The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-10
WARRINGTON.
Govern lnent Finances.

| government FINANCES.
| WASHINGTON. July S.-For the fiscal year
ternal Revenue issued 44042,611 stamps for
tobacco snuff and cigars; for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1871, there were issued $780,
va ,956 stamps, indicating an increase of about
| $l,5OO,0O0 in receipts over the previous fiscal
| year. There will be falling off in the amount
received from the sale of whskey stamps The
| receipts of fractional currency for the week
amount to $10O, 900; Shipment OF notes, $2763,-
7o4; fractional currency, $3.50 592. Treasurer
Spinner holds in trust as security for national
bank circulation, $780, 73,55O, aud for deposits
OF public money, $15,79l. 500. National bank
circulation at this date, $317, 1857 900. Internal
revenue receipts to day, $3.50, 5S1; for the
month of June, 81 47630S Balances in the
treasury 80 rS at close OF business day:.Carren
cy, 1850 900; coin, $SS591 900; certificates,
$40. 100000.
Injancfions.
Three more injuL ctons were granted to-day
ny Judge Harding against the coal operators
charged with working their mines in violation
OF mine ventilation. One injunction was is
sued against Thomas Braddock & Co, one
against the Northern Coal and Iron Company
and one against the Consumers Company.
Pardon Of Bowen.
This afternoon the marshal of the District
received the pardon granted in the case of
Hon Z: U. Bowen, which is dated July LIST,
and reads as follows:
~ u" Wn0W u may concern WeSe presents Shdt
come, erecting:
Whereas, ON the 18th day of June, 1871, in
the Supreme Court of the District of Column
Dia, holding criminal term, one G. G. Bowen
was convicted of bgamy and sentenced to i'm
prlsonment for two years and to pay $3.50 fine;
and,
Whereas, it is represented that he was inno-
cent of any violation of law, that he acted in
good faith, believing his former wife to be dead,
and it appears he rendered good service to the
cause of the Union during the rebellion and
since its termination, and has endeavored to
Iced an fioucsJ ana upright ire; and FOR these
reasons eleven of the jurors who found the YER
dict against him, and many other citizens of
the highest consideration and weight, urge
this pardon, and United States Attorney Fish.
er would be gratified by the exercise of Execu-
tive clemency; sitt-
Now, therefore, be it known that I, u. s,
Grant, President of the United States of Amer
lea, in consideration of the premises and divers
other good and sufficient reasons do hereunto
grant to said G. q. Bowen a full and uncondi-
tiooal pardon.
(Signed) U. S.GRANr.
By the President,
j. BANCROFT DAVIS, Acting Secretary of State
The marshal Immediately wrote release,
and Bowen walked ont of Jail in COMPANY with
Mrs. Pettigrew King Bowen.
Another Railroad Case
Commissioner Pleasanton has had before
him the question respecting the liabilities of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Company to assessment which has recently
been made upon the interest or coupons falling
due within the last five months OF 1870 and
first five months OF 1871, and to further ass ess-
ment made on dividends of the same period
Concerning this the attorney of the road made
application to the Secretary of the Treasury
for the remission of said taxes, amounting to
Sl22,z3l, and the request is made to the Com
missioner that the collection OF revenue be
stayed till the question of liability has been de-
cided upon said appeal and application for re-
mission in view of special instructions of the
Secretary OF the Treasury previously issued.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue does
not deem it proper to grant the request The
instructions of the Secretary referred to were
issued May 10th last and concerned the tax on
interest, dividends and United States salaries.
Ku Klux COMMITTEE.
Judge r. d. Carpenter, of Charleston, S.
c., was nearly five house before the Ku Klux
committee to-day.
Pension siaiistics.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The statement of
business of the finance division of the Pension
office during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1871, is as ws:-Number of cOmmunica-
tons received, 42,521; number OF communities
tons written, ~ ,451; amount of requSitiops
upon army funds. $34, 103, 1924; amount of re.
QUESTIONS upon navy funds, 81, M1 $50; amount
OF requlsitions drawn upon war of 1872 fund.-
Wa OOO These acquisitions include amount
uccucu peuSlOuS paydOl6 curing tue enSu-
ing quarter ending Sept. 4. Amount refunded
to Government in settlement of pension agents
accounts, 1851 1873 One new pension agency
was established and one discontinued. Twelve
new pension agents have been appointed and
nine reappointed. The number of applicants
for pensions examined, % 233 and amount of
fees allowed, $45 900; number of new army in:
valid pensions added to the roll, 1854 includ-
ing about 800 of war of 1872; the number of
communication orders for artificial limbs issued,
md For. a.,I
amounting to $468, 1858; whole number of army
pensioners on roll June 30th was 205, 232, and
whole number navy pensions 3 Ill; number of
marriages and deaths reported among pension
ers was 164; number of clerks, messengers
aEd copyists attached to finance division, Sc.
Postage stamps.
During the quarter ending June 3Oth, 1871.
the Post Office Department issued s124 GIL O4O
adhesive postage stamps, 21,8lO, $50 stamped
ehVeiopes, and 1910, 800 newspaper envelopes.
Bounty Olaims.
Thirty eight thousand claims for bounty and
arrears of pay, involving two or three million
dollars, are now in the office of the Second An
ditor of the Treasury, of which fifteen thousand
will probably be allowed These claims are the
remains OF those rising out OF the late war ac-
counts settled from June 30} 1861, to June 80,
1870.
The Pleasanssn. Boutwell, Matter.
Commissioner Pleasanton last week forward
ed to President Grant long letter giving his
views of his duties as Chief of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue and subjects which came un-
der his direct control and supervision sand
claiming That according to the law of 1868 his
power over internal revenue is as complete as
that OF Secretary Boutwell, over the customs
revenue, not however interfering with dis
bursements, his duty being so TO Instruct Off
GERS that the tax may be faithfully and prompt
ly collected and paid into the treasury. Hence
the Secretary has nothing to do with instruc-
tons to officers the Commissioners decis-
ions appeals from which may be made to the
courts for redress Such is believed to be in
brief the opinion of the Commissioner, who
asks the President to obtain the views of Sec
rotary Boutwell, concerning the difference be-
tween them On the question of Jurisdiction.
The Commissioner leaves the subject with the
President. II the latter shall decline or pre-
fer not to decide the question: he proposes that
his together with Secretary Boutwelps state.
ment shall be submitted to the Attorney Gen.
eral, and he will abide by the decision, what
ever it may be.