Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-12-24


in sustaining things amounting to an an
arehy.
lie refers to the iabors and exposures oi
the officers and men, and hopes that they
will receive the assurance to which they are
fairy entitled, that their labors are apprs-
ciated Officers have been required to per.
form The duties of Indian agents, shedfs,
&e foreign to their military training, and
have done this duty without murlnur and
With marked intelligence Never, be says,
has he known the army officers So poor, but
they hope by the appreciation Of currency
tiolr compensation win soon become more
satisfactory Any diiniuation Of their pay
would result in the loss to their service of
every good Office, TO the extreme damage Of
be army itself
Geneaa, Sherman advises the adoption by
Congress Of the new army regulations as
prepared By the Special Board of officers.
In referring to the army consolidation
be says there are 1--WE hundred and nine
unattached officers, Of whom one hundred
and fty six are awaiting orders The
number of retired officers is one hundred
and seventy seven. He urges that cavalry
aud artillery regiments be officered alike in
regimental and company organizations, and
asks for an extra Lieutenant for cavalry
companies. He urges that it is unjust that
the reduction Of the army should fall ex-
clusivaly upon the infantry arm of the
service, and recommends that after Con
gress has enacted the necessary laws, the
President assemble board Of disinterested
general officers to whom shall be committed
the whole matter of reduction and reorgani-
zation
Gen. Sherman comments upon what he
called the absurdity of the Staff of Army
making their own reports to the Secretary
of War. IF this be continued. he says, we
have the absurdity Of the Gen. commanding
the army with his chief staff officers re-
porting to somebody else. He hopes for
legislation that viii allow officers Of the
army to call upon the Gen. for troops, in
stead Of the President
lie advocates an increase Of ray for the
soldiers. He recommends that forts cover
ing the cities Of Portland, Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Or
leans, AMI San Francisco, be completed as
soon as possible.
He calls attention to Che earnest recon-
mendation Of Gen. Thomas, that Seal Is
land of Alaska, st. Paul, and St. George
be sold to the highest bidder lie is In
formed that parties in San Francisco are
ready to bid several millions Of dollars,
which, he says, would go fer towards in
Identifying the Government for the 9TH
erwise poor and costly county.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER or INTERNAL
REVENUE.
Treasuy Department, O6ice Of Internal
Rereaue, Washington, Nor 90 SIR
have the honor to transmit herewith the
tabular statement made up from the &C
counts kept in this Office which the See
retaTy Of the Treasury is required to lay be
fore Congress. They are as follows Table
A-Showing the receipts from each specific
source of revenue and the amount refunded
in each collection district, State and Terri
tory Of the United States, for the fiscal year
ending June 30,h, 1869 Table B show
ing the number and value ofIuterual Reve-
nue. stamps ordered monthly by the Com
missioner and monthly receipts from pur-
chases Of Internal Revenue stamps, the
commissions allowed ON the same, and re-
ceipts from agents for the sale Of stamps
for the fiscal year ending June 30tb, 1863
Table c, showing the Territorial di,tribu-
ton Of internal Revenue from various
sources in the United States Table D,
showing the total collections from each
specific Of Revenue for the fiscal years
ending June Goth, 1868, G., 65, &C, 81, 6S,
and GO, respectively. Table Z, showing the
rates Of receipts FROM specific sources to the
aggregate Of all collections for the fiscal
years ending June 30th 1864, 65, &C, 67,
GS, and GO, respectively. Table T, abstract
of reports of the District Attorneys con
cerniug suits and prosecutions under the in
ternal revenue laws. The total receipts
from internal revenue sources, exclusive Of
the direct tax upon lands, and the duty
upon the circulation and deposits of Ma
tioual banks, were for the fiscal year 1869,
$3.50. O39. .34429. This includes the sums
refunded for taxes illegally assessed and
collected, amounting to $3.50, ,233l2, nearly
all of which was for taxes assessed and col
lccted in previous years,
For the fiscal year 1868 there were re-
funded sI,0l8, 334.SI. Drawbacks were
also allowed to the amount of 81, 379,-
qS0.0l No drawbacks were allowed during
the iscal year 1869 by this Bureau, ex-
eepting on general merchandise, under sec
ton III of the act of March 3Ist, 1868, to
ale and patent medicens, amounting to
s377,4II2l The drawback on rum and
alehobol is not allowed by this Bureau.
The receipts for the current year are esti-
mated at $l76,000,O 600.
A comparative statement is submitted
showing the total receipts from the sane
general sources Of taxation for the first SIX
months of the fiscal year 1865 and 1869,
from July to December, 1865 inclusive
$6I, ,296, ,3Ss; from July to Decou.ber, 1867,
inclusive, 66,llo,089; total gain for the
first six months Of 1869, ST, lS6, 35S.
A comparative statement Is submitted
showing the total receipts from the same
sources for the last six months of the fiscal
years 1865 and 1869 From January tc
June, 1869, inclusive, 800, $40, go. From
January to June, 1868, inclusive, $94,-
47g,94S. Total gain for the last six months
Of 1869 over that ofIS6S, $40, ,062, 9l2, OF
1910 per cent During this period the
amount gained on spirits is 50, $50. .522. The
amount gained in stamps $60S, 335. Amount
gained on sales 81 ,666, I04. The greatest
loss from any one source of taxation for this
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