The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-10
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$3.50. WASHINGTON, March s, 1871.
There are strong intimations that Senator
sumner will be relieved Of his position as
chairman Of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations. This means war, and
Massachusetts can bnt resent the additional
5ndisnity visited upon her, and the result
viii be that Graut can never get that States
support for denomination. Sumner Is in
very bad odor with those who truckle to
The Administration. His entire record does
not suffice to shield him from their insin.
uations aud untricndly treatment. If he
loses the power he holds in the Senate as
chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com
mi,tee. he viii be aS helpless as log upon
the ocean. In that case the question will
I've paramount. Will not New England
arise in IFS strength and resent the insult !?
Time must prove. There are some very
positive ideas entertained that the original
AholitioniSt could wage n very successful
war against the latter-day Republicans.
Perhaps Sumner will get nomination for
the Presidency us well AS Grant. This is
not considered improbable. In that case
he would have ample opportunity to ex-
hibit his strength in the Radical party.
The appoirt.aent on the Southern Claims
CommisSlon OF two eX-memberS Of Com
c1rss-ohe Senator and one Representa-
tivr-,.nows that the Administration is
VIII .ng to respond favorably to the wall
nich comes up from those who have been
rrpud;ated by their constituents for APP
po,utment to office. The public is now
awaiting the next turn. There are eX-
members of Congress around Washington
hoping for better show than was made in
the two appointments to-day. Several Of
them have longing eyes upon foreign mis-
sionS. even if some OF the officials now In
other countries must he forced, q la Mot
ley, TO give way for them.
Although the Joint High Commission are
rs silent rs the grave on al subjects which
have been before them, there begins al
ready to be felt a feverish anxiety concern
ir.c the consultations. II is not unreasona-
ole 10 suppose that we may hear something
from England, where the Government and
people are equally as sensitive as our own,
to enhance the feverish state Of the public
Pulse. In many quarters there is an unde-
iined fear that our claims will fail to meet
concessions requisite thereto. The Admin
i>tration, however, still have high hopes
and sangune expectations. lIaoN.
ANNUAL TAX ASSESSMENTS - Washington,
March S.-Under the act OF Congress of
March >. 1867, all annual taxes are to he
assessed in the month Of March Of each
wear, and assistant assessors are required
10 complete their assessments and place
the same in the hands Of the assessor on or
before the last day Of that month. The
assessor is then allowed time to hear ap-
Dea.S or complaints. hut the complete list
must be placed in the hands Of the collector
for collection on or before April 30th.
During the month of May the taxes, in
Guiding those on incomes, must be
paid The Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue has recently sent out seven
teen tons Of blanks. 1t Is made the duty
of any person Of lawful age, whose gross
income during the year preceding 1870 en-
cecded $1,000, to make and render a re-
turn on or before the day designated by
law to the assistant assessor Of the district
in which he resides of the gross amount of
his income, gains, and profits; and Of every
guardian and trustee, executor or admins
traitor, and any person acting in any other
liduciary capacity, or as resident agent for
or Co.partner OF any nonresident alien de-
irving incomes, gains, and profits from any
business, trude, or profession carried on in
the United States, or from rents OF real es-
tate situated therein, to make and render a
return to the assistant assessor of the dis
trict in which he resides of the amount OF
income, gains, and profits of any minor or
person for whom he acts.
The President has appointed two ex-
CongrcSSmen-IIowells OF Iowa and Ferris