The Portland daily press., 1872-02-29
WASHINGTON.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE GOVERN

MENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2S.-The following state
ment OF receipts and expenditures by warrant,
for the quarter ending Dec 81, 1871 has been
issued from the Treasury Department: Net re.
ceipts from customs $45, 80 61317: internal
revenue SIS, 321. IS; sales of public lands
S616,O56.4 A; miscellaneous sources 81 2O2 SS4 ~
total net receipts $50, 12O,S75.62 Net expendi-
lures: civil and miscellaneous SIG, 837, g36 So
| Navy Department $685., SO675; Indians $40,
| 36O,065O2; War Department 81 395 900 %. in
terest on public debt So, 129, 1854; total net
expenditures S., $50, 9O4 26
THE SILK INTEREST.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
heard delegation of silk manufacturers and
operatives from New York, New Jersey, Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut They exhibited
specimens of raw, manufactured silks of all
kinds and dress goods showing the progress of
Its manufacture in this country both as to
quality and quantity. They want the tariff to
remain as it is, and say that under the protec-
tlon afforded by it, aided as it was by the An
glo-French free trade treaty, this industry has
grown as follows The capital invested has in
creased from S3,000,000 to S25,000,O0O. Itnow
AFFORDS employment for 10000 operatives, three
Iorths OF them women and young persons, for
wnom such employment is specially adapted, it
being clean, light and healthy. The wages paid
these operatives amount to 81, 20O,0 900 per an
mum. The delegation admit that silk goods
are higher than before 1861 but that this is
Li'uiAiy oWlHS tO bne IacU tnat all raw silks In
the countries of their production are more than
double the price they were Immediately before
!ol. One of the delegation an operative in
formed the committee that he could save as
much here after living better, as he could earn
In the old country.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The President has nominated Robert L. Wal
lace Tor United States Marshal for South Caro-
lima.
Senator Buckingham has resumed his seat in
the Senate.
The New York Customs House Investigating
committee Will not meet till Monday next by
which time it is thought Senator Stewart will
return from Nevada and Senator Howe. who is
now convalescent, will be able to attend.
BANK REPORTS CALLED FOR
The Comptroller of the Currency has called
upon the national banks to report their condi-
tlons at the close of business on the 9th inst.
REVENUE DECISION.
The Collector of Customs at Boston having
made the inquiry: Would cargo of sugar i'm.
ported from Cuba in Spanish vessel entered
IN bold Tor Canada be subject to any discrimi-
natlng duty, and if so what and should she
then load cargo in bond from Canada, would
there be any charge on that account and what
would the tonnage dues on such vessel be?
The Secretary of the Treasury replies that the
Vessel Would De subject to tonnage dues of $50 |
per ton, only the discriminating tonnage dues |
on Spanish vessels having been abolished and |
merchandise imported in bond from Canada
may be exported in Spanish vessels on the same
terms as in American vessels. The sugar in.
question could go forward in bond to Canada
without other charges than made on merchan-
disc imported in American vessels, provided |
that satisfactory evidence can be given that it
was destined when shipped from Cuba for i'm
mediate expectation to Canada, and is not,
therefore, to be considered an importation into
the United States within the meaning of the |
law IT, however, such evidence cannot be fur
nlshed, the regulations provide that the mer-
chandise shall be treated as imported for home
consumption, and entered for the warehouse in
which case the discriminating duty of 10 per
cent imposed by law upon merchandise import
ed from Cuba in Spanish vessels would attach,
and should be retained whatever might be the
final disposition of the goods.
& TEMPORARY ASSISTANTS. -
A large number of assistant assessors are be-
ing appointed by the Commissioner of Internal
revenue for thirty and sixty days to assist in
the assessment of taxes
AGRICULTURAL REPORTS.
The report of the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture for 1870 has just been issued 1t is vol