Show natio al eury the monthly statement of the gov eminent receipts and expenditures 1 owe that for the month of october 1901 the total receipts were 49 and which leaves a surplus for the month of 89 the receipts from the several sources of revenue are given as follows cus toms sa an increase over oc tober 1900 of nearly 3 internal revenue 3 decrease sa miscellaneous 40 decrease the expenditures on account of the war department were 83 de crease 5 on account of the navy sa 79 increase 1 for the four monti s of the present fiscal the total receipts were a decrease of 5 00 from tl ose of the corresponding period of last year the expenditures aagre gated a decrease of 7 as compared with the corres bonding period in 1900 |