Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHIEsToN, March 6.-An exciting
contest lie progressing over the wool
tariff. Manufacturers, importers and
growers are all represented, and 1t is
thought the committee will finally 70.
port In favor OF no change In the pres
enl rate.
The documents Abstracied from SEN
atOr Inorganic deak, just before the
consideration Of Reed's nomination as
Marshal for Alabama, f ind their way
back TO his desk as n ysIeriou'l y Is
they disappeared.
Reed's case has been recommiited %
the judiciary Committee, and &C ion IN
Il 10 next In order.
The final consideration Of = rson's
case, who vas nominated for District
Attorney Of AlAbams, was postponed
10 Wednesday OF next week.
Chas. A, Whitney & Co., have secur-
ed the Texas contracts.
The Red river landing and Shreve-
port route by land, was awarded TO d
II. Person, Of New 0leaus.
The Nom oe and Shreveport route
was awarded 10 j. B. Bruce, of Mis-
souri,.
The river mail service Is not ye! SIT.
tied, and ma be ~re.sdverlised.
Col. 7. j. Chichester, OF Arkansas,
was to-day awarded the contract for
carry ing mails from Fort Worth, TexA.,
via FL PasO, to Fort Yuma. This dis.
lance Is 1900 miles, and Is the route
from the present terminus of The TeIIs
Pacific Railroad to the Colorado river.
The service is to be performed daily in
coaches. This is the longest route in
The United Slsles, The contractor is
to receive $l37, 900 per annum. This
letting saves 48 hours over the time Of
the former lettings from all north IN
aud eastern points. Col. Chidesler has,
for the last 40 years, been a mail con.
tractor in the southwest, and hiss al
ways rendered The required service 10
the satisfaction Of The Department.
Important Internal Revenue Circular.
Treasury Department, Office of In.
ternal Il venue, Washington, D. e.,
March lst, 187S-On and after May l,
1873 all manufacturers Of tobaccO
stuff and cigars will be required on
clO.ing business TO render closing in.
%ventorips, as provided IN sections 3 1858
and 1890, revised statutes Of the
United States 10 pack and stamp all
manufactures with their several Col
llclors. BY receiving from yer to
year their special tax stamps and keep
ing thea posted conspicuOusly In their
places OF business; by continuing TO
render monthly reports OF all purchases
Of stamps aud sales, or removal of
goods, and by keeping their places OF
business legal factories, and themselves
legally qualified NJ manufacturers
though not scluSlly engaged in manu-
featuring, or masking taxable goods,
thoy can enjoy all the privileges The
law accord iO manufacturers OF tUb4c-
co, snuff aud cigars, and keep their
sock Of goods unsiampeh at their fac.
tories until they are sold, or removed.
This dicibiOn is reached after a careful
examination OF the provisions Of sPC.
lions 1855, 1856, 1857, 3 1863 and 8 39G
relating to tcbacco and suuf, and Of
sections 1857, 1890 39j 1898 and
3 400, relating 10 cigar. in the revised
statutes OF the Uni'rd States, aud i.
made in consequence Of numerous in.
quirils by Culi,clor-, as to whether
there is any limit TO the time during
which manufacturers eln hold goods
of their own manufacture, after they
have continued manufacturing aud
cease 10 pay the special tax Ms manu-
hc'urers, All ruling decisions, and
written or verbal Instructions incon,
sistcnl with these herein contained, are
hereby revoked,
Signed GREEN 3 GAUM.