The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-13
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.
Details of the Proposed Reduction
of Revenue Districts.
A Possible Political Sensation Concerning
the New York C0llectorship-Notes
and Gossip of the Capital
THE REVENUE DISTRICTS.


Details of the Proposed Reduction-Correc-
ton of Current Reports.
Washington Special to New York Herald.
The definite plan is not yet fixed, but as
near as can be given now, Massachusetts will
lose one collector, probably the Newbury
port district dividing the State into two dis
tricts. Connecticut will lose the Norwich
district, making but one in the State New
York now has twelve districts. Middletown,
Troy, Auburn, Rochester and one other on
tho list are to be wiped out reducing the
number to seven. Pennsylvania now has
ten, and will lose four or five, Reading, Som
erset and Greenville being among the num-
Der. New Jersey has three districts Cam
den is recommended for consolidation. Ma
ryland is uncertain. 1t now has two dis
tricts, including the District of Columbia,
and it is probable no change will be
made in this State. Virginia is to
lose two districts, probably Danvlle
and Lynchburg. North Carolina will lose
one district, probably Newbern In this
State there are a large nun Der of small dis
tilleries which require constant watching by
the revenue officers. Ohio is booked for the
cutting off of four Observation-Disclosures,
Beiiefontaine, Chillicothe and Marietta.
Indiana is to lose two aud perhaps three
Warsaw and Anderson. Kentucky will lose
the MaysVille district. Illinois, Sterling,
Champaign and one other district. Mis-
souri,, two districts. Michigan, one or two.
Iowa, two-probably Dubuque and Burling-
ton. Wisconsin, one-probably Sparta.
The statement that has been generally pub
lshed, to the effect that senators and con-
gressmen-elect have endeavored to persuade
the President not to reduce the number of
districts, is not confirmed at the executive
mansion. There has been no opposition to
the reduction. What they have done has been
entirely agreeable to the President namely,
in setting forth the particular merits of every
collector in the several States where CONSOLE
dalton is anticipated. For instance. Senators
Hoar and Dawes have presented reasons as
to which one of the three collectors can be
best spared from public service Now it hap
pens that the merit of every collector is care
fully recorded in the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, each office being rated at actual in
spection, so that the President can form his
own opinion of the relative efficiency OF
the officers now in the service The value of
every collector as political factor is another
matter. This information is what senators
and congressmen-elect have mainly sought
to impress upon President Arthur, knowing
that the official record would be better
known to him than they could tell
1t is probable that before the end OF this
week the programme will have been finally
agreed upon. At present all that can be def
nitely said is that a reduction of collection
districts will positively be made, to take eff
feet July l, the beginning of the new fiscal
year, and the number will be as great as the
interests of the service will allow.