Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1887 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement issued on the Ist inst: i.vrj" debt. Bomlsat4>y percent.... ....S 250,600,030 Bonds at l per cent .... 737,789,193 Hun. In at 0 per cent £2,004,200 liufunding.cortilicatoi at 4 pur uei,t. 1*4,350 J*a\) pension fund at 3 per cont.... 14,000,000 Pacific railroad bonds at 0 pur cent. 04,023,512 Principal .81,119,251,102 Interest 10,092,581 T0ta1..., L... *1,129,943,743 DEBT on which interest has ceased bino MATURITY, Principal. .77 '.77 * 6,530,843 Interest 200.3G5 Total 6,732,210 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Old demand and legal-tender notes.B 340,738,341 Certificates of dejaislt. 8,180,000 Gold certificates 99,958,305 Silver certificates. 121,130,755 Fractional currency Hess *8,3/5,931 estimated us lost or dottruyodj. .. 0,950,561 Principa1............ v.-vv........3 582,938,024 TOTAE DWBT. Principal 1 *1,708,740,011 Interest. 10,893,940 Total *1,719,633,977 Less cash items available for reduction of the debt *203,452,970 Less reserve held for redumption of United States notes 100,000,000 tfotal 309,452,976 Total debt, less available cash items ....*1,350,181.091 Not cash in the Treasury 19,118,975 Debt, less cash in Treasury, March 1. 18(7 *1,331,032,020 1)61 it, less Cush ill Treasury, Fob. 1, yK. 1,332,408,898 Decrease of debt during the month, : S 1,430,782 Decrease of debt since June 30, 1880. 58,104,3,57 CASH IN THE TREASURY AVAILABLE FOR REDUC0F PUBLIC DLBT. Gold held for gold certificates actually outstanding. 99,938,305 Silver held for silver certificates actually outstanding 121,130,753 United States notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding _ 8,180,003 Cash hold lor matured debt ami interest unpaid.!...;.; 17.424,79-2 Cash held for bonds called not matured and balance of interest.:... 22,755,549 Fractional currency 3,515 Total available £209,452,970 Iletcivo fund held for redemption of United States notes, acts Jan. 14. 1875, and July 12, In>2. ..' S 100,000,009 Unavailable for reduction of the debt : ' . ■ Fractional silver coin. I 26,482,172 Minor coin 113,.-42 Total., * 20,595,711 Certificates held as cash 29,972,577 Net cash balance on hand 19,148,975Total cash in the Treasury as shown by.. Treasurers general account * 445,170,242 The failure of the deficiency bill will cause inconvenience to a greater-number of persons than the failure of any other bill would have done except the legislative, executive, - and judicial bill.. There are few bureaus of the Government that will suffer yery seriously by the failure of the bill, but most of them will be inconvenienced and delaved. The Navy Department is left short of money for work on the Chicago ani Boston, and it is not quite certain whether the department can go ou with the work of arming these vessels. Thirty-five of forty employes at the Capitol have been summarily dismissed because there will be no money to pay them.