The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-15
WARRINGTON.
The McCaIIOch and Rollins Cores.
DOndence-An Additional Letter.

WASHINGTON, June 13-The fol-
lowing In addition to the correspond
ence which has already taken place
between Commissioner Rollins and
the Secretary of the Treasury, con-
cerning the letter of resignation of
the former was to-day sent to Mr..
Rollins, endorsed upon the communi-
cation which was again returned
This communication IS partial, De-
cause il attributes the present de-
ranged condition Of the Internal Rev
enue service to the removals aud ap
pointments made by the President.
While it must be clear to the mind of
the Commissioner that this demon
stration is attributable in part to .he
antagonism between the Executive
and legislative branches of the gov
eminent, has prevented harmony Of
action between them in regard to ap-
pointments and 20 the Tenure Of
Office act, but mainly to the high
duties upon dist led spirits, tobacco.
&c, which have created an irresist-
able temptation to fraud on the part
of revenue Ofhcers, as well as on the
part of manufacturers, dealers and
others. 1t Is inc lrreet, in that it
alleges that the numerous recon-
mendations of the Commissioner for
removals of Assessors and Collectors.
even for the grossest misconduct. had
been always disregarded, while the
truth is that in all cases in which
recommendation for removals were
accompanied b. evidence of incom
/ potency or misdemeanOr on the part
Of the officers, the recommendations
were promptly responded to By the
President. 1t IS unjust and dis
| respectful to the President, because
the records of the Bureau show that
the falling off OF the revenues in the
districts 10 which removals were made
| by the President in 1866, was not
comparatively greater than in the dis
tricts in which no changes took place
that in fact the revenue of the fiscal
year ending June Both, 1867, during
which the removals were entirely sat
isfactory, coming up very closely to
the liberal estimate of the Depart
ment, while the demoraliz tion of the
service and the decline Of the reve
nues have chiefly occurred during the
| present fiscal year long after the off.
! GERS, removed by the President, had
been reinstaied, or others whose nom
nations had been approved by the
Senate, had taken the places of the
appointees of the President. 1t was
for. these reasons and no other tina
the communication could not be re
Qeived. and it was returned to the
| Commissioner. The return of it i
also justified by the fact that copies
of it were sent to the press before i
was handed to the Secretary. 1t mus
therefore have been Intended for the
public rather than for the heads o
the Department.
HUGH MCCULLoCH,
Secretary of the Treasury.
TREASURY DEPT, June 18th, 1865.
j WAsHINGToN, June 13.-The frao
tional currency printed for the weel
is S457 900; one and two dollar notes
| 1924, 900; shipments o. the former
1924, ,625; of United States notes
$197, ,12f; national bank currency de
stroyed 1908 300
The Post-Ofice Department ha
awarded the contract ior carry ing tn
overland mails to California, to th
Stage Company, at about 800 pc
day. from the terminus of the Pacifi
Railro-d, a distance of about 80
miles