New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-08
INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS.

The wholesale seizures of the establishments
OF the principal recthers and dealers in spirits in this
city called forth remonstrance The recthers cay
that under the law the tax should be collected from inc
dlster; that the operation Of the law and the habh'y
under should be fully consummated before the product
ever reaches the reete that spirits are ever offered
to the rectier without the ostensbe brands and assr
ance TO show that the dser and the officials have dis
charged their duty to the Government inc Govern
ment after prOtraeted effort collect the tax spirits
from the dstilers and conceded failure IN rms EFFORT
il seeking TO hold the rectiiiers Responsible Inc conse
quences must be TO stop all legitimate commerce IN TINS
svely fraudulent channels II the recther - forced 70
pay the tax then every package must pear stump or nc
chantabe and all and stages OF the prOuct
until it is entered rected must be eoh1ucte Nttou
leave every other locality comparatively exempt ssmpy
prosecutions the result as presented today SHOWS lne
entire business suspended and tho Government interests
in no way advanced by any addition 10 It's revenues.
The concludes by saying mat al business
amdnntng to close seizure and the trade and bust
the whole country in this product are oDsrueteu
thereby while complaint is entered before the depart
ment at Washington, its accredited representative
here-the Metropolitan Revenue Board Wlthout MAKING
any nomination Of tribunal IL is but reasonable 10 ask
that case involving the trade OF the whole country
tered here should no brought to some speedy release
]. d McHenry recently seized % barrels OF whisky
consigned Collector Shook, aud removed them from
Bonded Warehouse, at No Sc Broadway. The owner OF
the goods Mr. N Pike not hearing OF the arrival OF hs
made inquiries at the Collectors once Duj
could only learn there that Mr. Shocks officers we're IN
able find the described quantity. soon aftefward,
however Mr. Pike read advertisement IN one OF the
public journals announcing that proceedings had Deen
taken against % barrels OF whisky that had been prev
osy seized and that the lot subject TO forfeiture
lie Immediately went before the Board, and explained
the nature of the seizure. resolution was adopted by
the Board ordering the United states District Attorney
discontinue the proceedings commenced ana ordering
also that the goods be released forthwith the revenue
officer who made the seizure TO pay all expenses attend
ing their removal TO No So Broadway and their retention
therein
The Internal Revenue Department has designated Oh
colt IL Co.'S large bonded warehouses on Broadway rs
the place where all whisky seized in this Metropolitan
district must be stored The reb0nding OF warehouses
under the regulations is not yet competed but the
full number will not he than TO- IN place OF the 40 OF
more that formerly existed in tins metropolitan district
No warehouse is to De bonded IN future that has not
pacy for nj barrels. The tobacco houses will
probably be allowed bond under the old regulations
Slightly modified properly the goods from
whose sale the Government demands a revenue tax.
4 monument has arrived at our Custom