The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-27
WASHING ON.
The Affair Of the Vienna
Commissioners.
A Report Of the Pending Investigation
Promised Shortly.
Congressman Cox and Peters Relin-
quish Their Back Pay.
WEEKLY RETURNS OF THE TREASURY
Instructions for Internal Revenue
Collectors.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April 26. 1873.

The Secretary of state authorizes the statement
that no charges or suspicious exist IN the Depart
ment against Clayton McMchael, of Philadelphia,
the Assistant Commissioner from Pennsylvania.
That gentleman is now at sea- on his way to
Vienna. A detailed report OF the investigation
taking place at Vienna into the affair Of the
traflcking Commissioners is expected shortly,
and at the earliest possible moment the suspen-
sion OF all who shall not appear to be implicated
will be removed. The committee conducting the
investigation consists OF Mr.. JAY the United states
Minister to Vienna, and Mr.. Thomas McElrath,
himself one OF the suspended Commissioners. They
recommend the temporary suspension of the whole
Commission.
Back Pay Returns.
Ex-Representatives Peters, Of Maine. and Cox, Of
New York, have sent to the Treasury the amount
of their extra pay.
New Series OF Internal Revenue Rules.
The Internal Revenue ONCE has issued new
series OF rules and regulations concerning the
duties of collectors ana deputy collectors under the
act OF December "a, 1872. They provide for the re-
urement OF assessors and assistant assessors under
the act foows:-
Collectors must the Goth day Of May proceed
to the assessors ofice ana take possession OF ana
give receipt for the books papers and other public
property appertaining thereto, and viii thereafter
by themselves or their deputies, discharge all the
duties now imposed by law upon assessors and
assistant assessors, except as otherwise provided
for
On the 1st of May each collector viii divide his
district into convenient divisions and viii assign
deputy 10 each, ana VIII require each deputy to
canvas his division and report to him personally
all persons who may be found doing business with
out stamp denotng the payment OF the special
tax TO which they are liable posted in consplcu-
Gus place in their establishments or places OF bust
ness, and also all other persons who may be found
liable to any internal taX
All special taxes, with the exception or the tax
on worms and stills, are TO be calculated from and
n - Let nf MaN 70 n main
Both 81 April following that is any person doing
business on the list OF May liable to special
tax Will be required to pay the
ing against him up to anu including the 3oth
vi April ensuing, and If the taxpayer commences
be required to pay the tax from the first day of the
month IN which he commences to the Both OF April
ensuing The following concerning distilled spirits
is contained in the regulations:-As large pro-
portion OF internal revenue will hereafter be de-
rived from distilled spirits, IL is OF the utmost i'm
pOrtance that distilleries should be kept under
such surveillance as will render fraud impossible
Collectors should instruct their deputies to visit
the dstilleries in their districts as often a. pos
sible and at other than at stated intervals, and
such visits deputy collectors should carefully ex-
anime the distlers yeastng book ana the record OF
the storekeeper In order - determine whether such
books are correctly kept, and whether the ferment-
ing tubs have each been filled and emptied at the
proper time; that the mash has been made of the
consistency on which the surveyed capacity is
based that the tubs have not been flied above the
dry inches allowedfo for fermentation, and have stood
empty the twenty-our hours required by law.
They should also see that the Installation OF each
day mas been run into lis appropriate cistern, and
init tne gaugef lhspects each package OF spirits
separately. Attention is given 10 the changes
OF capacity. and it is required, in case distier
WISHES 10 enange ms capacity Dy varying the
strength OF peer anu Wishes 10 use beer thcker
tnan mat auihoIAed ny Tue eAlstihg survey, that
new survey saouia pe Iae naseu unoh tne strength
VI peer naHcu III tie ilotice VI tue ulslier but IN
case the distier wishes to use beer thinner than
that autnoriZeu ny the eAistlng survey, no new
lowed unless the strength OF beer desired TO he
used by the dstlller Is within the minimum pre-
scripeu III secIoh ~ acn VI July ~, iooe aHehueu
Ny Tue ACT ol june Z, 49,.
Secuon ~ act ol Juiy ~, 1913, as amended,
provinces that II the commissioner OF Internal
revenue shal at any time DC SATISFIED That tue
survey Oh any dstiery II III any respect incorrect
OF neeus revision, nc siall direct tue Assessor TO
make another survey Of said distiery. There are
cases however, where IN order TO prevent delay
IN the business OF the distiiler y VIII be necessary
i0r new survey 70 DC hiaae without waiting ior
the oruer OF the commissioner. lhose cases
are wnere new dlsulery Is about 10
start Wnere new TUBS are 70 be put up
IN an oiu uisLAef!; Where tups are cut
aoMn, or Wnere = aistiier gives nouce that
ne WISHES 10 use thlckcr beer IMAM mat upon
winch HIS last survey wa Daseu ooieclors VII,
IN an other cases OF erroneous survey, notily inc
commissioner VI tle eIIois ~ sucl suIs ~, anu u ~
rs lounu necessaTy d new survey WIN Ne oruereu.
me Hut ulstIers WIN require laIpe snare oi the
a.,ent.on VI cohectors. lnes hle many III ntiinoer
aric oi n the - ~ she us
Hict: put tne law requires tnat tAey shail De
Iepiste,eu anu surveyor III the sanie lnaunei 40
otner hstiileries' and that ie dstiiicr shall make
, ~ az oe - saiis. LIE
port maue Vi tne TINE they are operated,
oouecIois Wli ooseise thae ~ u oi lie utmost
impoI tance nal these ois,iels ne closely Watcneu.
~ slten happens tnat where lfult dstiler mas
Two sUiis Ia ms uistlery Ne Only uses one OF such
stllls In sucn cases the distller shonld register
one on MS SUMS as h0t TOT use, am maxi appiica
ton Tor reduction OF capacity az otherwise the
assessment would De mace on The entire capa-
CITY o. the dlstiery Which, IN cases Of FRUIT dlsti-
lery Is computed ON the capacity Of the stills. with
out reference TO the lerinentng capacity. AS soon
AZ the once Oh Assessor OF internal revenue snail
cease 10 exist IN the several districts under the
provisions OF ACT OF december ~ 1872, the duty OF
recommending suitable persons for special exam
lnation WIN u view 70 appointment az united
otates internal revenue raueers Wherever neces-
sary VIII ueVoiVe upon collectors, instead OF the as
SCISSORS, WHO nave heretofore perlofmed that duty
Inc uuties heretofore imposed ~ law upon as
SCISSORS anu assistant assessors ~ connection with
tne manulacture ol tupacco' Snuh ana cl.ars ana
Also III connection win .ie sue 81 manufactured
ana unI1anu1actufed TOBACCO, are ~ the act ~ De-