New-York tribune., 1868-12-21


easily whisky could be made in Collector Caahans and
other districts:
The present perfect collection Of the tax
wh'i In opinion change 10 the law VIII sS, ANYTHING
branches othe Government concerned its administration w us
@ @ @ ani % %s.ans Ta u. v das last Winter and Spring
~. % very s evident "a s, & the & % s sS% SS. When made
seizures the oc they appeared at ALL appeared as the
tcts to suggest when seizure bad been mad. any had
bs fri esds % s % on aec Sn as P With ' % sGsoa
Assessor Franklin who has in Instances given information ana
Sss be. kf a. .ai S"ss is SPPt
sa sss C%t S ss. sHSsis S In al the A' Su District the Gers
mnnDg openly and with preteIe at concealment
and With attempt many instances to keep up an. show
appeared on ground the officers e1dsvod
:sGs sI 3 @ @ sn sns h1
there much difficulty or nteau The execution OF the law orr
newspapers The trouble hl. change made in the officers
In some Of the this city there dery in operation and
has for months think there we're y dsts Pu. up i9
taken Of the district Three or four cost s5 900 to $4,000 each
few days time They would stat and try bet 99dDg ths.
they we're Watched TOs SOP m al att.%p to run Tpers has
newer been d.sy FOURTH District ih. h.. not been forfeited g
last year upward dees have attempted 70 run except tss
tbs time OF course there woud difficulty collecting tar Of s2
and there would be greater Indacenen 70 eoh d S o @ nv
determination on the part charged with the administration
cations in tbs nothing collision Of officers with
n,ties seeking 10 evsie Il Ia to continue unnoticed
MR. BAILEY AND THE KENTUCKY BOURBON CoNPANi.
Mr. Bailey not only efficient In his own put other
districts, causing many seizures OF dsteres ana tseI @
flying establishments, and the bringing OF SUITS from from
Which large have been already realized to the Gov
ernnent. This accounts Tor the heayy o,o
against him, and resort to more desperate means even
TO secure hs removal than In the case OF te ooInns
sioner the whom he was pursuing furhslns money
Mr. Baev was instrumental in ferreng ont the ggan
tic frauds Of the Kentucky Bourbon Company "hch leu
The characterl Of the swindlers who were breathing
vengeance against the mr h an and
consideration Of Mr. Johnson VIII be known Dy tne o
loving extracts from letter books OF the Company
As.,ct from sf Of q IL s.born President h. Kentucly
MAKE all wines least enough 20 pay the cost Of a. the
vhty make ship NswYoE sas them % oS' % % sm sa %
market aud buy Illicit "hkey aud place back IN ponds zane
can sell our spirits 80 to-day oHr Illicit costs 81 To- this
"o"d leave q. 20 cents per ETd odn. Of the Kentucky
Bourboa Company G,,ey ,re.rer dated Mach sSI; -
plan whereby you can get fnnds snment 10
ss ,oS s. SI. oa for barrels aud take
days orpy the I Now yoq take og 10 barrels 70,
you have az the end days 1000 barrels something 900
aie out i'a smother C '' I'D
YOU can nss 10000 Gos1r@sn Yes 5000
Until the end oihe and then take your chance. on getting rs
SENATOR FowLER's STATEMENT.
Senator Fowler was invited before the Commttee ana
that portion OF Fchs testimony referring W us nne
read and he requested to make any explanation
he desired. and stated as follows:
saw In the ante-roOm OF the Executive Mansion
some time I'm the month OF September 1868, man VINO
had introduced himself to me some time before. 9y the
name OF Fitch. lie came to me with paper whleh ne
said affidavit OF his. preerrng charges OF p[oery
and other o Sgas s sonScr1 ne sFc Of Ye%
York took the paper from hni, looked at IT, aud re-
turned 1t to him without comment on IT, IT. as dld LG1
read the paper IL had the appearance OF an aaaVV lh
FORM have recollection Of any other persons read
ing the paper never heard OF the paper It's contents
before. aud heyer advised any person TO make sneh
statement any statement against Mr.; Courtney,
onicer Ireniember that saw Gov. CIR Clay Smith
and Capt Lewis In the room That Day Dut nave no re-
that adayt any charge against any person, nor did
any other person advise urge him to do any such
thing" ......,, no,,,x
Tho testimony Of Mr. Rollins 10 so complete and salts
connected collection Of the revenue tnat MS tes
O. RhatTe revenue officers other than those employed in
your office engaged in the revenue serVleel no"
have they been and how they now appointed A.
