CONGRESS EXPENSES OF NATIONAL ARMORIES, &c. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING A statement of the expenses of the national armories, &c. FEBRUARY 5, 1858.—Ordered to be printed. WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 2, 1858. SIR: Pursuant to an act approved April 2, 1794, I have the honor to transmit herewith a statement of the expenses of the national armories, and of the arms and appendages made thereat, during the year ending June 30, 1857. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, JOHN B. FLOYD, Secretary of War. Hon. JAMES L. ORR, Speaker House of Representatives. Statement of the expenditures at the national armories, and of the number of arms and appendages made and altered thereat, during the year ending June 30, 1857. EXPENDITURES. Armories. From the appropriations for repairs and improvements and new machinery. From the appropriations for the manu facture of arms, and for the pay of From the appropriations for ordnance service, and for ordnance and ord- From the appropriations for arming and equipping the militia, applied to manufacture for that service. From the appropriation of the moneys received for the sale of lots. Total. $191,878 46 $165, 775 99 $113 53 Springfield........... $1,000 00 $358, 767 98 45, 081 91 139,916 74 99 16 $20,517 75 Total.......... 236, 960 37 305,692 73 12,414 97 205 19 20.517 75 575, 791 01 CONGRESS SEx. Doc CONTINGENT EXPENSES-POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. LETTER FROM THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, TRANSMITTING A statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund for that department. FEBRUARY 5, 1858.-Ordered to be printed. Post OFFICE DEPARTMENT, February 2, 1858. SIR: Agreeably to the requirements of the twentieth section of the act of Congress of August 26, 1842, I have the honor to transmit herewith a detailed statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1857. The balance due the United States on 1st July, 1856, was.. $1,450 75 Amount received from the treasury during the year...... 14,300 00 Amount received from sales of waste paper...... 924 49 Total ........ 16,675 24 Total expenditure, as per statement.. 14,545 48 Balance due United States, 1st July, 1857...... 2,129 76 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, AARON V. BROWN, Postmaster General. Hon. JAMES L. ORR, Speaker of the House of Representatives. |