THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Statement of December 31, 1872.

Debt Bearing Interest in Coin.

Rate
of Interest

Oregon War Debt..

Loan of July and August 1861, ('81's)..

Title of Loan.

When Redeemable or Payable. Amt. Outstand'g

('81's)..

6 per ct. 6 per ct. per ct. per ct. 6 per ct. 15 per ct. 6 per ct.

Payable Dec. 31, 1880...
Payable July 1, 1881..

.....

Ten-forties of 1864
Five-twenties of March,
1864..
Five-twenties of June, 1864 6 per ct.

Five-twenties of 1865...... 6 per ct.

Red'le aft. June 30, 1881. Red'able aft. May 1, 1867, and pay'le May 1, 1882. Red'le aft. June 30, 1881. Red'le aft. March 1, '74; pay'le March 1, 1904.. Red'le aft. Nov. 1, 1869; pay'le Nov. 1, 1884.... Red'le aft. Nov. 1, 1869; pay'le Nov. 1, 1884.... Red'le aft. Nov. 1, 1870; pay'le Nov. 1, 1885.... Red'le aft. July 1, 1870; pay'le July 1, 1885.... Red'le aft. July 1, 1872; pay'le July 1, 1887.... Red'le aft. July 1, 1873; pay'le July 1, 1888. Red'le aft. May 1, 1881. Red'le aft. May 1, 1886.. Red'le aft. May 1, 1901..

Aggregate of Debt bearing Interest in Coin.......

Rate.

552,450 00 28,350 00

Debt Bearing Interest in Lawful Money.
When Red'le or Pay'le Interest Payable. Amt. Outstand'g Int, due
Payable on de- On redempt'n
mand
of certificat. $2,780,000 00
Int. only appl. to January and
pay't of pens's..
Payable Sept. 1, March & Sep-
1875.....
tember

3 per ct.

Fund

3 per ct.

Cert. of Indebt.

of 1870... 4 per ct.

July

Aggregate of Debt bearing Interest in lawful money..

14,000,000 00

678,000 00 60 00 17,458,000 00 60 00

Accrued Int.

$45,172 92

Debt on which Interest has Ceased since Maturity.

Title of Loan.

Old Debt...

Rate.

Matured.

4 to 6 per ct.. At var. dat. p. to Jan. 1,'37 Mexican Indemnity Stock 5 per cent.... At var. dates in '51 & 52. Loan of 1847.

Texan Indemnity Stock..5 per cent.... Dec. 31, 1864.
Loan of 1860.

5 per cent.... Jan. 1, 1871
Five-twenties, '62 (called) 6 per cent.... Dec. 1,'71, & Mar. 7, 20, 72
Treas'y Notes prior to '46 1-10 to 6 pr.ct. At var. dat. from '38 to '44
Treasury Notes of 1846.. 1-10 to 6 pr.ct. At var. dat. in '47 and '48.
Treasury Notes of 1847.. 6 per cent.... At var. dat. in 48 and '49.
Treasury Notes of 1857.. 3 to 6 per ct.. At var. dat. in '58 and '59.
Treasury Notes of 1861..6 per cent.... March 1, 1863..
Seven-thirties of 1861.... 7 3-10 per ct. Aug. 19 and Oct. 1, 1864.
One-year Notes of 1863.5 per cent.... At various dates in 1865..
Two-year Notes of 1863..5 per cent.... At various dates in 1866
Compound-inter'st. Notes 6 per cent.... June 10, '67, May 15, '68.
Seven-thirties of '64 & '65 7 3-10 per ct.. Aug. 19, '67, June 15, July 15, '68
Certif. of Indebtedness..6 per cent.... At various dates in 1866..
Temporary Loan.... 4 to 6 per ct.. October 15, 1866....
Threepr.ct cert'f's(called) 3 per cent.... Monthly since Dec. 31,'70

210,000 00

9,040 00 264,212 02

Aggregate of Debt on which Interest has ceased since maturity.. $4,084,220 26

Currency

9,876,573 67

Debt, less cash in the Treasury, January 1, 1873.

Debt, less cash in the Treasury, December 1, 1872...

Spec'l deposit held for redemp. of cert's dep. as prov. by law.25,370,000 00

Increase of Debt (Interest account) during the past month
Decrease of Debt since March 1, 1872....

Decrease of Debt from March 1, 1869, to December 31, 1872

$363,210,921 89

Bonds Issued to the Pacific Railway Companies, Interest Payable in Lawful Money.

Name of Railway.

Central Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific..
Central Branch, U.Pac.
Western Pacific

Sioux City and Pacific.

