The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-08


Chalmer, of Mas, from the Com
miltes On Pacific Railway, reported
bill TO cumpIeta the Paeiic Rail
way system Printed and comit-
ted.
The House considered Senate bill
amending the Census act, and after
striking out the provision doing
away with Inquiries "a TO naturalI-
cation, and ownership OF the public
debt, the buI was passed-
The House Committee on Militia
/ ~ Affairs has agreed to report q
resolution to the House and ask
that i be placed on the army ap-
preparation biz, To the effect that
No part Of the money appro pria5ed
by the biIl shall be paid out for the
transportation Of troops to be used
As police a6 the polls
The public debt statement viii
show 4 reduction Of about zen mil
Ion dollars for March The re-
ceiPGs from internal revenue 10
March Is about nine Millions, and
from customs, $4,000, 900. The
National bank circulation increased
$50. 636,I03 since redemption day,
Jan, L and legal tenders on depos-
It with the Treasury for the pur
pose Of retiring circulation in
creased S., 05S, 9S5 n the sane peri
Cd.
Mr. CarIizle7s internal revenue
bill, which the committee ia now
considering proposes 20 reduce the
revenue uPou the basis Of asst year
about 81, ESQ, 600 IN the following
manner First, bv relieving diz5II-
lers OF the interest upon the tax
upon distilled spirits remaining N
bond over a year, which now yields
tax of about SI5Q,Q00. Second
by relieving distiIlers and whole
sale dealers II distilled spirits from
the payment Of certain stamps up.
On barrels, which yielded last year
S3j0,O00. Third by making GER
tain allowances for shrinkage or
evaporation Of spirits IN bonded
warehouses that would reduce the
revenue about 81, 100000.
The Senate Committee % Rail
roads gave a hearing ThurCiay last
to eXGOv. Brown Of Tennessee.
Vice President Of the Texas Pacif-
&c Railroad Company, IN advocacy
Of the pending bill 10 extend the
time for the completion Of is road
He informed the committee that
the road viii De CON Pleted by the
first Of January, 1883, and when
that point Is reached the company
viii have constructed s22 niles Of
T5z main Line and be operating a to-
taI OF / OIL miles Of rod. for which
Il viii uO6 have received an acre Of
land or 4 dollar OF money from the
General Government, although the
Govern menG had the same privilege
to regulate the rate for 6rauspOrta-
tiO1 and the same rIGh6 OF priority
OF use Of al portions Of this road
for military and postal purposes.
that the United States enjoys IN re
gard to the Union Pacific and Cen
C-aI P4edc roads, which we're Lber-
ally aided from The start He
poinGad cut that the remainder OF
the Line. W. rs niles from FL Pa
so to san Diego, "a the only por-I
bf0U u which the land grant, attach
es. The ten years fixed by Con-
gress for the compilation CT the road
TO san Diego viii expire N May
1852, but the company claims that
iuasmUch IS it suspended opera
lions only by reason of the panic
Of IST3 and the general eonse-
4gsnces Of that panic, as IL viii
have invested $4,000, coo of prI
va1e capital IN the enterprise before
e reached the land grant at Fl Pa
so, the Justice Of Congress may be
comic emily nvUked To authorize
such an extension Of time a. viii
enable Gae company to complete
the work with proper economy and
without attempting TO rush it
through a5 eXJrav giant cost