Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
PRUNING KNIFE At WORK
Government Expenditures Cut Eight
and Half Millions.
INTERNAL REVENUE GROWING
Customs Receipts for Last Three
Months Nineteen Millions More
Than for same Period
Last Year.

WASHINGTON. oct. "A cut Of practi-
cany ss.JOO,oOo in excess Of ordinary dis
bursements over ordinary receipts so far
this fiscal year as compared with the cor
responding period Of last year, $1,000, 900 a
month gain in internal revenue, and an in
crease Of almost S1s, OOO,OO in customs for
July, August and September as compared
with the same period a year ago, are
shown in the monthly treasury reports is
sued today. Treasury officials expressed
qualification at the figures.
The balance in the general fund. or
available cash in the treasury, is S94. 2O6. Ella.
exclusive of the S15O,OOO, 600 reserve fund
made up Of gold coin and bullion held for
the redemption Of 1916, 6s1. O16 Of United
States treasury notes and $4,01,OOO Of treas
ury notes of 1890.
The balance in the treasury exclusive OF
reserve and trust funds, decreased S,744,757
during the month.
The public debt grand aggregate is 50, 64s,-
2,S45, an increase Of $2,O56, 235 for the
month. This includes $l,S53, O59, $50 on certifi-
Gates and treasury notes, which are off
set by an equal amount Of cash I'm the
treasury. This leaves the interest and non
interest bearing debt OF the government
exclusive Of these trust funds, $1,295, ~, 81,
an increase OF only Sg7 E5 for the month.
The excess Of all disbursements over all
receipts, and this includes not only ordi-
nary items, but Panama canal and public
debt figures, was SO, IA, 7B7 for the month
and S32, 100, 315 for the fiscal year so far. a
period Of three months, against the $6s, 49,
IA for the corresponding period of last
year.
Panama Canal Finances.
M
ments over receipts was Bliss, 46s this
month and SO, 262, SO7 so far this fiscal year,
against $6,126, 721 for the same three months
Of last year. Receipts on account Of the
public debt exceeded the disbursement on
that account by $64, S95 this month, but for
the three month period the disbursement
exceeded the receipts by 81, T72,S 1876, which
stands against $50, 81, $50 for the same
period last year. when over s42, 900, 900 Of
lawful money was paid for national bank
notes retired under the act Of July IA,
1880.
Stripped of these Panama and public
debt figures, the ordinary receipts asgre-
gated $50, S47, $50 this month and S161, OO6, 517
for this fiscal year, a decrease OF almost
$4,000 900 and disbursements, $50, 96S, S45 this
month and 1882, 40, 62e, making the excess
Of ordinary disbursements over receipts
1921, 1876 this month and 81, 1S4, 112 for three
months, the last named figure being a de-
crease Of IS, 4S6, 262 from the corresponding
period last year. The receipts for Gus
toms for September were 81, SS4, 664, inter
nal revenues S21, SIS, 1872 and miscellaneous
receipts So, 1856, 265. For civil and miscel-
laneous urposes the treasury expended
$l1, war, $l4,sfs.5A navy. $1o.S47, zS9
Indians, S1,0S9,549 pensions, S13, 114,5O5 pos
tai deficiency, $3,0O1,061 of unexpended bal
ances.
There were ss1, $50, O66 national bank notes
received for redemption and 1881. 3M, $40
worth of bonds were held in trust for ma
tional banks. In national bank deposit
taries there are $50, Coz, 53S; in the treasury
of the Philippine islands $4.S00, SsS, and in
treasury offices s7, Sill