The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-04
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION II
OF INTERNAL REVENUE.


TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF INTERNAL REvE- |
NUE. WASHINGTON, November 30 1861 have delayed !
the prep aratlon my annual report tor the fiscal year
1866 somewhat past the time when -equred by law In
order to avail myself OF the latest returns from the
officers Of the several collection Districts and TO pre-
sent far possible some Of the results OF the law
as amended by the act of July 10, which mainly took
effect on the lst OF August last.
with the sing exception of the relief of paraflne
oil and crude petro cum from by the JOINT resolu
ton May 1866, the receipts OF the last fiscal
were from the law amended by the act Of March
1865 For the first time, therefore in the history the
office, the tabular statements comprised in its annual
report substantially exhibit he proceeds, from various
of statutes existing through entire year
their aggregat amount Is considerably in excess OF
the estimate at the date of my last report and, as
have to believe, OF the estimate of Others who
had gwen though TO the subject and san
guine of the successful operation o. the law This
excess came largely from manufactures stimulated by
the openng OF southern markets and rom cotton, o.
which there greater supply than antcipat d.
he amount Itself is not far short the revenue for
the two next preceding, and very cOnsde raby
in excess Of the British revenue for the year 1858 from
customs excise, stamps properly tax, and post office
Indeed, the entire revenues of the empire exceeded
those of this Office only in the of twenty-two
lien dollars.
IL cannot denied that pay o. this enormous
tax has pressed heavily upon classes o. our citizens;
that not ony the of the Govern
deira, ed thereby but that the national debt
CURED or the presery alton of the national life thus
gradually wearing away.
the gate receipts venue for the paSt
year, ana OF their priDcipal sources in connection
somparso may be made Of the proceeds OF dlfefeIt
laws.
The aggregate receipts OF internal revenue wei for
the year
1853 2lll2Y52g II
The amour DR.: w6ack upon goods S0 a m
and amounts % rel11GeG as assessed
and the duty uR9 the cIrcu alton and deposits ma
1894 PFsTeaeS; SssT tsiaaS Amt re- rSs,undei: @
iS66...,.......,......... 7SS S6e IS 5i,Sli GS GS
RECEIPTS FROM SPECIAL SOURCES
The amounts received from several OF the most inn
such explanatory remarks deemed necessary ~:
0aHA' iiu'' 0OHi iS. an" lSS5 inS''0tsSRS' isSg
toRs a S5S5s S5S g s4ss
1S I've psr
f The he AK upon and deposits Vas increased
ev the
deposits to the Of hH't the Uned HtS
Capital first taxed by the act OF June 80 1854.
RAILROADS, ,oo.
RS!ssaa s,se:.s bonus sS Ss
those the two subsequent years at five per @
profits carried to the account Of fund or used
included in the dividends of 1855 ana 1866. ''o
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
- 1854. 1865 1853
tons surpus... s445 S6Ol7 s7e4 65S 3s s7s7asal2
ments. 52s 5S242 s6l 6O2 90 lso 7222a
e ee S % as h on s@k
me S 1e h q n
WARDS, it was one and one-haf per cen{9m -'0'
SALARIES OF PERSONS EMPLOYED " IN THE SERVICE OF THE
1866. 81 705 1874 G3
2S26333 81
he tax was three per ccn or the year s4 sSS
s SIX dS
lars per he STous The increase Tor tae
MOI mo- tbs ezra pay allowed g those hosorl
late Settlements Of many discussing ofcers,aEd th IL
amounts paid prize money for vessels capita ed p
TO but adjudicated upon during that year.
REVENUE STAMPS.
1se5 s5s4 s4,l.
eSS 1880! j.
1875 he receipts Of 1855 were BY sjSon. S
above those Of 1865 by the stamps in the State
'an seRsa 'hs om 6ai %
from special die. or matches peramTy % Cos
medicines and other proprietary aItic es. he doahe
q to Of S an
Of aE likely yefeyn it Snd
attachment Of the appropriate stamp 1t is this penait
statute believe l0ycSs fhy have t1e Dten gs
more genera y regarded durng the past year than a
any one preceding, ~ ="
ARTICLES IN SCHEDULE A.
isSs' s5202s325
1799Ol ~
l66b. 602 76 IS
God wa ches and pano-fortes were added 10 the
schedule beore the animal returns made In 1865
in 1866 1926 557 II received from the former
and he latter 357227 The receipts of the wear
1865 but slightly affected by he addition as fhey
inc ude but small portion the proceeds of t6
annual list of that ear: The annual lis of May 1869
mainly collected after June SOth and increased c
receipts OF the fiscal ear 1866.
LICENSES.
le65. s7l45 Ss Il
l2598,68l ~
%
The increase OF receipts in 1865 was due TO the in
creased classes OK persons subject 10 charge under
act Of 1861 the increase OF the license duty upon
raj kinds OF business ana TO he reassessment whole
sale dealers der the same statute rhe increase in
1866 arose especa y from the operations Ofthe
that portion OF the south from which, prior 10 that
time, 1t had been shut out bv the Rebellion.
- INCOME.
Sl4 Ol9 29 5c
~ II
vo5i 4) 81
lceni es, and income -
he rec eip Tor he fiscal year 1886 mainly from
the annual ,ments OF 1865 upon the 1882
of he Of