Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-10
REVENUE AND CUSTOMS.


REVENUE AND CUSTOMS.
A Washington special of the 3rd inst,
says the custom receipts for March were
S12O22, 1893, which is an increase of
$1,649341 over February and a decrease
of nearly 100000 as compared with
March, 1877. The internal revenue
receipts for March were IS, 167 1856,
which is an increase of $279, 234
over the receipts from this source for
February, and decrease of over
slOOO,OOO compared with March, 1877.
The total customs receipts for til. nine
months just ended were 800, O75,730,
against $99,34S,078 for the cor
responding nine months of the
last fiscal year. The internal revenue
receipts for the past nine months were
SS0,19S,3 against $85, 500, 4e3 for the
corresponding period last year, a de-
crease of nearly $5,5OO,OO0. The total
expenditures for the past nine months.
exclusive of interest on the public
debt. were $97 ,91O,927 against $112,-
76l142 for the same period last year.
Thus with loss in receipts from GUS
toms and internal revenue of less than
S6.OOO,00O, has been decrease in ordin-
airy expenditures of nearly $13.OOO,O00,
which gives net balance of nearly
100000 in favor of the past nine
months.
THE SIOUX WAR.
Washington dispatches Of April LIST
state that the total expenses of the Sioux
war were 1912, $50.
REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The internal revenue receipts for
March show falling off from the cor
responding month Of 1877 Of over ST.
100000. The receipts for the past eight
months show areduction of $54, 500, 900.
SILVER DOLLARS.
To the close of March one million
silver dollars had been coined. Ar
rangements are completed under which
during April the Philadelphia mint will
turn out s1,75o,OOO.
MEXICO.
The Mexican recognition questions
are likely to come before both houses
OF congress in the course Of few days.
WILL MAKE THEM PRO RATE.
Advices from Washington of March
3lst strtes that the house committe
on Pacific railways took action
on the pro rata question. A ma
lority, S against 5 decided to report the
bill naming three commissioners to
adopt rules and regulations to secure
the operations Of the Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific and other branches in
accordance with acts of congress as a
continuous line without discrimination.
The committee agreed to insert the
names of Charles Francis Adams and
Albert Finch, of Tennessee, as two of
the commissioners.
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The senate committee on railroads
decided by a vote of six against two 10
recommend the passage of Senator
Mitchel's Northern Pacific railroad bill
with amendments which do not essen
TALLY change its principal features. The
bill extends the time for the completion
of the road to eight years.
The committee also agreed to recon-
mend the passage of the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for the survey of what is
known as the Austin Topotovampo Pa
cliic route for a railroad from Texas
through Mexico to the Gulf of Califor-
MIA.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The following is the public debt state
ment for April 1st
Six per cent. bonds 1913, go, 200
rive per cent bonds. ............. 703. 266, $50
Four and half per cents 2OO Co., 600
Four per cent. bonds. ........... 70, $50, 600
Total coin bonds......-.. 500. 81. 721. 736. Sc
Lawful money deot......... ...... Sl4 900, 600
Mstured debt.......... ........... 8, 06D, 7SO
Legal tenders -...........-... N7. GIL 05i
ccer,lncates OF deposit .....-...... IS. lis. 600
rracnonal currency. 10, $50 115