The Secretary read the next 2 sections, to which the ComFinance reported no amendment, as follows: SEC.[65]66.Abife: That all official communicationsmadeby assessors to colleotors. assessorsto assessors or by collectors to collectors or by collectors to assessors or by assessorsto as sistantasset soreo.r by asst assessors to assess an or by colloccorsto their deputies or by deputy collecttors to collectors.may be officially franked by the writers thereof and shall when so franked. be transmittedby mail free of ostagc. SliC.[dd 67. Abife: That the sec ‘rncota 'ocfriin‘BhTlsi'Dt‘eflpSnllrfly‘iusihecnrtowbly io authorized to appoint shall bostyled‘ Spo eial commissioner nf the revenuc. "whosc oificc shall yrminate in 4 yearstroln the pnssazeof this act. tshull he the duty of the specialcomrRev to inquire into all the sourcesof national revenue add the best methodsof collecting the revenue: the relations of foreign trade todomes tle industry; the mutual adjustment of the systems of taxation by customsand excise.with the view of insuring the requisiterevenueWith the least disturb auccor lllL‘finVCnlCllt‘tlo‘ the progressof industry and the developmentof the resources ot the country: and to in uiro from time to time. under the direction of the SecyTreasury into the mariner in which Ofllt t‘hl charged with the administration and ollect on of the revenues perform their duties. And ibis said special comrRev shall omtime to time report. through the SecyTreasury .to Congress.eitheri the form of a bill or otherwise such modificationso the ratesof taxation or of the mcthodsofcollectingthe revenuc and such other facts'perlainlmg to the trade. industry. conimercc.ortuxation of thucountry.as he may find. by actual observationot‘the operation of the law. to be conduciveto the public interest: and in order to enable the s cciiil comrRevto properly conduct his innvestiations, he is hereby empowered to examine the boo papers. lindaccounts of any officer of the revenue.to administer oaths. examine In andsummonwitnesses. and taketesiupony; each and everysuchperson iiilsoly awcaring or nflirmlng shall be subject to the penaltiesand disa bilities grescribedby law for the punishment of cor suntan willt'ul penury: and all officeraof the Government are hereby required to exted to the said commissionerall reasonablefacilities or the collection of information pertinent to the duties of his poafliidoc. And the said special commissioner shalfbe an annual salary of $4.0illl.lund the traveling upenses necessarily incurred while in the discharge of his duty: and all letters and documentsto and from the special commissionerrelating to the duties and businessof his office shall be transmittedbymail free of postage.And section 19 of an act entitled “ n act to amend an not entitled 'An act to provide internni revenuetosu port the Government, pay intereston the public I cbt and lorother pur lioscr.’ approved June 30, 18M." npprovedMarch 3. 865.be and the same is hereby repealed. The ComFinance preposed to strike out sections 67. 68 and 69 of the House bill. in these words: BBC.67. Abife: That in any case . civil or'crimiual. whoru suit or prosecutionghall be commenced in any court of any State aiminst any officer of the U.S. appointed under or act. by authority of the act entitled “An act to prov: 0 internalrevenueto support the Government to pay interest on the public debt and for other purposes." Passed June 3918M or of any netin addition thereto or against any prison acting underor byan thority of nny such officeron account of anynotdone under color of his office or againstany person hold in property or estateby title derived from any such 0 ccr. Conccrninrz such property ’orestzitt‘and nflect in: the validity of this not. iat lull be lnwful for the defendant in such suit or prosecution at buy time before trial. upon a petition to the circuit ‘conrtpf tgo U.S. in and for the district in which i c defendantshall have been servedWith process. getting forth the nature of said suitor prosecution and verifying the said petition by atiidavlt. together With a certificate migned by an attorney or counselor wate. w of somecourt of recordof the State in which suit shall have been commenced or of the U.S.setting forth that as counsel for the pe titioncr. he has examined the proceedings against him and carefully inquired into all the mattersset firth in the petition and that he believes the same to be true: which petition. affidavit and certificate i. all be pmmtw l rt 1 in an on. andit‘ubt. tn “liq g the i circu t crler t sreo.at is 0 cc and shall befiled in said emce and the causeshall there upon beenteredon