Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-01-14
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wAsnIvcroN. D. G., Jan. 10, 's

WAsHrSeroN. d. G., Jan.10, 81.
The Senate adjourned over from Friday
last, TO Monday, l0ih, with the Consular
and Diplomatic bills still under discussion.
The House was in session on Saturday.
The committee ON appropriations reported
the Indian bill, il amounts to $4 ,526, ,s66S0.
The committee will on Tuesday report the
Navy appropriation bill The Funding
bill is now under discussion in the House.
There seems to I've no particular difference
OF opinion between the parties, on the nee
c.sily aud advisability Of passing such u
bin, but there is divergence on what
amount Of interest should be paid, which
varies from % TO 81 per cent, also as TO
whether The new bonds should be issued
FIR u long or short period. The bill will
pass in some shape, aud probably with the
81 per cent. interest, and twenty year
bonds 1t is hardly probable that nny leg
islation this session will be had OH the
Tariff, or internal revenue matters. With
regard TO the latter, il world seem MS thongl,
s,me legislation might be had, without
the necessity OF its occupying much time,
as the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
has shown in clear aud concise manner
that tho burthen can he lifted, at least, to
the extent Of $l0,0 100000, with safety, In
glancing over his report, am 80 much
impressed with the manner in which that
Bureau has been managed in the last four
years, in comparison to those that have
preceded it, not only in regard to the iiiel.
ity displayed IN the accounting for every
dollar collected, but also with the economy
and great reduction OF cost in collecting
the taxes; that will, as matter OF infor.
nation for your readers, as well Ms salts
faction to all good Republicans, and to the
confusion Of the Democrats as well, give n
few brief extracts from the last annual re-
port of Hon. Green B. Raum the Commits.
soner:
Receipts for fiscal year 1870. 81 Is, ,449 621 .3S
$780,. l23,9Sl ,916.IO
Which shows an increase ef $40, ,525 ,294.-
~ over the previous year. The Commits.
sioner estimates that the receipts for the
fiscal year Of 1881 will reach in round
numbers, Sl35, 100000, basing his estimate
on the fact that the first four months show
he amount collected, at S43, 3,7S93lS.3O
which shows an increase of S3,65S. .2l3. .4S
over the corresponding months Of the last
fiscal year. 1t is upon the fact of this in
creuse-in the face OF the reduction of the
tax upon tobacco-and the demands upon
the Treasury being lessened by :he reduc.
tisn OF the pub ic debt and annual interest
charge; that lie makes the recommenda-
tion That the Internal Revenue burthen
might be lightened, in favor oil the people.
as i have said, to the extent OF $40 600, 600.
The Commissioner goes still further, and
says lie thinks it would be wise if Internal
Revenue taxes were confined to spirits,
malt liquors, tobacco, snuff, cigars, and
| special taxes upon manufacturers and
| dealers i'll said articles, and estimates
that the sum Of S124, 100000 would be
| realized froiu that source alone. The re-
port shows that during the last four years,
there has been collected and received BY
| the collectors of Internal Revenue the
enormous sum of S467, ,0S0, ,SS5 of ia xes, that
every dollar has been paid into the Treas
ury OF the United States; further, that ev-
cry deficiency occurring, has been collected
and paid. And last, but rot least he shows
that the same has been collected Mt the
minimum cost of less than per cent. |
think that this makes II report, of whicl,
Commissioner Raum may well be proud
Of, a record which he can point TO with
pride, and should lie be called upon by the
administration 10 resign his trust, lie will
have the satisfaction of knowing that fel.
low.cilizens will demand that he 50 up
higher. But cannot conceive how u pub
lie servant who has discharged the multi
form duties OF so oneroiis n position, in 50
creditable II manner and with such distin-
guished ability, could be better or more
fittingly rewarded than to lie retained by
President Garfield.
Various are The comments upon Malone
regarding the relative position of the par.
ties in Virginia, concerning the State debt
and various are the deductions and con
clusions that are sought 10 he arrived at, as
to how the General will net politically in
the future. There is one thing that Seems
perfectly clear to my mind regarding the
original State debt Of Virginia, and that
Senator Malone makes most evident, that
is that West Virginia-formerly part oil
Virginia-sh should pay her proper proper
lion OF the old debt contracted prior to the
division of the State, which according Il
Malone, is about one-third, the other two
thirds he says his party, the Re-adjusters
are ewilling to pay, dollar for dollar. Hence
he claims, that his party are the homes
debt-payers. That being the case, lher,
seems hut little difference between the Re
publicans OF Virginia and the party le,
by Mahone, hence, a union in State ant
National politics between Malone anil his
followers and the Republicans, Is II natura
quence. firmly believe that Gen. Ma
hone will act with the Republicans an,
in full accord with the next administration
Should That lie SO, Virginia is releeme,
for all time To come, aud will enter up
on an era Of prosperity, mexnmplc,
even in this age OF wonderful translor
nation. Tom.