The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-28
WASHINGTON.
Various Matters.

WASHINGTON, April 26-Tt is said at the
War Department that Gen. Crook is strictly
carrying out the peace policy in accordance
with the instructions of the President, through
Gen. Sherman, issued two years ago.
Risley, the Indian agent at Laramie, Wyom-
ming territory, reports a couple of murders by
the Mineconjons band connected with the
Sioux.
The Secretary of State authorizes the state
ment that no charge or suspicious exist in the
Department against McMlchael of Philadel-
phia, assistant commissioner from Pennsylvania.
That gentleman is now at sea on his way to
Vienna.
Ex-Representatives Peters Of Maine and Cox
of New York, have sent to the treasury the
amount of their extra pay.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day: Currency 81 ,8S3, 800: special deposits of e
gal tenders for redemption of certificates of de-
posit $28, 100000; coin $77, 173, 46S; including
S26,26s, 400 in coin certificates; legal tenders
outstanding 1851, 342,2S6
Orders to Collectors of Internal Revenue
The new regulations issued to collectors of
internal revenue prescribe that regular returns
by banks Of deposit, circulation and capital,
and returns of savings banks, which but for
the act of December oath 1872, would have
been due January 1878, cannot Low be required
before June list, 1873. All the returns to be.
made June LIST, 1873, must cover depostsSof cir
culation and capital for the entire eleven
months preceding, regardless of and notwith-
standing any returns or assessments therefrom,
which may have been made in the meantime
There were in fact some returns made by banks
in January 1873, for the six months preceding,
but in view of the provisions of section Of the
act of December oath 1872, the assessments
which are made on or after June 1873, for any
portion OF the said eleven months, will alone
be legal and will accordingly be collected, but
when banks have paid the proper. tax for any
portion OF the eleven months, and will make q
distinct waiver in writing to the collector aud
to this Office, of any rights they may have to
recover back the amount thus Illegally paid,
the office will abate so much of the eleven
months assessments as is equal to the amount
thereof; but If no waiver is made the legal as
sessment for eleven months will be collected
and the bank will receive back the amount
paid on the first assessment On making q
claim for refunding, in ascertaining the taxable
amount Of deposits in savings Institutions
having no capital stock, and doing no other
business than receiving deposits to be loaned OF
or invested for the benefit of parties making
such deposits without compensation to the com
pany, all deposits exceeding $1,000 in the name
of any one person is to be included, excepting
that where any period prior to August LIST 1882
is embraced in the returns of such savings
banks. The exemptions of deposits for such
period prior to August LIST 1872, extends only to
deposits of less than $500 in the name of any
one person. From and sfter the date when
the Office of assessors shall cease in the re-
spective districts, all returns of legacies and
SUGGESTIONS must be made by persons liable to
| tax thereon to collectors or their deputies
Attention is called to the fact that legacy and
succession taxes accrue upon property passing
by reason of the death of persons dying since
june 30th 1864, and before October, LIST 1870,
and that they accrue at the time Of such death,
without regard to the time when they become
due or payable.
Gold and Bond Sales.
The Secretary of she Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
81 100000 in gold on the first, third and first
fifth Thursdays and $1,5OO,00O on the second
and fourth Thur days of May, in I'll $6,O00,OO0,
Wednesdays Of May, in all 100000 The
Secretary has also directed the payment with
out rebate, on and after Monday 2Sth, of interest
due on bonds May 1st