The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-02
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
Specie and Currency on Hand
Interest and Principal of the Debt.
The Tax on Tea and Coffee.
ETC., Etc. Etc, Etc, Etc.
lterest and Principal of the Debt.
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Nice Point.

A Nice Point.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-TWO or three witnesses
before Buffers investigating committee have refused
to answer certain questions about Cuban bonds and
the use made Of them among members OF Congress.
It is understood that Butler will bring them before
the bar OF the House to test the right OF the COM
mittee to ask questions relating to u mans private
affairs.
1t is understood that the President contemplates
sending commission down to San Domingo to
inquire and make report upon the condition Of the
island, its finances, and other points about which
questions have been raised In tue late debate in the
Senate on San Domingo. The treaty will be post
poned until this commission returns ami makes
report
Members in favor OF abolishing the duty on tea
and coffee are making vigorous efforts in the House
West combine with the Democrats the proposition
made yesterday by Mr.. LOughrdgs will be carried.
MI. Schenck's statement with regard 10 its effect
upon revenue has made an unfnvorable impression,
and the vote will be close.
The Chronicle Of this city is out to-day in opposi-
tion to the continuance OF the income tax and con-
tests the ground taken by Secretary Boutwell, that
the tax is indispensable to maintain the proper stan
the result of an Interview which Colonel Forney had
with the President on this subject last evening.
This matter is likely to result in serious differences
between the President and Mr. Boutwell,.
Naval Order.
Commander L. A. Beardsee, is to be detached
from the photographic ONCE ON the bth inst, and
ordered to command the Palos on the 20th inst
Tea and Coffee, nnd the Revenue.
Special Despatch TO The Eue1siyy Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The House in Committee
OF the hole on the tariff bill, has agreed to tax OF
20 per pound all qualities of tea and cents
per pound on all kinds OF coffee. An effort was
made to put tea on the free list hut it failed The
committee by large vote sustained the Ways and
Means. The Louisiana members wanted coffee put
on the free list and an additional tax OF cents i'm
posed on sugar, but this failed. There is
possibility OF the action of the committee being
reversed when the bill comes int the House.
Currency statement.
Despatch TO the associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 2-FraCtiona currency re-
ceived during the week, $3.50 600; shipments u s.
Depostary Pittshurg, $4,000; national banks and
others, s171506 Treasury Spinner holds in trust for
national banks security for circuson,S 294 $50
and for public deposits SIG $50 500 mutilated bank
notes burned during week, s29,s50 total amount
owned, s21 S6,644 bank currency issued for bills
destroyed, S2l2,329; total amount issued therefor
s2 sci s26 balance due for mutated notes. 1925 S24
bank circulation outstanding at this date, s299-
675,s94; national currency redeemed and destroyed
during the week. s560sO0. The payments OF the
| Treasury Department for the month Of March were
follows civil and miscellaneous, 84OIS, 1881 {;
War, o., ,431: Navy, slS76o80 Interior Depart
ment, s6,5O9,s7S Total, Sl6,b56,O70. This amount
does not include the payments on account of the
interest and principal OF the public debt