the docketof said court and shall be thoroiiiter proceededin asXLGilil “oGriginally comuience din that court: and it shall bethe duty of the clerk of said court.if the suit were commenced in the court belowby summons.to issuea writ ot‘ccrtiomn' to the Suito court, requirin said court losond to the caaiuds circuit court the racer and proceed tugisn said or it' it were commencedby capun. he shall issuea writ of liqbeuacorpwrcumcmtw. nduplicate of which saidwrit shall bedelivered to the clerk of the State court or loft at his oifice.by the marshalof tbodistrict or hisdeputy or some person duly authorized theroto; and thereuponitsha lbe the duty of the said State court to stayall further proceedingsin such cause and the said suit or prosecution upon of such process.orlcavin the same as nforesndied livsehR ‘l be deemed and taken to 0 movedto thesaid circuit court.l and any further proceedings.trial or Judgment therein in the State court shall bewholly n ulland void. And if the defendantin any such suit be in actual custodyon mosnoprocesstherein. it shall be the duty of the marshal.by virtue of the writ of habeascorpus cumCtlllntlt.o take the bodyof the dofend ancoctoinrdtoinhgis custody to be dealt with in the said cause to the rulesofliiw and theorder of the circuit court or of any Judge thereof in vacation. All attachments made and all bail and other security given.uponsuchsuitor prosecution shall be and con tinue in like force and clfectas if prosecution the same suit or had proceededtofinaljudgrnent and execution in the State court; and if. upon the removal of any such suit or prosecution. it shall bemadeto appearto the said circuit court that no copy of the record QDQJWOGOMHIKS thereinin the State court can be obtaine, it shall belawful for said circuit court to allow and require the phuntiffto proceeddenorm and to file a declaration of his1causeof action. iflti tghineapllayrties may thereupon proccedasin action ori brounhtinsnid circuit court; and on failure of so proceeding dudgmentof nil/(epronrquimay be rendered against the plaintiff. with costsfor the de fcndant: Prouidml, Thatun not entitled “An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports."passedMarch 2. llillil, shall not besoconstrued nsto apply to casesarising under an act entitled "An notto provide internalrevenueto support the COv eznment, to pay intereston the jiublic debt and for other purposes.“passedJune 3. 1864 or any act in addition the rctooriu amendmentthercot‘.nor to any ncoatsein which the validity or interpretation of said or acts shall bein issue. SEC.68. Abife: That the iiflioth section of an o otpassedJunc 30.1864.cniitled " An act to provide internalrevenueto support the government purposes cas.y"interest on the public debt and for any is hereby repealed: Provided. That. case which may have been removed from the courtsof any State under said 50th section to the connect the U.S shall beremandedto the State court from which it was so removed with all the recordsrelating to such cases.unlcss the justice of the circuit court of the U.S. in which such suit o r roscentionis pending shall be of opinion that sai cuscWould be removable from the court of the Stateto the circuit court underand by virtue of the 66th section of this act. And in all cases which may have beenremovedfrom any court of any State under and by virtue of said 50th section of said not of June 30. 1864.all attachments made and all bail or othersecuritygiven upon such suitor proseention shallbenud continuc in to 1 force and cli‘ectuntilfinnljudzmentand execution. whether such suit shall be prosecuted to final judgment in the circuit court of the U.S or remanded to th State court from which it wrm removed. Site.69. Abife: That whenever of error shall c issuedfor the rcvision of any judgment or decreein anycriminal procceding whero is drawn in QDCSHMIthe construction of iiy statute of the U.S.in acourt. of any me. as is provuled in the 25th section of an act entitled An actto establish t o judicial courtsof the U.S. r.g"epda Wssiethd Saenptoe llm'oucrre 2b2a4i1l.a7b8le9.t by the defendant such State shall not be released froln custody auwnstiloa final judgment upon’suchwrit or until a bond. with sutiicient suretics.in a reasonable sum. as ordered aifntdhae poplrfocnvesodby thoState court shall be iven; and is not so bailahlc. until a ma] Judgment upon the writ of error. writs of error in crim inal cases shall have precedence upon the docketof the Supreme Coprt of all casesto which the Government of the U.S. is not a party. excepting only such cases as the court, at their discretion.may decideto be of public importance.