Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-25
Tho Treasury Department and the Rsvears
Department.


A proposition IL pending before Cougtcss %
give greater energy and cficicncy TO our
financial system, by dividing the bureaus df'
the Treasury Department and creating nov
department Of the Government TO be called
the Revenue Department" comprising tho
internal revenue bureau, the cust0m-houso
bureau, aud the collection Of tho rcvenuc
from all other sources, leaving the keeping
Of the public moneys and funds, and tic en-
tire disbursements and the management Of
the public debt and securities, and the 40
couraing bureaus, still In the Treasury Do
partmtnt While this will not increase the
expenses, Il viii secure greater certainty and
fidelity in the collection Of the public reyer
MUGS, and thus enable Congress TO Tighten the
burdens Of taxation. Great energy and efii-
cheney have been given TO the internal RIVE
nue. system during the past year, whereby the
amount collected has been vastly incrcascd
and Congress enabled to commence TO cn' %"
IL appears 10 Be conceded, that The custom
house system Is about rs defective and In
efficient as was the internal revenue systcib
two years ago. A thorough reorganization
and efficient administration in all its dctailI
ismost manifcstlyfequircdt to prevent Cyasion1
and remedy deficiencies In tho collection OF
the customs Of duties on foreign importS II
Is known that Mr.. Secretary Boutwell, has
submitted to the Finance Committee Of the
Senate bill to rcorganizc, and give greater
efficiency to the custom-houso system. The
whole system for the collection Of all tho rev.
enucs should he under the direction OF one
leading, systematic and comprehensive mind
giving that exclusive attention. IL Is sufficient
for ono entire department. The present Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, aman Of acknowledge
ability and efficiency Us q financial officer
cannot by any possible eNcrtion give full at
tention to the numerous and multiplied hureane
10 his Department. When the bureaus for the
collection Of all the revenues are placed In q
distinct department, the Secretary of the
Treasury will still have ample field for his vig'
liant and searching mind.
The keeping and the disbursement Of all
the revenues, the management Of the public
debt and securities, and the bureau OF the
currency and The banking system, and h'
accounting bureaus Of the six auditors and
two comptrollers, with all their details, arr
already morU than sufficient for one Depart
ment; but, besides these, the Secretary Of
the Treasury has committed to his charge
tho register bureau the lighthouse system
and board, the bureau Of the coast survey, and
the bureau Of engraving and the public print
ing, and also the bureau Of architecture anS
public bulld,Dgs aud the public grounds. II
impossible for any one man, however vigil
ant and searching his genius, to give full at
tention to the supervision Of all the compll
Gated operations of these various depart
ments, and at the same time comprehend
and master all the complexities and dlfiicul
tics attending the vast and extensive machin
cry employed In the collection Of the reye
MUGS
This proposed separation OF the bureau
for tho collection Of the revenues, from III
department for the keeping and disbursement
will insure greater efficiency and certainty !,
tho collections, and m the result tighten tb
burdens Of the people.