New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-01
WASHINGTON.

WYOMING THE PRUsSIAN IkEAli III
POST OFFICE DEFICIENCY $500.
WAsmSGToN Friday. July 81, 1868
The Globe of to-day contains the personal eXpiana
tons of Messrs Fowler and Ross OF the u . SENATE
which are intended replies to the report OF te I'M
peachment Managers acting as Committee OF III
yestigation. Fowlers statement covers seven, and
Ross six columns of The Globe Fowler eclipses
henderson in invectve and personal abuse of every
body who disagreed with his course in lmpeach-
ent Most of the so-called speech is denunciatlon
dGen Butler, and it is evident its face that the
nsmocratic Executive Committee have supplied him
18th the major portion of the material which he uses
.sou,e of the most Infamous ISLANDERS employed
- the Rebels and Democrats against
Gor Butler are printed in FOwler's
Sssrsonal vindcatiOn. Fowler also abuses
yndce Kelley and every member ofthe Congressional
To,;onal Republican Executive Committee who GER
sod 70 the correctness of the report made of Fow-
sncecb ot the meeting of the Committee held at
senator Morgan's, in which Fowler with tremuous
80: and fearful ewes, pleaded and prayed for John
.oc,s impeachment HepronOunces the report of the
81 f,lse and malicious, and the nine Congress
Tho hoard him make it, and yOuched for its
t,,hf,Iness he saws are liars and perjurers After
au;n Rntler liar thief perjurer, scoundrel fend,
s~n,;1o and traitor to his country, who should
haye been hanged long ago, he winds up
I'll ON anneal TO his cOuntrymen and his GOD
Gov their good opinion. Ross was evidently
feeling better than Fowler when he Wrote ms eX-
,lanation. He is very abusive oil Ueh butieI' ouV
aevotes more space to refuting the charges made
.,;,s4 him than does Fowler. Both documents are
e. commented on tonight by politicians and
people generally o.,
This being Cabinet day. but few persons were ad-
,oitted TO see the President Among those who had
interviews with the Executive were Mr.. Edward
AZ stnckl the Russian Minister Gen. Thomas
Tvinc II and Sam Randall All the members of
Che Cabinet were present except Secretary Seward
snd Attomey-General Evarts. The former was rep
resented by Assistant Secretary Hunter.
There is nothing new in the CommissiOnership of
Internal Revenue complication. Commissioner Rol-
Inns sent an official letter to-day to each of the en-
ployfs of the bureau throughout the country calling
their attention TO the new internal tax law.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has issued
Instructions to suppress the unauthorized production
Of alcoholic spirits and vapOrs. After quoting the
provisions of section four of the act OF July 20 1863
he saws:
Te object of this section was evidently to enable the
Internal Revenue officer to suppress all manner OF dst
laon Of spirits not expressly authorized by law and 10
collect The tax on all alcoholic spirits manufactured The
laws existing prior to this act were found to be inefficient
and all efforts to secure uniform enforcement OF them
Were frustrated by disagreement among the Courts IN
Sent sections Of the country as to proper construc
S ~ sreh laws Tile meaning of this section however,
cannot be matter Of doubt Under it no article into
which alcoholic spirits alcoholic VapOrs enter as an IN
,edept "a he Wfuy manufactured except such spr
Is alcohol have been produced in an authorized dsti
lefy and have paid the tax. The largest class OF
eases affected BY this section is that OF the manuiac
tuners Of vinegar by various processes OF dsunaon
Many OF these manufacturers have been honestly en-
gagged the business of making vinegar, with no inten
ion of demanding the revenue, while many Others under
the pretehse Of making vinegar alone have Oeen commit
ting fragrant and Intentional frauds Between these Two
classes Congress- has made no discrimination ana the
provisions this section were intended 70 close an sueh
manufactures In order that equal ana UNIFORM Justice
NAV be done TO oil persons engaged IN this business
and collectors will at once take steps 70 adye
hose in their respective districts OF the terms OF me law
and the purpose OF the Department 10 require Iul cO
S aT ON he business prohibited by this sec
ton after being advised they Will institute proceed
ings under it's penal PROVISIONS
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has de-
cided in favor of the adoption of the Tice meter
for the prevention Of frauds in liquor distillerles
This meter was recommended by the scientific COM
mittee, of which Professor Henry was Chairman,
and which met in Washington several months ago.
Buckley formerly Assistant Attorney General,
who was egislated out Of Office for inCompetency at
the last session Of Congress, was to-day made So
hcitor of Internal Revenue. The Office is one that
has never before had an occupant. it being looked
upon as a superhuity. Buckley was martyr to the
cause of Johnson and had TO be cared for. Foote's
late position the Board of Appeal of the Patent
Office was first selected for him, but 1t is being saved
for ex-solicitOr Of the Court of Claims Norton or
come other political martyr
Yesterday afternoon the wOTkmen on The Congress
sOHol Globe finished the accumulated work of last
Congress, and were suspended until the expiration
Of the recess the 21st of next September BY this ar
rangement between 80 and 60 compositors pressmen,
and others, are thrown out Of employment. On al
estimate, the quantity Of work done at The Globe
office this session will reach upward Of 10000 pages
Of fooseap manuscript, amount greatly in excess
Of previous sessions.
The deficiency in the Post-Ofice Department for
the year ending June 30th, will be much greater
than before Last year it was $3,99s,445, while
in 1896 it was only E964C93, and in 1865
there was a surplus of SS6943O The annual
exhibit for 1868 will show a deficiency of
about s. 10000 The cause of this great increase in
the cost of the Department is partially owing to the
restoration of the mail service in the South, the sub
Edes for ocean mail service, and the increase Of pay
granted TO posmasers and contractors on the North
Western routes.
The Secretary Of War has ordered Lincoln Depot in
this city TO be converted into a camp of instruction.
The troops about Washington are TO be concentrated
there, and Duponts light battery, Fifth Artillery
will arrive about September l. Gen. Emory will
have command.
Meany, the Fenian, left for New-York to-day. Gen.
Nagle is still here.
The Commissioner of the Land Office CMr. Wilson,
has organized with the approval of the Secretary of
the Interior corps for the geological exploration
Of Wyoming as authorized by the sixth section Of
the act of Congress passed the 10th of July. The
instructions TO the biologists require explorations
alOEg the line OF the Union Pacific Railroad from
Cheyenne City in the Territory. across the La
Iame plains as far west as Green River in the direc
non Of Fort Bridge, along the eastern slope of the
Rocky Mountains southwark 10 the Arkansas River
The held service is restricted to six months in view
Of Ihe limited means aVailahle Tho renlnnisis