The Portland daily press., 1878-01-17
WASHINGTOs.
The Colonization Society.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 16.-The sixty-frst an
nual meeting of the American Colonization
Society was held last night. The meeting was
addressed by Dr.: W. Fl. Allen, President of
Secretary of the Navy. The report of the
Secretary says that during the coming year the
exodus bids fair to be very large. organizations
for removing to Liberia being formed in North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Flor
ida. and other states, some of which represent
5000 persons, which do not include the Liberian
Exodus Association of South Caroliaa, which
reports that 100000 persons have signifed q
desire to emigrate to Liberia. The Colonization
Council of Louisiana has enrolled Il, 900 names.
Our Mexican Relations.
The subcommittee of the House Committee
OF Foreign Affairs having charge of the rela-
tions of the United States with Mexico, will
make report to the full committee within two
weeks. Several witnesses are yet to appear
before the committee. Represent ative Schlie-
cher, chairman of the subcommittee, is in re-
ceipt of several letters from Maverick county,
Texas, giving detailed accounts of the outrages
recently committed upon United States citizens
by Mexicans, which will be referred to the full
committee.
The Committee on Naval Affairs will prob
ably report favorably on the bill appropriating
$500 for the removal of the naval observatory
to better locality.
Popular Subscription for the Four Per
Gent. Bonds.
The following was issued this afternoon:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Jan. 16
The Secretary of the Treasury hereby gives
notice that from the 26th inst and until further
notice, he will receive subscriptions for the 4
per cent funded loan of the United States in
crued interest in coin. The bonds are redeem
able after 30 years from July 1st, 1877 and bear
interest payable quarterly on the first day of
January, April, July and October of each year
and are EXEMPT from the payment of taxes or
duties to the United States as well as from tax
alton in any form by or under the state, NUM-
cipal or LEGAL authority. The subscriptions
may be made for coupon bonds of $50, $100,
$500 and $1,000 and for registered bonds of $50,
$100, $500, $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000 Two per
cent. of the purchase money must accompany
the subscription and the remainder may be
paid at the pleasure of the purchaser either at
the time of subscription or 80 days thereafter
with interest on the amount of the subscription
at the rats OF per cent per annum to the
date OF payment. Upon receipt of full pay
ment the bonds will be transmitted free of
charge to subscribers and q commission of one
fourth of one per cent will be allowed upon
the amount of subscription, but no commission
will be paid upon any single subscriptions of
less than $1,000. Forms of application will be
furnished by the Treasurer at Washington,
the assistant treasurers at Baltimore, Boston,
Chicago, Cincinnati, New Orleans, New York,
Philadelphia, st. Louis and San Francisco and
ny tuo HatlUual DaubS anu bankers generally,
The applications must specify the amounts
and denominations required, and for registered
bonds the full name and post Office address of
the person to whom the bonds are to be made
payable. The interest on registered bonds will
be paidIby check issued by the Treasurer of
the United States to the order of the holder
and mailed to his address. The check is paya-
bic on presentation of the property endorsed at
the offices of the Treasurer and Assistant Treas.
urer of the United States. The payments may
hA In ~, H.
States at Washington, or the Assistant Treas
urers at Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincin-
natl, New Orlearns New York, Philadelphia,
st. Louis and San Francisco. To promote the
convenience of Subscribers the Department
will also receive in lieu of coin called bonds of
the United States coupons, part due, maturing
within 80 days on gold certificates issued under
the act of March 8, 1868, and the national
banks will be designated as repositories under
the provisions of section 5153 Revised Statutes
of the United States, to receive deposits on &C.
count of this loan under regulations to be here
after prescribed.
JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary of the Treasury
Internal Revenue.
The Committee of Ways and Means have
arranged to have Gen. Raum, Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, appear before them tomor-
row to give his views on the internal revenue
laws and suggest notifications to the bill 81
ready drafted under the direction of the CON-
mittee, embodyipg many of the recommends
tions of the commission, including exemption
from duty of American alcohol used in the
manufacture of perfumery, and the enactment
authorizing United States revenue officers to
arrest without warrants illicit distillers caught
in the act. The bureau of internal revenue is
in possessiod of bulky mass of evidence
showing the disturbed state of the country, pro-
duoed by the present agigation for a change in
thd existing rate of taxation on whiskey and
tobacco, and it is understood the commissioner
will urge decisive action on this matter, one
way or the other, so as to put an end to the