The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04

THE internal revenue receipts during the
past eight months of the present fiscal
year were $7s,O00,3 1920, a decrease of $14, 4S1,-
26O as compared with the corresponding
period Of 1888. The aggregate receipts for
February we're S2,090,s62 less than in Feb
ruary, 1883.
In Committee Of the Whole on the 9th
the House agreed to motion to strike out
the enacting clause of the bonded Whisky
Extension bill by a vote of 131 to 81. This
action was reported to the House and con-
tirmed-1S5 to SS-thus defeating the pro-
posed Extension law. The negative vote
on the motion was as follows
Adams dlL), Adams IN. W, Aiken, Banks
dale, Barr, Belford Blackburn, Broken
ridge, Breitung, Budd, Caldwell, Campbell.
IN. ", Carleton, Clardy Clay, Collins, Cos
grove, Culbertson. Dsrgan, Davidson, Deus
Findlay, Finerty, Follett, Eoran, Glass
cock HEY Hewitt a. ~, Hi, Holman, Hoop
Jones tAla.), Jordan, King, Kleiner, Lamb,
Lewis, Lowering, Lowry, Matson, Maybury,
Morey, Morrison, Moulton, Murphy, Murray
Neece 0chlltree, ,0'Neill mol Page, Patton,
Potter, Rankin, Riggs. Robertson, Robinson
tOJ, Robinson IN. W, Rogers IN. ", Rose
GRAMS Seney, Sloculn, Sumner Cali, Sumner
GWisG Thompson, Tucker, FULLY, Turner tKy.),
Van Eaton, Ward, Willis, Wood and Worthing-
tOn-S3.
DURING the seven days ended on the
18th there were 172 business failures in the
United States and 80 in Canada, making a
total of 2O4, against 213 the previous week.
DURING the month ended February IS,
1854, the excess of the value of exports
over imports of merchandise was $6,6O1,-
654; for the twelve months ended Febru-
airy 20, 1884, 500, 49,
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN received a
cablegram on the Goth ult. from Minister
Sargent expressing his gratitude for SUBJ
stantial Endorsement, but declining to &C
cept a transfer to st. Petersburg.
The American Consuls at the principal
European ports have been directed by Sec
rotary Frelinghuyssn to do all possible to
prevent emigrants for the United States
from being imposed upon as to the value
of the trade dollars being shipped to Eu-
rope by spectators.
AT twenty-six leading clearing houses
in the United States the exchanges for
the week ended on the Goth ult. were $S47,.
3SO,455, against 1914, 1O3,OS6 the previous
week; and, as compared with the CORE.
spending period in 1883, showed an in.
crease of 0,5 per cent.
IT has been decided by the Secretary of
the Treasury that imported peas and beans
are dutiable at twenty per cent. as garden
seeds.
DURING the quarter ended on the 31stult.
the business failures in the United States
numbered 1926, aggregating $4,000, 900,
against 2,SO6, aggregating $37, 900, in
the corresponding quarter of last year.
AT all the post-offices of the country the
gross receipts in the last quarter of 1883
were ST., 494, 719, or $2SS, O65 less than in the
preceding fiscal year.
The receipts of the Government during
the nine months ended on the 31st ult.
were $50, 204, sos in excess Of the expendi-
lures. When compared with the preced-
ing period it appeared that the customs
payments had decreased $15,5OO,000 and
the internal revenue receipts nearly ST..
100000. But the expenditures also showed
falling Off of over $1S,500,00