The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-02

RADICAL CHANGES IN INTERNAL REVENUE AFFAIRS
PROPOSED By COMMISSIONER wELLs-sUFFRAdE By
ACT OF CONGRESS.
The following dispatches are from the Washing
ton correspondence of the Baltimore Sun, o
Wednesday:
The Special Revenue Commissioner, MIR. Wells
arrived from the West to-day, where he has been
gathering important facts for his forthcoming re-
port to Congress on the internal revenue system.
1t is understood that, as the result OF his 1nvestl
cations the past Summer in Europe and this coun-
try, he will recommend radical changes in our IN
ternal revenue affairs, one OF which will probably
be that the Bureau be made Independent of the
Treasury, and that officers be appointed on the
ground of merit and honesty, not with reference
to political interest. 80 .,N
All vacancies in the regular army have just been
filed and the President will send to .the Senate,
on its meeting, large number Of appointments
which have been made during the recess
radical member Of Congress now here has al
ready prepared bill providing for national suf-
frage by act of Congress. 1t differs in material
respects from similar bills presented by MIR. Sum-
last session, and confines the suffrage to elec
tions for national officials.
CoNsTITUTIoNALITY OF THE CoNFIsCATIoN ACT-Ac-
TIVE DEMAND FOR PUBLIC LANDs--EFfoRT TO RE-
LEASE LIEUTENANT BRAINE.
The Supreme me Court 9f thor the this os a astpfG to-day
the decision of the lower court in which the
stitutionalty of the Confiscation Act is involved.
The decision covers the cases of numerous parties
whose property was confscated here during the
war. An effort will be made to carry the cases to
the United States Supreme Court.
Returns to the Land Office show that there are
vast quantities Of public lands being taken up in
all of the Western States and Territories for actual
settlement. In Missouri 1900 acres were entered
during September.
An effort is being made to secure the release on
~ T II n nj COnfeQer-
ate navy, who is confined in Fort Delaware on
special charges. He is the last prisoner Of war III
confinement
ADDRESS TO DISCHARGED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
The Conservative Army and Navy Union of
Washington has issued an address to honoraDly
discharged soldies AMI sailors, setting forth Its
political principles, and urging the nomination for
Office in every case of men who have been earnest
supporters of the late var for the Union.
THE POLITICAL STATUS OF GENERAL eRANT-HE AD-
HERES TO TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS N FAVOR OF
MIR. CHASE FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
From the Baltimore Gazette correspondence we
take the following
In my letter of yesterday referred to an inter
view between General Grant and the editor OF the
Atlanta (Ga.) New Era in which the former ls SAID
to have discaimed belonging to any political par
ty. and to have declared that he would not accept
the Radical nomination for the Presidency lhaP-
this view Of the Generals status. 1t is motor )us
here that previous to the late elections he was in
full communion and fellowship with Wilson, who
expects to be put on the same ticket tor the wee
Presidency; Schenck, who is Chairman OF the Rad
ical National Central Committee; Washburn and
Logan, of Illinois; Boutwell,, of Massachusetts;
Thayer, of the bogus State Of Nebra ska, and men
of such like calibre-Radieals of the deepest dye.
AS part Of the history Of the times it may also
be noted that the published letter said to have
been written by Grant to that Learned fool DR.;
Leiber, in reply to one complaining Of his removal
from an acknowledged sinecure, and in which the
General is made to take strong Radical ground, IL
pronounced fat forgery. In the meantime the
afriends OF Chase" are about to bring him promi-
nently before the country as Presidential asprant
Leading Northern politicians" says trusted
Radical writer, shave been in consultation with
him for several days last and it is intimated that
one of the prominent Republican papers OF New
York city will soon hoist his standard, and square
ly advocate his Claims against all other candidates.