The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-07
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- WASHINGTON, August d, 1s72
A""a redemption In the Southern
States.
Anu commissioner OF Internal Revenue with tha
approval OF the Secretary of the Treasury. has
ssueu important regulations for carrying out the
Po'i''onS VI an act passed at the last session of
congress 'or tue redemption and sale of lands
held by the United States under the aeverar acta
levying direct taxes in the Southern statas r. w,I
he remembered that large tracts OF land IN IN.
insurrectionary States, particularly South Caro-.
lima, were abandoned by their owners ana se,ze.s
by the United States for the payment OF dtrect
taxes. Under the regulations just made all lands
now owned by the United States, by virtue OF pro
ceedings under an act entitled can act for the
collection Of direct taxes In insurrectonary dis.
trcts within the United States and for other pur.
poses," approved June 7, 1882, and under
acts supplementary thereto, or upon the same SUBJ
ject matter, except such lands as are excepted by
the seventh and eighth sections Of the act Of Con-
gress approved June g. 1812-viz., lands farms.
plantations or lots which are now, in whole or in
part used occupied by the United States for ma
tional cemeteries for the burial of the dead or
other public purposes, or which, under the In
structions OF the President OF the United States,
have been reserved for military naval purposes,
or such lot Of land Hunting Island, South Caro-
lima, as may be necessary as site for the erection
OF lighthouse; also block now occupied as q
court house for the county OF Beaufort,
may be redeemed and restored to the original
owner heirs at law or devisees or grantees upon
an application therefor to the Secretary of the
Treasury, through the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, made in compliance with these regula
lions and the provisions Of law In relation thereto
The application must be made within two years
from June 8, 1872, and satisfactory evidence must
be furnished in each case that the applicant was;
at the date Of sale, the legal owner or is the heir
at la., devisee or grantee in good faith and for
valuable consideration Of such legal owner. :.
The Tangle Of the Tariffs.
Mr.. Il. B. James, Chief Of the Customs Division,
Treasury Department, left for New York this even
ing to confer with the Collector Of the Port respect
ing the operation of the Tariff law and the COM
pick questions daily arising under the old tariff.
The Currency Deputy COMPREHENSIVE.
J. s. Langworthy, of Kingston N. Y, at one time
cashier of the Rondout Bank, has been recon-.
mended by the Comptroller Of Currency for the
position OF Deputy Comptroller. HIS Is at the head
of one of the divisions in the Currency Bureau and
one Of the three certified to the Secretary Of the
Treasury for appointment by the Civil Service Ex-
amning Board. The appointment will be made out
tomorrow.
Before the contract for stone for the new Custom
House building In Chicago is awarded test Of the
samples of granite and sandstone will be made, to
ascertain the amount Of pressure each Is capable
Of sustaining. These experiments were to have
been made at the Smithsonian Institute, under the
direction OF Professor Henry, but, as he has been
obliged to leave on an inspecting tour OF light
houses, the tests will be made at the Navy Yard.
The quarries will then be examined, and the stone
selected which combines the most advantages for
the work.
Tobacco Tax Decision.
A letter from the Acting Commissioner OF Inter.
nal Revenue to Collector Blake, Of the Thirty
second New York district, states that it has been
ruled by that Office that the word 'now" In section
seventy-four of the act Of July TO- 1865 amended
by section thirtyone of the act Of June g. 1872, re-
fers to the date of the passage of the last named
act, and that tobacco entered in an "v""re
bonded warehouse on or after s-no q
1872, can be withdrawn for consumption OF lh
this country only upon the payment OF tdA ~ c
rates imposed by the act Of July 90, 1869 g"
ton has arisen respecting the re-, s. "a; 10 ~
CURED upon tobacco which, hay.- n laceu so
and withdrawn on q transportation ~ 't-
export bonded warehouse prior to June
placed in another bonded warehouse efter
that date r-stn gay OF che
bonded warehouse to another on traEspoa .atio..
bond. 1t had been withdrawn from the first ware
house neither for consumption sale nor for ex-
port, but simply to change Its locality. Upon
careful reconsideration OF the question and, taking
into account the fact that Congress evidently in
tended, by the provisions relative to the with
drawals Of tobacco from export bonded warehouses
between the date Of the passage OF the act and the
date OF its taking effect, object which would in
no degree be furthered by prevention of removals
from one warehouse to another, am OF opinion
that under the spirit and Of this statute this
tobacco may now be withdrawn from bond upon
payment of tax at the reduced rate imposed by the
act Of June 0, 1872. Any portion Of any previous
rulings upon this subject inconsistent herewith il
revoked.
Effective Working OF the New Pensie-
Law.
Immediately upon the passage Of the recent Pen
sion act which increased the number Of claims, 8
competent force was organized by General J. II.
Baker, Commissioner OF Pensions. Circulars and
blanks were prepared and everything was
done to facilitate the ira nsacti0n Of the immense
amount of extra work required to prepare the GER
ti1cates prior to the payment in september, in
order that the pensioners might not be inc0nvent-
enced by the slightest delay. letter from the
pensioner enclosing his pension certificate insures
the allowance OF the increase Attorneys
are not recognized, as there are no claims
to establish. For thus simplifying the form
Of application and prohibiting attorneys, the Com
missioner daily in receipt OF letters from all parts
Of the country thanking him for his endeavors to
save trouble and expense to the pensioners. The
work is now being pressed rapidly forward. Seven
thousand cases have already been acted upon, and
every certificate now in the ONCE and filed under
the act Of June prior to the 25th instant will be
mailed to the Pension Agents before the 4h day OF
September next. new form of certificate has
been prepared from engraved plates, on parchment
paper, and Gil worn or mutated certificates win be
replaced by those Of the new issue.
Choking or the Chcrol<ecs.
The Secretary of the Interior on the Sd inst. ap.