New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-13
REyesDY JOHNSON MINISTER TO ENGLAND
.ETTER FROM COMMISSIONER ROLLINS.
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE
dispatches to the Associated Press.l
Prom Washington.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-Secretary McCul.
loch has returned Internal ReVenpe Com
missioner Rollins letter of resignation TO
Mr.. Rollins as partial and incorrect in It's
statements, and unjust and disrespectful
to the President.
The Presidents nomination of Reverdy
johnson as minister to the court of ST.
James was unanimously confirmed.
The omnibus admission bill, through some
Of its provisions were carried by bare
majority, was finally passed by both Houses
by full Radical vote against which the
veto will be pOwerless, and the admission of
these States, including all but Virginia,
Mississippi, and Texas, will occur IN eleven
days or sooner.
Mr. Hurlburd denounced the opposition
to including Florida in the omnibus bill as
arising from the fact that a citizen of Illi-
nois had been defeated as Governor.
Mr. Butler said that if left to his own
ideas he should doubt tho policy of admit
ting any Southern State, but yielded to
party interest.
Senats-The committee ON foreign rela-
tions reported a joint resolution requesting
the President to use his good Offices in Sc
curing the release of Father McMahCn, i'm.
prisnned in Canada for Fenianism.
MIR. Sherman's financial bill was resumed.
It's discussion arrays the East against the
West. The discussion was quite sharp
The main topic Of discOrd Is the twenty
| millions Increase OF the national banking
capital for the West and South. Without
coming to vote the Senate went into ex.
/ ecutive session and adjourned.
H0use--The bill tor the relief of e. S.
Mackey, OF South Carolina, was referred to
the rec instruction committee.
Ex Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Chandler is managing Rollins correspond
ence regarding Rollins resignation. The
following is the letter to which the notes
telegraphed this evening refer:
WksHIE6roE, D. G., June 8, 1868.
SfR-I have the honor herewith to trans
nit through You to the President the
| resignation OF my office, to take effect upon
the qualification Of my successor nominated
by him and confirmed by the Senate
| Justice to myselt and respect for you require
that ! should give you briefly my reasons
| for so doing. Immediately after the Phl8-
deluhia convention in 1866 there were
| numerous removals Of assessors aud col
leetors throughout the country. They
were induced by political considerations,
| and produced sad blow to the reputation
aud efficiency OF the revenue service.
| They were made during recess of Con
gress and IN all cases regardless Of my
| wishes.
/ should have resigned my office long
ago had not yielded to the judgment OF
nv friends, who believed the public good
/ would be promoted by my remaining ln it.
During the session of Congress next after
i the Convention referred to, many nOmina
| tiOns of revenue officers were made tn the
Senate by the president, as there since have
been, all of them without reference to any
opinion | had of their fitness, while my
numerous recommendations for removals o
assessors and collectors, even for tht
grossest misconduct, have been almOs
universally disregarded.
In accordance with the long continued
practice of the department, the appoint
n ent by the Secretary of the Treasury o
assistant assessors, inspectors, ana otnel
snbordinate officers in the several districts
Is made upon the nominations Of the asses
sors aud collectors. This practice is just L
those officers, and when faithful insures u
them harmony and co operation, aud 10
; Gates the responsibility for the success o
the revenue laws.
to it only to illustrate the importance Of tn
| offices Of assessor and collector, and m,
inability under existing circumstances Z
elevate and control the character and eth
cheney of the service OF which have tn
ostensible charge.
The revenue laws are enforced in tn
courts through the agency OF the UniteS
| States distrlct attorneys and mRrshals.
tkese M m .rous chm O. of the chRrac e
reIerred to in what have said OF revehu
, officers hav, tbeen made, and in manys Oca
ines with ike results. Over their appoint
ment and continuance in office, It Is need
less to say that have no control whatever
and I have no assurance that the service
they will render in the future will be NOR
thorough and effective than they have bee
! in the past.
la bilef, Mr. Secretary, the revenue lswi
even in the most important localities, ar
I badly administered, by officers either di
honest or Incompetent, sppOinted wlthOu
NV approval, aud whose removal see u
hope OF securing. While | continue
j office am sought to be made respOnsi0i
for their failures, although am a0solutel
I poWerless to prevent them.
, For these reasons, as W ell IS 10 seek W
rest which my health demands, and whie
my efforts 20 discharge my pu0ie duti
a have hitherto denied me, ! am oonstrAin'
/ to retire from the bureau in which l hA'
labOred since near the date OF its organic
4 tion. With q full appreciation OF the kin
y ness YOU have extended to mo In All 0l
personal aud official relations
am, sir, very respectfully,
!, Your obediPnt servant,
E. A ROLLINS, Commissioner.
: Hon. II. MoCULLOoB, 6ec'y Treasury
n The reconstruction bill as amended I
K the Senate was reported. A motion 20 &
elude Florida WAS defeated 80 TO A, ana u
bill passed Ill to 20.
|. A large Number OF private ells "
q raised v hen the House ordered hlBnt q
y sionh apaiY aud adj iurned.