Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-13
Washington News and Gossip.

washington news and GOSSIP.
CITY AFFAIRS In CoNGREss-The Senate is
engaged in active discussion this afternoon
upon the bill reported from the District Com
mittee yesterday in relation to contested elec.
tons In this city. There seems to be no doubt
that the bill will pass the Senate to-day and
the House on Monday.
The RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONERS RoL.
LISs-lT Is AGAIN RETURNED-The follow.
ing in addition TO the correspondence which
has already taken place between Commission.
er Rollins and the Secretary of the Treasury,
concerning the recent letter Of resie.
| nation Of the former, was to-day sent to Mr..
Rollins by Secretary McCulloch, endorsed
upon the resignation, which was again re-
turned:
This communication is partial, because it at
tributes the present deranged condition of the
Internal Revenue service to the removals and
appointments made by the President while IT
must be clear to the mind of the Commissioner
that this generalization is attributable in part
10 the antagonism between the Executive
and legislative branches of the Government.
which has prevented harmony OF action be.
the tenure. of.ofhce act hut mainly to the high
duties upon distilled liquors, tobacco. &c,
winch nave created an irresistible temptation
10 raud on the part Of revenue officers, as well
others.
1t is incorrect in thst 1t alleges that the nu.
merous recommendations 81 the Commissioner
for removals Of Assessors and Collectors,
''even for the grOssest misconduct had been
almost always disregarded;" while the truth is
mat IN all cases in which recommen dations for
competency or misconduct on the part of the
oneers, the recommendations were promptly
responded TO by the President
IL Is unjust and disrespectful TO the Presi.
hOx
that the falling on of the revenues in the dis.
tricfs In which removals were made by the
took place - that IN fact the revenues
OF the fiscal year ending June 30
1867, during which the removals were made
were entirely satisfactory, coming up very
closely to the liberal estimates of the Depari.
ment, while the Generalization Of the service
occurred during the present fiscal year. long
after the officers removed by the Presi.
dent had been rsinstated. or others whose
iSs ssnoss n.a had t,.. been approved
| appointees Of the President. II was for these
reasons and NO other that the communication
could not be received and was returned to the
Com missioner. The return of it is also
justified by the tact that copies of
II were sent TO the Press before ii
was handed TO the Secretary. 1t must there.
fore have been intended for the public rather
than for the flies Of the Department.
"HU6H MCCULLoCH,
Secretary Of the Treasury
"TRHAsURY DEPARTMENT. ] une 70, 1857. /.
We REGRET to have to announce the death of
Col. Samuel A. Gilbert, Of Ohio, at ST. Paul.
MINI, few days since Col @. was for a
long time connected with the United States
Coast Survey, in which capacity he was well
and favorably known to many washingto.
mans. Under leave Of absence from the branch
Of the service to which he was regularly at.
tached, he commanded with great gallantry
and ability the iith regiment of Ohio yolun-
teer infantry during tie war, and, in addition
10 mertorious service in the field, he won
credit for dispensing the rebel Legislature of
Kentucky, which had convened for the purpose
Of carrying that State out Of The Union.
Always faithful and competent as an oficer
he was equally valuable and esteemed in all
the relations Of private hfe, and died lameuted
by a large circle Of relatives and friends.
His death resulted, ne understand, from dis.
ease contracted while connected with a de.
tachnent Of the Coast Sur yey, serving in one
Of the south American Republics, some two or
three years ago.
As ISDIcAfED in the STAR several days
since, Messrs. Philip 4 Solomon have been
awarded the contract for supplying stationery
TO the Treasury Department for the ensuing
year. The fact that this Is the eleventh CON.
secu1ve year they have been the puryeyors to
the Treasury is evidence. not only OF the low
prices at which they furnish, but Of the excel.
lent Quality OF the articles supplied.
CoMNIssIoNER ROLLINs.-We yesterday
published the endorsement Of the Secretary of
the Treasury on the letter Of the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, tS6dering his resignation.
Commissioner Rolliae aeAtsf sent the letter to
the Secretary with the following endorsement.
Unless the honorable Secretary shall point
out wherein the written Communication is
either partial and incorrect in its statements,
or unjust end disrespecful TO the President, l
must conobder its return 70 me as unJustihable,
and the reasons therefor other than the as.
signed.
THE CONTRACT for supplying stationery to
the Treasury Department, which has been
awarded to Philip 4 Solomons, includes the Ia
dollectors' and assessor offices throughout the
United ssasss, proposals. for which Will be
opened on the sDth ipstant as will be seen by
the Advertisements p1blisAed in the STAR.
STATIONERY OosraAers AwARpxp.-rhe
contract ior furnishing the Department of the
Interior (ssunprising fhe Patent once. Pension
Once, Lid OHheA Indian Oaee, &C., with
stationery for the fiscal year ending June 10
ises, has been awarded 10 Aessrs. Dsmpsy 4
OrToole, OF tins city s-s.~s -, gss =
REMOVAL OF rnn CAPIroLs--Mr. Logan
gave notice in the House to-day, that he would
on Monday introduce q resolution for the re-
novaI Of the seat of Government from wash
mgton, on account Of ths continued disioyalty
TIE SsNArD held . brief sxscuavs session
last evening. and confirmed the nomination Of
Hon. Revsrdy JoAssen as Minisssrt - Ensiand.
vice q huies Franeis A@ms, fesigned. g =
lsriasAI Rsvrxrn-rhs seosip,s fnon
,his .durcs to-day w<rs eees, s,6as.n5; for ths
week, %, 7s3, ,se2il; and for the fiscal year to
date, slsi i,eee, ,5so.sS.