New-York tribune., 1868-01-06
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ored schools proportion for the present year; s5OO
on account of arrearages to colored schools and q
check for 559 the balance OF arrearages for coored
schools and $4,000 for salaries of teachers Of white
schools. The Mayor signed the last-named check
first, and the Others colored accounts aferward.
The Mayor, it is said, thus gained his point with the
George s. Parker of Boston has been appointed
Chief of the Division of Abandoned Property in the
office of the Secretary of the Treasury, vice Samuel
H. Kaufman. resigned. Mr.. Parker has been assist
ant to Mr.. Kaufman for some years past IN that
Office
The receptions of Speaker Colfax win commence
on Friday evening, JAM II, and continue during the
session every Friday evening thereafter -, =,
Senator Morton of Indiana has complied with the
request Of many prominent Republicans, to write ont
for publication, campaign document, his speech
recently delivered before the Soldiers and Sailors
League.
But few of the Congressman who went home to
spend the holidays have yet returned to Washing
ton. For this reason it is not certain there will be
quorum tomorrow.
an address to the honOraby discharged soldiers and
sailors of the late war for the Union warning them
against the alleged designs of the opposite parties;
who have issued calls throughout the States. and
from this city, for Soldiers and Sailors Convention
for the nomination of candidates for President and
Vice-President of the United States
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in
response TO the resolution of the House OF Rep
resenatves directing him to report the reasons why
burg Asylum of Invalid Soldiers have been exempted
from the payment Of the special tax duty on lot
terry called by them gift enterprise. He says the
laws provides that the application and proof should
be made to the collector of the district. whose fac
titles for a thorough examination OF the merits OF
each application are far greater than those OF the
Commissioner. Ii the proof IS satisfactory To the
Collector he approves the application in writing and
forwards it to the Commissioner This recommends
ton is what is chiefly relied on, and when it ~
ceived the desired permit is issued, unless
some good reason for Withholding it is known to
exist. On the 29th day of May, 1884, q petition was
received by the Commissioner, in which the pet-
toner asked to be exempted from the payment of the
Internal Revenue tax. Accompanying the petition,
the affidavit OF person claiming to be the Sec
retary of the Corporation. They were sent TO the
CommiSso9er by f IShn f. Deh Collector h OF ins
he stated that there was 2 difference OF op nion
respecting the constitutiOnality of the act lat az
no other objection was suggested by the Collector,
and none whatever by any other party, the permit
was granted, free from taxation.
Ap item was published last week referring to do
nestle industry among the Indians II now appears
that, although the Indian Department has recon-
mended the plan, the Secretary of the Interior de-
clines TO adopt and cooperate IN the plan. Inc
parties who have thus been devoted TO this object
will take further active measures until the entire
plan has been submitted to Congress.
During the week ending to-day there has been re-
ceiyed at the Treasury Department from the Prlnt-
ing Division, S434,0 600 in fractional currency The
amount shipped for the same period was: To the Uhl-
ted States Depository at Chicago SG2 000 and TO the
National Banks and others, $l3251 Ihe amount OF
securities held by the Treasurer of the United States
in trust for National Banks reported, to-day were,
for circulating notes. $40 92 50 for deposits of pub
lie money. s37 ,sl7 $50; Total, s37s 760, 700.
The amount of National Bank currency issued dur.
ing the week S74,i70, making the total amount
issued up to date sS5 From this is TO be de-
Quoted the currency returned. including worn-out
notes. amounting to S. 76955, leaving IN actual cir.
cuaton at this date, $299, 1876: The amount OK
fractional currency redeemed and destroyed during
the week was $39l, 400. The receipts of Internal
Revenue for the past week were s6,2jl,l72 and for
the fiscal year, commencing on the lst Of July. 10
date, $l04,5l2,521.
The warrants issued by the Treasury Department
during the month of December TO meet the require
ments of the Government amounted, IN round num-
bers to the following Civil, miscellaneous and
foreign intercourse 476 600; interest on the public
debt s. 10000; war, $l2,955,oOO; navy, $500 1000
interior pensions and Indians, $9e50Oo: total $0-
62l 0O0 The above amount does not include the sum
issued III payment of the public debt.
The Director of the Bureau of Statistics reports
that by the royal decree of Nov "a the imperial duty
on foreign cereals in Portugal is temporarily done
away with up to the 30th of June, 1865; and until
that date all vessels importing said cereals are ex-
empted from tunnage dues proportional TO tho
amount of cereals they import This is in conse-
quence OF a shortness in the wheat crop.