The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-15
From WASHINGTON.
DUTLEg AND PLATT.
In the House Wednesday,


Mr.. Plat Letrie correct one statement
of the gentleman from Massachusetts 10 re-
gard to the State of Virginia. That State
pays more now to support the Government
Of the United States than the State OF Mas
sach,lsetts.
MIR. Butler, of Massachusetts, l have not
said ANYTHING about Virginia paying to sup
port the Government OF the United States;
but have spoken of gentlemen from Viz
ginia voting against taking care Of these
HELPLESS people when those States had the
benefit Of their services without paying for
long years before they came here.
Mr.. Plat She pays taxes enough to sup.
port her share Of any appropriations that
are made.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, do not
desire to dispute the statement that Viz
ginin paws her taxes. But how? Because
She happens to make whiskcy, which some
of us drink, and to raise tobacco, which
some Of us cat, she pays taxes. l do not
know any other honest industry on which
she pays taxes.
IMPORTANT TO WHOLESALE LIoUoR-DEALERs
AND REcTIFIERs.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has issued circular prescribing a new form
of book to be kept by wholesale llquorS
dealers and rectifiers, which announcement
will be hailed with delight by all who have
experienced the annoyance Of keeping the
Kish book" The circular is as follows:
"OFrIcE OF INTERNAL REvENUE.}
WASHINGTON, April 5, 1871.
The book Uorm No. 52) in which rectifi-
ers and wholesale liquor-dealers are now
required to keep an account of all spirits
received and sent out by them, prescribed
| in special No. II, dated December %, 1859,
being unnecessarily complicated and diff
cult to keep, its further use, on and after
the 1st day of May next. is dispensed with.
In pursuance Of the provisions OF section
45, act of July 20, 1868, form 81 rcVsed
and herewith publshed) is presented rs the
form of book in which each rectifier and
wholesale liquor-dealer will keep an &C,
count of all distilled spirits received and
sent out by him on and after the lst day OF
May next. ~
On the LIST day of May next each rcctiticr
and wholesale liquor dealer will ascertain
the quantity Of spirits in his possession out
of bond, and open new account OF spirits
received and sent out, by entering the az
gregate quantity of each kind of spirits on
hand, under the head OF Spirits nc.
ceiyed,' and thereafter keep said account
in accordance with the letter of instructions
from this office of this date. Parties who
have on hand books in the form prescribed
| in special No. II will be permitted to keep
their account Of spirits received aud sent
out on that form, dispensing with the use
! of the coupon, until the books already pro-
cured are exhausted. All persons required
to provide themselves with books, in the
form prescribed In this special, are at lib
erty to do so in any manner they please.
A. PLEAsoEToN, Com,r."
The letter of instructions accompanying
the above special order, after specifying
who are wholesale liquor dealers and rectl-
| tiers, proceeds with Instructions rs to the
manner in which "spirits received" and
HSprits disposed of" must be accounted
for, simplifying in many ways the work OF
keeping these accounts.
AMNESTY.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The prospect OF
the passage by the Senate of the House
amnesty bill is not very good, from the fact
that it requires the amendment Of the rule
in force restricting the order of business.
At least half Of the New England Scna-
tors are disposed to support it If it could he
brought to il vote ut once. AS soon as the
kukluX bill is disposed Of an effort will he
loadc to bring the question before the
Senate.
The Secretary of the Treasury was yes
terday notified by his London agent that
the Bank Of England had reduced its rate
of interest to two and half per cent
Washington Patriot.
The subscriptions TO the new loan Thurs
day amounted to S1,1S9,500, making the
total subscriptions to date SIS, 1888, 800.