Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-02
WASHINGTON.
No More Gift Enterprises

NO NAOEe Ollt ElHtcEpf1Ses.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The President
has signed bill to protect the officers in
Government employ against the solicitings
of contributions for the purpose of max
ing gifts or presents to officials.
oath or Affirmation.
Also an,act amending an the admitting
Virginia into the Union, providing that
where the word oath is used it shall be
construed TO include an affirmation.
Public Debt Statement.
The following is the public debt state
ment Feb. /:
Five per cent coin bonds, 1921, $50, 300;
six per cent do, 1856, 3f9, 900; total,
2, 10T,939, 200; interest on the same, 80, S47.-
1874. 81; three per cent certificates, 45, $780,
900; do. navy pension fund, II, 200, 600;
total, 81, $50, 900; interest on same, H..
$50. Debt on which interest ceased
since March, 1901, GG4; interest 536.6Ss.
Debt bearing no interest: demand,
and legal-tender notes, $50, ITO, 25S. so
fractional currency +G,063, 512 CO; eertifi-
Gates of gold deposited 5O,892, 1870; total
4i6, sos, 95l.12. Total debt 2, 6ls,e8S, 1877. 76;
total interest 81, 099, OLD 40; total principal
and interest 1852, 1S7, 21l.4G. The amount
in tbs Treasury, coin 1O1, 600, $50, II;
Treasury currency $500, SO7.41; Treasury
sinking fund: in United States
interest thereon %, 716, OSO. 30; other
United States coin interest bonds
purchased and accrued interest thereon,
1885, 303.SG total 207, 1873, 92254 Debt
less amount in the Treasury, 2.444. SI3.-
25S.92; do. on the LIST ult., 2,44s, 746.-
95339; decrease of debt during the past
month, 3, 933, Goa. 80: decrease of debt since
March l, 1869, is so, Gas, 97IO9.
The following is statement of the bonds
issued TO the Pacific Railroad Company's
interest, payable in lawful money, which
shows a total as follows:
Amount outstanding, S64, AL, 800 inter
esd accrued and unpaid, l,524; interest
paid by the United States, 6,SSI, Cos; in
terest repaid by the transportation of mails,
etc, 1913, 3S1; balance in treasury paid 10y
the United States, 1858, 364.
Improved Tariff Suggested.
Representative Brooks has prepared a
statement, embracing his views and those
of the minority of the Committee on
Ways and Means, relative to the tariff.
Instead of collecting revenue on about
1000 articles, as proposed by the bill re-
ported to-day, it is claimed that $780,
900, 900 can be better raised on twenty-five
mentioned articles only-estimating the
aggregate population of the country at
10000, 900, and the average amount Of ar
ticles consumed by them per annum, at
the present revenue from tariff, $780,
600, OO0
SCiO.
The President has nominated TO the Sen
ate j. b, Kerr, of Missouri, as Consul to
SCio,
ReLIraCy of Associate Justice Greer
In the Supreme Court of the United to-
day there were imposing ceremonies, in
Guiding the remarks of Chief Justice Chase
on the retiracy of Associate Justice Greer
from the Bench,
Van WyCk.
The Committee on election to-day de-
Cided to give TO Van Wyck the seat now
held by Greene of New York
A Monopoly Suspended.
The Executive order issued by the In
ternal Revnue Department, on the 29th
of December, in relation TO use of new
blank form, No. 80, has been suspended
until further orders, and the old form
will be used.