New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-07
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Friday,

WASHINGTON, Friday, June 8, 1878.
An enterprising individual writes the Government
from Tn. Ohio, Offering TO pay $4,000 for the privilege
of exhibiting Capt Jack throughout the country during
a period OF co days The woud-be Snowman promises
70 keen Capt Jack securely him WE'LL and return
him to the Government at the end OF GO days provided
he does net commit suicide, in which case the Govern
ment is TO receive only g. 600 day for the time he re-
mains in the shOWmans care awe. us pIOpOscu 10
nav $50 COO upon the delivery OF the ModOc chief at
Chicago, and the remainder al the close Vi tAe TWO
months.
Tomorrow will be the first day in the history OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau when the statute OF Limitation
in the matter of claims will be in By law passed
June 1872 all claims for improperly aud unjusy
collected must be filed within year from its passage
This will probably be construed TO apply TO claims filed
But II il possible they may be thrown out upon uI
consideration OF the exact construction gwen 10 the
language OF the law.
I'm TO the close OF Office hours to-day, Internal Rev
enue receipts for the current fiscal year amounted to
S1O7 100000 Estimates for the year 100000 and
IL Is now pretty certain that the receipts for the
mainder of the month will make the total annual re-
CENTS from 50 100000 to s. 100000 greater than the est
mates This result is chiefly attributed by the Commits
sioner to increased collections from consolidating the
tax Oh tobacco. Where iaIHug on OF s0NoOUO or
S6OOOO was expected there has been less than SjOOO
The DistrictAttorney at Albany y. Y, today tele-
graphed 10 Commissioner Douglas that the trial OF the
suit involving the NewYork Central would begin the
10Th inst. The Railroad Company Is making prepare
tons TO contest the with all the legal strength 1t
con command The Government bound 20 defend the
this ana the Department OF Justice
Will be requested by the Treasurer 10 make fun pro-
vision for conducting H.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has decided that no
pefton or claim under the act OF Congress- for cotton
uplawfuy seized after June 3d. 1865, which was not
ceyed in the Treasury Department on or before the 18th
dav of November 1872 be regarded having been
led within six months after the passage OF the act and
mat any such claim received the Department after
Nov s 1872 cannot be considered by the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
The first complete set Of bank aud bankers semi-an
nua returns TO the Internal Revenue Oncc, received
from any collection district the United States under
the new law is from the XXXIII District OF NewYOrk
The Commissioner considers this promptness crcdItabe
alike 10 the parties who rendered and 90 nc Collectors
who received, examined, corrected ana transmitted Tie
returns.
The Attorney General has not yet formally rendered
his opinion in regard to the legality Of trying the
derers OF Gen. Candy and DR.. Thomas by a Military
Commissions but II is understood that he will hold that
their violation OF flag Of truce o1ense against
military law aud that trial by Military Commission
Will be entirely legal
It's the opinion OF the best informed lawyers here
that the time for filing petitions both in cotton cases be-
fore the Secretary Of the Treasury and for stores aud
suppues before the Southern CLAIMS Commission, will be
extended by the next Congress.
Secretary Robson, this morning, went directly from
his residence the NavyYard TO resume the inyestga
ton concerning the POlarls.
The President and family, accompanied by Gen. Bah
cock left here in the early train this ming Or Long
Branch.