Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-07

ties and other indebtedness of the United
States at the time of the passage of the act
in the United States or abroad. The pro-
ceeds to be applied as a trust fund for the
payment of the public debt The majority
of the Commission were opposed to the pro
position but agreed that Mr.. Hayes might
present itwith his conclusions and facts and
arguments to support them, AMI it would
meet the approval of the Commission for
him to do SO.
Case Decided.
WAsHIEGToE, February 6.-The United
States Supreme Court has decided the case
of the United States VS.. 125 baskets of
champagne marked V. @. and 500 baskets
marked E. C. and one other case for an eva
sion of the revenue laws. These were eases
of seizures for alledged valuation
made by the Collectors of San Francisco in
April, 1864. The act under which the
seizure was made provides that foreign
wines shall be invoiced by manufacturers
when intended for importation into the
United States at their market value
at the place Of its manufacture,
and it is alledged that the wines
in question were invoiced at prices greatly
below tke market value at Rheims place,
where they were manufactured, the claim
ants excusing themselves by asserting that
there was no market prices at Rheims, and
that the wines were accordingly invoiced at
the prices of manufacture. The govern
ment resopnded that this was a bad excuse,
and not entitled to consideration that
the wine should have been inYoiced at pri-
ces to which they were sold to customers,
which sale established mari ct at, Rheims.
The Court below took that view Of the case,
and condemned the cargo, and the Supreme
Court has now affirmed tha judgment.
Pacific Railroad.
The Pacific Railroad directors and com
missioners, who have recently been holding
convention in this city, left for New York
to-day, where they will again convene for
practical business, the meeting here being
only for the purpose of obtaining and com
pairing views with the owners of the roads
connecting with the Union Pacific. r
Secretary McCulloeh in sending to the
House to-day the report of S. s. Hayes, of
the Revenue Commission, upon the property
in public funds and income therefrom, the
financial system, the creation of sinking
fund and taxation in general, says in an
accompanying letter that Mr.. Hayes views
are ably and clearly presented, that he
cannot concur in his conclusions, but it is
due to that gentleman that his report should
be printed and carefully considered by
Congress. 1t is known that many persons
render their receipts to the officers of in
ternal revenue on a-gold basis but pay their
taxes on their amounts in paper, and that
while bonds of Railroad Companies held by
citizens in this country are taxed the foreign
holders of such securities are exempt. Mr..
Morrill,, Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, has prepared bill to remedy
these defects and it will probably be passed
tomorrow.
Col. washburne
It is believed that the Committee on Flee.
tons have agreed to report in favor of Col
Washburne the contestant for thes occu'
pied by Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana.
Nominations.
The following nominations were confirmed
by the Senate to-day in the executive ses-
sien: .. -7-li---..l s 71. 7-9ll.s 4
S. Garfield, of Washington Territory, t.
be Surveyor General for said Territory.
George n. Black, Of Illineis, is to be Re.
ceivor of the land district of Springfield
Illinois. i
John Wilson, of Peoria, to be Consul al
Antwerp.
Nathaniel Usher, of Ind, to be District
Attorney for the Northern District of Flor
ida. ..t...l .-..E - n
Jerry Whitney Hazelton, of Columbus
Wis, to be Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Second Collection District of Wis
| consin.
Fitz Henry Warren, of Iowa, to be Minis
ter Resident at Guatemala
Revoked.
Official notification has been given that
all orders heretofore issued, requiring that
transportation shall be furnished to fur.
loughed soldiers are rev oked. sin-
Cattle Plague. .-ld
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| dated January 18th, the US. Consul at Rot
terdam says the cattle plague is still on tn
| increase in Holland, and has extended /
| province of North Brabout.