New-York tribune., 1871-06-27
WASHINGTON.
THE BOUTWELL, -PLEAsoNTON TRoUBLE-THE
NEW GOLD NOTES READY FOR CIRCULATION
MORE WHISKY sTATIsTICs-TllE KU-KLuA
INVESTIGATION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.l


WASHINGTON. Monday, June 90, 1871.
Tho Boutwell, Pleasonton quarrel continues 10 po
almost the only topic Of conversation In pohtca on
here and the discussion of it daily increases IN heIos
1t is generally held that Mr. Boutwell,, as secretary VI
the Treasury accountable to the people for tho honest
disbursement OF all the public money and that tne to
sponsbty OF making favorable contracts as far as they
bear upon the Treasury Department, or any OF s pu
reaus rests upon him. 1t is proper therefore, tna' ho
should be consulted to the proprety OF all sucn co
tracts When Mr. DeanO in charge OF the lnterhai
Revenue Bureau, 1t proposed TO make TINS depart
nent or Bureau independent OF the secretary OF le
Treasury. This proposition did not, however meet the
approval either Of Congress Of the President as IL
was held that Mr. Boutwell, having assisted In framing
the Internal Revenue laws and organizing the lhtern
Revenue Bureau, abundantly qualified 10 give ad'ce
in regard TO its management Mr.. Deano therefore, al
ways consulted with the Secretary whenever any very
portant question arose. especially In regard to inter
pretatons Of the laws and whenever he made contracts
for furnishing his Bureau with material NO departure
from this custom has ever been made until last week.
when Gen. Pleasonon awarded the heavy contract lor
stamp paper in opposition to the known wishes oi 'no
Secretary and the judgment Of the experts In MS own
bureau II is currently reported here that the fresue'
has said that he will not interfere in Gen. Peasohooh
behalf and that the latter II not sustained, will resign
The new 400 gold notes have been distributed among
the Assistant Treasurers. It was recently proposed
10 issue these gold certificates OF the denomination Oh
So but it was finally concluded that the issue OF GER
tifcates of class well as OF all other denomlna
tions, is merely accommodation to bankers mer-
chants and few Others and that the Government de-
rves no benefit whatever from their circulation except
70 make 1t appear that large amount Of gold on hand
when in reality it is money owned by private lnd
viduals
partial report of the amount of spirits in bond and
out In the country, printed In THE TRIBUNE, rev
days ago. This statement is complete, and shows
gquf fralllnn
gallons less than shown by the report of last NO
yember This statement contains much matter that may
well engage the attention OF our legislators next Winter
il the Tariff and Internal Revenue laws are to be
amended The most striking Of these is that with pro-
ducng capacity distieries of 2OO0O0OOO gallons
year. the tariff imported spirits is so low, OF the
Internal tax on domestic spirits hgh that there mas
been brought the country and placed on the market
e2OO7s gallons spirits More foreign spirits are still In
bond; and this immense importation takes place while
we have hand OF our own manufacture, 394l65i ga
Ions The grapes OF California are the best known for
the manufacture OF brandy and yet that business s so
improbable that Of the owners are cutting down
their vineyards; and there is on the market WAS gal
Ions Of foreign grape brandy.
Mr. stevenson's resolution before the Ku-Klux Com
mttee providing for the appointment OF sub-commt-
tee of three to visit the disturbed portions OF the South
en States which was laid aside several days ago, was
passed to-day, and the committee will be at once selected
The only member voting against the resolution was
Beck Of Kentucky. Senator Scott and Representative
Stevenson will be the committee; and the Democratic
member will probably he Van Trump Of Ohio.
The swiss Postal Department has requested Postmas-
ter-Genera Creswel furnish certain information rea-
tive the Of making contracts for and OF issu
ing stamped envelopes and adhesive postage stamps,
with view of adopting the system In Switzerland
The Swiss OF Post Offices is enthusias-
tic in his praise Of the new series Of American postage
stamps says that they anything Of the KIND
lin the quality of paper, engraving, and
general design.
Eight hundred Assistant Assessorsof Internal Revenue
have been removed since last october under the law pro-
ydng for the consolidation Of districts This is 33 per
cent whole number Of the force OF Assessors Re
movas under this law will with the present fiscal
year. Allowing these 800 men to have had work onehalf
of the year IL is estimated that $4,000 would have been
paid them by the Government
Supervisor Sutton Of Pennsylvania. has written n
letter to the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue in re-
gard to the cigar box stamp which is so arranged by
placing under the lid of the box to enable the dealer
TO show the cigars without breaking the stamp. This
arrangement represented TO be unsafe by the Super
visor as 1t does not prevent the withdrawal OF all the
cigars the box without injury to the stamp, and by
unprncpled dealers the box may be rehled and again
sold without the OF new stamp EndeavOrs VIII
be made improve the stamp that the Government
by its use will protected from fraud, else its dis
continuance will be ordered. Commissioner Pleasonton
has favored stamping each cigar separately
Mrs c. G. Bowen, "NO. g." had an interview with the
Attorney General this morning in relation to the appica-
ton for her husbands pardon. Mr.. Akerman assured
her that he would give the papers in the case due CON
sideratOn and make the earliest possible disposition of
petition for the pardon OF the bigamist is now in
circulation here, and is receiving hundreds OF names,
some Of them very prominent in business and politics.
Citizens OF California who have held unsettled claims
against the Indian Bureau since 1885, amounting it is
tmated to $4,000 have at intervals pressed them upon
Congress. A few thousand dollars only have been paid
on them order to ascertain their extent and validity
Secretary Deano has decided to appoint commissioner
to visit California and examine and report upon all
standing Indian claims held in that State with view to
their early settlement by Congress.