, 1866-02-01
Daily Weather Report.
lily the United States Telecrsoh. j
THE REVENUE COMMISSION
Report :,n Distilled and Fermentea
Ltou6sa hnd Iucom.-

I Report I'll Dtatll1cd and Fermente.
| L1qu6sa and 1ueonaess.
| Our paper Of Tuesday Contained A 1cnn..''
teiegraphlc synopsis Of the rccou1mendat,on
Of the Revenue Commission. We have aInc,
received the report In full, and eiye the re
port as to distilled and fesmcnted spirit,,
DISTILLED sp1arrs
Or the rasioua sources ofreyenue included nnde,
me internal revenue that Of distilled 4urIts ranks
nlsl IN importance The amount OF reyenpe ieriyed
% III ~, tonEee ios tho several dscal years, during
Maea tne !ntefnal revenue Law has been in oCera.
tor, ts as follows: - 0fN'"
!&9s!..............-..... ........,$ aa29 90n "a
1eeE .s.....-.--.....-...... ..... IHTBS
~ 159e5 80
the ta1 "a, twenty cents, until Isrch aser @ w,eh iS9
nv 1sa1 : ten F5om july J, 1855, until Jana.
in the year 1865 81 Or nearS FIFTH T.
,,s 'ne w9ole amount, Was fom spirits previously
t1v dnn Payng the former ofweny and
Tie ave!ape taxable production Of distilled mint.
pes yeats IoM september !, 1852, 10 June 80 8U.
ions. 10 'ne department. "ns 40, s37s ST gal
Ihe amopnt Of Distilled spirits produced in the
fonnny aap: n IT, year 1sGo vas in excess Of niue
a 4naifed ~ 10 meet The consumption Of tbs country.
9oaes NC fnneuee ot ,he high nate Of taxation iu
no.sa 1pon IN: ths article. estimated BY the Com
gallont and with tho continuance Of The nresent
1ate excise ihey have no reason to believe that
a4eT M. .od 6os 5es to come b either
~ VI me amount at Present required to supply the
mate shat probably about 9N of Gallons @ ate
No TO- iIc0, ,eD gal1on* for industrial uscf, Thi.
cst1nate Goes not include the atnonnt nj snr1t1 "
ported Tom Mhtch; ey reason Of the drawbseE, no
ported In one year bas not according 10 he otisl
returns, exceeded a,0o,o1 9allons.* -@'
ano4 81 tax to q mRe.sa
unanmoasy Of lie opinon that e pPent 'ats are Re
two dollars per gallon u In excess Of ihe pfoper rev.
enue standaEd, and shat reduction VIII BE- Tor he
interests oolh Of the rcyenue and OF the country
INC reason: which have led to this conclusfon M
presented IN detail In the special Report mo. s.
On EMIL n,,aed SR's TO- Which 1he
1econmend that he rate Of tax On distilied sprits
be 1T mdneed 70 one dollar per gallon.
~ nn1n III rag o. aIt and with hc increase h
tlmatea at not less than Il, 0j gsiions, which
must follow. the Commies,un afa of fhe nnjn,Tn
!nal making Az slowa!ce for certain amount Of
.llIGt distlalior. which, under any circumstances
least SO 0c0, COO from this sourcemay be coccted
Bnf n H6seScr s9ay he the rate of tag agreed upon
stringent and effective Law than that which uo6 ex.
j. needed II any fair proportion Of the amount
Mn:en GoN Tnmeni has hight 10 expect from this /
time extended TO The honest dstiller as aenn.t fEe
Of bis Illicit competitor, 'e~
:, The Commission, therefore, present, in ecnnec.
daft Of \ new law, which they believe viii Iii BE-
eiectnal for the prevention Of trap anti the aecn
s,1SS ,he revenue This BILL which IL necessarily
ato.Laly anu restrictive, does not in come OF its
Df the d1silline interest Of TIC country, and te!r
'pFosi re- iaoa Ion 70 i may be fairly expected:
ans .eomm9eslon haye, hon ever, given crest
md bare avaled lhepse1ye. of the Judgment Of Tie
noss exPelteucct revenue officials, distiliers and
1ealets, from vhFous sections OF The country; and
thoroughly Rl1h the manner In which the tub}ect Is
rated for revenue in the va1ous States Of Europe
Lhe r sscuE,qg n IT ialge 1esenna from distilled
trsnre the tucceasfnl carrying out ofsny plan for
Implying The internal revenue srftem aud 1eliev-
nE ahe general industry OF The country from but
ieaster Noindu4tzial interest in The country can
etter su.a3n The burden oftaHtinn than df.lIled |
pifs's The preeedents OF all other countries are
onslstent With revenue; and while any relaza-
ION Of the law On The one hand, does not benefit
BE- BE-, eonsuM1sF, Ea1.. tts T. STRINGENT. gnforesment
1'nlsh the anou1t which appetite Or Industrial !
scess,ty demands Tor consumption. Il It /
aat 5e 1 a. b. ;ne Gom
oeing large additional restrictions and e. !
n1R ay Il e. pSa sRSafd haI T. the Tue eu,
good which must inevitably accrue to tha whole I
,uniry BY The couE=e rctnuimended-if tic same | :
q y x, o, 1s M and hs so
>rcsard OF the interests Of Comparatively susaii
snper Of indlviduals. ThelCommiEzion;, ;,there. /
sdily ksten 10 the appeals Of those vho arc mote
1to1s 10 suhtefYe theIf oFu iuteraafs sthar fhe =
lerests Of The country. =