, 1863-05-04
FROM WASHING ION.

WA=l11aGToS, May 3, 1s53
The receipts Of the Treasury under the 5:@o
loan have run up to almost fabulous GUMS.
On Saturday tile returns ut tie Treasury Ue-
partment amounted to fourteen millions. On
Friday the Conversions amounted to eight
millions.
The amount of public land unsold IN the
loval States and Territories is one billion anu
i1cteen millions acres. The amount sold
since tic establishment of the General Land
Office is over two billions
The collectors Of the internal Revenue have
been directed to commence proceedings, un-
der the law, against all persons east OF the
Rocky Mountains, who shall wifnlly GRADE |
the provisions requiring the use OF stamps.
Seven hundred prisoners are expected to-
night. Que hundred and forty-four arrived
| today.
Gen. Plumer's body arrived to-day from
| Cornth. IT is to be buried tomorrow.
| Ex-Con1nissioner Boutwell, is expected
here this week to finish his book on the Tax
Law, which will be published under official
sanction.
The Commissioner of internal Revenue has
decided that rifcd canuons arc not castings
| within the meaning Of the Excise Law, but
| their manufacturers arc liable to ) per cent
| tax. Shot and shell are considered castings
Tie following question we're recently Sub
mittcd to the Internal Revenue Office, from
bankers in New York.
1et. When gold coin or gold dust is con-
signed to the U. s. for sales, and drawn
against, BY reason Of payments of said drafts.
the oyper becomes i'll our debt to IN amount
| not over the par value, md some remain un'
9 | maid for ten, twenty or thirty days, by delay
of conversions or Of sales Of the gold dust OF
:. coin What is the stamp?
6 The answer Is as follows:
- Tic act Of March Sd, 1865, defines how trims
actions in gold md silver coin and hulltot
a | NAV be carried on. It declares all contracts
i loans or sales, not made in accordance there
h. with IL be void, and aftlxcs certain penalties
!. fundamental requirements, that they sha
NJ ! be settled in three days. In the cases put b
T you. settlement Is postponed for ten, twent
"a or thirty days, In so far as the first Is undel
,t stood, it appears to me that this drawn
a against the gold eaid to be consigned for sale
~ taken in connection with tic assumed della
of conversion or Of ealcs for ten, twenty
.or thirty days, changes the transaction fEotn
:. siruple sale, as at first assumed. 1t Is practi
Of ally loan secured BY pledge, deposit or 9th
m disposition Of the coin, and requires to Its
a guilty that the contract should be IN "rltlI
,n- OF printed, signed and stamped to IN amou
equal 10 one half Of one per cent. OF the pr'
ant ciral and interest, until settled at the rate
,ue six per cent rer annum Of the sum loan
let, | uron 1t, by the law.
hc II has been ascertaincd that what purpo
to be instructions to our naval officers Ct
.tt cerniuc foreign vessels and malls, recen
ON laid before Parliament, and under which Ii
the | LYONS acted in the Pcterliof case, were ne'
sno issued, Secretary Wclles not having eonapl
At with Mr. Stewards request that they sho'
cred he. They were, however, sent to the Fore
l 10 Ministers as genuine
:! TAsnsoros, May a.-Aayiees from g g.
incl section Of the country are Of the most GU
Bs 1nr character 10 day. AL minors OF detea
ming disaster to any nj mh1a anro,a al n not
'' exist
tele- At Washington, n. c., 2A4 prisoners OF
we're captured, and forwarded TO this city
AIT. day. They are mostly Virginia, North
mites | ''I is.n. Hooker Issued m order on the
rtcrs | ult,, requiring all correspondents Win
,ught nanes par 10 t;n ~ 70 ,anhi;lh thc names thns
until t:ched arc to be excluded from circula
pcr- within the army lines, and the Provost
empt. ~. ~ enrrsanonI,ents Of papers violating
|, OBJ order. and send them beyond the lines.
rcgu- Hooker has taken this stcr owing TO so 4
Of the published eSaGgeIus u ~ :;
Vat 4ats nT 1enea orrssnendcrce has taken placf
tween Gen. Scott and the Commissions
farm intcrnal Revenue, relative to dedncto
lis salary. the law declaring that 1t was n
OF Ae he reduced during his time Of lifc- The
, Col. missioner decides that the revenue law ST
moved | scdes the other one in that respect.
Of tbs INC 1 16n tndox and exceeded II
ed de- !1ay neaaay s0'0S0'
h and ~ TEs Secretary Of War has acceded to th
myers quest of senator Most ent thc thirty
ounted 1eiaanS - whose term Of service sh
le lead axn;1cs An order will he issued, to-mo'
s,,ant. ~ ~ -eoiments retain their arms
In. a".,, enn bo11,e. when they will be inl'
P. At ateiv mustered out and paid all Arrears
s,v ooTnay % yiIin@ of in revenue from excise,
o-3 ~ 49, dns as.;r.atss WITT; made by Commissioner
on1on III s ,,1,on inta at the time correct and
IN pos ~ Me r the statistics of the country, has
writing Great. and it is still diminishing - ne :,
was Of this is the yery gsn,e1m g,|cments of the Re
cd, tho WIN many - to the use Of stamps, an
y, sans nrofiieio1s extent to which stamps u onee
woods arc ffaudnlentlE detacnca aaa1aa ia1u. ord
in this, 1nents 10 MnIn h,,s;ntss Of collecting st
d their eEen a canccIed postage stamps, is organl
ling an 81, areat ci;ies. and their resale for u
n show cnnnercc a. Of large proportions: GO
- -, &c., sioucr Lewis is actively exploring IN
yiliainy, and maturing ptas snai s4'n nr.,t
aptured nunish it's authors and edectuaA1 ptoa
wagons. revenue.