New-York tribune., 1868-02-15

Collectors
shond be held responsible for the suppression of fraud in
eh several districts and that failure to suppress or
incompetency OF the officers or Of their completely with
tne persons engaged IN frauds In many districts as
aware ohicers are Incompetent or unfaithful. and
thsy are corrupt For time hoped that good re-
and inspectors but there fear that many Of
,nese have yielded 10 temptation and their number
eincient remedy imperatively demanded No egsla:
uon however stringent can avail without honest ana
which have often expressed you that dishonest or
Inenelent officers must be removed aud men OF integrity
fore respectfully refer you again to my communication of
the eth OF July last In which recommend the retire
TO change that recommendation aud now earn
esty renew IT, and IN addition TO the changes then pro
pointed TO Jas b. steedmaD, Collector for ths Ist
louisiana Jno. NJ Cashnnan Collector for the lid Mis-
VIM H. Mccartney. Collector the lid Massachusetts,
Thomas OCallaghan. Collector for the Ninth NewYOrk
Cbas Abel Collector for the First Pennsylvania; William
o. Collins Collector for the Sixth ohioj Alex H. Hail.
for the Third Massachusetts The Secretary Pres
ident and country, under proper organization Of my
Internal Revenue responsible for the faithful execution
Of the Revenue laws The efficient discharge OF tins duty
ON my part absolutely impossible II subordinate officers
through whom alone the laws be enforced and the
tax collected fail from any cause whatever to enforce
10 again call your attention this important subject that
you may know why these frauds continued TO be urged
within my knowledge their correction namely the
retirement Of officers who may be found TO be inefficient
or unfatfn and the substitution OF faithful and efficient
men In their place Other changes EhOnd be made, and
will be formally submitted whenever the recunmenda-
Ons here made and those already before you shall have
been acted upon The best interests Of the revenue
quire me also TO call your attention 10 several vacancies
IN the Offices o. referred 10 In my letter o July
last which si remain Sillled. am, very respectfully
your obedient servant, J., AZ RoLLiA- oinniiss0fer
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. Is. 1888.
SIR: respectfully recommend that successoIs be ap
Tlta afa1 IN nau iunn
York Peter NJ ParsOn AsstssOr for the District OF Co
lumba Lews Peck, Assessor for the XXVth New York;
James =. Alternately Collector for the lid Tennessee
Reasons for this recommendation IN general stated
ant assessor inspectors OF revenue, sOrekeepers Of
bonded warehouses, inspectors OF distilled spirits,
by fE tEe seeretsTy 5 Of the s'' treasury, but as
rule are appointed alone nIon Tue recommendation
where they 10 be emoyed, were II not, therefore,
almost selfevident Every Jays experience would more
and more that the serylee can be recovered
from dishonOr and the laws vigorously only where AS
sessors and collectors are held ~ nonay Responsible ior
all the faults OF their subordinate Ocrs trust that
may be encouraged 10 seLd the names Of Otner OH
GERS who should be rtred In favor OF men Of superior
ability aud Integrity. Very respectfully, your Obeent
servant, l.. A. ROLLINS. Commissioner.
Representative Covodc presented a communication
To the House to-day with athdayits concerning
" whisky frauds in New Orleans, showing how the
Government is defrauded of revenue IN that city.
The aidayits say that $4,000 gallons should be
turned In year. whereas only Eo4 barrels have been
tiller has to pay "the whsky-Iing' 81 90 month,
tine revenue officers getting paIt OF the money.
I he communication was referred 10 the Committee
on WAYS and Means.
The following cases were argued in the Supreme
no li7, lite plaintiff In error art Cnrmon No 2s7,
ooasOn plaintiff in agt state of Missouri. No l,
Williamson 81 al appt lants ngt Moore, executor, &c,
ca parte Martin 81 d GnE No Is, Williamson plaintiff
The following order has just been promulgated
HEs6qUAkrKis rHE AHsT AnjuTAsI c 1NEKlLs OrUcE
yo InThs iosg pub,hsi sorihe
Information and gusaHB,s Of al ,0Hesr.ss:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WAsHISGTON, Feb. IA, 1863.
GENERAL: You will please issue order efeaiiug q
military division 10 be Calrd the Military Division OF the
the Department Of the last. and the Department of
Washington. aud TO he commanded BY IJcul-Gen ", r.
further orders fTIIm the President you will ign ON
Ger 10 DE permanent command oi tho Military Division
Of ihesAi''oufi Respectfully yours; 'i;spRrw Joux.oy
Gen U e. GRASr Commanding Armies Of the United
The following was issued from the Adjutant-Gcn-
erals office:
form the duties Of Commander Of the Military Division Of
Ihe Missouri ~ ~ addition 70 Ais u"'es ol DePas,mens
H. ID. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjt.- General.
tOrIAy-tienerai Sianbery, having been unable
10 prepare in season for pr senaion at the current
term Of the u. = Supreme Court an argument affirm
ing the consttuonalty of the Legal Tender act has
the Court 10 its opinion until the
next term and the Court has the request under adj
visement.
: The Committee oniways and Means arc framing a
bin regulating the expectation of alcohol, high
The 7SO Treasury notes outstanding and falling
due June l5 and July ID next, which are convertible
INTO SEQ bonds amount 10 over 100000 OO0 and II
will require the full time between this and July 10 t0
enable the Department 10 convert them promptly at
maturity. The public are warned that unless such
notes are promptly forwarded To the Department for
conversion. delay must ensue in the future delivery
Of bonds
Adjutant-Gen. Lorenzo Thomas appeared at his
desk at the War Department. this morning, in the
performance of his official duties
Representatives Maynard of Tennessee and Dom
nelly of Minnesota left Washington this evening for
New Hampshire, to make speeches III behalf Of the
Republican candidate for Governor.
The commission recently appointed TO consider
splrt-meeTs is i'll session daily at the Smithsonian
Institution.
Tie Senate confirmed, yesterday, the nomination
of several hundred army officers for promotion. to-
gether with many original appointments; also, John
J.. Flint 20 be Consul ut La Union Edward A.
Wright, Consul at San Salvador; }. g. Mather Con-
sui ut San Senate; John 5. Eiske of New-York Con-
sul at Leth Orrn Rose Of H. Consul al Schwarin;
Hazard Stephens Collector Of Internal Revenue
for Washington Territory; Horace e. Storms Asses
sOr of Internal Revenue for the District Of Ohio; L.
j. Morgan, Surveyor of Customs at Selma. Alabama;
Ellen Allen. Collector of Customs at Teche, Louis
iana Albert @. Gridey. general appraiser of mer-
ehandise for the South; gno. A. Cotton,
Postasbsr Bel,idiere bitbajs lb william H. Long
Shaffendey, United States Marshal for Colorado. ]
The Senate rejected the following nominations
Henry Miller Assessor of Internal Revenue. Fourth
District of Ohio Thomas ID. Buskrk Assessor of In
fernal Revenue Second District Of Indiana; Geo. j.
United States Attorney for the Middle
District of Tennessee john Is. BrltOn, Postmaster,
KY. Samuel Comfort Postmaster. Arm
strong Penn.
Commodore f. Farrand of Florida, formerly of the
Rebel Navy, who was in command of the Pensacola
Nayy-Yard at the commencement OF the war, has
been residing in CONNECTICUT since tho close Of the
Rebellion, aud has secured long list of recommend
atiOns TO his application for pardon. Among those
who recommended his pardon are Gov. English, Sem
atOr Dixon, and many members of the State Legisla
ture. .
A number Of whisky men have proposed to the
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