New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-19

printed fhe testimony taken in the lmpeac
-Genera objection was made on the Republican snie
NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS.
The SPEAKER presented the correspondence called
for yesterday between the Navy Department and Al.
mir GoldsborOugh 1t was laid ON the table ana oef"d
=" TT mi, ~ wTsTpopoIIr,S INTERNAL REVENUE noApD
The reply of the Secretary Of the Treasury to tc r,so
luton offered by Mr. sehenek YESTERDAY IN iy ,,
NewlOr also presented by the Speaker ih' Seofe
g 81 s Treasury raS el@s m anoT " e td
Revenue law. and he did account OF te Shame
That mnicss coness dppoycs q it. he viii establish
similar Boards IN other cities.
offered the resolution because he had received letters not
from in the whisky business but from persons
with the Internal Revenue service, crcsiDB
the establishment Of the Board expressing the belief That
il resulting in positive evil TO the Government and
I'm aiding instead of preventing corruption.
Mr.. ALLISON 0ep, Iowa. defended the action OF mo
Treasury Department in appointing the Metropolitan
Board had become notorious that in the City oi New
York all sorts OF corruption had been pracced ny mo
ury had therefore. appointed this Board consisting OF AN
Assistant Of the internal ~
Brooklyn and Jersey City and the ASSISTANT Treasurer o
NewYOTk lie did not believe that all these officers could
could be subsidized by the whisky people and therefore
the Secretary had acted wisely.
Mr. sCHENCK remarked that his objection WAS that
the Board was an extra legal eonmssion WIN powers
equal those Of the Comssioners OF the Internal ma,
thought it glowing instance IN Department legislation,
aud that the awmsdng power should DC te Je1 9h
Treasury know that he docs not make law but mutt con
Mr. ROBINSON dem, n " suggested the reference
of the subject to select Committee.
Mr. WILSON rep, Iowa. suggested Its reference to
the select Committee on Retrenchment.
Both suggestions were subsequently withdrawn, ana
Mr. sCHENCK moved its reference to the Committee OF
| WAYS and Means.
Mr. BARNES Dem, n ~ sustained the action Of the
Board whisky had up 40 cents gallon He related
instances OF the frauds of dsers and OF the colson Oi
Revenue officers. and mentioned the seizure three times
OF lot of conraband whisky and its being surrendered
payment, TO the officers SEEING 10, OF s9O soo au
81 200 He believed the whisky manufactured this
would reach 2ooOOoOOO gallons twce a. Rlgcn az
the consumption IN consequence OF tne IaclntF oi evan
Mr. VAN WICK Rep, \. " also defended the action
of the Secretary. The frauds upon the revenue were
committed not so much by dsers as by officers Of Tho
patei in them He believed that no one out Of Congress
would object 10 the action OF the Secretary except dis
He hoped the House would stand by the Secretary and,
therefore he moved that the whole subject be laid ON tho
Mr. sCHENCK complained that the Secretary Of the
Treasury kept bis brood OF raseas N once ann tan
sympathzed little with these rascalies as the gent.
TIstwOTfhy informed that one Of the District Attorneys
or the Board had introduced as subordnates ms brother
his Droherinaw and his nephew and hat one OF tbose
relatives from being excessively poor, had IN lew
! weeks become man of considerable means -,
Mr. BUTLER rep. Mass read section VI the inter-
nal Revenue LAVE from which was derived the secre
tarys power 70 organize the Boara ,o o,,or q, the
Secretary and claimed that necessary for the pro-
lection OF Western distlers The City OF PEORIA where
the Government s2OOOOO month, had not now single
distlery operation owing TO the frauds OF the New
wskV Than an tle rest Of the United States put
eether II the New-Yor frauds could be stopped then
the dise business would revive III the West ana the
Treasury supplied with large amount OF revenue lie
hoped the House would take no action toward dePrvng
the Secretary Of the Treasury OF the power when ne was
Sr KEfHEY REP Pal asked Mr. Ingerso what he
Thought OF Mr. MeCulOcs action in turning ont OF once
men OF experience aud WORTH and putting IN uclr pee5
men without experience, and without moral Oh poe@i
Mr.. ISGERsoLI replied that he had no sympathy 20,
caly with thf Secretary OF the Treasury but nc hah
/ OF the SeCretafys having col
| MIR KELLEY wanted to know whether Mr.. Ingersol
had ever heard of honest and experienced officers being
put Of office ana men OF known Dad Shaiaetsr puI
u not he the only member Vi the houSe WI" "o nus
Mr.. INGERsoLL replied that he had never heard Of
the case presented He had suffered some hnsei IN tne
reoya Of Officers in his district but he did not believe
h OF the Treasury had anything to do With IT.
