Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-09

revenue and judicial officers. rather than IN
the Increased strIngency OF the law or i'm
Department. The amount Of spirifs al bonded
gallons.
The expense OF assessing and collecting the
revenue, including sa.arles OF all emp oyees,
commissions on sales Ct stamps, *, darlEg
the past year Was =. 3a7 3Dl7i.
IL u es'imated thar the receipts for the pres
ent fiscal year will Re : 45.uJr.0Oo the cause OF
TIE falling OF icing the repeal OF The tax uP5a
manufactures.
The number OF distiIleries registered aEd
thus far reported, including those not inteRdei
fer present use and those for the Installation Of
fruit. ~ 1890 The number Of disuilerlss in
operation as POI, with an aggregate daily pro-
ducinC capacity OF 229,75- gallons. There has
been a reduction Of a large number OF Illicit
stills ia most parts Of the country, and those
operation have paid. II is believed. greater
proportion Of their liability than under the
previous lsw. I he total amount 81 AK sppor-
uoned ~ the eleven insUrTectonary safes was
Sll52gSi2S. Of which s2-2Shb~.23 has been
collected. The Commissioners recommends tbs
passage OF law allow ing the States 20 pay thu
balance within a definite period, giving them 4
reasonable premium for such payment He re-
ferS - the fact that more han twenty-five rev
enue bills have been passed since lSi aus sug-
gests that the general coiihca,iOa OF the reNe-
nue. laws, begun At the last session, b. post
poned for one year, and then n single act b
passed embracing all that IS valuable IN exist
ing laws, and IN the meantime All amendments
and mcdIhcations a 70 blnkers' and brokers
made.
He also recommends the passage OF a civil
service bill con laining the principles OF the
one reported by Mr.. Jenckss. a measure OF
great public advantage. and refers - that Of
Great Britain aud several countries on the
continent, ali II which ne has studied thor
oughly. Justice % honest taxpayers aud due
regard 20 our national TepU ta'iOu alike demand
he elevation Of NJ revenue service above in
oividual preferences and the iuIfua'ion Of
parties. until there is positive change IN the
method # making apptfnfm ants. lmngrrgRftv
VIII secure recommendations upon which
bad appointments must inevitably BE- made,
and from which the public viii suder.
without service which shall insure ap-
pciurmsnt during good behavior. from COM
parauye fitness, AMI which shall protect
yiCilant officers from the malicious a.
taCks Of the felOns whom they oostruct or
pursue, bad men, pressed for place because
of their political service or their personal ne
csssities VIII prostitute positions they ara
tor enriching themselves az the cost OF the
treasury, snd the guilty., in and ont of Office.
wtll seek 20 blind the appointing authorities
and the public and cheat Justice of her rights
by assauliipg the character Of the officers
whom they fear. The inevitable tendency Of
such practice is he Generalization OF our IN
situations anc the degradation OF official posi-
uon-good men in all parties relaxing their in-
terest IN public affairs when place huntine
instead OF principle is the controlling power,
aud men of well-earned and established repu-
ta'iens refusing 20 imperil II in places which
have been deseerated by Incompetency or
fraud.
He concludes his report by referring % the
bill reported az the last SESSION 70 create the
revenue ofice into a separate department. He
says II would conduce 10 a more vigorous anc
thorough enforcement Of the law in the first
place by greatly simplifying the work IN the
Office Of the Commissioner; aud the public in
terest would be best subseryed by the erection
of a new department. which should embrace
cept those derived from the sale OF the public
lands.