Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-09
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WAsHINeToE. March

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Commissioner Pleasanton viii send 70
Congress at an early date q communion
ton in regard to the income tax, the ex-
port of whisky, and a modification of the
tobacco laws he will repeat the recon-
mendstions which he made to the last
Congress, and urge immediate action on
them.
The Seventh Cavalry has been ordered
from the department of the Missouri to
the department of the South, and the
Sixth Csvslry from the department. Of
Texas to the department of Missouri, and
the school of instruction for light artillery
at Fort Reilly, Kansas, is discontinued.
the batteries to Join their respective regi-
ments Two regiments and battery Of
regular troops have been ordered to Louis-
vile, KY, as permanent garrison
The Republican Senators held csuous
meeting this morning and appointed
Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, of Vermont,
Howe, Nye and Pool COMMITTEES to re-
wise the Senate committees and report
their recommendations to future meet
ing of the caucus. Some informal di-cus-
sion took place as to the time of adjourn
ment of the session, and although no &C
tion was taken on the subject, the general
sentiment seemed to favor delay in the
adjournment, at least until next week.
Gov. Scott has called upon the Presi-
dent for United States troops to suppress
|outrages in the counties Of Union and
York, South Carolina, where he reports
that men are murdered or driven from
their homes nightly because OF their po-
litical opinions. Gov. Scott informs the
President that there is no sufficiently
armed and EQUIPPED militis to give needed
protection, and that If be did have II at
his disposal q strong military force, there
are no funds in the s'tate Treasury to
transport and subsist them. He Gays that
nothing but permanent garrison In the
dissffected sections will give protection to
the men who are threatened with murder
or exile, solely because of their fidelity to
the principles of free government. As an
evidence of the condition Of effirs IL
South Carolina, the facts ere stated that
on last Monday a company of United
States troops left Columbia for York. who
had the railroad torn up in their front by
body of armed men and were obliged
to march by the road. On Friday last the
Republican members of the Legislature
now sitting, paid men TO picket the road
leading from the Capital, becsuse Of well
grounded fears of Ku-klUx rsid upoa
their body. A committee of three mem
bers of the Legislature Of South Carolina
will arrive here in day or two to lay the
condition of affairs in South Carolina be-
fore the President. Warren Wilkes,
leading conservative member of the South
Carolina Legislature, is one of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Fentcn will to-day introduce bill
to regulate the service of the government
| in the collection of the customs at the w
rious ports of entry in the United States,
and the disposition of fnes, penalties and
forfeitures incurred under the laws re-
lsting thereto and for other purposes. The
bill looks to general reform of the reve-
nue. service, especially in New York, en-
bracing the Naval Office and Surveyors
and Appraisers departments, and Is In
tended to simplify and largely reduce the
expenses of tie collection of the revenue
1t provides that the collector of New York
shall have SIS, 200 per snnum, that the
Surveyor, Naval officer and the Appraiser
of the Port shall each be paid $4,000 per
year. The salaries of the various officers
and employees connected with the collec-
tors and appraisers departments are to
adjusted, the salaries of some being in
creased and those of others being reduced
and the number of persons employed cut
down go that in the entire expense there
is very considerable reduction. The
tenth section provides that all fines and
penalties and the proceeds Of all condem-
nations paid to or received by any colleo-
tor or other officer Of customs for violation
of the customs or revenue laws, By 60
thority of any seizure, complaint or pro-
cedure, shall be paid into the Treasury of
the United States, and no portion thereof
shall be paid or distributed TO shy officer
except where attempts at smuggling are
detected and seizure Of merchandise so
deemed to be smuggled is actually made.
In such cases the officer or officers making
the seizure shall be entitled 10 one fourth
the proceeds thereof, after dedueting all
costs and expenses of condemnation and
the duties accruing Of the goods. II fur
Their provides that it shall not be lawful
for any officer 10 compromise or settle any
fine, penalty or forfeiture, or fell to pro-
secute any offender under authority and
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury
or President. The eleventh snd twelfth
sections relsts to the general order aud
carriage system. The fourteenth section
provides that the appointment Of all III
GERS of the Customs requiring the concur
renee of the Sensse shall be for the term
of four years, and that they shall hold
Offices respectively until their Successors
shall have been appointed AID duly quail
fed, and such officers shall not be re-
moved during the term of such appoint
ment except for cause, and heiore any
removal SHALL be made. such officer she'll
be furnished with copy of the charges
against him and have an opportunity Of
being heard in defence.
serious Riot I'm merIdIaps Miss
Legislative.
JACKSON, Mir, March 8,
A riot occurred 1T Meridian, yesterday,