New-York tribune., 1868-02-14
INTERNAL REVENUE.

Collector Shook of the Thirty-second District,
did not proceed yesterday with the investigation of the
facts relating to the seizure Of large establishment In
his district for the manufacture and sale Of certain pro
pretary articles prepared GIN bterS and tonc' ana
which was alluded to m the previous issue OF THE
TRIBUNE II is believed however, that number Of the
firms involved will appear before the Collector today,
and make the best defense possible. The manufacturers
Of the articles say that they have been conducting
their operations under tho decisions Of the Department
officers, aud they Inferred from them that 1t was not
necessary TO anlN stamps TO the packages Inc Col
ecor, however, holds that hc ordered ue seizure &c
cause o the express provisions or me Law NIch ItIto
the payment OF tax Deputy Commissioners IhrHnd has
dutb not To submit the "sciZure book" To the
inspection Of reporters for the present rms ORDER.
few days. or until hc receives from Washington te
regulations for the government 9i business ~ ~ once,
There "a disDOsiiiOn manifested 10y tic local Officers 10
continue the Of steamships engaged ~ me trans
nortonn q, cotton 10 this city aud delivering II 10
signccs contrary Section Of the Revenue law W july
h neon nnnccted ifh these seizures intends 10 90 10
Washington to-day or to-moTow 10 obtain further IN
structous from Commissioner Rollins and the secretary
OF the Treasury. Tho wine seizures not yet ended
IL is proposed To prepare the papers In the most mportlut
eases and submit them 10 the United states Di5tilet
Orc house taken possession Of a few days ago By Mr..
Lewis who has this matter specially IN charge burned
tho books after the Government "icere were
placed ia charge. Fortunately, however, for the
course Of Justice transcript OF the essential prs OF
them made before they were destr0yel Mr CDares
g. YcatOn has submitted TO the Ways and Means Commit
Of Congress Of which the Hon Robert Schenck OF
Ohio Chairman elaborate plan for collecting the TAX
whisky The pau In brief, embraces the reOrgalIa,
tiun o distllcrcs the reestabsGment of classes aud
bonded warehouses; return 10 former rights OF
transportation and exporttiOn continued abolishment
Of rectfcaOn, redstlllnton aud change of package;
the abandonment Of the metropolitan Revenue boaIM
yht change OF system and administration In the oicos
of collectors and the establishment Of bureausone OF
which 70 be located In every large city, and such other
places az necessity may requirCto he kOwuasa super
vory Bureau internal Revenue" having for ~ objects
the furnishing OF new neGhlchl ueyce 10 alu III m e
prevention uf frauds upon the Government; to assist the
Collectors Of Internal Revenue TO secure the tax; ana 10
net s "a check upon the collection Offices, which, In turn,
are 10 serve as counter check upon the bureaus Mt
Ieatou says whisky trade is immensely profitable In
consequence OF the frigh extent TO which frauds have
been perpctrted but regards the scheme for the roee-
ton u the distlcrcs rs bcyOrd the possibility OF
any human power 10 accomplish and thinks the bond.
ed warehouse system" the only just, equitable, ana
proper method whereby the Government can collect the
IA upon whisky the abuses o the system In the past
sunc from the supplementary grants of TectihcatiOn.
rehabilitation, aud change of pnckace aud by 80 means
exclusively from the matter OF transporting and export
ing goods.