He believed the President had directed the renoya OK
tie Collector but he had appointed another man whose
character FOR integrity was beyond reproach. ., ,ho
Mr. sCIIENCK asked Mr. Ingersoll what member OF tne
Cabinet except the Secretary Of the treasury, MIN IN
serenaded to be smoked out ndoTsed ne pres%e ahe
! dirty blackeuard attack upon Congress. -, no., an
! Mi INGERsOLL replied that the gentleman nah an
Ave broke in Mr. KELLY and who denounced the,
| gentleman himself as traitor" Laughter.
| MIR INGERsOLL admitted, with laugh that nc was
! one of the 100 thinkers referred to-.
vas ' any re 10 prevent members making oackguards Of
Themselves ON the floor If SO, he would 6ke 1t read
MI u 6e ~ some O in al inn
promptu speech He did not id6rse the speech IN ques
was SoneSty endeavOring to collect the Of the
| Government and he asked Mr.. Kelley whether ne be,
heved the Secretary 10 be dishonest because ho I'd"
spoken OF theic as thinkers.
| Mr. KELLEY replied that the Secretary had so mis-
managed his department that the distilers IN bis kel-
ley'sl district did not pay the Government slooco
month He believed they would give security 10 pay
s2OOOO month, II the eeehes OF the Revenue Depart
Mr. INGERs0LL retorted that the dstilers Of Peoria
would pay million Of dollars If the leeehes OF Phiadef
phia could be kept from making Illicit whisky
Mr. KELLEY inquired whether that was 10 be done by
min ntTh
| In men whom neither political party knew OF wOh"
Mr. INGERsoLL did not approve of such thing;
He wanted no honest or capable man tuTheu ou' u
Mr. KELLEY said he had given the Secretary OF the
Treasury notice that the upon which he was then
entering woud cost the Government s50OO00oO and
had already cost the Government from %o"ooooto
Mir. iNGERsoLL inquired what career he referred to:
Mr. KELLEY replied that he referred TO the career OF
turning out all the capable men n MS vino had
| no political moral principle, and who were ready
10 follow any dag that opened an avenue TO plunder
MIR. INGERsOLL Thought it lamentabe that he could
not defend the action of officer differing from him In
politics without being az once condemned as symps:
iLizing with him politically. He had heard too much of
! that and was utterly Disguised with It,
Mr. SCHENCK, in closing the discussion, said u was
the secretarys fault In having as his subOrdnates IN
! New-York men whom he himself characterized as u set
/ Of rascalS -,
! Mr. ROSS invited Mr. schenck to explain how they
| happened 90 be confirmed by the Senate.
Mr. SCHENCk replied that ne did not knoM, a @A'ep'
The question taken Mr.. Van Wycks motion 10 lay
whole subject the table, and it was agreed 0os
! EQUAL RIGHTS IN TIE DISTRICT
Mr. WILSON (Rep., IOwa) nom the Judiciary Commt-
tee reported substitute for Senate bill for the mr.
Their security OF equal rights IN the District OF COOpa
The substitute rcpeals the word white wherever oe-
curs i'm the laws relating the District of Columbia or
in the charter ordinances OF Washington or 6eorge-
i'm The District 10 hold any office or 70 he selected and to
serve Juror and make it unlawful for any person or
officer to attempt to enforce any such mit-