Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-08
WASHINGTON.
Commissioner Miller Makes His
Preliminary Report.
ALL LOVELY IN THE REVENUE OFFICE.
Secretary Whitney Talks About a Ride
ulCus Tale Published in
Philadelphia Sheet.
GENE RAJ WASH GToN DISPATCHES

Ter, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
made a preliminary report on the general
condition OF the Internal revenue service.
1t says: The total collections Tor the fl seal
year, Sll2,420,lll, have been properly &C
counted for and the money covered into the
Treasury Of the United States. The cost of
internal revenue for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1885, was about 81, $50, 900, being
80 per cent. of amount collected and $780,
600 less than tie cost for the year OF 1881.
This reduction as shown by hir was
chiefly in salaries and expenses of collec-
tors, agents and subordinate officers S4Sj,-
OCO, and stamp and paper $4,000. The
reduction results from the consolidation OF
l26 districts in 1855, and from reduction
in the number and in some instances in the
rate Of pay OF storekeepers and gaugers
growing out of the reduced num-
Der Of distilleries in operation,
etc. Qualification is expressed at the
efficiency ofthe service and Its freedom for
< fraud. Appended to thereport is a state
ment of receipts from several objects OF in
ernal taxation IN the United States during
he fiscal years endipg June so, l-S4 ana
ic>j. which shows an increase of receipts
Tor 1850 over 1854 Of $2S0,5I6 on spirits
distilled fran apples, grapes and
peaches, and decrease of S9,7I2,-
.i5 on spirits distilled from grain
ard other materials an increase Of $l6j, 1862
n chewing aud smoking tobacco, and Of
>1j.726 on cigarettes decrease of SOL
jlI on cigars and cheroots, and an increase
E Sl73.2sS on ale, beer, lager beer aud
porter. There is also appended to the re
Tcrt table showing the aggregate receipts
tccm internal revenue by States and Terri.
tories during the fiscal year ended June 80.
Illinois leads with S2,3025, S64, followed
oy kentucky with Sl4, 2475, New York
5 rhrd with $l3, I'll. and Ohio fourth,
Pennsylvania fifth with S.
10 lGj, and Indiana seventh with St03l,-
-c6. Other States vary from $4,000 to
100000 Vermont shows the smallest
receipts, only $2OS39 Next is Mississip.
pi only $t79jl. Total receipts from all
sources OF internal revenue for fiscal year
aiil be about ll5,000,O0O.
\ Ridiculous Statement.
WAssINGroy, August 7. Secretary
Whitney characterizes as riiiculJus the
-'a:emeut made in a special dispatch pub,
GsLtd in aPLjladelpbls paper that consider
able dissatisfaction exists among naval
nt,crrs at the partisan manner in which
he s, cretary administers the affairs OF tn
l2vv druartmcut The special point was
made in the dispatch that the board which
madean adverse report upon the Dolphin was
composed Of two Democrats Herman Wa
ter and Captain Beknap, and an enemy OF
Secretary Chandler, Commander Ro5Iey
y. Evans, and was organizee to condemn
the vessel and bring Secretary Chambers
administration into di,reputs. To a Star
rrLorter Secretary VII they said that II
ANY one could tell how members
f that board voted, or if they voted at all
le could not. Mr. Herman Winter, he said,
-, 3 selected because he is 4 most eminent
r an in bis profession in civil life and IN
ne couurry He makes more money
at his profession than any other
.vo men. Ii was a very
f:,ult matter 10 secure his services which
v ere .iyen Tor the sake o: friendship. Other
D. eu.5ers were selected because they Were
D.. very bcs, naval oliic-rs available. Poll
-c- had nothing to do with the matter.
Resigned.
W,.ury,Tox August Prot. j. +
Hil,ga,d the suspended Super,nt 'udent o,
,Ye Coast and Cieodetc Survey, tendered
n : resignation today and it Was accepted,
10 take effect Immediately.
Amended.
The President to-day amended Rule ! OF
.ha C:yi, Service Act. GeGniDc the class OF
officers exempted from examination, so as
rorase it read that the medical examiners
.f.r.f, in ~ cassrd as professional persons
.Ncep,cd from examination.
Colonel sharpe Resigns.
Colonel A. &. Sharpe, Chief Postottice
.psr-ctor. has resigned his position to take
.',cr 10 morrow and his res@r anon he-
Zen accepted. ,c.tA.
CoIoreI Sharpe was one Of the first o! the
"a afcials in the department to tender his
rssi,ra,ion 10 Mr.. Villas but he was re
,r,,7ted 10 withdraw it and remain io' "
,aeson TO assist in the work Of reorga2l"'g
.Ie inspection branch of service. tie as
-.,.ed but with the understanding mat
ne should 90 out about this ume
Postmaster General Villas says thAi
Colonel Srarpt's services have been OF the
r-e. :. !, value 20 his administration IN us
rcrk of remodelir- the Inspection service
and that his zeal could not have been great
sr n,dar any administration with which he
,os in noh,lcnl accord He will resume
the practice OF law at Cns'ttnoo9@. w y.
.Io.eDh Havwsrd present chief clerk on G''
y,.ion Of inspectors will Temporarily taN-
CoIonel Shar pc place. Il is probable tha'
70 permauert appointment will De maze oe
fore autumn.
Thu, Civil Service statutes.
To Secretary of ih- Treasury recently
called upon the i"oru~' "enerM 'oF "u
,,j,,ion az 10 whp'h,- g." ION t"l oi 'As Ic
yis.d statutes Is rSps"'.a or "arokaleu o{
he provisions Of rHr -: u Te-"''te anu
;,,.--Gva the Civi Service "t N" ni.e'
S,a,es approved JaeuarY l6. IoS5 sec
lion l64 p,oyii,s c"ria1n methol TOT 'he
,xaminariou and aP?7irr n"ni OF c'sr"s
,rscifed in section .U&, winch SAYS '"i
clerks in the depsr'mea'S sh u De- arrange
IN four classes. distinguished rs th' hrS''
ssccnd third and fourth class The AT
.crrev General in his opiriou just submit
- sovs that it is clear that section int
;s reform entirely to the clerks named IN
sec,;on IG3 and that the Civil Service act
sssms 70 deal with the entire subject. 1t is
trne he SAYS that there is no repeal IN n. SO 70
n,onv m wards of Section l6l by the Civil
Sery;ce act, but under that rule which rec
oenizes that as a statute which anaertaHs' @
TO provide for an entire subject matter re,
meals all frmer laws as statutes upon tha'
sphiect il would seem that Section Iot Is
repealed by the Civil Service act.