The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-13
BUFFERS VERACITY IMPUGNED.
Chase Meeting in Philadelphia.
RULIINS'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION DISRESPECTFUL
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE ONINIBU!
BILL.
VIRGINIA, MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS YET TO BE
PROVIDED FOR.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-The paymaster general
demands twenty five millions, otherwise bounty
payments must stop.
Sohofed reports over half a million deficiency
10 reconstruction appropriations
A bill has been introduced in the Senate le-
CALLING the city registers recent certificates
whereby the radicals have a majority in the city
councils.
The rain has ceased and it has become very
warm.
Mr. Merrick, counsel for wooley, in a letter to
the House, impUgns Buffers veracity.
Chase meeting in Philadelphia, composed
of influential men, with the object of harmoni.
zing Ohase and the Democratic party, appointed
a committee Of one hundred, headed by Charles
G. Halpine, to urge Chases nomination at New
York.
Secretary McCulloch has returned Internal Rev
J enue Rollins's letter of resignation to Rollins rs
partial and incorrect in its statements and unjust
and disrespectful to the president.
The presidents nomination Of Reverdy johnson
as minister 10 the court Of st. James was unani-
mOusy confirmed.
The omnibus admission bill, though some of its
provisions were carried by a bare majority, was
| finally passed by both houses by a full radical
| vote, against which the veto will be pOweress,
| and the admission OF these States, including all
| but Virginia Mississippi and Texas, will occur In
| eleven days. or sooner.
Hurlbufd denounced the opposition to including
Florida in the omnibus bill arising from the fact
that citizen Of Illinois had been defeated as gov
eruur. Butler said that ii left to his own ideas he
should doubt the policy Of admitting any Southern
| State, but yielded TO party interest.
| SeIlGte.-Committee on foreign relations re-
ported joint resolution requesting the president
10 use his good offices in securing the release OF
| Father Mcmahon, imprSoned in Canada for
| Fenianism.
Sberman's financial bill wasssesumed. It's dis
cussiOn arrays the East against the West The
| discussion was quite sharp. The main topic Of
! discoId is the twenty millions increase of the
national banking capital for the West and South.
| Without coming TO q vote, the Senate went into
executive session and adjourned.
| House.-The bill for the relief OF E. s. Mackey,
! of South Carolina, was referred to the recon
| struction committee.
The reconstruction bill as amended by the
Senate was reported. motion to exclude Flor
da was defeated 80 to A. and the bill passed III
| to rs.
large number of private bills were passed,
when the House ordered night sessions again AID
| adjourned.
Rollins replies to McCuIooh's Endorsement that
| "Unless the honorable secretary shall point out
! wherein the within communication is either par
tisl or incorrect in its statements, or unjust or
disrespectful to the president, must consider its
return 10 me unjusttsble, and the reasons there
! for other than those assigned.n
| Ex-Assstant Secretary of the Treasury, Chand
Ter, is managing Rollins 8 correspondence regard
ing Rollinss resignation. The following is the
letter TO which the notes telegraphed this mora
ing refer:
! WASHINGTON, D. c., June 8, ls68.-Sir':
| have the honor herewith 70 transmit 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 myself and respect for you require that
| | should give you, briefly my reasons for 80 doing
| Immediately after the Philadelphia Convention in
| 1866, there were numerous removals Of assessors
| and collectors throughout the country. They
were induced by political considerations, and pro-
duced a sad blow to the reputation aud ifi,ency
| of the revenue service. They were made during
/ recess Of Congress, and in all cases regardless
| Of my wishes.
| 81 should have resigned my Office long ago had
| | not yielded to the judgment of my friends, who
| believed the public good would be promoted by
| ''During the session Of Congress next after the
| convention referred to, many nominations Of re-
venue officers were made to the Senate by the
| president, Es there since have been, all of them
| without reference TO any opinion had of their
| fitness, while my numerous recommendations for
removals of assessors and collectors ,even for the
grossest misconduct, have been almOstiuniversally
| dsregsrded.
"Iu accordance with the long continued practice
| of the department, the appointment by the secre-
tary Of the treasury Of assistant sssess0rs in pee
tors and other subordinate officers in the several
| districts, is made upon the nominatiOnsRO ROf sthe
| those officers and when faithful insures tOithem
harmony and cooperation, and locates the respon
| sibility for the success OF therevenue laws"
al do not object to this practice and refer TO it
only TO illustrate the importance of the Offices of
assessor and collector and my inability under lex
| isting circumstances to elevate and control the
character and efficiency Of the service Of which
| / have the ostensible charge. The revenue laws
are enforced in the courts through the agency of
the United States district attorneys and marshas.
OF these, numerous changes, of the character re-
| ferred TO in what have said Of revenue officers,
have been made, and in many localities with like
results. Over their appointment and continuance
in office il is needless TO say that have no con.
troll whatever, and ] have no assurance that the
services they will render in the future will be
more thorough and effective than they have been
in the past.
".In brief, Mr.. secretaLy.s revenue laws, even
inl the most imposfsrt localities, are badly ed
ministered by officers either dishonest or incom.
petent, appointed without my approval, and
whose removal ! see no hope Of securing. While
/ continue in Office ] sm sought to be made re
spOnsible for their failures, although ! am sbsO'
lutely powerless 70 prevent them. For these
reasons, ss well IS to seek the rest which ny
health demands, and which my efforts TO dis
charge my public duties have hitherto denied me
| / am constrained to retire from the bureau II
which have labored since near the date Of it
! organization. With q full appreciation Of TIT
kindness you have extended 20 me in ell OF ou
| personal and official relations | an, sir, very re
specuully, your obe1ient servant,
| "E. A. ROLLINS. Commission sr.
| "Hog Il. NCCULLocH, Secretsry Treasuly'