The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-08
WASHINGTON.
Commissioners PIeasantOn iE Bad
Repute.

Repute.
WASHINGTON, February THE din
ing and wining Of Commissioner
Pleasanton in New York the other day,
by prominent merchants and specula
tors, has given rise to severe criticism
inside and out Of the Capitol Coming
on the heels of his decision in favor OF
bondholders and capitalists, and his ef-
forts in behalf Of the repeal OF the in
come tax, in which New York mer-
chants are largely ieterested, as the re-
peal would relieve them of three and
oue-half millions Of tax, it is charged
that his administration is for class
and not for the whole country. West
ern Congressman are especially indig-
nant and threaten to have affairs Of
the Revenue Department overhauled
unless the course Of the Commissioner
is changed. This point is made on his
management On the ID Of February
the Commissioner determined, on con-
sultation, to reduce the expenses in the
assessors office in the whole coun-
try seventy thousand doIlrrs.
The same day he, made decision in
regard to the tax on undivided protist
dividends, interest and coupons Of COM
panies and corporations, which will, at
the present time, lose the Government
three million dollars. This decision is
mainly in the interest Of New York
bondholders and capitalists, and was
made against the opinion and protest OF
the best law officers Of the bureau. 1t
is alleged by the best informed Western
men here that the total amount of
taxes lost TO the Government by the
reversal of the decisions Of the former
Commissioner since Gen. PieasantOn
came in, amount in round numbers to
twelve million dollars, and the decisions
have been made against the advice OF
the chief legal officers OF the depart
ment. Everything is now settled by
the New York standard, and Western
Congressman predict revival of the
old revenue rings, which were broken
up by the administration through Com
missioner DelanO.
Repeal Of the Income Tax Law.
The House committee Of Ways and
Means at its meeting this morning, de
cided, by vote of five to four, to report
a bill repeating the income tax law.
The following is the vote \ cas-
Messrs. Hooper, Brooks. Mccarthy,
Kelly and Orth. Nays-Messrs. May
nard,lAllison, Marshall and Blair.
There was much discussion on the
subject and it will excite much debate
in the House.
An Appropriation Asked For.
The committee on Appropriations
have adopted the recommendation of the
Secretary of State asking for an appro-
priation of fifty thousand dollars to
meet the increased expenses Of the lega-
ton at Paris, consequent upon the vast
requirements Of the state OF war, and
also the increased expenses OF the lega-
tions at London, Berlin nd Madrid, re-
sulting from the same cause. The com
mittee has also agreed to appropriate
forty.6ve thousand dollars for the ex-
tension Of the Government printing
office on Delaware avenue, and two
hundred thousand dollars Tor the erec-
ton of a fire proof building on the
Treasury grounds, for the Treasury Note
Printing Bureau.
The National Executive committee
of the Union League of America will
meet in the city Of Philadelphia on
Thursday the 10th.
The committee on Appropriations
have perfected the deficiency bill. 1t.
appropriates $l0'7S6, 40, exclusive of
s3,756,OOO for the expense m fcollectiDg
the revenue from customs. OF the az
Tressury and applicable to custom
houses, $4,000 tor light houses: $225,-
600 for public printing, and si"2'""
for the Freedmen Bureau.