The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-12
INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS.

that ordinary knowledge for the visitor s the In
terna Revenue headquarters In Cedar street yesterday
to become OF the fact that unusual excitement
exists among the manufacturers OF, and dealers In dis
titled spirits the cause Of this excitement he would
have discovered inquiry TO be the passage through
Congress Thursday last Of the law prohibiting the
removal OF whisksy from bonded warehouses on any
prstsxt whatever except upon pro payment OF the
revenue tax ts2 per gaonl No Official notification
having been received up to three o'clock NJ yester.
day Of the signing Of tho enactment by the Pres
dent those who had whiskey in bond were assdu-
ously working to got Il OUT either Tor
rehabilitation, rectincation transportation ION any pre-
text Or Tor any alleged purpose in fact before the
srsctualiy closed the doors Of the warehouses and
prevented the opening Of them for the exit OF whskey
save by the '1csame" or golden key Of s'tax paid"
or those attaches OF tho Board and Of the various
collectors offices who have to do with the receipt and
entry of bonds given for the removal OF spirits from
bonded warehouses busily engaged and II may be
that tho names OF sureties In those documents did not
undergo in every individual case the precise scrutiny
ana examination that render their financial soundnsss
matter beyond dispute or peradventure Whether all
the spirits reno ed will hereafter DO placed again
bonds given In lieu OF their being taken away, is
matter that may well be questioned. The hurry and
roundings eyinced very plainly the determination Of
owners OF small lots Of goods to Improve each shining
hour and to secure their property II possible, from
the effects OF the new bill. From the uptown bonding
places whiskey being moved down downward by
devious and toriuous routes the following OF which
well calculated TO perplex and put out OF humor the
lynx-eyed inspectors who, suspecng attempt at
fraud might have essayed to keep the moving vehicles
containing the packages OF spirits within their range or
vision. From tho warehouses in the lower wards like
removals wore made, and under similar attendant
circumstances load after load found Its way
where Trucks and drays, large and small, wagons
vehicles of al, kinds in requlsItion; and il
may be "a ely averred that greater amount OF whis
key was ION the move, was tossed and tumoied about
changed packages and found places of DEPOSIT yes
terday than On any day during the past year per-
feet revolution in FACT has been created In the whskcy
world; whether 1t IL to eventuate benelciay TO tho
government or not time will tell.
Toe great question among dealers and manufacturers
yesterday was wi the President sign the new bill 20
this satisfactorily answered. Inquiries at
headquarters were numerous and anxiety to hear from
Washington universally prevalent Ia all the Col
lectors' Offices Up to the time OF closing these Qhree
oclock r NJ no telegram had b en- received. and
knowledge OF the contemplated action of the Executive
was, at shutdown, as much mystery The
Dslers Convention meets in the capital on Wednesday
next. and will be at least four days session before
the expiration OF te time allowed Mr. Johnson BY law
within which to return the bill 70 Congress with his OBJ
jections, II he has any Whether the President will
delay signature until this convention shall have laid
the before him as appears from their standpoint
(which many oplne ne will do), whether he has
already determined to put practical quetus TO the
present bonding system by signing enactment arc
questions now involved Ia doubt, That the Disters
Convention will mako this bill prominent feature in
their procoedngs-next In pon. Of Importance. in fact
10 that Of reducing the tax-nay be looked upon
tain; and their deliberations will be regarded with
an unusual degree Of Interest
Commissioner Harland to the of various
districts comprising this Metropolitan district request
ing them to confer with him 10 matters reiatng 10
their branch OF the sorvce) meeting Of the
held yesterday at the rooms OF the Metropolitan
Board Mr.. harand presided, all the districts being
represented The meeting did not result In the taking
Of any definite action to the future policy TO be pur
sued by the assessors but resolved Itself into sort Of
friendly conference wherein these officials gave their
opinions as TO the requirements Of the service, and
suggested changes IN the present manner OF conducting
the business OF their offices. The idea seemed TO be
very generally entertained that there not such a
comfy Of feeling between the assistant assessors aud
the inspectors should exist in order to ren.
der the department here effective in It's workings:
that there constant effort the part
of tho inspectors to override the assistant ASSESSORS
and to insure to Themselves moietes the discovery
OF illicit stills, &c, wi hout pay any regard to tho
assessors, was the prevailing opinion; and TO remedy
this II proposed to make II oblg atory the
spectos 10 report their seizures to the well
to tbs collector OF the district and that the
should then take make the two branches of
the work IN harmony Mr. Harlaud IL is under
stood, wilt lay before the department Washington a
statement OF the desires expressed in conference by the
assessors and COLLECTORS accompan oil by such sugges-
tons looking to reformatory acton among both classes
OF officials US seem 10 him warranted and practical
BILE.
Collector NJ q. Field or the Sixth district reports the
following as the tax receipts tstamps) paid by the
brewers IN that district during tho last year