The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Internal Reveuue CommIssi one ership-
General PIensnnton TO be the .1an.


General PlensnntOn to be tue Man.
s. ecial Despatch to the Eusning Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Mr. Douglass, Assist
ant Commissioner of Internal Revenue, is still
acting as Commissioner, and will continue to do
so for awhile but as soon as the elections for
this week are fairly over, permanent appoint
ment to the vacancy created by the promotion
of ex-Commissioner Delano will be announced.
An earnest effort has been made to persuade the
President to appoint Mr.. Douglass, or some other
Pennsylvania, to the head of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, but the effort has failed, and
il is now definitely decided that neither Mr.
Douglas nor any other Pennsylvania will Sc
cure the coveted place. Pennsylvania polit-
clans appear to be at a discount in administra-
tive circles, as far as appointments to infuen-
tial positions are concerned, although they are
seemingly all-powerful to secure the removal of
obnoxious Cabinet officers.
The permanent successor to Commissioner
Delano has, however, been fixed upon already.
He is General Alfred Pleasanton, of New York
at present Collector of the Thirtysecond district
of New York. This district is to be eXtin
guished by consolidation with the Fourth dis
trict, and General Pleasanton is to be rewarded
with the Commissonership, as n return for his
fidelity to the administration in general and
the President in particular.
[General Alfred Pleasantou, who is shortly to be-
come Commissioner of Internal Revenue is A native
of the District Of Columbia, and has an honorable
record as a soldier. lie graduated from the West
Point Military Academy in June,
He entered the cavalry branch OF the
army, and saw hard service during the Mexican
war. During the Rebellion he early made his mark,
and in July, 1862, was commissioned Brlgadier-G Gene
Ial of Volunteers, being subsequently promoted to
force of cavalry throughout the war, operating in
Virginia Maryland, and Pennsy and acquiring
Courage at Antiet m, O GettysSaTg sN and and
charlottesville and subsequently acquiring 1di-
been an old army comrade of General Grant, and
during the war they became warm personal friends.
After Grants Inauguration as President he was
made collector OF Internal Revenue for
the Fourth District OF New York, and
in March last, when Collector Bailey, of
the Thirty ysecond district, mysterousy disappe red
leaving his accounts in very unsettled condition,
General Peasanton transferred to this district
the most important in the country. he has given
general satisfaction as an officer or the Revenue
with The peculiar and responsible task to which it is
understood be viii soon De called.l
Philadelphia Revenue Matters Cameron
AEnln at WOrH.
There is soon to be q general overturning of
internal revenue affairs in Philadelphia, as the
result of an amicabe under, taudng between
the President and Senator Cameron, in which
the advice and desires of Supervisor Tuition had
tner lull weight. Inc IOur revenue 0lSJflctS are
TO be consolidated into two-the first and second
as at present constituted to comprise the
first district of the future, and the third
and fourth 20 be known together as the second.
This action on the part of the administration
will reduce the number of assessors and collec-
tors required to one-half the present number.
and four Philadelphia ollice-holders will conse-
Quently find themselves out of Office, as soon as
the pending elections are fairly over. VIII m
j. Pollock, at present Collector of the
First district, will be retained
as Collector of the new First District; while
William S. Stokley, now Assessor of the Second
district, is to be made Assessor of the uew First
present Second district, is already provided for
by his election as Sheriff, and John B. Kenuey,
the present Assessor of the First district will be
obliged to shift for himself.
General Horatio 6. Sckel, the present Col
lector of the Fourth district, is to be made Col
lector of the new Second district and William
B. Elliot who has been Assessor of the Third
district so long, is to become Assessor of the new
| Second district. George G. Evans, the Collector
| of the Third district, and Charles B. Barrett the
| Assessor of the Fourth district, are as yet un-
provided for, and will probably share the fate of
! Kenney. Cameron cannot, of course, be ex-
! pected to provide a berth for everybody. He
has done the best that he could in this new
arrangement aud is quite well satisfied with it,
even if it does not suit everybody else who is
| interested in the matter.