, 1874-10-08
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE,
SUPERVISORY Ofr1pE, D,hrn1or or
1LL1su1s, MICHIGAN, AND WIAcons1H,

Sg: Il hss como 10 ,ny knowledge that certain per-
Ros, not tn sny way connected with the uni:ed Staes
1netnai Revenue Soryice arting aB Bpes in yonr
district, making It buainear, for the pnry they
oln!u wsnesa fees Of reporting rastea for alleged
violation Ut the Internal Revenue awa 10 sotne Qua
Of tho revenue officers to Uneti States Commits
Eioner Hoync or to United Staes District Attorney
Glover, for prosecution.
Nho it Ia the privilege Of any citizen who mny
know Of violations Of tbs law report the same to
tbs rroror oficers aud willie would encourage such
practices. oi when such repora come to tho knawl-
edge Of CoAcStora It s their duty to investigate tho
charges beforo reporting the party parties to tho
United Statcs District Attorney for prosccuou but
vixen these Irresponsible spies report violations Of the
Neyenlc lsm, you hereby directed to pay atei.
t1on 10 their reports, nness you have other oyi1enco
aeast tho parties complained Of which in your juag-
nltnt warrants their pro6ecuton.
Tilera is eu1iclent uttiber of revenue officers
assigned to duty in your desrct to TINT tho llev
euuu lava are strictly compiled With. teisve them
to DO faithful End efficient; II they ars not. their
placc1 ccu le filled with those WHO will BE-.
The business Of Chicago snd other. places
ought nst to 10 annoyed by irresponsible spes who
faEty claim to be looking after the rcycno interests
Of the country white, u fact, they have sanction
Of law for tLeir corso You viii please instruct your
Rubordinates iii no wny to encourage counenance
aAy ratsou or PERSONS who follow tho contemplate
business Of sneattug round and prstug into matters
that DO uot conceru them. Worry respectfully,
D. ". MuSN,
Supervisor 1nterna! Revenue
The lion. s. A. IRWIN, Collector Iutsrnal Revenue,
Chicago.
Tlo Internal Nayenue law imposes certain
taxes upon distiiloa spirits, upon cigar aud to-
| baceo Dealers. aud upon Wholesale aud retail
| dealers ia liquor Tho amount Of revenue OBJ
tanned fro1u these sources dopeuda On tho vigil
| ance with which the law Is enforced. When the
! party in power leysaa an assessnaent upon dis
tiilers, and dosless in aprits, and manufacturers
q. tobacco. for election purposcs, then the pub
lie are warranted IN forming an unfayorable
| opinion not only Of tho administration Of tic
| laws generally, but OF any Official suggestions
which may bo mado that tho Collectors and their
subordnataa enau giya tho cold shoulder to auy-
body reporting violations Of tha Reyenuc
law. Supervisor Mum magnnnlmously con.
cedcx TINT any cltzon has tile right to report auy
violation Of the Revenue laws; but he makcb a
distinction between spiea or informers ON.
ploycd bv tho Government md thoae who are
aucA voluntarily and he orders the Collector el
Internal Revenue to take no cognizancs of an.
reported violation Of the law unless no has otho,
information Of lie came teuor. How much fur
ther Information Collector must have Is no
oven llptel at We question tho authority O
AIr. llunn to instruct the Nayeuua officers tt
take no notice Of violations of the Rayenue lav
uu!rss reported by all officer Of tho Govern
mont. II M officer Of tue noyonus Departmon
ls absent from hia poat at dlatlllery, or II III