, 1862-11-14
MATTERS AT the CAPITAL.
Runners OF Rebel Iron g,adz
Dlseredtted.
nlPGRTANT DECISION UNDER
TIE 1EW TAX Law.
Dtrecfdons for the Use Of
Stamps.

tepecast dispatch to the Chtcago sTf1bane.1
;"AsH1NoroN. Nov. 13, 1889.
II u oel1cFed tSft the receipts from custom,
'or this year will as large as in the ouarte,
before, exceeding 6o GOO 900.
regiment In Gen. Wsdsworth,s h,;a,ak
Informally voted on election day 800 and ofS
1or nnn, and feX0 zen for Seymour.
the pilot Of = which burned the Al.
1eghan1an, Wass94testcd near West Print a
ie" days ago. + is said the party was eigh.
teen strong, aud don,manded By an ola nerr
lieutenant. They took out the ins.rnmsnt:
Tea amt coffee, and burned the vessel. tnrr;nv -
her crew adrift. 8
a deputatiou Of the denominat7o, ~
Christians from New York had m fnfcrv;a,,
with the president to-day for the purpose ~
urging upcn him. the importance Of enf,rc,na
De''er observance OF the Sabbath III the
army. >'4e
Inc commissioner Of internal reyenue h,.
1nade the following important decision con.
ccrn'ng the al1(xing and canceling Of etsmoz !.
Isecticr 9th ot1the excise law r.ou,res ,,,t
Oh ano alter TIC LIST day ct October certain
stamp cutiss shall be collected on all iosf-n-
ments, letters, and things as described.
scheeule marked B, section o5, pro-
wees hat it any person or persons sha1,
n.ahe, s]sa Or issue, or cause to be mai.
e'ered or issued an5 instrument. docnmant
OF Paper OF any kind or description y1at=o.
eTcr, without the same 5eipg duly st,mn.d
fcr denoting the duty imposed thereon. Or
"'tneat having thertupou an adhesive stamp
10 denote said duties; such person or pe,snns
shall incur penalty Of fifty dollars. and such
instrument document or paper, shall be
tcened invalid and Of no effect.
II eeems to me perfectly clear, SAYS thecom-
missioner, that by provision of section o. the
person who makes, signs, and issues the in
s11nment Is the only person Who il authorized
to ai1ix the stamrre1nired By the laws. and
ine person who makes, signs, and issues it
without offering the stamps incurs the ncn.
astfes as aforesaid, and is liable to prosecn.
ton; ard therefore the instrument or docn.
ment is invalid in consequence of such M.
gl.ct.
Section 90 provides that tie person issuinp
or af1'Alns the stamp Shall write thereupon
The Initials OF lis name, date, &c. Other nor
HOES OF the law impos: penalties Il DON
prisons WHO receive documents or ar
1eles SUBJECT to stamp duties fcom
:se Terson who nakes, signs and issues
itn without boinzs duly stamped. e.. am
ne:e'ore OF the opinicn that full compliaace
''h the requirements OF the provisions of
ne excise lew, demands first, that all papsrs
inject to stamp tax shall have the stamp
ln8eo, and must be cancelled in the 1ua1aer
'feseriocd By the party making, requiring, or |
ssu1ng, in olher words, executiu: the instru-
''eht, document, or paper. Hence the re- !,
ewing OF sn uns:amped paper i, yio1.t;oa |
II 'hc LAYS. The attaching and cancelio- OF |
stump on document so received, is also
.nia"1u!' ! ana the cancellation Of stamp On . |
'ai'er otherwise lawfully issued 81 other tna5 !
be patty executing the paper to which the
tsi"p is affixed, Ii equally improper.
ihe Only exception trat exists in fha l,T
tae above ruling is in the caEc of an ex- /
hs1 re for the payment of any sun OF money
1a"n, OF purporting to be t,rawu, il aay
orei2n country, but payable In the United
tatcs, In 'rLicn case lie a:cept5r, or aeccp-
OFF, Shall, before paying or accepting the
'me' place thereupon stamp indicating the
uy cpon1he same, as provided BY sec. 1U1
t the excise law.
Morgan, Weed, Barney aud other New
oFAers are here 10 confer about the detcnscs
I New 1erk harhor, and have made salts.
actcry arrangements with the s5crexari : Of
be navy and treasury.
Gen. Hal1cck is reported to have returned
Ugly pleased with the condition OF t;en
army.
WAsu1SGToS, Nov. 13-Tie story about
. allesed iron clad which run tnt. blocksf..
Charleston, is traceable here to Al event
lat occurred over . month ago, and nlich
as soon after published. The FIambsau's
1iea Eurs made no impression UPON the
[ockaae runner simply because nous Of lie
IotS struck her, as the rebel steamer
III III 9S the fianoeau during the night. Much
laI is said about tee rebels being reinforced
i'll iron clad vessels from Europe finds no
'nhrmation as the navy department, which
net Indifferent to obtai1ing facts On tl,as
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