Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1887 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Commissioxeu Sl’AiiKs lms issued nn outer oreiriiug n content board, to consist of five members from the general land office, to which all contest cases in the pre-emp-tion and public lands decisions shall be referred for examination and decision. After action is taken by this board upon a contest case it will go "to the Hoard of Review. The following is a recapitulation of the debt statejnent. issued on the Ist inst.: INTEKKSI-BEAHIXU DEBT. Ponds at 4 ... per cent .....5 SSO.OO 1,000 Ponds ut 4 percent ... 737,792,150 Ponds at 9 per cent. 35,97(1,5 >U ltefuuding certificates at 4 percent. 181,900-. Navy pension fu id at 3 i>cr cent ... 14,000,'KX) Pa.-itic Kailroad bonds at li per cent. 114,(123,512 Principal i $1,102,571,112 lnteieot .7... 11,713.111 ToUl *1,114,284,253 DEBT ON WHICH I.VttIIKST HAS CEASED SINCE , MATLIUTV. Principal $6,920,275 Interest. 198,717 J ' - V Total ...: $7,124,992 DEBT BEARIN'!! NO IN4EKKST. Old.demand, and legal-tender notes $340,733,200 C'ertincatcs of deposit 7,135,03 a Hold certificates.. 94,046,015 Silver certificates i.. 131,93 i,4BJ Fractional currency ilesa 58,175,934 estimated as lost or destroyed). 6,918.197 Principal $380,793,207 total DEBT, Principal .$1,095,295,051" Interest. 11,911,859 Total „ $1,708,207,513 Cash iteuis.availablo Tor reduction of the tiebt-.:. ..... : $ 268,123,971 -l.ess reserve held for redemptionof United States notes 109,000,000Total v i...... $ 368,1-23,971 Total debt less available cash items t 1,340,033,542 Net cash in the Treasury » 21,859,983 Debt Toss cash in Treasury- April 1, las <1,318,223,558 Debt less cash in Treasury March 1, 188.. .'. 1,331,032,020 Decrease of debt .during th~ looutu, 12,80-,107 CASH IN THETKEASCBY AVAILABLE FOB P.EDL’CTION OK PUBLIC DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates actually outstanding .... $91,04 >,013 Silver held for silver cortiticates actually outstanding.. 131,930,439 U. S. notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 7,135,000 Cash held pir, matured debt and intereA unpaid;........;.. .77777777- 18,833,131 Cash held lor-bonds called not ms- - tured uu l balance of interest.,.,. 16,172,123 Fractional currency........... . . . ... 2,210 Total available $‘208,121,971 RESERVE KIND. Held for redemption .of TV'S, notes, * acts J&nuarv 14, 1873, und July Unavailable for reduction of debt: Fractional silver coin,. . .$20,001,013 Minor coin..; 151,053 J " Total , $ 20,752,071 held-as cash. , ..,. . 30,389 4)9 Net cash balance on hand 21,859,983 Total cash in Treasury as shown by the Treasurer s general account .:$ 453,117,090