The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-27
Especial dispatch to the Boston Daily Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, ID. D., June 20, 1871.

Ahh REVENUE
II the iacls regarding the late eommotion
IN The internal revenue bureau are made pub
lie, it will appear that the action of Secretary
Boutwell,, both in respect to promptness and
discretion, was precisely what would be ex-
pected OF an officer careful to preserve the in
tegrity OF his department. and il will also ap-
pear that his reasons for prompt action were
abundant. While it may not be positively as
serted, 1t may be believed with good deal of
confidence that there will be change In the
head OF the bureau within very few days.
Such change, however, should not, without
additional evidence, be too closely connected
with the New York Central railroad transac-
ton. The receipts of the internal revenue
office for the present month will not be much
more than half as great as for July last year.
Under the policy of Commissioner Pleasant
ON, the collection for incomes are falling
muca below the estimates.
THE PENSION OFFICE AND THE HoMGoPA-
THIsTs.
In view of the fact that the action of the
pension Office some time ago in regard to
homeopathic physicians called out many
statements and counter-claims about the
number of physicians practising diffei ent sys-
TENS of medicine, the following statistics will
prove of interest: The allopathic doctors
have claimed to number fifty thousand in the
United States, and the homnOpathists have
claimed ten thousand. The number of ply
sicians who paid taxes for the year ending
April 30 1871, is as follows: Regular or allo-
pathic, 5000. homeopathic, ,2961 by dropath-
ic, 133; eclectic, 1850; miscellaneous or not
classified, 4774; total, 49,798. The doctors
must either own to the correctness of these
figures or else that as many of their profess
sion as they may claim over these numbers
have defrauded the government of its lawful
tax. The names and post-ofice addresses of
all these 49,79S physicians are indexed for
reference.
THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET.
Secretary Fish will go to New York on
Tuesday next to be present on the 28.h in
stant, when his son graduates at Columbia
College, Secretary Fish is himself graduate
of Columbia and is connected with its direc-
tion. Secretary Delano left here to night for
Ohio, to be absent about week. The Presi-
dent will be In the city next week on Friday,
and cabinet meeting, it is understood will
be then held. Secretary Boutwell, will not
leave here till after that time. Notwith-
| standing the papers had him announced at
Groton several times within two weeks, he
has been here all the time busy in bis office.
The CITY DEBT OF New YoRK.-In his
recent message Mayor Hall makes an elabo-
rate comparison between the faanciering OF
the United States and that of his Tammany
owners, and complacently makes the BALANCE
turn in favor of Tammany. Let us see about
this little. The amount of the debt of the
city and county of New York, after long and
needless delay, has been stated at $82 058, TIA,
less the amount of the sinking fund, S17 ,784,
SO. This makes the net debt, If all is stated
$64 ,274,651, which must be paid, either by
taxation, or by the sale of the city property
The mayor values the city property 1T $267,-
100000; this includes the parks, the Croton
water works, the public buildings, etc. OF all
| this property, none but the markets and
wharves could be sold; the rest must be re-
| tanned for the health and use of the people.
| The markets might realize $5,000000; but
Tammany dare not sell them for fear of losing
| the use of large sum OF money acquired i'm
properly. The docks might sell for 5000 600,
| the declared expenditure of 100000 for sala-
| ries and office expenses, out OF revenue OF
| 900, would deter capitalists from invest
ing in them, particularly as the whole wharf
| age system is that OF black mail.
| To illustrate the folly OF the mayors sched
ule of thu city property as security for the
| debt, suppose the secretary of the treas
| ury should cause a statement of the
lighthouses, forts, ships of war and public
buildings to be published, as a security for
the debt of the United States. ii Mayor Hall
wishes to diminish the city debt, let him cut
down the salaries, dismiss all useless officials
stop The stealing, and let the public know once
month That the debt amounts to, and where
the city mon,>v Is, just as Mr.. Boutwell, does
| with the TTnited States finances. Again, the
national taxation 10 ~ for each person in
the country; while that o, New York is $25
Inc United States is reducing 'ne ns.wns ,
de9t al the rate of S1OOOOO,O00 D. @nrn sn'I q
ana very little stealing at that; New !. =
increasing its debt largely, and the stealing
| enormous. Three city officials left in the
steamer, Oh Saturday, to travel in Europe.
ana their constituents are feeling in their
pockets TO see where the money came from
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