The New York herald., 1870-04-07

ing season to tho wsers In which these fisheries are
chiefly carried oH for purposes Of warning and pro-
lection 10 fne fishermen OF the United States.
the docvsnents enclosed show thar SIR John A.
McDona1 stated In the Dominion Parliament tnat ho
had alveady announced that It was the intention Of
the government 70 issue more licenses to foreign
dsnermcn and they were taking every step possible
10 protect the lsteries. Tne bill commences with
preamble, as rollows:--
Whereas e Is cxpedient for the more efrectuai pro-
tectlDn OF me Insn0r0 nshere, ot canada against
interference by foreigners 10 amend the act entitled
IAN &c! tespecling Lshing by foreign vessels, ana
vessels shall not apnr9aoa any OF the Hshng shores
nearer than taree marlle miles without license
the peualty being the forfeiture Oh such vessels
Consideration Of tue Tariff Bill-Amendments
Agreed Upon.
An effort was made Ia the House to-day to take
the AR Line Railroad oil from the Speakers table,
with q view TO putting II on It's passage Mr..
Brooks, 0f New YORK, who was anxious to test the
disposition OF the House towards the Tariff bill,
called the yeas and nays, the qlcstlon being whether
tile House wouId go to business on the Speakers
table or 90 into Committee OF the Whole ON tho
Tarif DILL The House decided by q large vote to
continue the consideration OF the tariff. Very
little progress was made, however on the bill. The
sections relating Co foreign cordlais and other beve.
RACES containing any portions OF spirits, bay
rum, coiorlns for brandy and mineral and
medicinal waters, were allowed TO remain as
reported by the Committee OF Ways and Means
An amendment was offered and adopted allowing
minera waters from springs within Gye miles OF the
borders oitbe united States 10 come In free OF DUTY
The sccon relating 10 CIGARS cigarettes, cheroots,
&C., exci,ei an animated discussion. Three pro-
positions were offered as amendments to tile
committee's report, one to make o specific tax OF
three dol ars per pound on cigars another to strike
out the section entirely ana another to make the tax
81 90 per pound and fifty per cent at uasorem. The
latter finally carried by decided vote. Mr.. W. Z.
Lawrence, fresident OF the National Tobacco Asso-
csation, and John Straiton. Of New YORK, are
here looking after the sections OF the Tarn bill
realinR to tobacco ana cigars. The action OF the
Committee OF the Whole to-day on the question Of
cigars II Understood to be satisfactory to the Amer
can manuiaoturcrs Of cie ars. Messrs. Lawrence
and Straton were quite active in enilghtenng men,
bers upon the Importance OF protecting this large
branch OF industry.
Publication Of Iacovae Re.urns Forbidden.
Commissioner Deano has addressed the follow
Ing clrcular letter to the assessors OF internal
revenue:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., \
OFFICE INTERNAL REVENUE
WASHINGTON d. O., April 3, lo70)
SIR-It has heretofore been the practice OF
made on the income returns OF the taxpayers Be-
heng that this practice ~ not for the best interests
OF the government, but that 1S IN many respects
Objectionable and offensive, | desire IN future that
IT De disc0ntlnued. This, however, Will not prevent
the public inspecting the list, IS nerot0re under the
PROVISIONS OF section Nineteen act July IL, 1866.
Very respectfully, @. DELANO, Commissioner.
Decisious by CCmmissiorer Delano.
Commissioner Delano decides shat IN the case OF o
member Of lrm dylng during the year for which
said nrm mad paid special tax and given bond as to
manufacturers, the surviving member or members
Of the rrm ere not required TO pay any additional
special tax, give new ooads &C.. In order to carry
on SAID business. until the END Of the special tax
year. Notice Of the death should be given to the
assessor and collector. but the bond that account
need not be renewed until the business Of the old
nrm Is closed up and new one formed.
The Commissioner has decided that men who own
oil lands or hold them under leases. and who sink
wells Jherein ana them until they are exhausted
aao then sink others In the Same manner and for
the same purpose may be allowed to deduct the
OF sinking such wells in their income returns; that
such the businesss seems to be the production
Of Oil for sale, and the expense OF sinking the wells,
which are worthless wnen they are exhausted. ia
one OF the necessary expenses OF conducting 1t. He
decides, however, that no such deduction should be
allowed TO men to sink wells not for the purpose OF
working tnem,> but Tor the purpose OF thus I'M
proved that In this case the expense OF sinking the
wells Is as much an investment as though 1t were
expended IN erecting house on the same lands, and
should be governed by the same rule.
Establishment Of q Military Post mt Pembina.
Il quite true, as recently stated, that gov.
ernment has ordered the esLab blishmenr OF military
post at Pembina on the Red river OF the North and
at the boundary line between the United States
and tile British possessions. The object Of this new
post is to have point OF observation In view OF the
troubles IN the Winnipeg country. 1t Is supposed
by this time che troops are IN motion for tue place.
as instructions were sent some days ago directing
that detachment OF available troops from Chat de-
partment be started at the earliest moment. The
backwardness of spring IN that high latitude may
occasion slight delay. Tie troops, however, WILL
be on the ground az quickly as possible.
Executive Nominations.
The following nominations were sent IN to day
Joseph p. Root, OF Kansas TO be Minister Resident
at the Hague; Hugh l.. Bond, Of Maryland, to be
Judge OF the Fourth Judicial district circuit vice
George A. Pearce, withdrawn; @. B. Thompson,
Postmaster at Leroy, N y; john O'Nelil Postmaster
at Abingdon, Va.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate In executive session to-day confirmed
the following nomlnations:-
TO be Consuls-James r. Wheeler, OF Massachu.
sets, at Kingston; j. b. Gould, OF Maine at Br.
mingham; ]. B. Kerr, Of Missouri SciO; Benjamin
d. Morton. OF Rh0de Island, at ColOnia, Uruguay;
e. W. kleeberg. OF the District Of Columbia at ver-
esers: D. Il. Batchelder, OF New Hampshire, at Lon.
aOnderry.
Moses Hallett to be Chief Justice OF Colorado
Territory; M. 4. Patrick Marshal of Utah Territory;
Edward A. Brogden, Collector of Customs q. York
Me-; II. u Hunt, Assessor Of Internal Revenue for
the Fourth district Of Texas; John L. George, Post
master at Lebanon, Pa; Thomas u. Davis, Post.
master at Beverly, Mass.
Personal.
Or. Hayes, the Arctic explorer, arrived here to-
day, at the instance OF the Senate Committee on