Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-29

and at the time the same are withdrawn there
from, and within three years from the date of
entry for deposit therein. In case of non
payment of tax on any distilled spirits, within
one year from the date of the original ware
housing bond for such spirits, interest shall
accrue on said tax at FIVE per cent. per annum.
from and after the expiration of said year, till
it shall be paid.
Subscriptions to four per cents to-day,
S11O, 600.
The House committee on foreign affairs to-
day unanimously agreed to recommend the
passage Of Representative Monroe's bill relat-
Ing to Geographic communications between
the United States and foreign countries. It
gives the right to lay cables to both United
States citizens and foreigners, subject to GER
tain specified conditions, heretofore published.
and also provides penalties for wilfully dis
closing or interpreting the contents of cable
messages and for wilful injuries to cables or
other property of ocean telegraph companies.
The committee on ways and means had UNI
der consideration to-day the internal revenue
tax bill and agreed to classify the tax on to-
bacco at sixteen cents per pound. This action
is liable to be changed.
The committee also agreed to reduce the tax
on cigars from six to FIVE dollars per thousand
and the rate on cigarettes weighing less than
So pounds was fixed at 81, as, and upon those
weighing over 81 pounds at $5 per box.
The secretary of the interior was at his Office
tor half an hour to-day.
The President has approved the act to author
ize the granting Of an American register to =
foreign built ship for the purpose of the
Woodruff scientific expedition around the
world, and also the bill making appropriations
for Notifications and other works Of defence
The House committee on education and labor
to-day agreed to report favorably upon the bill
introduced by Representative Willis, of Ken
lucky, to provide fund of $3.50, 900 in United
States bonds, the interest on which shall be
paid to the trustees of the American printing
house for the blind, and expended for the
benefit of the various institutions throughout
the country engaged in education of the blind.
The House committee on post Offices and
post roads to-day took final action on the bill
lied the chairman to report it to the House for
passage. The committee, bya majority of one,
nded the bill, SO as to allow all registered
periodical publications to pass through the
mails at uniform rate of two cents per pound,
The Senate confirmed Gen. J. W. Schofeld,
OF pennsylvania, register of the treasury, and
John W. Douglass, of New York, Indian agent
at Yankton agency, Dakota. The Senate re-
jected the nomination of Robert M. Reynolds
of Alabama, to be first auditor of the treasury
nee David w. Mahan, resigned, and that Of
Joseph W. Husen, Of Boise City, Idaho, to be
United States attorney for Idaho.
The bill introduced in the House to establish
:" uooAu " aoAAc Ia1iIOau commissioners pro-
vides that the President shall appoint three
persons who shall constitute a board of COM
missioners, and have supervision of the various
Pacific railroads. such commission to receive
Sl0, 900 per annum, and they be allowed clerk
at a salary of 81, 500, the salaries and expenses
to be borne by the various corporations.
The secretaryof the interior sent to the House
OF Representatives to-day, with his endorsement
a letter Of the commissioner of Indian affairs,
the appropriation of $25, 900 for
providing stock, cattle, farming implements,
&c., for the Red Cloud & Spotted Tail Sioux
Indians. lately removed from Nebraska to the
Missouri river.