The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-08

The Secretary OF the Treasury yester
day transmitted to the House of Repre-.
sentatives, In reply tot resolution offered
by Mr.. Rollins relative to the amount O.
taxes paid by national banks, in which he
says that the taxes and duties paid by ma.
tional banking associations In the United
States consist Of internal revenue taxes le.
Wed by the internal reveue laws, and col.
lected by the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, and the semi-anual duty levied
by the 4lst section ofthe national currency
act, approved June 3, 1864, which is col
lected by the United States Treasurer.
The Secretary states that the informa-
ton called for relative to the amount OF
taxes paid by national banking associations
to the several States In which such asso.
Citations may be located is not at his com
mand, but the Acting Comptroller Of the
Currency, and the facts will be laid before
the House ct an early day. The communi-
cation Of the Secretary is accompanied by
statements from the United States Trea-
surer and Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue. relative to the amounts Of duty paid
by national banking associations as semi
annual duty accruing prior to July i, 1866,
and the amount paid by said associations
as internal revenue taxi to July 81, 1866.
The semi-annual duty collected was as fol-
lows:
For the six months preceding July /,
lS64-Duty on circulation, s53,096.97;
duty on capital in excess of United States
bonds, S462.2 90; duty ON deposits, $685.
Sl1.25 gold duty, Sl67,3lO.45. For the
six months preceding January !, 1866
Duty on circulation, s243 ,643.48 /; duty on
capital in excess of United States bonds,
$37, %. 40 duty on deposits, S3l7, 1927 |;
gold duty, $5S9,015.62. For the six months
preceding July /, l865-Duty on circula-
ton, 8498, 604.ll; duty on capital in ex-
cess of United States bonds, SOC, l09 As /;
duty on deposits, $769, l9S.49; gold duty,
1883, $685. 6. For the six months pre-
ceding January /, 1SG6-Duty on circula-
tion, 1872 ,566.Al; duty on capital on excess
Of United States bonds, 1920, S07 20; duty
on deposits, 1851, 659 .OS: gold duty, 3d.
AIS, 031 rs. For the six months preceding
July l, 1S66-Duty on circulation, Sl,234,-
2lS.s9; duty on capital in excess of United
| States bonds, $186, l4O.48 duty on de-
posits, 81, 297, 0lO.l5 ; gold duty, S2,7l7,-
369.52. For the six months preceding
Cduudiy i ICOI uC uuty u INV III plO-
cess of collection, and the amount there
fore cannot be ascertained.
The following shows the amount Of taxes
paid for internal revenue during the years
1864, 1868, and 1866 For 1864, dividend
and surplus, 1881, 1903 license, $780, TIA.
Total, $557,554.33. For 1865, dividend and
surplus, s2,207, 9s7.sl; license, S734,005.
Total, $2,941 1925 For 1866, dividend
and surplus, s2,075, 1872. 32 license, $780,
345. Total, S. ,924,537.32. Grand total of
receipts, $6,424, Os4.46.
This latter statement does not include
the amount of tax paid on dividends and
surplus after August l, 1866, as by the act
of July Is, 1866, the said tax is made pay
able to the collector, and the commissioner
has no record of the same. The license
tax of 1864 and 1865 and to May l, 1866,
was assessed upon the capital stock and
surplus fund, and since that date on the
capital stock alone. The amount given
for license is estimated upon the capital
and surplus reported by the banks.-Na-
tionQl Republican.