Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-14

rectifer and wholesale dealer; thus, they
saw. an unjust discrimination in this res
pect is made in favor of the distiller, and
therefore ask that these special taxes be
entirely abolished. If the revenue is there
by reduced too much, they ask that the
barrel tax at the distilleries be increased to
make up deficiency. The amount re-
ceived from the four items of special taxes
for the last six months is as follows:
Stamp tax, $50, ,024, $50; fifty-cent barrel
tax, $2S, ,301, $50; one per cent. on sales,
5000, ,647 2S; four-dollar barrel tax, $2,-
500, lG4, 100; total, $685. G67 2s; or, an
nually, $7,486, 1874 Sc.
EChinese LabOrers.
Officers of the workingmen's organizG-
ton are calling the attention of Congress
men to the contracts for Chinese labor
made in Louisiana and Massachusetts,, and
asking for Legislation to prevent them. A
bill is now before the Senate Judiciary
Committee with the title, "a bill to pro-
hibit contracts for servile labor" 1t pro-
vides that every contract for labor, any
part of the consideration of which shall be
the money for transportation advanced or
secured for any alien from any foreign
country, which provides for longer period
of service than six months, shsll be de-
clared to be q contract for servile labor,
and contrary to public policy. Any person
who shall enter into any such contract
shall be punished by fine of notless than
$1,000 nor more $4,000.
The Revenue.
A comparative statement has been pre-
pared at the Revenue Bureau, showing the
increase on the revenue from the different
sources for the first ten months of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1SG9-70- The re-
ceipts from spirits have increased % per
cent, tobacco 3S per cent, incomes 21 per
cent, of bonds and bankers 81 per cent,
legacies 3S per cent, and SUGGESTIONS Is
per cent. The decrease is in passports 22
per cent, sources not enumerated 55 per
cent, and penalties 33 per cent The total
increase of the ten months of this year
over the ten months of last is $21, 1S7,-
7S4 Is.
Dock 'em!
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The President,
Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of
War, Attorney General and Vice Admiral
Porter. are now all absent from the city.
The President is expected back Tuesday
morning, if he does not go from Pennsyl-
vania to West Point, in which case he will
be absent until near the end of the week.
Secretary Boutwell, is not expected back
until Thursday or Friday, and Secretary
BelknRp may return on Wednesday. Com
missioner Delano is confined to his bed by
severe neuralgia Assistant Douglass hiss
got back and is acting as Commissioner.
LATER.-The President has returned
Municipal.
Mayor Emory was sworn In to-day. His
supporters have q large majority In the
Common Council. Mr.. Bowen has one
majority in the Aldermen.
National Banks.
The Comptroller of Currency has called
for a statement of the condition of the
National Banks on the morning of the 9th
inst.
The EI PasO Road.
The majority of the sub. committee on
Pacific Railroads report the Memphis and
Pacific Railroad Company, entitled to six
teen sections of land per mile. located in
Texas.
Ne Gentle savage.
Secretary Cox and Commissioner Parker
at the request of Red Cloud, gave the latter
an interview Sunday. Several of theparty
appear to be much dissatisfied with the
former proceedings, but were induced to
come into the room. Among those present
were Representatives Garfield, Ferry, Laf-
lin and Smith, of Ohio. Speeches much
the same as on previous occasions. Red
Cloud professed to be peacesbly inclined,
bat wants the whites kept off his reserva-
ton, ana wants no presents except seven
teen horses to take his party back home
from the railroad. They leave here to-day.