New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-04
HASHINGTON.
WAsHwGros, Wcfaesdly Oct , 1915.
SOUTHERN HOMRSTEADS.

SOUTHERN HOABSTEADS.
TIE law 81 June 81 1895. providing for tho dis
osal Of the ps had in the Southern Sta for bosestead
settlement rs now beng printed with anowill in
few DAYS be ready for transmission 10 the District officers IN
those states The section Of the abye at provides for the
dispJsAl OF thu palc lnds Il. TIN states OF Alabama hIa'41'
sppi Louisiana Arkansas apd Florida FOR Homestead sottls
ea only according to The posNoas o. te original Home
stead Act Of May 1902 aud lmendatOry Tt Of March n
ls but resrys each entry acres hid at 81 p pse or
half that quantity double minimum land This restriction as
% quantity continues Until TIE expiration otvo ycarsom he
the act, aui entries afr that viii be allow II
vidd for IN the orsna aud the aeudatoY t1erso
unless otherwise ordered by Congrcss In hsa OF the
$40 fee required by act Of 1902 b, be paid al the
time Of entry g. must be paid when the pn ssues The sea
eds OF extended 10 all citn- u the United Ss'e
without distinction discrimination color The
above provisions special application States mentioned
while the second section Of the act Of general application ."
al the and Territories and proyies that until the hot
OF January 1857 the applicant shall moAe affidavit that hs has
not borne against the United States given ad ana
comfort The law is Of further general aPpcd
ton in this that the reduced to = when he entry shall
not embrace than ~ at o. q per The pro'
ons OF the scts OF and 1884 except modified by the act
of June D. ls6 made part Of he last mentioned act
INTERNAL RBvESUg SOUTH,
The Attorney. General has decided against the right
Of the President to make States district for
the Internal Revenue Experimentation the cotton interests alone
SMUGGLING.
circular of instructions to collectors and other Of
fcer Of the Customs Just been issued from the Treasury
department carry into effect the pSoTsioR Of the
teenth section OF the Prevent Smuggling approved July
H. s6 The section provides that Whenever the proper officer
OF the Customs shall be duly notified Of the existence Of en
upon imported goods wares merchandise in hs custody
he shall before delivering such goods merchandise to
the importer eonsgnse thereof give reasonable
the party parties claiming lion and the possession
BY officers Of the Customs shall effect the discharge Of
such lien provided hat rights Of the Government shall
preudced thereby Under Instructions Issued persons claiming
lien for any upon imported goods the possession Of
Collector other chief officer OF Customs serve written
or printed upon him. which notice shall designate the
goods and packages As particularly possible giving the
names Of the importers consgnee the vessel or yes
by which imported the amount date origin or object al
the lien camed and giving address to which notice may b.
sent Of proposed delivery Of such goods which address i
be written within mile OF the Office Of the Collector or
other chief officer OF upon whom the notice served
PATENTS.
During the past week 354 applications for patents
caveats were received the Patent Office Yesterday 1870
| patcuis issued
rHR TAX on COTTON
ArToRNEr-G ESERALs OFFICE Sept - 1866
| The Hon HUGH McCrLocn Secretary Of the Treasury.
SIR: | am in receipt of your letter of the 9th
requesting my opinion the following point; Whether the
laws imposing tax and providing for It's colect0s
30 restrict the executive authorities forbid the arranging
OF the Cotton States into single cotton district or the purpose
of collecting the cotton having reference the cotton
ony md without necessarily involving any change OF us
trcts which NAV b. for the collection Of other
tlxcs am clearly opinion thnt such consolidation OF
the cotton n ing States described By the terms OF the
foregoing aaury into single collection district for the pur-
pose Of eyng collecting the duties imposed BY the Inter
un Revenue Laws cotton cannot lawfully De effected uhu
the existing n,y.ns OF these laws Tho authority conferred
upon the President D., the act Of June ~ sG section 10
alter the respective collection districts the public interest
NAV rIur cnales him only TO modify from time time
| lst uf,sl
districts gnaie BY him Tor tho evyng and collection OF all
sac u- - ~, - p,ye,r, ~ a. ,r,,ir,I ac. of Tuy
H. lSi! the President empowered simply 10 DIVIDE re-
ti,v the ,te and Territories OF the United States and
the District Columbia convenient collection districts
Soon after passage Of this act question arose s To The
,utborfy of the President 10 nltcr the arrangement OF cocc
ton districts made and established by bin IN pursuance Of nus
a, pTle.or Attornr, Gen Bates who gave his opinion
states election districts, exhausted MS power pm the
premise. This held the general principle that where
nm sc Of Congrcs. establishing general system confers
/ on the President the uuthmiiy to do re-! nc he
system shall carried into effect the at Of the President
performed according 10 the terms Of the statute Ls n
the validity nud authority 81 the statute Itself T. ; Oph
/ Bate 4. o. p "a TIL. view Of the law having h,cl
adopted By The Irc5suy LrIarir1e'i oossss VA,
Tor additional leFidniil oonciring the authority when
not contained IN the original nct Tue seventh section o. e
isG accordingly enacted a. remedy the
particular effect which found 20 exist IN inc siaiu OF
ie II IA clear Ia admit Of doubt that collection dis
tricis within the meaning oi IT, act ana those districts
respectively u which the Internal uuirs ahu taA'A nlel Dl
law upon the subjects Of taxation are collected n he manner
| and Us Officers Gcrl-Aittl IN tur STATUTE Inc
cannot Dr. established arranged with reference 10 Tho duties
imposed on particular subjects That is not the plan upon
which the Internal Revenue Laws pTuceel Such
mcnt as Is proposed In the memorials which YOU have
! admitted 20 me should not BE- carried into effect
/ with the machinery established by existing law
for the collecting Internal duties The President has
power 20 appoint pca Collector iu the tax imposed the
particular article Of could he designate any 81
The District Collectors o. the officer who should proceed
throughout the cotton territory md collect the tax on
that article wherever ;Ound The mischiris Oi the present s
TEN complained u by the Chambers OF Commerce Oi Mobile
and New Orleans can only rsmedc BY Congress The act
contains an the exceptional isiJnf rs the cotton
which Congress deemed 10 De- necessary AMI those p"Nlh'
instead Of giving authority % make the additional
now reoucs seem 10 ne wholly inconsistent with IL have
/ the honor 10 be- &c,
HEym Sr,SBEEEY Attorney General
PERSONAL.
! Charles O'Conner and W. b. Reed arrived here to-
night