New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-21
BY TELEoRAPH TO THE TRIBUYE.l


sHIP-MINOR NEWS.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Nov 90 1871
The following bill, drawn by the Commissioner OF IN
ternal Revenue viii be submitted to tho Congress Com
mittees Of Ways and Means and Of Finance at their
first sitting at the approaching session. is one OF tho
most important pieces Of legislation that will be recon-
Inended and will cause greater interest in every por-
ton Of the country than any that will DO suggested
The object will be seem is to abolish, at an early date
the offices OF Assessor aud Assistant Assessor OF Internal
Revenue and have the business OF those onicers per-
formed in tho Revenue Bureau by clerks. 1t Is held
that the Office OF Assessor is no longer necessary,
and that the little business remaining may be done by
Collectors Supervisors and resident officers. The BILL as
given below. meets the approval OF the President VINO
has given 1t much attention and also OF Secretary Bout
wen and the leading Supervisors throughout the eoun
try Both the President in his message ana MT Bout
we'll his annual report to Congress, Will urge the pas
snge Of similar measure. There 23o Assessors
in commission, whose salaries average 5000 each year.
making in salaries Of Assessors alone, Hj00O0 There
are 1900 Assistant Assessors who make s. day each or
total Of $4,000 in year of 800 working days me
following are the main features Of the bill;
BE IL enacted, etc., Tint on after the first day OF
1873 the Offices OF Assessor and Assistant Assessor OF In
tenal Revenue shall cease 10 exist and that thereafter
duties imposed by law on Assessors anu AsilsS"he
Assessors except hereinafter otherwise provided De
and the same hereby transferred to ana imposed
upon Collectors Of Internal Revenue to Dc ID
themselves or BY their deputles' hu tnaV ~ ~
and reports required by law 70 DC maze 10 unl s ~ f
SCISSORS and Assistant Assessors shail DC lde 70 tn9
said Collectors to their deputies, ana that each OF d
Assessors shall transfer to such revenue oceIs as may
DC designated by tne Conuis9oIIl y, nronartv
Tor that purpose la books, papers, ana otHer pIvp
belonging to the Government IN his possession on III I
Of any Of his Assistant Assessors, and shali
nc, with his final account, an inventory tnereOi
detail, with the receipt of said revenue o5Gs
PrOrdcd That tho Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Is
hereby authorized and required to make inc INQUIRIES
determinations and assessments OF the following INc
10 Wit For deficiencies imposed by tue PROVISIONS V
section 20 OF An act imposing taxes on ostlVu On
and tobacco and for other purp SEES approved July ~
ists, as amended by subsequent acts semi-anl,uSy
upon the deposits capital ana circulation ol edc Pci
son. bank association company or corporation engs5u
IN tie business If banking Imposed 10y ,lt ploNloo
Of Section 10 Of "An act to provide internal 20
support the Government TO pay interest on inc piDiC
debt aud for other purposes approved june ~ Iooi 40
amended By Subsequent acts; upon distilled spIt, l t
amend existing laws relating to internal rGNenuG anu
or other purposes, appIOveu ' ~ scti so If IAN
imposing taxes on distilled spirits anu toOasco ~
for other purposes" approved June o. le2. iTO0uta
further That the said Commissioner shall certify such
assessments when made to the proper COuecoia TSaPC
nyey Who shall proceed TO collect taxes so certified IN
the same manner assessments on lists are now
SEC And be Il further enacted That all special taxes
irposed by law including the stills worms,
snail be paid by stamps denoting the tax and the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue Is hereby authorized anu
required procure appropriate stamps for the payment
OF such taxes and the provisions Of Sections
20 and 10l OF An act imposing taxes on distilled
spirits and tobacco aud for other purposes,
approved July 20 1903 ana az other PROVISIONS
OF law relating 70 the prcDarauoh ana issue OF
stamps for distilled spirits, icrmented liquors. tobacco
ard cigars, ar as applicable, are hereby EXTENDED so
as 70 Include such stamps, ana !e o tu
terua Revenue shall have authority TO make an necdu
rules aud resolutions relative theiSo PrgSI5d Inat
plOymeut who Is thereby made liable 10 special TAX
except tobacco pcdders SHAH place and keep conspc
Ously Ia ms esuthllslheht or pace OF u1a,ness az
stamps denotns the pay nent OF said special tax ana
person who shall violate this provision Of law ny
slgenee refusal or otherwise, shall pay penalty
srC g. And De Il further enacted That Section 10 Of
an act 10 provide internal revenue 90 support the
70 pay nIelesI r on t5e PS @ T
amended ee so amended that tho returns therein re-
CURED 10 be made shall DO made ana rendered semi
nnalIy ON the st day of December and the 1T day
June, in duplicate, TO the Collectors Of the proper dis
ifics respectively, copy OF which shall then be
transmitted the Collector 10 the Commissioner OF In
iCrnal Rsvenue.
SIC Aud be Il further enacted That the act entitled
An act imposing taxes distilled spirits and tobacco
and for other purposes" approved July 90 1868, as
amended by subsequent acts, be further amended as
follows viz: That section be amended that the
duplicate statement therein required to be retained by
transmntcd by the Collector TO the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenues that Section 10 be amended so that
Of the duplicate returns theTeh required 70 De sent
TO the Assistant Assessor 81 tue district shan be here
| inlssioDer OF Internal Revenue That Section %
| be 80 amended that al or TIE additional
comm OF half Of one per centum on the amounts OF
the tax On distilled spirits therein allowed shall here.
after he paid the Collector receiving the tax that
SECTION so be amended as 70 auth0u1e the appoint
Hen OF 80 revenue agents 6y De SO amended
that II case any pedder refuses to exhibit proper Ger
10 why the property seized snail not be for
eited proceedings for is forfeiture shall be taken and
nue. relating TO forfeitures that Section lO3 be 81
amended that its provisions are extended and made APP
| pucaDle 10 tile provisions Of this act.
Tie Iaeeident to-day made good his wo,s on the sub
oet Of the philadelphia postmastership by appointing
George W. Frmap, the candidate of the citizens and
business Of that city instead Of Truman, the cand
date OF Cameron, Hlrtranft and the Ring. The name
win Be sent the first day ef the session
MI Dent the father of hrs. Grant, is confined TO his
room at the White House with serious Illness He 81
years old, and feared he will He Is
| able to move about without assistance.
Seem ary 9ebnap viii return here froHIowa on Mon
day or Tuesday next and it is probable that the new
MaiOr(epeEpI TO succeed the late Gen. Meade, Wlsbe
appointed shortly atterward.
Senator arrlCed here, to-day, and mad an IN
tarview With tie President.
A DEYILISH DEED.
AUGUSTA Ne. Nor. 20.-A fiendish attempt