aFsenaIs, seacoast defences,
! and expenses Of the war with Spain and in
the Philippines, $134. III 1918; for the ma
val establishment, including construction
OF new vessels. machinery, armament,
equipment Improvement at navy yards,
and expenses Of the war with Spain and in
the Philippines. s55. 953. 0TT.T2, for Indian
service, SOLO 1876; for pensions. s140,-
S7!.3lS.92; for interest on the public debt.
S40,I 1891; for deficiency in postal rev
enues. 81, $50, 1872; for postal service,
SI02, 354, SO 90 total expenditures. $780,
e6ssS71; showing a surplus of. $40. 527.-
060.1S.
In addition to the revenues collected
during the year and the amounts received
on the indebtedness OF Pacific railroads.
! the~eash iIlftils. Treasury vas increased
by the following sums: From subscrip-
! lions to the per cent ten-twenty bonds
issued under authority of the act of June
-, 1898, for the Spanish war expeRdi-
lures, S113,920 and from the issue OF 4
per cent bonds in liquidation Of interest
accrued on refunding certificates convert
ed during the year, Sl,490, making total
of S1I5,4I0.
The securities redeemed on account Ct
the sinking fund amounted TO S56.544. :
556-O6- As compared with the fiscal year
1883. the receipts for 1900 increased S5S,-
615.426-SS. IN expenditures there was a
decrease CT S117, SIS 3SS.f4
Estimates for 1901.
The revenues Of the Government for the
current fiscal year are thus estimated up
on the basis OF existing laws:
IRONS customs -S245. 001 00000
prom intern@l revenue $4,000, go o.
From miscellaneous sources -...-.. 55.000.Oo0 %
From postal service TO-, 80. 253 @
Total estimated revenues. es7. as o.
The expenditures for the same period
are estimated as follows:
For the civil establishment. .sIT5- 90. 0og 90
For the military establishment. 1906 GO %
FOR the naval establishment GO. 900 0dG 90
Fer the Indian Service. HOO G09 90
fOI pensions ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ll2-309C09-O3
For interest on the public debt. 100000
NEaT zFnN -
Total estimated expenditures. s07,772.s5s %
Or a surplus of..-......--..-.. so.ooo0oo.oy
Estimates for 1862.
It is estimated upon the basis of ex-
listing laws the revenues Of the Govern
ment for the fiscal year 1902 viii be:
From customs -.------.-.--....-- S55, 600 900
From internal revenue $4,000 0o9.09
From miscellaneous scUrces---.... 5000 eae %
From postal service II6, 633 90
Total estimated revenues. 716 6S o4a.G3
The estimates OF appropriations requir.~
ed for the same period, as submitted bs
the several executive departments and Of
fees, are as follows:
Legislative establishment ......-.. s4756. o04 n
Executive establishment y ,957, $3.50
judicial establishment .....-..-...- 745 80 90
Foreign intercourse ] S91. fsSS-
Military establishment .--..-.-.-. rs 56S $40 30
Naval establishment 70.s69 07o.76
Indian affairs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9250, 57L09
Pensions I45 245. 23J co
Public works ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 Isl
Miscellaneous A. ,351 ,S93. A
Postal service including g. 634 ,20z
deficiency in postal reyeaues-..... III 26I $40 90
Permanent annual appropriations Il S5S, 800 %
Total estimated appropriations,
exclusive. Of sinking fund 6oo.s74. sai2l
Or an estimated surplus Of. 26,z5S, 2ST.76
Operations of the Treasury.
The Treasurer calls attention to the
marked irreguIarity in the receipts and
expend: lures pointing out that while in
July, 1893. there was deficiency Of S.
500, $50. % in June. 1900, a surplus of ST.
sos. 1855 was. realized. The greatest diff
ference between income and outgo in any
one day was 81 OF. 1866 in favor of the
Treasury The corresponding maximum
deficiency was 81, 3I8. 621-42. In the face of
such wide fluctuations the necessity for
ample available reserves is apparent and
the Treasurer names S50, coo eco as prop
er sum to keep in the Government vaults
The receipts and deposits of bullion at
mints and assay Offices including re-de-
Dosits aggregated s23S. 100 736. 81 of which