New-York tribune., 1868-01-04
LATEST INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS.

Considerable interest is attached to the meet
ing OF the Metropolitan Board OF Revenue called for half
past three O'Clock this afternoon The subject TO be dis
cussed is language Of the authority 10 seize trans
mitted TO the various Revenue Inspectors by Commis
eioner Rollins Heretofore, rather since the organzs
ton OF the Metropolitan Board officers reported
their seizures that body only; they are required
by tho terms OF the document which each re-
ceved yesterday 10 notify the Collector OF
the district in which seizure was made OF the facts ana
the property TO that officer and 10 acquant
the Board OF such seizure that body are supposed 70
represent the Commissioner IN TINS ey all OF sDsn Is
according law expressed in scton 8, ~ inc
Treasury Regulations OF April IL 1867, as follows livery
officer tother than collector OF internal revenue ~ us
the fact the Collector ~ the district in when the sezen
property islocated and turn over me same 10 tne sd
sissoner at once report emb0dyng an the IaoSs son
cerning the which are then known 10 him section
lpage T. OF the document requireeaeh Collector 10
keep a record docket OF the seizures made IN MS as
trct also to forward the Commissioner Of Internal
Revcnue on for iO7 detailed statement OF the facts
upon which the seizure was made as tne
81 OtLS' the hformer, &c. OF all these requirements.
only the one OF reporting TO me Metropghil,an hi
Board has been complied with The COLLECTORS nave
not kept the docket record consequence o the
failure OF officers outside collectors Offices 10 report
seizures made IN the respective districts These nsruc-
ons 70 tine inspectors regarded as eguya
lent 20 order aboshng the Board because the Metro
politan Board OF Revenue has never lost It's po~er
law or regulation to control the disposition OF goods 10
care OF collectors and as all property s to be handea
over Immediately TO them upon It's being taken posses
sion Of IL is difficult 10 comprehend what advantage can
To the Government bya continuance ofthe boar
said that the law creating the Board drected no
members 10 release only property OF less aggregate
value thar 30oo but IL asserted tnat the b1aa 1s %
disposed OF cases involving considerably more than no
specified sum. report Is current that COL Jouroan 10
TO be appointed to the place made vacant oy Ine
ton OF Col Wood OF Kings County. Ex-keyenno ,n-
specor Hess justified yesterday In $4,000 70 ne
charge defamation OF character preferred ny messh
England, Evans, Irving, aud Hanlon, mater "a
grew out OF the alleged attempt Of the compianans
defraud the @, yernment by the Issue OF nnuao ~
boad large quantity OF whisky "a on the way 70 NO
I'D District OF Pennsylvania from this city An ~
st was seized by Collector Pnckney IN the ces % H., 81
69O and 622 West Forty thirdst. Large or smah ,oe
spirits are detained In this city, belonging 70 lat Es
Rlauchard T. ID. Simmons 4 Co. j. B. bearns' Lusa "
Dusnkoop and Strait One house involved IN tne wr
seizures made q short time ago by Collector ,.s
renorfed TO have proposed release OF thelr Ps'nt
unon the payment OF tax according TO the e
piste WHICH Arrangement was, it Is said. decunsa.