, 1865-10-18
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INC taxes on Distilled Spirits, 3Ea,
Coffee, Spices al.dTobncco-3Ian n,ifnc.
turing Industry-'rhc Cotton t,;.cs.
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The Taxes on Distilled Spirits. M
Conces Spices nl.d u,tinc,
turing industry-The Cotton tlucs.
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| From The New York rosl.1
The lnbors OF tho United States Rcrcnn,
commission arc continued In this cItY,~ and
the headquarters will remain here nrti'f.on.
gress meets, or until the Investigations have
been concluded, though the Commissioners
isaSe nc city temporarily In order to put
themselves In communication with tbe rsrIs 81.
ous interests OF the country.
Ihss commission, Of which David A. Wells
Stephen Colwell md s. 8. HAYES arc 1nrm'
bcrs, with Mr.. E. B. Elliot, as Secretary. Was
appointed By the Secretary Of the Trcasury.
y WI! po remembered, under the act of Con-
gtses Of March3d, 1865, 10 report upon the
subject OF ralsing BY taxation such revenue
WANTS of the Government. hay;ng
regard TO and including. the source, from
which the teyenue should be drawn. nn1i thc
best and most efficient mode Of raising II and
70 report the form ofa bill for the considern-
tion Of Congress, when 1t shall undertake 10
revise our reVeuue systenl-the commission
inavme tne power to take testimony and to
inquire into the present and past methods Of
collecting revenue. -
In the course OF its work the commission
has examined several hundred witnesses. and
has collected mass Of information which
VIII oc Of great use to Congress In its future
legislation concerning revenue.
1t Is understood that tho inyest,oai;on.
have 50 tut related principally to sniritmons
liquors, alc and beer, teas, cof1Ses, tofmcco
and cotton. These Glasses OF articles Lsve
already been heavily taxed; the lntention ~
Congress being to place upon some of them
at least larger proportion Of the dQties
. eompala1.Eel5 t1an any other. sources were
by the commission, OF the results 60 far ~.
tta'ned, nothing car, be said by authority: but
i Is reported that tho examinations shnw
that much larger revenue can be obtained
from these articles than has hitherto been
collected. and that with the better plans that
the Government against frauds that arc so
frequently committed, particularly in distilled
Or malt liquors, a revenue sufficient to meat /
The probable wants OF the Government NAV hc
derived from lu1uries Of the various kinds.
"nhout 1eVytnE 70 heavy taxes az now borne
ted It will be shown that Congress- can safs'v
tlmtnish these Inst named lakes. and NM.
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The various trade aud other buslucs7 assn,
Gallons OF the country ase now moving wifi,
'elefence 10 their interests that arc Involved !
= the inquiries or this commission. On thc
18th Instant d convention Of ale and beer
brewers and dealers Of the United States viii
?e held in Baltimore, and 1t Is pronosef3 hx.
he projectors of the movement that COM
nittce bc appointed to meet the Revonrn
commission. Similar action Is to he takc, n
r...ard TO other business interests, and In
'oTant results arc anticipated, The com.
,ar1sohs Of views, and the facts elected nt
hes: Eat herlngs, all give much material far
be report of the commission now III prennra-
ion; Large numbers Of men reptesenttnr
be important trading and commercial fntef.
Sis OF tie United States have already baen
xamined or heard. wv"
inc Comml sion has recently spent nearly a |
Feek In Boston for the purpose Of ftalinT i1,o
pecial ousIderatIon the subject Of cotton In
g relation to the revenue. The Information
was, nc hear, of an exceedingly inter
sting character, and is likely TO be Tery WI
able The best informed manufacturers and
callers callers N cotton gave testimony. Tho main L.,
uestion to be decided, 1t appears, viii be a. r.
, the extent to which Government ran taT
Dtton without encouraging and building M :.
dangerous foreign rival production Of df-
lintsliing the home Industry. Probably fev
crsons are aware Of the extent to which cot.
n n fhe manufactured state Is already sub
ct to taxation. -''o
The Investigation Of the tobacco trade md
sources has just begun. Tie report ofthe !!
cannot probably be finished b. !
re me middle OF the winter. Nearly all the
formation which will enter into It II to hc I
avn from original sources, and raniditv of
eparation Is impraetlcable
II Is net likely that the general subject Of !
ring manufacturing Industry will be exam :
ed at present, and 1t is possible, for reasons
Feady stated, that the exceedingly difficult
d complicated questions CONNECTED with n
Is subject may not require solution.