The Portland daily press., 1863-04-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Decisions of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue and Secretary Of the Treasury.
Treaties with the KiOwa, Camanche and
Apache Indians.
Order from the Post Office Department.
Sailing Of IrOn-Clads from Port
Royal.
AGENT FOR THE COLLECTION OF
ABANDONED PROPERTY.

WASHINGTON, April I.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decided that whenever disiillate is removed.
and the quantity shall have been reported to
the collector of the district to which the reno
val is made. and a certificate thereof given
by said collector of the district from which
the removal is made, the bond required by
former decision shall be cancelled
The following decision has been made by the
Secretary OF the Treasury, arising upon. ap-
peals by importers IRON the decisions OF COL
lectors, on certain articles entered at the ports
of Boston, New York, &c. Bensole or ben
zono, as it must clearly resemble spirits tur-
pentine, is subject to the same duty, viz: rs
cents gallon. The exacton of SO per ton on
old iron boilers is overruled for one reason,
among several others, that to constitute an
importation within the true meaning of the
law, the arrival must be voluntary with the
interest to import. which was not so in this
case. Tanned calf skins were properly as
sessed 80 per cent, the act OF July last impos-
ing an additional duty Of per cent. on tanned
leather of all descriptions. The exaction of
10 per cent. discriminating duty on sundry
merchandise imported in Spanish bottoms is
affirmed, Spain having no reciprocal treaty
with the United States for the exemption OF
such duties. Common blue printed India
chince was properly assessed 40 per cent.
advalorem; velum cloth 80 advalorem: mus
lin de LANES and goods of similar descrp-
ton cents square yard and 80 per cent,
advalorem. Cotton importers having made
entry before the act Of the 1st of August 1852,
went into effect, but were unable to complete
1t by causes beyond their control. the goods
must be considered subject to the rate of duty
existing on the 31st of July last
The Indian Bureau has entered into treaty
of friendship with the representatives of the
kiowas, Camanches and Apaches, by which
they are to receive annually $4,000 worth of
agricultural implements, Dc, aud agree to To-
cate themselves remote from the line of emf
grant travel. The delegation of Utes now
here express friendly disposition, and doubt
less a treaty will be made with the tribe dur
ing the next summer. These visitors will re-
turn to their homes this week.
The Post-Office department has just issued
an order to postmasters. directing them, from
and after the LIST of May, to collect in specie,
or its equivalent, all hostages due on unpaid
letters from foreign countries in the mails dis
patched to this country from Great Britain,
Ireland. France, Prussia, Hamburg, Bremen
or Belgium. The order at present applies on
ly to those mails. On outgoing mails the ex-
isting regulations remain unchanged. Post
ages collected on foreign letters must be ac-
counted for to the foreign governments in
specie or its equivalent, and hence this order
by the authorization of Congress.
1t is officially known here that the United
States fleet of gunboats aud iron-clads left
Port Royal on Wednesday last, and would
probably reach the scene of operation Thurs
day evening. Up to three o'clock this after
noon nothing further was known of their
movements.
WIN. p. Million, of Ohio, has been appoint
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury chief
agent under the law of the last Congress pro-
viding for the collection of abandoned proper
ty and the prevention Of frauds in the insur-
rectionary districts.