New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-08
FOREIGN.
Proceedings OF Pariiament-Ihe war III
Khiya-fonditiOn of the Pope.

INSTRUMENTATION of the Pope.
f,oSDoS. April I'm the House OF Com
Soons this evening the budget was pre-
sented by the Chancellor OF the Exchequer'
ybe floors were well filled with members
and privileged persons and the galleries
were crowded with spectators. -,
Mr.. Lowe, on rising, was greeted win
cheers. He proceeded to make his state
mtnt of the budget, of which the following
sre the principal items: Finance, Tor the
year ending March. lS73-Grants by Par
fiamen. f71 ,8SI ,00G expenditures ~,
$4,000; estimated revenue, fI,Slo,VVO;
actual revenue, f766OS.1I1; present deot'
&783, ,S0j, 800; reduction OF the deOt duflhS
che year, t6,S6i ,OOO o,
1874: expenditures, 1871 900; decrease
from last wear, notwithstanding the en-
HANGED price of coal, etc, 100000; revenue,
f7G.6l7, ,00O Ihe balance on hand at the
end of the year is close upon fl2,OU0,OOO.
After making this tiattering financial ex-
bibit, which put the House in great hu-
NOR, Mr. Lowe said that the government
had some propositions to make. 1t had to
provide for the Geneva award, and pro
posed to pay half of the amount out of the
revenue of the present year without the ad-
dition of penny to the taxation. lie next
surprised the House by announcing that
the government was enabled to propose
reduction of fftv per cent on the duty on
sugar and to take Oft penny from the
tax on income.
These proposals, il adopted by Parlla-
ment, would change the estimates to the
following figures: Revenues t73, 1000; ex-
penditures f73,47I 900. Thus heavy pay
ments would be made, and a large reduc-
tion made in the taxes, and a satisfactory
surplus shown.
Mr.. Lowe was frequently cheered while
making his statement and at the close was
loudly applauded. He then moved, in ac-
cordance with the recommendation OF the
budget, that the income tax be reduced one
penny on the pound.
Several members criticised the budget.
Sir Wlford Lawson remarked that the
government held on to the malt and spirit
taxes, and il was evident that habltual
drunkards were the sheet anchor OF the
British constitution
Mr.. Fawcett complained Of what he
termed the cOwardly way Of partially pay.
ing the Alabama claims by borrowing from
the income tax. and from sugar and other
duties.
The budget was approved pro .'ormG, and
the House adjourned over the Easter holl-
days, till April 81.
PARIS, April THE Assembly to-day
passed bill reimbursing the city Of Paris
its war contribution of 28,000,000 francs,
and granting indemnity on the same ac'
count to the departments to the amount OF
$4,000, 600 francs At the close of the sit
ting to day the Chamber adjourned until
May 10.
The Republicans have carried the mum
cipal elections in Nantes and Marseilles.
ROME, April 7.-AlthOugh the Pope is re
covering from his illness he is still very
feeble and his physicians forbid him from
leaving his apartment.
ST. PETERSBURG, April "A dispatch
from Baker, on the western coast of the
Caspian sea, tdated April ,, announces tha,
Tchgischlar's column would take the field
against Khiva on the fifth instant. The eX
pedition against khivais in three detach
ments; the first starting from Orenburg
concentrates at UnbapOaa and proceeds
over the table land of COljustulrich and
Begins, 600 versts to the south of Orenburg
at the river Tzchaijau, there it will take six
days drinking water, because supplT viii
be unprocurable until they reach the spring
of Aktzchahkutuk
The second or Ateck valley detachment
will move through Astrachan. and mus
overcome the Turkomans before reaching
Khiva The third detachment. starting
from Turkestan, will probably avoid th'
desert in the neighbOrhOod of the Sea o
Aral, and will march along the Syr Dirii
river to PetEoosk; thence il will take tn
bank of the Diana Daria river 20 the from
tier of Khiva. The khivan force is insig
nificant and it's armament Door, their rifle
being particularly detective.