The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-12
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Regarding the Ioteruai Revenue.


WASHINGTON, March IL Parties
have industriously circulated the report
that the Comm issiorers OF Internal
Revenue will not in his collection of the
tax on the surplus funds or undivided
earnings of banks or their corporators
touch such furds a. were invested in
Government Bonds The law is ex
plicit on this point and the surplus
earnings or dividends, no matter how
invested, even in Government Bonds
which are not taxable, can claim ex-
mption rom the tax as earnings or
dividends The Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue will therefore collect
the tax on these funds upon which the
exem ption is said to be claimed. Saw
ings banks, private banks aud other
tinsncial institutions would do well 10
bear this in mind
"No more NATIONAL,
The Bill which passed last Congress
and is now a law prohibiting them
from using the word National" AS a
bill for their re .pective institutions. rhe
law goes into effect 6 months after lie
passage and any failure to remove the
word National" from their title sub
jects them q penalty o Fl ty dollars
per day while the word remains. The
Comptroller Of currency contem plates
notify NO these savings and private
Bal ks who come under the provisions
of the law that they must comply with
it or be- subject to the penalty pre-
! ecribed
standing Committees.
Tie list Of standing committee s. OF
the Senate has not yet been published
30 as to be ready 10 be submitted to
the Senate to day. The majority and
minority have both been in
eaucns again this morning but
have not yet arrived a. a def
mite conclusion in the matter
Run on a Bank.
Quite a run CONNER ced on the Wash
ingtou City Savings Bark, and it is now
still going on. The institution is be-
lieved to be perfectly sound, and the
cause of the panic was recommends
tion OF the Controller of Currency to
repeal its charter, because OF its being
conducted as a private banking house,
Bounty 60 be Paid.
The Secretsry Of the Treasury has
directed the Fourth Auditor Of tLerrea.
aury to distribute nearly 100000 to the
officers and crew of the steamer Queen
of the West, one OF EIlits fleet, in the
Mississippi river, during the first stage
of the war, for the destruction OF the
n. Baker, Moro and Berwick Boy. The
boat Era No. 5, is not included in the
above and the men who destroyed her
do not share in the bounty money.
InvestiEattOn.
The Auditor OF the Treasury has gone
to New York to investigate the case OF
George Zealers, Naval store keeper AT
Pensacola, who at the beginning OF the
rebellion tprned over his store to a
Confederate officer by order, a. he al
leges. OF Commodore Armstrong, al the
United States Navy. The Fourth Au
ditor has not gone to investigate the
accounts OF the Naval Paymasters as
has been publicly stated.
Death Of ~ Revenue Officer.
A telegram received here this morn
ing announces the death OF Assessor OF
Internal Revenue, Edgar A. >eedham,
OF the i;th district OF Kentucky. he
was one of the most efficient officers In
the service.
The Paying Postal Cards.
The Postoffice Department is now
having 100, 600, 900 Of postal cards man.
ufactured by contract at Springfield
Mass. In few months they will be
supplied to those who may desire them
for use. They will cost the govern
ment Sissy per 1000, and they will
be sold q one cent each.
The Caldwell Debate.
1t is supposed that the debate on the
Caldwell case will continue two or three
dave, four or FIVE Senator's are prepar-
ing to make speeches. The debate will
be under the management OF Senator
Morton, Chairman Of the Committee on
Privile ges and Elections. This is dit
lerent from any other case OF disputed
election ever considered or determined
bv either House OF Congress. There
are no precedents in American p4rl's-
mentarv law in relation to hnyiug out
an opposing candidate and his follow
er, to secure an election to Congress.
and, therefore, this case attracts much
interest, particularly among political
lawyers.
ongressmen waiting for the Ex'
ira Pay.
When Sergeant a. Arms Ordway is
ready to pay the 5000 increase there
will be an exodus of Congressman and
ex Congressman from Washington
They are seen here and there like
stragglers in camp after an army has
moved. A few OF the notables are daily
about Banks has retired to private
lite with it's accustomed ease and grace.
Cox looks brighter and stouter, and ex-
meets q memorial from his macaIoni
constituency, a'ter which be discusses
state rights in New Orleans. Poland
is the grave and venerable man he has
been sioce Hoax Ames was iuFestigst-
ed. Butler remains to plead the cause
of ex-Policemsn o Brieu, who is under
sentence of death and who wants new
trial. Colonel Roberts shakes the dust
OF the city from his boots Tomorrow