The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-20
WASHING ON.
The President and the New
Virginia Senators Sc q
Probable ReadmissiOn Of the Old
Dominion to the Union.
Long Island Railroads and the
Revenue Returns.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l9. 1889.
Satisfaction Of the President ut the Idcction
Of Senators from Virginia-NO Obstacle in
the Way Of Representation in Congress
Effect Of General Canby's Report.
Inc President to-day, in conversation with men,
Der OF his Cabinet, expressed great satisfaction az
the action OF the Virginia Legislature IN selecting
men for the United States Senate who can take the
ironclad oath. Having ratified the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments anu complied in other
respects with the reconstruction acts he did not
any obstacle to her admission 10 representation In
Congress, and he hoped there would be none. The
President seems to entertain high opinion or Gov
ernor Walker OF Virginia. He intinates that
so far Governor Walker has adhered to all
the pledges he had made the President and
the latter regards him as strictly honest
man. Whatever opposition may be made by
the defeated Wells party to the admission OF yir-
gna 1t is evident she will have the support OF the
President VINO Is honestly anxious for the represent
tation OF all tine States IN Congress at the earliest
time possible. 1t Is believed that the report OF Gen
eral Candy relative to the manner In which the cleo
ton was conducted to which alluson was made in
these dispatches few days ago, will have an i'm.
porlant influence upon the radicals in Congress.
Ben Butter, VINO Is relied upon the leader OF the
opponents OF admission, SAID, when here some time
ago, that except there was some proof OF fraud hay
ing been practised or intimidation used he saw no
reason for setting The election aside or refusing TO
admit the state.
New Regulations for United States C0nsu,s in
Great Britain.
The temptations offered to United States Consus
in Great Britain to engage IN commercial transac.
tons and to use their positions Tor personal gain and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are SO great and are SO frequently
Vic iaafIt thntt Nan
seriously contemplating that will 1t Is be-
leved, prevent such abuses. IL proposed TO apply
TO the Consuls the system adopted by the Internal
Revenue Bureau with regard to supervisors OF inter-
nal revenue, and change them around from place to
place so that they shall not be long enough IN one
place to allow them TO form commercial relations
In this way 1t Is believed the government would be
better served and the Consus be kept from violating
their Instructions. The proposed term OF service in
each place will be fixed at one year.
An Importnnt Decision.
The Commissioner OF the General Land once mas
recently made the following rulings wiz
Ffrst-That pre- emptors upon lands in Minnesota
whose settlements were IN ade before survey but
which alter the extension Of the lines OF survey are
found upon odd numbered sections, within the
limits OF railroad graV are entitled to the right
OF pre- emptiOn thereto. In virtue OF the act OF
March o. 1854 vol. TO- page &c., United States stat
uies at LARGE upon compliance with the require
Second-That homestead entries can only be
made upon surveyed lands after the return to the
proper District Land ONCE OF the official plot OF
survey. Also that the right OF settler under the
Homestead law attaches only at and from the date
Of entry, therefore person who has settled upon
lands within the railroad limits before survey or
withdrawal cannot obtain title thereto under the
Homestead statutes. but must "prove up'' and pay
for his claim, under the act OF March o. 1854.
Fines Against Railroads FOR Making Erroneous
Returns.
SuperyisOr Dutcher New YORK has rocantIv
been pursuing Investigations concerning certain
railroad companies in that State reports to the
Internal Revenue Bureau that examination OF the
New York and Flushing. the Flushing and North
Shore and the Flushing and North Side railroads,
now under one management and located In the
First district. show that they had not made proper
returns Of dividends, interests and undlstributed
profits due February and August, 1869. Upon these
amounts not returned is due the i've per centum tax
which will amount to $4,000, to which there will be
aided fifty per centum penalty ana an assessment
Of four fines, OF 1000 each, for not making proper
returns. other revenue officers report that having
examiner the accounts OF the Brooklyn city rail-
roads OF the Third district they found that the compa
MES omitted to return the interest on the bonds due
August, 1868. and February ana August 1869; that
they had made erroneous returns Of the dividends
on the understandable profits fer the same periods
The tax due, with 100 per centum added for false
returns, viii amout to $4,000, with three fines OF
$1,000 each. The Supervisor also examined the
accounts OF the Coney Island and Brooklyn City
Railroad Company in the Second district and found
erroneous returns Of small amounts only Commits
soner Delano has directed the assessors to assess
these taxes penalties and fines against these roads.
ana ordered collectors to collect the same.
Executive Appointment.
Thd President to-day appointed John w. Dixon
Collector OF Customs for the District of Yorktown.
Virginia.
The Government Printing OHice
In reference TO published statements that the
government has lost 1000 $4,000 by an error a.
the Government Printing ONCE in printing the pub.
lie document known as Commercial Relations, y In.
curry in the proper quarter shows that the TOSS
which amounts only few hundred dollars was
promptly assumed by the employees in fault. and
consequently the government viii lose nothing by
the error.
Payment of Interest tho Alabama state
Debt.
The Montgomery tAla) Journal OF yesterday
says
Complete arrangements have been made for pay.
ing all the interest the state debt which falls due
the 1st OF ne xt month. The requisite amount OF
money for that purpose was drawn from the state
Treasury YESTERDAY TO be placed in a proper bank in
New York city, where the interest IS payable. This
Information Is derived from an authoritative source
accompanied by the assurance that the financial
condition OF the state government IS perfectly
heaithiui
Personal.
The President tonight attended tue blonde exhibit.
ton ut the National theatre. IN company with his
brother IN law Collector Casey, Of New Orleans.