The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-05

no chsnss IN rates IS = NOW now provided By law.
upon the Circulation Of national Ssnks which, Il
adopted would make the total tax ON circulation
n rs! psn OF noun sss
The committee had carefully examined the subject
Of the taxation Of national banks and had prepared
table which showed the present rate OF taxation,
State end national. In this connection Mr.. Allison
presented Q statement showing the amount and rate
the year ending December 81 1857. From this It APP
peared that the capital Of the national banks In all
that Of sx psd TO the unsd
eminent by the banks amounted TO or about
two and onefourth per cent and the amount O. state
cent This statement did not include two banks in
Mississippi two In South Carolina and one In Ne
Referring to the agreement arrived ct by the Com
mttee on Ways and Means not TO report bill for the
general revision OF the tariff at the present session.
Mr. Allison remarked that there was no occasion Tor
such general revision, as the manufacturing INDUS
stries OF the country were at present IN prosperous
Of coal has been produced this year In the United
states tnan ever before-in Pennsylvania equal to
Mr.. CAKE, trep.) Of Pa, in order to show that the
coal interest was not prosperous stated that anhra
cite coal was selling cheaper to-day than at any other
period Icr twelve years past on very slightly IN
Mr.. ALLISON SAID he was speaking Of the pros
svnsed BY the demand for coa So aso the manu-
facture OF pig iron was never more prosperous than
this year. So far as the iron interest Of the country
was concerned II would not suffer by failure To
modify the tariff at this session. and the might
be said as to all other great manufacturing interests
OF The country. Referring to the frauds the rev.
evenue he imputed the responsibility for them to the
Secretary OF the Treasury and the President remark
ing snai has az long ago ~ december st the Uomis
forty ocers for frauds and that not one Of them had
yet been removed.
mony that point given by Mr.. Rollins before the
judiciary Committee last July.
M, allison declined to yield for thai purpose,
ana remarked that In the city OF New York, where
revenue frauds most unDOunded no officer, eX-
cept one or two, had been removed by the President
fraudulent practices had gone to such an extent IN
Richmond that even the judicial ermine was stained
by them, and yet no removals had been made.
Mr.. Wood remarked that the PRESIDENT appointed
only collectors and assessors, whereas II was well
known that the frauds were chiefly perpetrated by
inspectors ana storckeepers, with whose appoint
ment the President had nothing 10 do.
Mr.. ALLISON said that that was only change OF
responsibility The collectors and assessEre were
ss 9nre in OF e aeat a%a se m sse
Treasury. The responsibility therefore, was In the
Executive Department
Mr.. MYERS, trep) of Pa, asked whether the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means Intended to insist on the
ten dollars tax on cigars.
MIR. ALLISON replied in the negative. The com
mittee proposed to leave the tax cigars az 1t now
IL, five dollars The committee, he was aware, mad
not reported, but the chairman (Mr. Schenck so
stated In his remarks.
The general debate closed at eight O'Clock, and the
committee proceeded 20 consider The bill in detail.
M DIANE, uep.l y, Me Inoved W serise gu. sne
of Internal Revenue Commissioner The effect Of
no so..i'n Will oe u"', "ssue sia. oocI WIN
have auiOcIatlc power IN appointing and removing
ali the internal revenue officers IN the country the
President might, the day after the adjournment OF
1onSiess, suspeu .mo yoi,iss'ohcI anu aPpo 1
turn Out every officer in the department and Ill the
places WIN MS own app0Ih,ces
Mr. LOGAN, trep.) VI H., opposed the amendment
and replied 10 the argument OF Mr. Blaine. The
powtr 10 hppolii! ihust resl somewhere anu ~ might
az wen tea. WIZ. .ne commissioner ~ Will any
QUIET peisoil' ne wan,eu W nA tic RESPONSIBILITY
snne"hete, anu therefore he avoreo me Section II
tne Commissioner was 10 DC Responsible lor NE col.
ccuo u iiic revenue et hin nave the seiection oi
ne subordinate oinceis;
:, mr. 5opD, hyp .. i','' no.eu W aiheun lne sec
tion by providing that the Commissioner shall be
suYect W TeiuoVa, " 70 suspens'on only Win Tue
anvNe anu consent VI ,ne senate !hat ahienument
Mouiu ,eiaose se opject.oh maze 70 tue section oy
'ns ecnnon'an RON m..he lalt. iIblneh -
., m.. WOOD opposed tne ainendment. lie was giad
~, ~ nu ,i'a. ',s i nVui. VI sNlas powei mcIe
me House Ihat doctrine liad been entirely ignored
py .i,s ,oheress IN Ic,cIence 10 the iTesioen| ne
oenx,u IN. ~ araioaty ~ ca1,y OUT .me Jaw
ne MomId not give nn'iihteG authority 10 subora,
n Ia a 1ne c ,nn wmoh' all Tue ii"uS compliance"
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should I'M H. N Was for Inc Presjdent Inv and with
the advice and consent of the se,te 10 IN the ONCE
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y MI WAX~hrn ,rep, Of Tenn renea IN ,h., nh.
ection nv citing mo "a 90 If The Denartment nr ,j
cuJfure winch was raised by Congress from the no
sifton or pnre,r without any such obiecron Seiny
mode ' ~ ' N
Nr pvooxs idep orN v ra,,ed attep,ion IN tho
case nj the Collector or tho Echth district M New
WORT That once had beep hadv tiied =" thai M nv
venue com,d he obfaned and hc M t;r"ossS had For
ovar !. year made an etyori to enact a chance S,nn
NO ,,r six da,aocra,s rod ,,aen ronna,a,, 10 M
President aud oil ~ them reec,.J nntii IL he
had 70 recommend rennhIicar ,h1,sa annnin,',,,.mt
,vaa con6rmad nina r"r ove, voar ppnanr .ia
Tenure Of 0tice nm miIl,ons Of M cartanv thou,
sop,Is on rhumsapa or doare lad hem ins; 20 ,.,
revenue Inv the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of that once ~"
NJ Wc1sn,y On 1Ian, , 81 Do ;ne.anaaa :, o,.,u.,
case II, nj. d,sp,,cs ,whara se,cn r"s,onsh, n,
bad hoe, rei.c,ed ono af,er ,nothar P ~
Mr. Ni1,u9I snN renIied IN M Waynard,s ARGUMENT
nv stat,ng th.t IN ease ~ The ncnsrtment 4, s,ri
ensure rio annoin,aa vas ,nade afiar rho aasao,s ~
,ha 49,, M fros,n.,,, ia a,;ra,a ,no Pk. W