Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-30
WASHINGTON.
IN ERNAL REVENUE CONSOLrDiTroNS
iIa Assistant Assessors Thrown Out OF



tIo Assistant Assessors Thrown out Of
Office.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S.--'rhe consolida-
ton Of Assessors Districts has resulted i'm
the dismissal of 419 Assistant Assessors
4 further consolidation will involve the
dismissal Of 200 more.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
in his report, says lac is satisfied that there
is no insurmountRble difficulty i'm eufOrc-
ing the excise laws. Ability and integrity
in the'oiiicers j. what is most needed. The
employment of spies and infOrmers and
payment of mOties is no longer necessary.
He thinks il will improve by the discon-
tinuance of such aids Detectives should
he continued under the name of Assistant
Supervisors. He thiuke that distilation
from fruit will largely increase. There
will be no material falling of in the pro-
duction of spirits during the current fiscal
year. y continuance Of the plan of sur
veying dslilleries, on the basis Of the fOul
hand fermeuuug process for gwect-mash,
is recommended. There is now nothing
like systematic or organized opposition To
uniform laws taxing spirits. 4 spirit me
ter, designed TO test stills, ie under con-
sderation. a continuance Of the present
rate Of tax on spirits, and manner OF col
lection, Is recommended. a uniform tax
Of 10 or 80 cents on all grades of manufac-
tured tobacco is recommended, while the
manufactures is left free to manipulate his
tobacco as he pleases A special tax on
dealers who sell the raw leaf Is recon-
mended. The number Of bonded ware
houses already established greatly exceeds
/ that required To accommodate the export
trade. Three-ffths of the tobacco entered
! for export has been withdrawn, thus So
curing from four 10 five months credit
an advantage over nose who use stamps.
The repeal of the tax on canned condi-
: md n y a.
! clause relating TO canned meats, in Schcd-
! ulc {. is recommended. The Quoat Of the
Southern States for direct taxation aggre-
I gates over five millions of dollars, (which
over ten and = half millions remain uncol-
lccted.
Troops have been ordered 10 Tallahassee,
Fla, To insure order on Tuesday next. when
the vote of the State is announced.
The following is an extract from Cen.
| Sherman's report "On examination of
the reports herewith enclosed, ] invite
your attention TO the recommendation of
Gen. Halleck, which refers to the use of
troops in assisting the civil authorities in
maintaining peace, collecting revenues.
&c, which has become so common of late
The duties of the soldiers in this cunnec-
ton are not prescribed so clearly bv statute
that the officers car understand their rights
and duties, and the civil agents and author
tiles often expect more than can be rightly
or lawfully done. ! think the soldiers
ought not 10 be expected TO make iDdiyid-
ual arrests or 70 do anyacts OF violence cX-
cept in their organized capacity, as q posse
comH7Utdt1ts duty summoned by the United
States Marshal and acting in his personal
presence; yet if il is deemed lawful and
proper that the soldiers should do more
than this, | concur with Gen. Halleck
that Congress should 50 enact in distinct
terms
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