The Portland daily press., 1863-01-21
Statement of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
THE MCDOWELL CoURTOF INQUIRY
WASHINGTON Ian %

120 Generals to be nominated to the Senate
for confirmation, and it is equally certain that
these candidates for military honors will moi
pass the searching investigation of the Senate
as it does not appear that so many additional
Generals are needed. This, however, is a sub
ject TO be hereafter determined by the proper
authorities.
OF the sixty-two or more Major Generals OF
the army, twenty of them were last week and
previously in Washington.
The Police Commissioners of Washington
represent to Congress the prevalence OF the
small pox in this city in almost every neigh
borhood, in consequence of the presence OF
such numbers of strangers, discharged soldiers
and camp followers. They testify to the in
adequacy of the Accommodations for its victims,
and ask for some generous provision to pre-
vent the spread.
The Mayor has also called the attention OF
the City Council TO the existence of contagi-
Gus diseases, and their rapid increase, and
asked for speedy and liberal appropriation
for an increase of hospital accommodations
and the adoption of every practicable means
to check the further spread of such diseases.
The Senate has confirmed the following
Cephas Brainard, of New York, Arbitrator for
the city of New York, under the slave trade
treaty; w. S. Avery of New Hampshire, do at
Cape Town; I. II. Hibbard, of New York. do
at Sierra Leone: Joseph Smith, George w.
Storer, Francis ii. Gregory, Slas Ii. String
ham to be Rear Admirals Of the Navy; Henry
NJ. Garfield, Consul at Athens; f. c. Ban
field, Consul at Algiers; VIM. Brock, Consul
at Hong Kong: Charles A. Washburne, Min
lister to Paraguay; Samuel Parker, Collector
at Beverly.
Tie Secretary of the Interior has sent
recommendation to the House for the estab-
lishment of Bureau Of Statistics, with the
draft OF bill. The office of Superintendent
of Census is abolished under the bill.
The Navy Department has received dis
patches from Col. HARDWOOD, commanding the
Potomac flotilla, dated 10Th. stating that the
Leslie arrived at Hampton Roads on Sunday
with the schooner Hampton of Baltimore in
tow, which was captured by the Currituck on
the morning of the 18th, in Dividing Creek
The Commodore states that the vessel cleared
light, ostensibly for the oyster trade, but took
in cargo at Baltimore. She had on board
several passengers, who, from letters found on
board, appeared TO be persons who had been in
the habit of passing to and from Virginia. At
the time of the capture of the Hampton,
canoe at the same place escaped, but was az
forwards taken at India Greek; not however
until her crew had escaped to the woods, and
the principal part of her cargo it is supposed
had been thrown overheard. Com. Harwood
also reports that before these occurrences the
Currituck broke up for the present an estab-
lishment for supplying salt to Richmond, by
destroying the kettles used in its manufacture
1t appears from the report of Acting Master
Sinniken, commanding the Currituck, that
when he arrived at Dividing Creek, he was in
formed by negro that at South West Branch
there was large mandatory of salt and a
steam mill, owned by man named Oscar
Sealey, who had been extensively engaged in
supplying the rebels with salt. The COM
mander of the Currituck proceeded thither,
sent party on shore, and destroyed all the
kettles, &c, with the exception Of the boiler,
and left word for the proprietor to discontinue
the occupation, under penalty of the complete
destruction of the mill and large amount of
lumber contiguous. Dividing Creek is one of
the points to which George n. Saunders adj
vised his correspondents to make shipments.
Mr.. Burnley, Indian Agent for the Yankton
Sioux, which tribe has been friendly towards
the government through the Indian Difficult
ties, reached here to-day. He came to Wash
ington with view TO urge the proper depart
meut to take precautionary measures against
trouble which may possibly occur in the spring
with the same party of Sioux, and other
branches of that tribe. He states that at
present there need be no apprehension of diff
ficulties. Mr.. Burcy brLu light with him as tar
as Sioux City, Iowa, the white passengers who
were captured by the Sioux and ransomed by
our government
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
submitted his first statement concerning the
transactions of the bureau, from which it ap-
pears that the entire number of persons en-
ployed in assessing and collecting the revenue
is 1882. He has not the means of estimating
at the present time with confidence the amount
of revenue which will be derived under the
excise law of July 1861. During last month
stituted into the several sources of revenue,
and an estimate to be made of the amount
which may be derived from each. According
to this he received from all sources, excepting
stamp duties, during the current fiscal year
ending June next, the sum of S6l, 771,199. He
estimates that the receipts from stamp duties
during the same period will amount to $751;
000,0o0, making an aggregate sum OF &c.,
117,799.
1t may be asserted that without material
change in the business of the country, the
revenue from the same sources for the fiscal
years 1863 and 1884 will not be less tina $780,
100000. The estimates of receipts and ex-
penditures show the cost of assessing and col
lecting taxes under the present system will be
2 and Al l00ths per cent.
The Commissioner has firm confidence that
in the States now acknowledging the authority
of the Constitution, the expenses can never
exceed 3 per cent. He makes many important
suggestions, including notifications of law
and the appointment of a solicitor or legal
adviser.
In the Mcdowell Court of Inquiry to-day,
Brig. Gen. Barry was examined as TO the
amount of artillery and garrison and field bat.
teries left for the defence Of Washington in
the spring of 1862. Major Gen. Porter was
afterwards examined relative to the operations
OF his own and Gen. McDowells commands
on aud after the 10th of August.