The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-01
Internal Revenue Tax Bill.
Frauds by SmuggIers on the
R0 Frontier.
DECISION OF AN IMPORTANT
{ CASE UNDER THE CIVIL
RIGHTS BILL.

NEW YoRK, JAM 31.-The Her
aids Richmond correspondent says
the impeachment is regarded as a
fixed thing among the people gener-
ally, although some allege that it will
certainly lead to another disastrous
revolution.
Movements are on foot to establish
a commission, to be appointed by the
Legislature, whose duty it shall be to
remain in Washington and bring be-
fore the Supreme Court all acts of
Congress affecting the interests of the
South, in order that they may be pro-
nounced unconstitutional
The New Jersey bribery bill has
been vetoed by Governor Ward.
The Ifi6une's Washington special
says: Commissioner Rollins was in
conference with the Ways and Means
Committee to- day in regard to the In
ternal Revenue Tax Bill. The Com
mittee have thus far passed upon but
a few articles which it proposed to
put into the list. The Commissioner
informed them that there was great
falling off of Revenue receipts within
the last sixty days, and from present
indications it was likely to diminish
still more during the next six or nine
months, on account of the general
stagnation of business. The Com
.mittee have therefore decided not to
pass upon any articles until they get
the Tariff bill, and then it is likely
that but httle,5 if Aany, reduction
will be made on the leading
articles. The Subcommittee are
still engaged examining into the
whisky tax 1t will be some days be-
fore they will be ready to report.
Commissioner Rollins is in conference
with them every evening. He is OBJ
posed to makingreductions at present,
and favors stringent legislation, be-
lieving it will put stop to frauds.
The committee, however, are very
much divided on the question, and it
is doubtful what they will recon-
mend. 60 se. gs
The Times Washington special
says: Some idea may be formed of the
frauds perpetrated by smugglers from
the fact that a special agent sent to
the frontier to Investigate them was
able to make arrangements with %
Custom officers out of % in the Dis
trict, for smuggling goods into the
United States.
The President has nominated to the
Senate Hon. r. H. Hulburt, to be
Comptroller of the currency
The Ways and Means Committee
have added tanned leather to the free
list. Ell
The Tribmes Washington special
says: Quite. a number of leading
Southern men in the city are arrang-
ing new plan of adjustment which
has been approved by number of
Republicans, based upon the Consti-
tutional Amendment.
The President has recently said to
number of persons, that the worst
thing he ever did in his life was to
pardon Mayor Monroe of New Or
leans.
HeOne of the most important cases
yet presented to the Court of Claims
is that for S2,000,000 damages against
the Government for the seizure, by
the War Department in, 1856, of a
large tract of land at the cascades of
Columbia River, in Washington Ter
Britory, since occupied as military
post, the land belonging to George w.
johnson.
1.-THE Worlds special says Department
and Congressional investigation of the
Treasury Printing Bureau continued
to-day, and although no actual fraud
has been discovered, there have APP
peared some discrepancies in the ac-
counts, which may be explained away
1t may safely be asserted that, not
withstanding the voluminous testi-
mony taken by the special committee
investigating the New Orleans riots
but few additional facts have been
developed. " ~ g
The chairman is already making uI
his report, which will of course be
made to reflect heavily on the Presi.
dent. 1t will state, however, that the
committee do not propose to recon-
mend the impeachment of the Presi
dent. e e 9ls