The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-03-01
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Washington, D. C. Feb. l4.-Yes'
tsrday there wss read 10 C"ngress =
letter from tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury showing that he ezpects
tho receipts Of the Government for
the next fiscal year to DO about >sSe,.
co., 900, and the expenditures inclo-
ding al 900, 900 under tho late pen.
sion act, )2s5, 900, 900, leaving . do
6eieoey Of "a, 200, 900. Tho seers-
tary does not recommend the impo-
sitiop Of now taxes, bot tho issas Of
tho nsesssasy auoant Of now I par
cent bonds. There 10 40 need ofa
present appropriation Of tho full
amount required BY the arrears Of
pension bill. The Commissioner Of
Psssious cannot, without unjusti6a-
bls interference With The regular b.
sipess Of bic Office, dieposs Of half re
elaiusuoder the aet. Al sppropria-
tion Of Ca, 0Oo, 900 for tho purpose
viii DO ample, though il bonds are to
b issued it may 30 we'll to authorize
tho issus Of tho whole amount at
once. e'I
Tho House 10 making come prog.
rev on tho legislative appropriation
bill. The portioss 40 WHICH prolong-
ed debate 10 expected are not yet
reached. When this bill 10 disposed
Of by the House tho sundry civil bill
will b. taken sp. On tho latter will
be found the provision repeating that
portion oftbe Revised Statotes which
creates . .'tsst oath" for jurors 10 ito
United States Caurts. This test oath,
Il 10 unnecessary to cay, relates en-
,tirely to ''loyalty" during tho late
civil var, and ia tho means by which
istslligeut people sre kept fro" ju-
riei in tho South and conviction A.
sured " conviction ID thcught By the
Attorney Gepersl Of tho :. United
States 70 - desirable. Alter the
sandty civil will come she deficiency
bill, and, finally, tho river and bar.
boz" abominasion. This will coss,
for The eurrsnt 6seal year, six o.
esve6 millio0s. 4'-a ~ 81" t;'
40 Q Senate ansndwent 70 the
Post 0mes appropriation bin There
will hs,ths proposisies b give ols0,.
0O0pss year t. saeh Of two south
Amsfiesu .stsamship lines fit carry.
isg the mail. One Of the lines, It 10
proposed, shall leave New York and
Norfolk, and the other New Orleass
aud GAlvestoo.. The present mail
upon tho proposed routes would not,
Of eearss, jastifJ saeh- On espsaa'..
tufe, shcsgh lArgss ssns ~ paid for
carrying within tho United States for
lsss important mails; bat it 10 elaine
ID hat ths estsblishmeot Of perma.
nest lisss II steamships would bring
TO % % enormous trade, With South
Aossieaa porte, and that the Gov
sss0sas wosldn alaost asDosce get
bsek ftso that trade bsny tisnes the
aacat Il Il proposed to give. There
4 % doabt she Senate viii sq,.ain
- psopestaea Sys vote oS7twe to
Of. OF Ito fasS' in tlsi House thets
= doubt. ''"''.is ''''is II i.'.2 i'e.ie',
The Senate epent yesterday 10 dc.
sasslss :ths' HOUSE Chimes Bill, pre-.
hibitiss asI'aesssr ~ vssssl from
bringing into the country moro than
10 Chiaasep q any one time, Sena.
.ssrs 6sfssst, Beoth end Grover, "a.
voestsd Tie bin With much feeling,
.aed seSator Mathews opposed Il. No
lsal aesies W. tatsa, bat ihire II 10
lssbl shs bin will pass., .i.rl.it.,,a
II the Sspsts o. Wednesday there
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~ beiIdiss 70, ~ Library Of Ces-
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