National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-11

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DsPertAents override lsgislation and make laws
for themselves that The country d running INTO
trasts, - ssid q BELIEVED II. a1ssIGnD had
helped 70 get that bill through, which put the
Treae.ry Under control Of class Of msn Who
over the country, and are acting With RELIES
disregard Of law: He gave pottee that on Monday
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hope for n eoolonical and Just Standardization:
Nr. BUTLER, Of Mass, said he had not In
sa s.i cF s.a e; saP' sas e %:
satido.e. He rsssrTsd srst to the charge that
a: e: Il
for one, would advocAte his Impeachment. In the
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pended balances necessarily had to b used g the
work progressed. He was glad thst Mr.. BIcK
hum an opportunity to speak on that subject, Al
luding to Ar. BEcK's statement that Mr.. 6A1-
S S,.Lp had engineered the bill under which San
Mr. GARvIELD had done many good acts, and
putting the bill referred to through was not the
least Of ii, good acts: He was glad at last, to
had seen 4 stated in the papers that he had put
the bill through in SanDorn's interest. He was
II Mr.. Sanborn had asked his advice he would
have advised him not to take the contracts. He
then defended Sanborn, and said all he had done
kept the money In their pockets and who, ct the
plead tho statute Of Limitations. These deIin.
fations and the iegacies Of rich men. II was
found impossible to collect these through the
regular channel. The collectors either could
tract was first made with Mr.. Kelsey, Of New
York, who could not carry 1t out, and IL was then
given to Mr.; SsnboIn, who, with his usual energy.
from railroads and other large corporations.
Mr.. FOSTER, q Ohio, Inquired how much
atI I1sR aepsd thai NONE had BEEN col
ected because the railroads got possession Of the
newspapers and commenced at once to denounce
born and this and hs gave nosios that he
would at the proper time speak plainly on the
subject. There were gentlemen, and ono or more,
Ssnborn contracts. because they were delinquents
Mr.. EI6 Dr. is of Wis. said b. judged from
collected because the ocers had failed to do their
duty. Would 1t not have been better for them to
have done their duty, and not allow these taxes
Mr.. BUTLER wanted to know II 1t was not bet
ter to collect . portion than to let II go. The
parties indebted had concealed the fact that they
ergy Of Mr.. Sanborn to ferret them out and de-
mand payment. 1t had been charged that there
was corruption all through these contracts. He
gentlemen to put their fingers on the case and
not 60 into generalities.
BUTLER as defending the Sanborn contracts and
alleging that there was no corruption In them.
He asked whether the Commissioner of Internal
bad not stated That IN his opinion
further cost to the Treasury"
MI HXga :pd PAX y did not kn0" what tho
Mr.. OBRlEN. Well, II the statement Of the
commissioner Is correct Is 1t itself not strong
Mr.. BUTLER replied that he did not Know and
Mr. FOSTER of Ohio, said he had had some
thing to DO with the S San contract It was
calling for the correspondence and contracts. In
response they had before them the volume he
held N his hands He had been authorized by
repeating the law. He had not, however, in
tended to speak ON tho subject till the bill had
been reported, and would not have done SO but for
the remarks Of the gentleman from Massachu-
sets. He would undertake to say that three
fourths Of the sums reported under the Sanborn
contracts we're collected BY the regular revenue
lections had been made on cases we'll known to
tho revenue ofaeers: He had read Sietter from
ing against long list Of claims Of the Govern
ment against individuals going among Sanborn's
cases, as they were well known to the regular
revenue officers, and no attempt was being made
Mr. HAWLEY, OF Conn, recited tho case Of
George W. Williams, Of Hartford who was man.
IN d hs
there decided did not under the law require q
revenue stamp; One day young man, an agent
said he was an agent Of the Treasury, and de-
manded to see their books. They asked for his
authority, and he showed papers that they sup
32,2ao. They told, him they were advised by the
collector that their production was not liable to
tax. He said they must pay or he would bring q
They asked how long q time he would give
them to consider. He said till 9oclock to mOrrow
morning. That night they went to T. collector
agent, md were told that he supposed he was,
that he was going around among the dealers and
he supposed he had authority. They gave their
check and then went where they should have
gone rst, to their counsel, and he told them they
had been unjust to themselves, unjust to the
community, and to tho Government. But they
had been afaid that o stain would have been
brought on their fair name and had submitted to
the imposition. The law might be just, but its
execution was infamous. u this was not ease OF
Mr.. BUTLER said the story was that this man
went to them and told them they had not done
their Duty and that Il they did not pay their tax
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Mr.. HAWfEY ssid these parties did not have
the pluck thoy should have. They should have
Kicked the man Out o. tner place Ind ae had mad tried
away to come back at his leisure. No lawyer
would have told them that they were liable for q
and Mr. Douglas had said that in the discharge
of his duties he often found that taxes ought to
have been paid, but from some reason, such as an
opinion Of the collector that none was due, OF q
iaisapprehension on the part of those by whom it
should have been paid; and that he had where no
intent was apparent to defraud, not insisted ON
the back taxes II they were paid thereafter
Mr. BUTLER wanted to know where the COM
missioner got authority to grant absolution; to
say, 60, and sin no more" Did these men exact
penalty, any more than was due on these patent
should pay taxes when he found them due, It was
about time tho President found = new commits
sIoner. II the patent-medicine men could not be
made to pay their taxes, he hoped the farmers
would not. As to the assertion that the taxes
were collected by the revenue officers and district
attorney, No said IL was 20 spocined In the con-
MI. FOSTER cited the case of the indianapolis
Railroad Company, who were called upon by o
man styling himself Frank d.. Green, special
State auditor OF the Treasury Department, rho
obtained u, 09o g Of that road. The facts were
that the Treasurer had called upon tho revenue
officers Of the State for Instructions rs to the
amount due. These officers felt Q doubt rs to the
amount, and had sent on to Washington for in |
Itructions. The railroad company held itself in |
readiness to pay when the amount was stated. |
Instead Of these men aiding the regular revenue |
,tficers the latter helped them. 1t for cases
like this that the Government paid John ID. San |
born t2l8 600, the most Of which was collected by
l. E Hswiey and William A. Simmons The |
,ne was under indictment, and would probably be |
TENT to the penitentiary; the other had been pro-
u oted to the Boston custom-house.
Mr.. BUTLER argued that justice to the poor |
nan demanded that the rich should be made to |
,ay their taxes, and said that IL he had his way
10 would let i've hundred Sanborns loose on |
heso rascals. The taxes were four years old |
md would soon be beyond the limit, and unless
ome extraordinary effort was made the delin- |
luents would escape.
Mr.. HALE, Of Me-, said he had opposed the |
Ill originally, and no opposed 1t now. 1t was |
ontrary to the spirit Of the age and because any
,0licy that countenancod the employment Of /
pies infermers and special agents 1t large sums |
Iould work injury 70 the Treasury in the end. |
Their employment paralysed the regular force,
whose duty was to zoe the laws enforced, while /
he interest Of the spies and informers was in . |
collation. Of the law.