The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-14
The Rollins Resignation Matter.

WASHINGTON, June l3.-The two cent stamp on
receipts is stricken from the tax bill.
The radical convention at Alexandra nominated
a negro for the Virginia State Senate.
Robert q. Dorm, the New York canal commits
siOner, has been acquitted.
HOUse.-The bill relieving Ssml Carter, of
Texas, a bureau functiOnary, passed.
Logan gave notice that he would, on Monday
move the appointment of committee TO locate
the capital elsewhere in consequence of the dis.
loyal feeling Of the people Of Washington.
Julian introduced bill relative to lands IN the
Southern States which have been sold for federal
taxes. Referred 70 the committee on public lands.
The tax bill was resumed. An amendment tax
ing bank circulation one per cent. per annum
passed also onefOurth Of one per cent. per month
on government deposits in banks.
An amendment eXempting savings banks was
stricken out An amendment taxing United States
bonds held by banks two per cent. was lost Is to
70. Insurance tax was extended to life insurance
companies. Telegraph companies were taxed
three per cent. on gross receipts, and express
companies two and half per cent. Adjourned.
Sendte.-One hundred and twenty.six citizens
Of Colorado protest against the admission of that
Territory as State-the population being sparse,
and the person claiming the senatorshp is not the
choice of the people.
A bill amending the act of 1904, declaring that
the crimes mentioned in that act are not punsha.
bic unless the persons are indicted within five
years, passed.
The Washington city election was discussed
nearly ell day, and bill passed. which in effect
seats Bowen and gives the radicals majority on
joint ballot.
Adjourned.
Secretary McCulloch responds to Commissioner
Rollins, whose resignation is again returned. He
says:
% This communication is partial, because 1t at.
tributes the present deranged condition of the in
.terral revenue service to the removals and ap-
pointments made by the president, while il must
be clear TO the mind of the commissioner that this
Generalization is attributable in part to the an.
branches Of the government, which, mas pre-
vented harmony Of action between them in re-
vRrd 10 appointments and to the tenure OF ofhce
act, but mainly 10 the high duties upon distilled
LIQUORS, tobacco, etc., which nave created an
irresistible temptation TO fraud on the part OF
revenue officers, as well as on the part of manu-
facturers, dealers and others. 1t is incorrect 10
that IL alleges that the numerous recOmmends-
tious of the commissioner for removals OF asses
sors and collectors, even for the graYest mlsc0n-
duct. had been almost always disregarded, while
lie truth is that in al cases in which recon-
mendations for removals were accompanied 6y
evidence Of incOmpetelcy or misconduct on the
part of the officers, the recommendations were
promptly responded TO by the president.
alt is unjust and disrespectful to the president,
because the records Of the bureau show that the
falling of of the revenues in the districts IN which
removals were made by the president, IN 1866,
was not comparatively greater than IN the dls'
| tricts in which no changes took place. Ihat, ID
| 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 most liberal limits Of the department, wnhe
the demoralzation Of the service and the decline
of the revenues have chiefly occurred during the
present fiscal year, long after the officers removed
| by the president had been reiIststed, or others
| whose nominations had been approved by th'
Senate, had taken the places Of the appointees
the president. 40 0,ho- ,h., n.
| communication could not be received and was re
| turned 70 the commissioner. The return ot II l
! also justified by the fact that copies OF It were
sent to the press before 1t was handed 70 tne sec
| retary. II must therefore have been intended TO
The public rather than for the files Of the depart
ment. HUGH n : ~ u 5,ol.
"Treasury Department, June 18th, 1858"
The House to-day disposed Of but ten pages Q
the tax bill. Whisky is seventy pages OF. IL Wi
take fortnight yet 70 dispose Of the bill.
The Senate refuses 10 sustain the president
suspension OF Wm. james, INTERNAL Tevehue 90
leetor for Richmond, Va This action reinstste
James and Gusts General Milford. Indictment
! said 10 be pending against James will now b.
pushed by The treasury department
The mayor Gd interim called the city counc
together and finding the chamber locked. the
met in an adjoining building and passed q resolJ
ton requiring that the officers of the bank Wher
the corporation funds are kept honor no drafts
present.
rived here last night with dispatches for Gener
Grant. relating 20 affairs in New Orleans. To-di
Major Keeler and Colonel Mann, member Of Co
Press elect from Louisiana, visited the presideu
scbofeld and Rawlins, Grants chief OF stal
ICrsnt beipC absent) Their visit resulted in q
foliowing Instructions TO General Buchanan, fC
warded this afternoon, approved by GLar
through Rawlins, and by the president: 70
action is sustained. The officers elected und
the new Constitution cannot be installed Wltho
. | vour congent until the time fixed by the act
{ | Congress-. Il is deemed advisable for you
await the act of Congress now about
become a law before permitting the leg
lature TO meet or officers to be installed"