New-York tribune., 1871-05-03
WASHINGTON.
THE TAX ON SALARIES OF STATE OFFICIALS
NEW RULINGS UNDER THE LATE DECISION
NEGRO PERSECUTION IN KENTUCKY-WHIshf
STATISTICS.

| IN
| STATISTICS.
| IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBUNRl
| WASHINGTON Tuesday May p 1871.
Numerous cases are already arising under the late de-
cison In regard TO tho Income Tax on the salaries o
State officers. Many of these win have to be decided
separately they up, though some OF Che rulings
will be Of such general application as to apply 10 largo
classes Of cases Commissioner Peasonton made three
snch decisions today He holds that since the debt of
State Is not necessary to its existence the income from
State bonds Is not under the ruling Of the sup ome
Court IN tho Of Day against Burlington,
exempt from taxation. The same prinei-
| pie holds good In the Of business agents
Of States, such as Canal Commissioners &c.
As 10 officers who obtain their remuneration In the form
of fees paid directly by the people, instead Of receiving
fixed salaries, the Commissioner holds that sincs the
emolumens Of State officers are ultimately derived from
taxes the people, whether directly as In the case OF
fees OF indirectly as when fixed salary paid and as
the fees of officers arranged 30 as to Limit tho yearly
amount received the Of payment does not aect
the principle involved. Tho salaries OF officers there
FORE who essential 10 the carrying on OF the neces
sary functions of State Government will be considered
as exempt under the former ruling. .~ -.
decision made by the Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue several months ago. has recently been brought 10
tho attention Of the Bureau by prominent New York and
Boston importers who claim that its enforcement re-
suits In hardship to them and their customers The law,
which imposes duty imported extracts, perfumery
&C. provides that each bottle shall also bo stamped In
the same similar articles Of domestic manu-
factre. The importer, however, is allowed to remove
these goods from the CustomHouse without stamping
provided they remain In the original package When
ever this IA broken tho stamps must bc placed on the
bottles The manner OF packing Is to place dozen OF
the bottles In o small box, and then 10 PACK
these boxes IN largo ease. Inc queslioh
arose which Is the "Original package" the
case or tho small box. 1t decided that the term In
| lno Ilnf ha i'm
in selling to retail Dealers obliged to break the cases.
and when this done the law requires that the stamps
be placed on tho bottles and this can only be done by
opening the small boxes also This causes tho retailers
OF the country to complain. They cay that when the
small boxes have been opened 1t Is easy for dshon
est men substitute cheaper goods Of American manu-
faeturo for the imported The foreign box, when
unbroken Is o guaranty against this fraud. The Com
missioner will probably hold the former decision and
advise the importers to order their goods sent In small
packages bound together boxes OF imported cigars
are in which case the small box would be the original
package"
Deputy Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Given pre-
pared to-day O statement Of the number OF grain ana
moassss dsleres operation on the soh day OF APRIL
with their capacities From this 1t appears that there
are now 800 grain and dx molasses dstieries In tho
country increase OF 10 Of tho former and decrease
of two Of tho latter since last year. The capacity OF
grain diseries ia now 60694 bushels and 2O@3 gallons
per day. decrease of 1850 bushels and 1852 gallons
per day during the past year. while that OF molasses
distilleries has decreased 1i63 gallons OK moasses
used. and I2n gallons Of spirits produced
They use now 7,2OS gallons OF molasses
day and produce e,12l gallons Oh epirits. Ihe
Total decrease in the spirit producing capacity OF the
dlstlleries the country Is t323 gallons per day anu
tho total production 2l6,358 gallons per day. Inc nly
consnmpon of spirits In United States Is estimated
at 100000 gallons per day, 1896 gallons moro tha -
produced This is partially accounted Tor py tne rhpor
aon OF spirits and partially by the fact that there was
formerly AN production. An adjourned convention
of the distiers of the country meets at Cncnau To-
morrow and an attempt will be made to fnd some means
IN roglate the production Of spirits, by apporoning to
each dlser the country his proportion OF tho %hoe
amount consumed each mans share to he determined
by the capacity OF his STILL All such plans are consid-
cred jmpracticabe at the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Tho Commissioner OF Internal Revenue will begin next
month further reduction in the number, and conSon
d,o NJ the Internal Revenue districts In the country
This made possible by the removal OF special taxes
| the law for which went into operation yesterday
That the feeling between tho Democrats OF Kentucky
and the negroes is not cordial as the KENTUCKY 0c
fora and Representatives have represented s proved oy
the following: Last FAN colored man was appointed
ttorekeeper and about the first OF March assgheu W
the distilery Of Mr. Berry, ON exReoel OF oVchsooio
perrv vas very indignant and came to Washington for
the nurpose OF getting the removed He was Jonen
| in hIs entreates by the Senators and Representa-
tives from his State, but the authorities de'er
mined 70 sustain the principle involVed' ana Keep
! the negro there The storekeeper was man
| n, Intelligence and conducted hiInscn that
bo at last won tho friendship Of Berry himself, ana
them bis peighbors accused him Berry OF having De-
| come n scaIawagn "negro worshiper," 90, ana,
week before last fire to his distery ana uesuoyeu
IT, letter received from him. to-day, reports 'h"s on
bs return from journey he found that an atehpt h"u
baen made 10 burn his warehouse, Notwithstanding IL
| for
bis wbisty at tho earliest possible day TO LOUISVILLE
bara a will be safe He adds that the negro store
rner has stood noby by him through all his troubles
Mr. Berry's request win probably be granted.
The teegraphio reports from St.Louis dateo APr ~
and May l. announcing that the U. b. lhterhai heSeh
Collector for the With Missouri Dstrlct Geo W. oinoi
was defaulter discredited at the lnterna he'ehuo
pureau letters dated late the 25th u nave Deeh
received from him, and one dated April 70 was recee
,odv from the Assessor Of his district MI orher mas
resioned his reason being that he resided at soc JUS
tance from Springfield where the Collectors oce ouhn'
| TO be- and could not afford to move. .
warrant WAS issued from the Treasury Department
90 ~ in favor OF the State Of Connecticut, for s33l95 %
., ronburse that State for money expended in equip
ming and forwarding volunteers to suppress the eDei
| lion. ,., ,ho ponart-
ments for situations, the head OF one OF the BUREAUS
here states that female clerk, employed ia MS Dep
-. 1,od a short time ago and that two days afferward
oomen called AT the Department to SOLICIT the 'ac"y'
d that in addition many letters were received peains
the highest Endorsements from Senator'S 1uuhe'' uu
ernors, and Others holding high official station. Inc
officer also says that the evidence in many OF the eases
shoved the most abject poverty Of the applicants VINO
were fitted for and occupied prominent Posion'
in society Most OF the occupants lived III Ni"i'
land, and the District.
tGEyERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
The President has appointed the following as oo,niiS
soners under the fourth section OF the act o' "ion "
| ~ ,aonendence in the City OF Philadelphia: Asa
Nal r -, Norreu of PennsylYnnia. ID. nj.