New-York tribune., 1866-12-04

ouert absence nom home on the part the Assistants
t districts and tho increase OF rentals ~ cities induced Con
es 80 it's last session 10 authorize the addition Of dollar
Der their pensaOn when Out Of the towns OF
their Icsdeuco aud such the Commissioner shall ap
prove exceeding three hundred dollars per for ohco
rent Nov several states ui le Union mc!udng a9t OF
hose IN c south are not suUdi,de into townships
one prov law cannot have universal application aud
the allowance for rent under Whatever regulations presented
produces complaint and h. liable TO many abuses As gen
ea rule whatever be liked by statute should not BE- le TO
the discretion OF officer The rent Wo as the one doa
per diem In certain intended really for an increase
of compensation The Uniform experience Of Assessors and of
this Office in recommending that the desired pur.
pose be accomplished by sufficient and uniform for
every DAY service. without any reimbursement for rent
Sevenyfy cents dollar per dem would add bn
tlo 10 the expenses Of assessments while would avoid
plants and perhaps insure equabe compensation as under
DISTILLED SPIRITS
The provisions Of law bearing upon the daon Of spirits
were essentially defective prior 10 the Of July They
insufficient even the hands OF the experienced and Wig
liant officers TO prevent frauds either III hge0r small dsl
Great numbers Of small stills for the Illicit manufacture Of
rum secreted in the gnets and cellars OF
the most popuous clues Wle man! Oh the ItooEh1eu ~
licensed dseres run by night their propreos keeping
fraudulent accounts Of their consumption OF grain ana 0lhe
vegetable substances ana Their production oi spnl'' uu ~
sale or removal thereof TO bonded warehouses.
In every dey the daily production Of which was one
hundred gallons or more assessors were lsuoeu 70 o M
assistant whose duty should be record the removals o h
articles to and from the premises and generally TO see ta an
the requirements Of the law fully complied Win Cohe
urged 20 unusual watchfuness for the MINOR anu
unlicensed dsteres and everything was done ~lc1 was ~
eyed 10 be valuable and which the law Woud autnTlHe W
the auds but without the desired success Inc new
provisions are more numerous ana stringent anu to
drawn spirits from the actual and exclusive possession oil
their owner Immediately upon their dslaton, nave 10
doubt will be of advantage TO the Government ,
II times Of political excitement II were pracuchDe 10 hP
point men 10 the Office Of inspector for their ncorupuD ana
general fitness men who love honor more ua nlOno! %
than those who pressed for place reNaru OF an
every distiery might be profitable 10 the Goyernmeht ~
quires of tried integrity 10 resist the nheIlhs
tons Of q corrupt dster Ten thousand dollars adOy anu
wickedy expended may hide the Manufacture oi iO paes
Of wines which should yield slO0ND ior the pauHo
II an inspector forgotten his duty IN single instance no
in the power Of his purchaser for al subsequent
becoming his constant protector ana hs ready "nes against
Until some sort Of meter is found which while the still itsci
s under the and seals Of the Government shall ay
register disaOn for the inspection OF two OF more o
GERS each 20 be check upon the other tuat must
be imposed In single recommend however ."