Name of Railway.

Central Pacific..

Authorizing Acts.

Rate of Int., When Payable.

Interest Payable.

July 1,62 & July 2,646 per cent 30 yrs. fm. date. January & July
July 1,62 & July 2,'64 6 per cent 30 yrs. fm. date January & July
July 1,'62 & July 2,646 per cent 30 yrs. fm. date. January & July
July 1,'62 & July 2,646 per cent 30 yrs. fm. date. January & July
July 1,'62 & July 2,
646 per cent 30 yrs. fm. date. January & July
July 1,'62 & July 2,'64 6 per cent 30 yrs. fm. date. January & July

Kansas Pacific.

Union Pacific

Central Branch, U.Pac.
Western Pacific

Sioux City and Pacific.

Principal
Outstanding.
$25,885,120 00
6,303,000 00
27,236,512 00
1,600,000 00
1,970,560 00
1,628,320 00

902,174 06

4,684,876 59

493,808 26

367,679 34

17,714 42
9,350 25

476,093 84

358,329 09

48,849 60

389,606 29

825 69

388,780 60

Totals

$64,623,512 00 $1,938,705 36

$16,570,575 54 $4,006,002 35 12,564,573 19

The foregoing is a correct statement of the Public Debt, as appears from the books and Treasurer's Returns in the Department at the close of business, December 31, 1872. GEO. S. BOUTWELL,

Secretary of the Treasury.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
December 25, 1872.

THE EXECUTIVE.

ULYSSES S. GRANT, of Illinois, President of the United States..
SCHUYLER COLFAX, of Indiana, Vice-President of the United States......

.Salary $25,000 8,000

THE CABINET.

HAMILTON FISH, of New York, Secretary of State...

GEORGE S. BOUTWELL, of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Treasury.
WILLIAM W. BELKNAP of Iowa, Secretary of War.

GEORGE M. ROBESON, of New Jersey, Secretary of the Navy.
COLUMBUS DELANO, of Ohio, Secretary of the Interior.
GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, of Oregon, Attorney-General...
JOHN A. J. CRES WELL, of Maryland, Postmaster-General..

THE JUDICIARY.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

SALMON P. CHASE, of Ohio, Chief Justice.
NATHAN CLIFFORD, of Maine, Associate Justice.

NOAH H. SWAYNE, of Ohio,
SAMUEL F. MILLER, of lowa,

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DAVID DAVIS, of Illinois,

STEPHEN J. FIELD, of Cal., Associate Justice.

WILLIAM STRONG, of Pa.,

JOSEPH P. BRADLEY, of N. J.,
WARD HUNT, of N. Y.,

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Salary of Associate Justices, $8,000. Court meets first Monday in December, at Washington.

Country.

Austria.

Brazil.

Chili..

China

France.

MINISTERS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

ENVOYS EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTERS PLENIPOTENTIARY,

Great Britain.

Salary.Appointed. $12,000....1868 12,000....1871 10,000.. 1869 12,000....1869 17,500.. 1869 17,500..

.Monrovia.........J. Milton Turner, Mo...

1870

12,000....1861 12,000....1869 10,000.. 1872

17,500....1867

12,000....1872

7,500... 1869 4,000....1871

XLII

CONGRESS.

SENATE.

SCHUYLER COLFAX, of Indiana, President.

GEORGE C. GORHAM, of California, Secretary..

[First Session began March 4, and closed April 20, 1871. Second Session began on Monday, December 4. 1871, and closed June 10, 1872. Third Session began on Monday, December 2, 1872.] The Senate is composed of Republicans (in Roman), 51. Democrats (in Italics), 17. Liberal Republicans (in SMALL CAPITALS), 6; making a full Senate, which consists of 74 members. The figures before the name indicate the year in which (on the 4th of March) the term of the Senator expires. Those marked with a star (*) were not members of the Senate during the XL1st Congress. Appointed by the Governor to fill a vacancy. Seat contested.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

JAMES G. BLAINE, of Augusta, Maine, Speaker.

EDWARD MCPHERSON, of Gettysburg, Penn., Clerk. [First Session began March 4, 1871, and closed April 20, 1871. Second Session began on Monday, Dec. 4, 1871, and closed June 10, 1872; the third Session on Monday, Dec. 2, 1872.] [Republicans, in Roman, 133; Democrats, in Italics, 105; Liberal Republicans, in SMALL CAIPTALS, 5; Vacancy.1; making a full House, 243. Those marked with a (*) were members of the XLI Congress. † Elected in 1872 to fill vacancy.]