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Show By Tclcuraph. PLEASAJiTO.Vt) LIBERAL TAXATION TAXA-TION POLICY DISAPPROVED OF. New York, 31. A Washington special says there have been signs for some days past of dissatisfaction in official circles with the course of Gen. Pleasanton, the new cotnnjisioner of internal revenue; and a chance in that department is predicted by those best informed. His advocacy of the repeal of the revenue tax, in opposition to the financial policy of the head of tho treasury, is regarded as offensive and as an attempt to strengthen himself in public favor at the expense of the administration. ad-ministration. The extraordinary statements state-ments made of the cost of collecting the tax and his ;a-s.suined familiarity with business when his scat was hardly warm under him, are severely criticized- It has been asserted that Pleasanton Pleas-anton was made commissioner through the influence of Ingalls and others interested in-terested in the New York Central tax case, and it was rumored to-day that he would resign after February JOih, the time fixed for determining that case. The amount of tax involved is one million dollars. Whether theso rumors have any other origin than that of general dissatisfaction, dis-satisfaction, it is impossible to tell, but the appointment of Pleasanton is objectionable to a large number. J lav-ing lav-ing spent twenty-five years in ihe regular army, his aptne.-s for such important im-portant civil service is called in question. ques-tion. He has brought into his office the rulings.and manners of a Martinet and is regarded by subordinates aH harsh and unreasonable. His absurd order excluding representatives of the press and bulletins of news, is a fair specimen of his work. It is also rumored ru-mored that Deputy Commissioner William.!, Wil-liam.!, of Indiana, will soon re sign, at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury. |