modification the law will authorize the collectors 10 n-
tcrchange the inspectors OF the seNeIh ulsoIlc9 - 20
districts pleasure that several persons may nom g
time and al irregular intervals have charge ol each
thus 10 some extent testing the ahunc OF each other Ne
together they may prevent the contamination O Hauds " ne
manufacturer
me Scretarv Of the Treasury viii not understand from
what have written that mean 20 deprecme the usel o
bnncb N The service only speak Of the liability Of leir
position and because Of the occcaiona dsco'e W
corruption and the painful rumos constantly received ~
advise bow their services may be made more pro-
ftabe and the credit Of the honest b. saved from scue OF
suspicion. The Government owes protection 20 us Jus, ~
er and unless they are saved from constant loss by the W
price Of Illicit whisky their business VIII pass enie 'o wv
hands Of those striving 70 accumulate fortunes V looONs ~
NE amended law imposed so many obligations upon
It's provisions upon the 1T day OF september e,I Wv
took effect nor Immediately thereafter Warehouses anu
csterns peculiar character were % De- ooAs
isoctos 10 be- lruhed and appointed by the Department
Some further found indeed 10 te necessary! Ui YI
the manufacturers and the Government The law j. now nor
ever I'm practical and very general operation and disregard oi
iis provisions whether fraud can e proven or NOT N ~ t
orousy dealt with As was anticipated i,s cAaeuo s,
for me 10 mutpy the number 0i Illicit stills seldom brought
10 light except upon discovery by detectives but e TtN
watchfness o the local Ohcers and uu amendment u M '
sent law which viii uuthori1e the destruction o 'maA s,' m
certain will II Is hoped mcasurnoy prevent lhef use
while the receipts from distilled spirits now much larger ila
In yeurs past will be constantly Increasing
With regard 30 the cotton De- reports that under mo
recently revised regulations De h happy o. report that he
proper and convenient assessment o lh won 'ollo
nov 70 require Few any chan =. ei'1ei o 'i" "
CIGAEs.
The tax oi 80 per 1000 upon OH domestic cg.s nI'n ul
the act Of March l-j uniformly POD Than ihe t
under any previous law Fewer cigars ecuIod tarAoh ana
there was opportunity for fraud whcn ic iaH number az
he however recommend. revision Of the whole law owing
10 the difficulties Of assessment and hardship. n special c.s
engaged IA dealing IN tupcntne a. those engnsd n a'al
He further recommend that the DhtrctAtorney b. re-
quetod by Law 10 report 20 Tie Commissioner ih eases
under the Internal Revenue law they are required 70
do 70 the solicitor Of the Treasury
He recommends the abolition Of ihe stamp duties on legal
proceedings aud all nidars ard modification OF te "a" %
10 amps of convcyanccs hy estimating che stamp c con
alteration aJ0re tho ncum1rances and reduction oh iAe
ttamp poWeu ofatioucy 20 uniform ~ GEMS shl .N
amendment OF the penalty Inflicted tose falling 20
stamp Instruments or articles named boz No4e4lle e.
REDUCING THE NUMHER o. TANAHLE AErfCfTs.
Presumllg that tc necessities ~ the Treasury M a5W the
gradual reduction Of taxes would cypress ny belief hat n
mo- other way The measure Of relief c granted both 20
the public and officer n Or reduction O the
number OF taxable articles The al vaJm TAX ~ I've Hr
centum upon manufactures not 0iAcrNtc provided i1
aided tie upon those specially named n various paris Of
the law Is becoming source o. uliau'a and oppression
Ta1aton g. the rule. but early pfndce should Dc
made tie exception The toufce Of rctturt which ought 90
be few may b. counted By lundfds Production should De-
encouraged the foundation o inuivl un and national
wealth Whatever c1nsuutcs element ia tie manufacture
Of another and taxable article should sc De- exempt hun
tax II is The ultimate product alone which loLd BE assessed
and then only necessity. 10 h wiser too 90 levy large
tax upon Few articles than small tax upon everything 10 Is
less expensive and annoying Experience tupdy teaching
ibis eson which might have learned Fem he older ma
uons England and Frnlco alike dciEc almost their entire
excise tax from four i've specified nrcs 10 may not Do
pracoabs Immediately % secure from ~ few sources
ihc large amount which require through Indirect taxa
ton bit additions Of such articles Congress shall dctrmiuc
should made 10 The st " those exempted m rapidly tho
amount be derived from such taxation b safely reduced
TIE DIRECT TAX
The collection Of direct ln te states Which lately
IN uurrecton was continued through the stscal year and
thereafter until under the authority Of the ih section Of the
Act Of july ~ lsO suspended by ue order o the
Secretary of the Treasury, bearing date from the ID day Of
August following.
No lands been sold for unpaid are, since the suspen.
such sales by the order Of the Secretary Of The Treasury
issued May ~, leCj
The following abstract from the reports y TIC several
CommssiOners FAR received a this Office Of hc receipts