New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-01
FLASHING TON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 30 1873.
The Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury has received Sis SO
from an unknown
The Commissioner Of the General Land Office, to-day,
approved the survey OF the Beona Rancho about three
leagues in Los Angeles County, California. Augustin
MachadO and others are the connrmces
On account OF Irregularities in the United States De-
pooryiat Mobile Secretary Richardson decided TO close
that Office and hereafter the business at that point Will
be discharged by the Assistant Treasurer at New
Orleans.
In response to letter from the Governor Of oregon
complaining OF the delay In listing the swamp lands in
that State Commissioner Drummond has written letter
showing that the proper steps have not yet been taken
under the law 10 warrant hua action
The aster General, to-day, decided that Post
masters are authorized TO sell postal cards to any
person In large quantities or small for more or less than
one cent each No discount therefore be allowed to
purchasers or agents VINO desire TO keep the cards on
hand for sale to the pubic
Commissioner Douglass is in daily receipt OF estimates
from collectors OF internal for expenses OF col
lectng revenue under the law going into effect on
the goth May The present indications are that the saw
ing anticipated under the new system Will be fully
realized-fnat is less than 81 100000 per annum.
The Secretary OF the Treasury decides that rubber
boots with felted lining composed In part Of wool are
not subject TO the duty wearing apparel composed OF
wool mposed under the act OF March 1861 but sub
ec TO duty rubber boots, which Is 30 Iper cent under
the act Of Aug 1901 WIN ~ per cent leuucOh uuueF
the act OF June 6, 1872
John w. Browning OF Eew-York City has been APP
pointed and commissioned Executive Ohicer for the
State OF NewYor by A. f. Redstone, President OF the
National Labor Council Washington, d. c. There VIII
appear official authorized statement OF the pros
poets OF the labor movement by the Hon. JOhn fOo OF
North Carolina, Chairman OF the National Executive
Committee Of the United WOrlngmen OF America.
The total internal receipts for the month end
ing to-day were t66sO % the total receipts for May
1872 were tlOl90i75 90 The total receipts from all
sources for the first four months Of 1917 were 05s96.
and for the first months OF the present year $,
0e co., There seems doubt that the estimated
receipts for the present fiscal year, namely, sn0OOOO,
will be fully realized. The receipts already amount TO
over 100000 with two months remaining OF tue fiscal
year.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Barber recently
received letter asking whether postal cards containing
notices OF assessment &C., that have been once properly
transmitted through the mails and the stamp thereon
Cancelled can after their 10 the sender In
a scaled envelope with the remittance, be transmitted
the person originally addressed WITH the word paid
stamped indorsed thereon by placing upon the card
Il one cent adhesive stamp. The Postmaster-General,
to-day decided that such cards be 30 transmitted
upon payment Of the required postage OF one cent each
This decision will be largely avaed Of BY Masonic aud
associations In the collection Of duea and assess
mcuts.