The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON VIEWS.

WASHINGTON, June ., 1863.
The Internal Tax Biil-PrObable RECON-
INITIAL.
The controversy which has already manifested it.
self in the consideration Of the preliminary sections
OF the Internal Tax bill to have extnguished
all hope in the minds of large number OF being
able to dispose OF It this session. II ia now talked,
in the course Of day o. two. 10 move the recommit
a Of the bill to the Committee Of Ways and Means,
with instructions to report shorter one, covering
only those features requiring immediate action by
Congress. This movement does not meet with much
favor in the mind OF the chairman Of the Committee
Of Ways and Means, but 1t is quite likely he will be
compelled to submit to the overriding OF the majority
Of the body OF which he is q member.
Refusal to Permit the Recently sold IrOm-
clads to Leave New Oricans-Peru the
Alleged Owner.
Some days ago in accordance with the resolution
passed by the House, at the instance OF General Van
Wyck. the Secretary Of the Treasury gave instruc-
tons TO the Collector at New Orleans not to grant
clearance either Of the iron-cad vessels the Oneoto
AMI the Catawba. The resolution declared. There
was reason to believe that these vessels
bought from the Navy Department by Swift Co.,
with the design to dispose OF and deliver the to
the government of Peru, then and now In a state OF
war with a friendly power of this government"
Within day or two past information was received
that the vessels to he sent 0ut on expert
mental cruise professedly, hut in fact to escape TO
Peru Accordingly fresh instructions have baen
transmitted to New Orleans to guard against such
movement. The Committee Reuenchnent has
This matter under consideration and may reDort
upon the subject II has been ascertaned that
although the original purchase price was only
S755,ooo the vessels have been sold 10 the Peruvian
government for t2.ooo.ooo three-iourIhs OF winch
amount has already been paid,
Corre.psnsence Isetwees Secretary McCu,-
loch and Mobile Lawyers.
The following correspondence has passed between
Secretary McCuioch and the firm OF Raphael q. J.
semmes at,orneys-at-law in Mobile, Ala. man
named Marks II appears, has been engaged for some
time past in selling lottery tickets at the Custom
House in Mobile. he being employed a Custom
House Official and has been selling these tickets, 1t
il alleged. with the sanction OF the Collector OF
Customs. Marks having consulted the Semmes firm
as 10 his amenabiiy 10 the State laws 0f Alabama In
selling lottery tickets In building belonging 10 the
United States standing land coded to the national
government, was advised by the latter to continue
the sale. as the state laws had no Jurisdiction
over the ceded lands. Marks, however. was arrested
ana the semrnes firm was retained by him as counsel.
To defend the accused II was found necessary that
copy OF The of cession to the United states from
the state OF Alabama should be fled and this could
ONLY he obtained from the Treasury Department.
The following letter was accordingly addressed to
MOBILE, Ala, May 20, 1898.
HONORABLE SEcRYTAgy OF THE TREAsuRy:
siR--Encoscd please md afidavit Of Mr.. Marks,
who Is selling lottery tickets in the United states
Custom House. we advising him that he con si
of Alabama " the ground on winch the
building stands has been ceded TO the United STATES
Can we Obtain y copy OF the deed OF cesson from
VERY respectfully. your obedeut servants.
R&O O.. j. SENMYS
10 this letter the secretary OF the Treasury replied
rs follows:--
WASHINGTON, d. G., MAY %. 1868.
COMMUNICATIONS OF the 10th inst. ~ received
In reply have TO that IL " not tue pfacure OF
the Department furnish evidence TO protect parties
from the consequences Of crimes committed against
its charge NAV be located. Your request cannot
therefore, he granted. Very respectfully.
". McCuLLOCH, Secretary Of the Treasury.
The semmes have again written TO the Secretary
in reply 10 his letter. taking highly dgnided and
pompous stand addressing the Secrctory in very dis
respectful terms asserting that Nil documents and
public papers on file In any department OF the
government should be held at the command OF any
citizen who may desire to inspect them or take
copies therefrom, without let or hndrance from the
public oTicer who may have temporary control
them, and concluding by making peremptory de-
mand for the paper in question.
The Canadian Governmcus Desire. Another
Reciprocity Treaty.
The British Minister, IL In said. has addressed a
letter to the Secretary Of State calling attention to
the fact that the Canadian government admits Ameri-
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