New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-28

unfinished condition of some of the Boards work.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
| THE EFFECT OF NEGRO RULE IN SOUTH CARO-
| LIMA. .......
WASHINGTON, Friday. March II, 1874
The deplorabe condition to which the corrupt
rule of the ignorant negro majority has brought
South Carolina is strikingly shown by the fact that
large delegation of the leading citizens of the
state, including men who were Governors and
United States Senators before the war; and who
used to bold to the extreme Calhoun theories Of
State rights are in Washington, beseecbng
Congress and the President TO intervene and over
turn their State Government. Political theories are
of no Importance to men who are plundered. under
the name of taxes, by a Government that is no
better than an organized system of wholesale rob
berry. They would gladly welcome q military
despOtism, any other form of administration that
would drive away the coTmorants that have settled
upon them. The delegates have plan Of relief to
present. They appear to have come here as a last
resort, in the faint hope that some way
might be found to save their State from ruin.
and announce their intention of consulting with
| leading men of both parties and especially with
those Of the dominant part, before determining
upon any plan of action. To-day they had an inter
view with the President, who gave them some for
NAL words of sympathy. The mission of the dele
CATION appears to be rather Quixotic in its nature
Nobody sees how Congress can help them unless
it goes to the extreme length of recon-
| structing the State, aud providing that
the intelligent white minority shall control
1T instead of the ignorant black majority.
The President took occasion, in the course OF his
remarks, to say that one of the speeches pnplshed
having been delivered in the Tax PAYERS Conven
ton, had given him much personal oifense because
it stated what was false 1t was explained to the
President that the speech i'll question had been
garbled for local political purposes, and that It's
general tenor had been dscountenanced by the Coh
yentlon. - - .,,
An Indian war is a far more expensive affair than
most people imagine. After The Government has
paid all the bills for transportation OF troops to the
scene of disturbance and for the purchase OF the
extra supplies required the account is by no means
closed. The claims of tho people living in the
vicinity Of the hostile tribe must be ad-
justed, and it usually turns out that
man who shouldered his rifle for few
days OF stood guard night, makes demand
proportionate to the exaggerated estimate he sets
upon the value of his services 1t would seem to be
the duty of good citizens TO protect their homes
against an enemy without expecting to be paid by
the Government for doing it, but the frontiersrnen
do not appear TO think So or perhaps 1t is the claim
agents aud spectators who induce them to demand
compensation. A numbers of these Indian
war claims are now pending IN Congress.
| The Montana claim was disposed OF last
session by the payment of large amount OF money.
| similar one from Dakota. and very large one
from Utah are waiting action but these Territorial
claims, although of older date must stand aside nm
til California and Oregon which, as states, have
more influence III Congress, get the heavy demands
| paid which grew ont of the Modoc war. The House
passed, to-day, bill authorizing the Secretary OF
| War to ascertain the amount of these claims and
report them to Congress at its next session.
| AN INTERNAL REVENUE ORDER
Il Iao nd
dressed circular letter to all Collectors of Internal
Revenue calling their attention to recent act of
! the Supreme Court, holding that the Government
NAV bring an action for the recovery of taxes not
only of such as are assessed but also of such as are
| not assessed and likewise of those which. on ac-
count of the statute of limitation not assessabe
| The Commissioner says:
desire you will exert yourself to discover all
cases in your district where any taxes cannot now be
assessed owing the limitation OF Section 20 OF the act
Of June 80 1854 amended; and sections OF the net OF
March @ 1865 without waiver OF those limitations by
the taxpayer In all these you will notify the de-
linauents that IL they make written waiver OF their
legal rights under these statutes, across the face
| Of their returns the taxes will be assessed
without penalty; bu in where delnquents neglect
or refuse to take this you will at once report the
fact TO the proper United States District Attorney re-
ferrng him at the timo TO the terms OF the ABOVE
mentioned decision Of the Supreme Court.
In view of the importance Of this matter, Collec-
tors are urged to prompt action.
| THE HOWARD COURT OF INQUIRY.
In the Howard Court of Inquiry to-day, the testi-
monv of Gen. Balloch was resumed. He described
| the cash book of the State Bounty Fund; kept a
separate memorandum book of what did not directly
concern the payment of bountes several cases were
| reported where checks were returned after they
were supposed to have been paid in such cases. the
Wnr nart
| ment: one case was cited where draft
ON the Freedmens Bank at Mobile was
bought here and sent to the cashier of that bank
who was agent for the Bureau. Not finding the
| claimant the check returned to the War De
| parrmeut, and Gen. Howard called upon for the
| money. Taking the draft to the bank here, he OBJ
| tanned the money and paid it over to Gen. Town
| send. The Judge-Adyocate not being prepared To
90 on and the accused not wishing to Examine
until the other side through. the Court asked a
few questions concerning the retained bounty fund
| He testified that he believed all the claimants had
| been paid The counsel for the accused announced
| that they were prepared to offer evidence OF the
| payments of these cases
| AN INDIAN COUNCIL.
The delegation Of Usage Indians who have been in
this city two or three days engaged in an effort to
have various concessions made to them by the Gov
eminent had interview to-day with the Secretary
of the Interior and Commissioner Smith The Indians
are very anxious to have the large amount of money
which is held in trust for them divided per capita
and q ven over entirely to their own and so ex
prassed themselves at the Council to-day. The wish
| and recommendation of Secretary Delano is that il
| shall be used and expended only for the purpose OF
their thorough civilization, with view. to the
development of their moral as well as physical wei
fare The Council to-day determined nothing, the
Secretary explaining bis views to the Indians. who
| responded in arguments fayoring plan giving the
fund into their own hands. 1t is not in the least
| probable that this will be done
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