The national Republican., 1867-02-06
Aatiuaal &epnblitan.
THE DEPARTM ENTS.

lu tne Onlteu OtateS CONSIST OF INTERNAL reVe-
nue. taxes levied by the internal revenue
laws, and collected by the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, and the semi-annual duty
levied by the 4lst section Of the national
currency act, approved June Sd, 1864, which
is collected by the United States Treasurer.
The Secretary states that the information
called for relative TO the amount Of taxes
paid by national banking associations to the
several States in which such associations may
be located is not at his command, but the
Acting Comptroller Of the Currency, and the
facts will be laid before the House at an
early day. The communication Of the Sec
retary is accompanied by statements from
the United States Treasurer and Commits
.yioner Of Internal Revenue relative to the
amounts Of duty paid by national banking
asso Citations as semi-annual duty accruing
prior to July l, 1866, and the amount paid
by said associations as internal revenue tax
10 July 81, 1866. The semiannual duty col
lected was as follows:
For the sixth months preceding July l,
1864-Duty on circulation, S53,096.97; duty
on capital In excess Of United States bonds,
S402.23; duty on deposits, 5,9ll 25 gold
duty, S167, ,3l0.45. For the six months pre-
ceding January l, ,l865-Duty on circulation,
s243,643.4s; duty on capital in excess Of
United States bonds, $37, 7,229.40; duty on de-
posits, $3l7,142.74; gold duty, $5s9,0l5.62.
For the six months preceding July l, 1866
Duty on circulation, S49s, ,6O4l1; duty on
capital in excess OF United States bonds,
900, ,l0946; duty on deposits, 769,l39.49;
gold duty, 81, 1868, ,s5306. For the six months
preceding January l, ls66-Duty on circu-
fation, ss725664li duty on capital on excess
OF United States bonds, s220,S0726; duty on
deposits, 81 1884, ,65808; gold duty, 2,428,-
03l.75. For the six months preceding July
l, 1866-Duty on circulation, 81 ,234 ,2ls.s9;
duty on capital in excess Of United States
297,Ol0l5; gold dnty, S2,7l7, ,369.52. For
tie six months preceding january /, 1867
The duty is now In process Of collection, and
the amount therefore cannot be ascertained.
The following shows the amount Of taxes
paid for internal revenue during the years
1854, 1865 and 1866: For 1864, dividend and
surplus, 1881 1908; license, $l75,774.
Total, 1851, 7,55433. For 1865, dividend and
surplus, S2,207, ,9s7Sl; license, S734 005.
Total, S2,94l ,992.sl. For 1866, dividend
and surplus, S2,075, 1922; license, SS49,-
345. Total. S2,O24, ,53732 Grand total Of
receipts, Sc, ,424, ,084.46.
This latter statement does not include the
amount Of tax paid on dividends and surplus
after August l., 1866, as by the act Of July
13, 1866, the said tax is made payable to the
collector, and the commissioner has no record
of the same. The license tax of 1864 and
1865 and to May l, 1866, was assessed upon
the capital stock and surplus fund, and since
that date on the capital stock alone. The
amount given for license is estimated upon
the capital and surplus reported by the banks.
NAVY BULLETIN, JAN. -Ordered-Lieu-
tenant Commander Nathaniel Green, Acting
Master John McGowan, Jr., Acting Ensigns
L. s. Blanchard and Walter w. Smith, Act
Midshipmen Robert N. Jeffries, John G.
Rich, John NJ. Taft, VIM. 7. Burwell, W. W.
Reisinger, Henry O. Wisner, and Passed As
sistant Paymaster j. W. Fairfield, to the
Tacony; First Assistant Engineer wilkins
Cragg and Acting Assistant Surgeon O. W.
Knight, to the Yantic; Acting Master James
II. Stinson, to the Sabine; Mate George
Rogers, to the Allegheny.
Honorably Discharged - Mate Edward
Kearns, from the 2Sth Of January.
Detached-John j. Cornwell, from the
Miantonomab, and ordered TO return home;
Commander Francis A. Roe, from the COM
mand Of the Madawaska, and ordered to com.
mand the Tacony; Paymaster William G..
Marcy, from the Madawaska, and ordered to
settle his accounts; Acting Masters VIM. r..
Breck, James Birtwistle, Acting Ensigns
August Adler A. G. Bachford, Charles +.
Bower, Mates w. S. Baldwin, George f.
Plander Edward Culbert, and N. B. Walker,
from the Madawaska, and ordered to the
-Yantic; Passed Assistant Surgeon j. b.
Ackley, First Assistant Engineer John A.
Hunt Second Assistant Engineers William
Ross, James w. Clark, Charles II. Green
leaf, John Farmance, G. A. Magee, Henry
Snyder, Third Assistant Engineer Robert
Crawford, and Boatswain Isaac Il. Choate,
from the Madawaska, and placed on waiting
orders First Assistant Engineer George p.
Hunt, from the Madawaska, and granted
leave Of absence; First Assistant Engineer
George w. Melville, from special duty at
Boston, and ordered to the Tacony; Second
Assistant Engineer James A. Chasmar, from
special duty at Boston, in connection with
the Franklin, and placed on waiting orders
Acting Master George d. Newcomb, from
the Sabine, and ordered to the Tacony; Act
ing Second Assistant Engineer Thomas D.
Orasby from the Pitguin, and ordered to the
Tacony.
Resigned-SecondA Assistant Engineers w
A. Dripps and W. J. Reed, of the Mada
waska.
ARMY BULLETN-BreVet Major Genera
Griffin, commanding the Military District o.
Texas, has issued the following order, No. 8
dated January 20, 1867:
1.-THE General commanding the district
takes this method of complimenting Captain
John A. Wilcox, 4th United States cavalry
and the men under his command, for con
spicuous good conduct in recent encounter
with hostile band of Indians, epcamped or
r.ooI, ,uyant,, or tl;.t,, a., ilao frnYn Hort