New-York tribune., 1870-09-14
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WASHINGTON.
THE PENSION ACCoUNTs-GEN sHFRgAN's soyy-
MENTs-PRIZE MONEY-ISTERNAL REVENUE
Rulings,
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1870
All the war and navy pension accounts have been
passed in the Second Controllers oice and the pension
agents throughout the country are now busy engaged
in paying the pensions for the quarter ending septA
The Quartermasers claims and accounts passed in
the Second Controllers Office usual when the yonch-
found correct and payment ordered wherever
there happens TO be balance OF any particular fond to
the credit OF such account and when there il balance,
the accounts aud claims though passed. have TO remain
unpaid until Congress alters the recent law, or makes
special appropriations for them 10000 OF claim,
are already left unpaid.
The Secretary Of the Navy has issued an that
"All persons in the navy hereafter forbidden to pub
lish or cause TO be published directly indirectly any
official instructions, reports letters or to furnish
copies OF the 10 any person without the permission
OF the Secretary Of the Navy.
Adispatch was received from Gen. sherman to-day,
announcing that he would leave San Francisco for the
Indian country the 10th inst and tha; be would go
East by way OF Denver Colorado lie expects reach
Washington by the 10th OF October.
over 200 prize money claims passed through The
Fourth Auditors Office and approved 10y IN. Acting
Second Controller to-day. the payment, which will
be made at once The amounts 10 he paid range from
sl2 to slO0 and mostly 20 the sailors and marines.
Second Controller Broadhead Is in londonderry.
Ireland He expects to be here the 18th inst. and
return to his duties by the lst OF October.
Acting Commissioner Douglass OF the Internal Reve-
nue., made number OF rulings to-day OF which the fol-
lowing IL synopsis:
The law exempts from stamp duty an medicines ~
which the full and proper formula T. published IN or
the dspensatories now or hitherto in common among
physicians apOthecares, In any pharmaceutical
journal now Issued by incorporated College II Pnar
macy, when not sold offered for sale, advertised
der any other name form, guse, than that under
which they may be denOminated laid down therein.
This exemption applies only 10 such medicines
sold simply under the name given them In the pnbca
tOns above referred 10, and does in way apply o
patent proprietary medicines.
The Commissioner instructs Assessors 10 ascertain n
there any sh-o manufacturers who have failed a.
make OF their sales He orders that they be
qured make of Of sales for the lat
fifteen months, and that they be assessed the tax
thereon.
Matches given away, used, consumed, subject to
stamp duty equally with those which sold OF offered
for sale.
All articles imported under Schedule &C" are liable
stamp duty equally with those OF domestic manufacture
and the person who offers exposes them for sale Ia
be deemed the manufacturer thereof and liable Ia the
duties or tax, &c. Bay rum and cologne water come
under this head.
Spirits distilled from apples, peaches, grapes
subject the 50 per gallon tax the same loot
ing with spirits distilled from grain.
No authority for issuing stamps, tax paid or other
WISE to attached package Of sprts, hss ever
been issued. Each stamp must be denuhed by 1T serial
number and only be affixed To each package.
The law nowhere cOntemplates an extension OF time
for payment OF tax to the taxpayer, after the
become due To the Government does II authorize
such extension, but provides that, "
upon the demand OF the proper officer percentage shall
NJ added thereto,