The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-07
FOURI Ill EDlTION
Internal Revenue Order
important 10 Absentee Collectors.
Boston Manufacturers Sentenced.
Tobacco and the Revenue.
Army and Navy orders.
EGc.s EGc.s ETC.. Etc.s Etc.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Naval Orders.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Commauder s. 4. |
Beardslee has been ordered to the photographic |
Office; Second Assistant Engineer George @.
Nelson to the Nina First Assistant Truman NJ.
Jones is detached from the Nina and orlered to |
the Tennessee; First Assistant G. j. Mcconnell
from the Tennessee and placed on waiting |
orders; Lieutenant Thomas 2. Wilson from the |
Naval Academy on March 1 and granted six
months furlough.
AbAentes Collectors.
The following circular has been issued by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue concerning
internal revenue officers absentng themselves
from their districts:-
"It having come to the knowledge of this
Office that many officers of internal revenue
absent themselves from their respective districts
without having first obtained proper leave of
absence, notice is hereby given that in the
future such absence without leave will not be
permitted.
GAN permits now outstanding granting autho-
rity to supervisors or other internal revenue
officers to visit Washington, or absent them
selves from their districts when in their opinion
| the exigencies of the service SO require are
| hereby revoked. All officers who may hereafter
receive permission to visit Washington are re-
| quired to register In book which has been pre-
pared at this Office their names, by what autho-
rity they are here, the extent of their leave of
absence, and their address while in this CITY,,
| "a. PLEAsANToN."
| The Georgia Case
| Special Despatch TO the Boening Telegraph.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Senate Judiciary
Committee to-day commenced the hearing in
the Georgia Senatorial question. But one OF
| the contestants is here the other three will be
| here next week. The matter is SO complicated
and the feeling against Georgia so strong that
there is a disposition manifested among Seua-
tors of keeping them all out If the committee
should reach decision, but one would get
seat after the 4th of March.
| The Snn Dominao Question.
Fabens, agent of Baez in the San Domingo
matter, is here to get the $15O, 600 due for the
yearly rental of SANTANA Bay. The President,
| some days ago, requested Mr.. Dawes, Chair
man of the Appropriation Committee, to pass
the appropriation; but he declined to do 1t. 1t
will be paid out of the funds in the State De-
partment, unless an appropriation is made, as
1t has been due some time and Baez wants the
money
The President was informed to-day that ma
jority of the Foreign Affairs Committee are
favorable to Morton's resolution, and that it
would be reported on Monday, but that 1T would
he some days before a vote could be reached, as
q number of gentlemen wished to discuss It,
Railr Dad schemes In the senate.
There are some half dozen large railroad
schemes before the Senate and the House, and
the friends of these measures are endeavoring
to make q combination with view of getting
concurrent legislation at this session.
The Appropriation Bills.
Dawes and other members of the Appropria-
ton Committee intend to bring up the appro-
priation bills next week. They will antagonize
them against every measure OF this sort, with
tbs view of defeating 1t If possible.
The Presidents Supporters.
fhere a meeting last night of Senators
and members, including the Foreign Affairs
Committee and others friendly to the Presi-
dents policy, at the rooms of Governor Norton
for consulting about the San Domingo affairs,
and as to the course that should be pursued
when it comes up in the House There are still
doubts about the prospect of getting two-thirds
of the House, and the opposition is stronger
than it was. Those having charge of the mea-
sure will allow.a reasonable debate, but should
a factous opposition be manifested, they will
es. seavOr to rally two-thirds vote.
Army Orders.
d patch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Captain F. d. Ogilby,
Sth Infantry, is detailed as a member of the
general cOurt-martial convened at West Point
to try Cadet Smith and others.
Major q. A. Derussy, Sd Artillery is detailed
for duty at the artillery school, Fortress Mon
roe, Va, to relieve Major G.. Il. Morgan, 9th
Artillery, who will be assigned to duty East
Captain Il. T. Frank, lst Artillery relieved
from duly as member of the general court
martial at West Point.
Thc United states vreasury Statistics.
The Treasury holds in trust for national
banks at this date as security for circulation,
notes $346, $780, 600, and for public. deposits
$l5,S19, 500. National currency received from
printers during the week, sos; POO; shipments
notes. $642 424; currency, 1894, ,S97. Mutilated
notes burned during the week. $2S3, 200; total
amount burned, $35, 295, 63S; bank currency
J issued for bills destroyed during the week,
S33S, 240; balance due for mutilated notes,
1870 793; bank circulation outstanding at this
date, $305, ,209, 269; fractional currency re.
! deemed and destroyed during the week,
; $407 600.
| TobncoO and the Revenue.
Commissioner PleasantOn states in an Official
letter that according to the ruling of the Inter
nal Revenue, manufacturers of tobacco, in order
, TO comply with the provisions of section o3 OF
the act of July 20, 1863 must give bond for each
4 screw press kept for use in making plug or
5 pressed tobacco, whether such press Is used
for pressing the Jumps into shape
, the shape screw pressed, or used for pressing
3 the plHgs into boxes the box or finishing screw
presf. In response to statement fran Cleye,
) land Ohio that dealers buy and sell scraps and
\ sweepings of tobacco in bulk on which notax
: has been paid. The consumer expresses sur,
G presses surprise that any dealer in the 0nlled
!, States should engage in this business without a
0 tax being paid, and states that 1t cannot be
s allowed. .,. ,, -
t Refuse scrap sweepings of tobacco and eiga.
are liable 10 seizure and forfeiture the same as