Assessors and Collectors who appointed by the Pres
dent, upon the confirmation Of the Senate AssstanI AS
SCISSORS, Gaugers Inspectors OF Tobacco Stoehespers
aud other minor officers who appointed by the secre
tary OF the Treasury and since the statute OF July s
Supervisors who are appointed by the secretary upon sne
recommendation OF the Commissioner There are 2lO Co
lection Districts In each OF which there are an assessor
and Collector The officers APPOINTED oy tne Secre.y
number perhaps $500 There are % supervisor
The present Internal revenue service &C. Was Com M
August, 1862 From that time uhtl he S9
venon OF August, 1885, all applications anu IecOnmehda
tions appointment OF Assessors and Collectors were
hed In the oce OF the ConsslonSr, anu, as ie, i,s
approval ed appointment To oice aud IN no case
COMMISSIONER full opportunity for expression OF his
preference the 2sth Of August 1906 aud immediately
after the Convention referred 10, received instructions
the Secretary o the Treasury OF whch the ioio"
L decided IN the Inconvenience experienced in this
the arg Of applications for ohees under ns n'a [
tors commissioners To 'be apPni@snt room ~ .n
once OF tho Secresy will therefore over all seh papers
Mr. CTeey the appointment clerk al the earnest PA'
PRIOR o that Convention nominations to the Senate and
commissions to office prepared in my once, ana
transmitted the President for his signature through
as rule eapned Of changes in these Offices through he
columns Of the daily pspes OF te me ey oSce eeOIf H
was an early rule OF the Department that ON.
subordinate TO the Assessors ana ToeSlOrs @ @poI
receive appointment upon the nomination O te ASSESSOR
aud Collector under whose direction they Melo W
An correspOndendence In relation To the same was WIN
the Commissioner Tho commissions LOT tnese omeeIs
always prepared in this Office ana IRA trasnioa 9 70
the Secretary for his signature until the lOth OF August
last when received letter from the secretary oi lhe
Treasury Of which the following IS s.soS ,ya relating
poln,meu In the Internal Revenue Degsmel sucn as
gauger inspectors Of tobacco and o[es'ePs 70 the
polntmeO division ofe where all such sPpoatasn, W.T.
ger be made ana % 10 s proper parties with yoa astuc
lions TO regard the ohe duties alter they save uu lase
Or duaton force for moys Of sny officers herein
referred you will report to this department when proper aeuon
O Mat officers were about to be appointed when the
lastnamed Instruction was gwen have they been ap
noned upon the Recommendation OF assessoIS anu COL
ectors aud what control have you had over tnern a.
storekeepers Of disery WAREHOUSES; ana Saustls VI
snrs-he two most important offices under tue statute
OF July as-I have had no voice whatever III tner ap
Dontment and have received many complaints from as
SCISSORS and collectors In whose districts they were n
pointed without their recommendation. In most aus
rlcts probably such recommendations have been re-
oeyed, however. , .ra..o..
yyere made Immediately after the Philadelphia COnNen
ton and with what RESULT A. Between ,the 2sth day o
Iy IG6 and the December following 100 assessors aud
S collectors were appointed by the President IN place OF
those IN office the time OF the adjournment OF congress
Mvy of these were subsequently rejected by the Senate
40 that during the fiscal year ending June 0 1907 IN ia
500 different persons rcsed tho office OF col
and l6 districts $40 persons that OF assessor The
of these changes was very prejudcla But few OF
them were made the South. or In New England or on
the Pacific Coast but throughout the middle portion OF
the country where elections were to be holden ana iii
those districts most interested In the pro-
dnetion OF distilled spirits, she changes