Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-03
WASHINGTON.
The National Debt Increasing !
Boutwell, radeayors to ExpIain.

Boutwell, EddeavOrs to Explain.
WASHINGTON, Jan. with reference
to the increase Of the public debt it can b.
said that it is no more nominal than real
When the account is made up in the mid
die OF January, for the month OF Deem
Der, it will show an absolute decrease o.
the debt of probably between three and foul
millions of dollars. Among the returns
wanted are the bank accounts and other
revenues from all distant eustom-houses
The Government expenses are charged as
soon as the warrant issues for their pay.
ment, often long before the money is drawn
while the returns for receipts from distant
places are often not rendered till long after
the money is in the hands of the proper
| officers.
DeIanO Himself Again.
Secretary Columbus Delano telegraphs
that his health is quite restored, and that
be expects to leave Havana on the 9th inst,
and reach this city by the 18th.
Senator Sumner
passed a bad night, but was better this
morning.
Imperial Inauguration.
The second Inauguration of President
Grant will probably be an occasion of the
most imposing military display witnessed
in Washington since the grand review of
1860. The Government troops stationed
in this vicinity will for the first time appear
in their new uniforms. The force is, how
ever, somewhat small, consisting of two
batteries of heavy artillery, at Fort Nc
Henry, Nd; one at Fort Foote, and one
at Fort Washington, Nd. The marine
guard, at the barracks and navy yard, will
also have place in the procession. The
attendance of volunteer soldiers will doubt
less be large, several regiments from New
York and Philadelphia having already sig
nifed their intention of coming here on
that occasion.
All In.
The certificates of all the Presidential
Electoral Colleges have now been received
either at the Office of the Vice President or
at the Department of State.
Com mittee WOrk-West Point and
Annapolis.
The navy appropriation bill, as perfected
by the House Committee on Appropriations,
contains the following clause: That from
and after the 30lh day of June, 1873, the
term OF classes in the Naval Academy, at
Annapolis, shall be six years instead of four
as provided by law, and this proviso shall
first apply to the class entering the Acade-
my in the year '73, and to all subsequent
classes. The appropriation for the equip
ment of vessels is 81, 100000, and the entire
sum appropriated is SIS, 100000.
The West Point appropriation bill is not
yet considered, but it is thought the ca
detS will be increased to blowing to the in
crease Of members of the House of Repre-
sentstiVes under the new apportionment
bill.
Mr.. PoWelps new painting of Perrys vic
tory on Lake Erie was today placed on the
wall at the eastern stairway of the Senate.
Bounty Claims.
The time for fling claims for additional
bounty under the act Of July 2S, 1866, CIV
ing one hundred dollars to every soldier
who enlisted in the army of the United
States after the 10Th Oi April, 1861, for a
period of not less than three years and re-
ceived his honorable discharge, or fifty dol
lars for two years enlistment after April
IA, 1861, expires on the 3lst OF the present
month.
Stringent License Law.
The new Police Board of this district was
organized TO day. They adopted a resolu-
ton to grant liquor license TO all applicants
properly Vouehed for, but to enforce strictly
the law against Sunday or after midnight
liquor in bar rooms. A single violation of
the law in this respect will debar the pro
prietOTs of the saloon from receiving anOth-
er license.