The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-11
THE BULLETIN.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
WASHINGTON,

THE RAILROADS AND THE ~ PER CENT.
TAx--GEN. SHERMAN.
WAsHIsGToS, July 1o.-The question
having arisen last fall whether tax
should be collected al the rate of ~ per
cent. on dividends declared by railroads
and other corporations for the last five
months Of 1870, acting commissioner
Douglass decided that under the law they
should, and an order was given to asses
sors accordingly. After General Pleas
anton succeeded 10 the Office, he reverse d
the decision, but 1.-THE matter having been
brought 20 the attention of Secretary Bout
well, he referred il to the attorney GET
eral, who set aside the last decision, and
ordered the commissioner to assess and
collect the tax. These Instructions were
Immediately communicated to the local
revenue officers, but the numerous applica-
tions and appeals made by the railroad
companies and bankers that the tax be re-
mitted or suspended on account OF the Sc
verify Of enforcing It's collection at this
time, Commissioner Plcasanton, in view
Of Secretary Boutwelrs instructions, does
not think IL proper to allow any delay.
1t having been ascertaincd, however, that
exceptions were msdc to this ruling in
the Cases Of tho New-Iork Central and
Hudson river railroad, an order from the
secretary 70 the treasurer, or assistant,
has been filed in the internal revenue
office suspending the collection of this tax
against this railroad.
GEN. SHERMAN.
Gen Sherman leaves here for New.
York and will remain there several DAYS
but will not return to Washington during
the summer unless business shall require
his presence.
PUBLIC LANDS FOR TOWN SITES
The secretary OF the interior decides in
the matter Of the application Of the pro.
bate judge Of Jefferson county, Montana,
10 enter certain lands as a town site for
Springviile, that town with less popula.
tion than 100 can enter public lands under
act Of March 22d, 1867, thus reversing tho
ruling Of the late commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office in this and similar cases
THE WEATHER.
The barometer remains sensibly I'M
changed at the Pacific and Rocky noun.
tain stations; IL has risen but again has
fallen In the northwest and the upper
lakes, and also in the gulf states it has
risen in New-York and New England.
Temperature is this evening much cooler
than on Sunday in Iowa and Missouri, and
was quite low this morning in Northern
New-York. 1t is quite high this evening
In the South Atlantic states, and light and
variable winds prevail west Of the Ale
gbanies northwesterly winds have pre-
vailed in the middle and eastern states
Threatening weather with local rains re.
ported from the Missouri river to West
Virginia and northward.
rnopApILITIEs.
Further local storms are probable to.
night from Missouri to Vir ,inia and in
Michigan. No important changes antici-
pated for Tuesday.
THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT.
The board Of public works have already
commenced preliminary work under the
four million dollars improvement bill
passed last Saturday by the legislature
and approved to-day by the governor.
The board Of commissioners to superintend
the work consists Of Generals A. A. Hum
phreys, McMeighs, o. +. Babcock and T.
Is. Olmstead. The action of the board
meets with the approval OF all parties.