The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-04
Total net receipts for the year. :. Sis, e7g 1O

Ihis is nearly Sl5,0 ,OO0 in excess of the e s.
Inmates made in the last annual revenue re-
port The returns are not tabulated as they
were last year, and comparisons can be made
TO only a limited extent. The income from
gross receipts is about SIS 100000 less than last
year; from sales, So, $3.50, 900 greater; from leg
acies, $50, 900 greater; frombanks and bank
ers u 800 600 greater; from stamps, 81, 600 900
greater; from spirits distilled from grain,
S3O,544 900 this year against $13,500,O00 last
year; from chewing and smoking tobacco,
$4,000 600 greater than last year; from cigars
and cheroots. $4,000, 600 greater; on fermented
liquors, 100000 greater. The falling off
in the aggregate of the revenue for the year is
OF course due to the abolition of taxes on
manufactures. There is no doubt that the
law mas been much more vigorously enforced
since last spring under President Grant ad-
mlnlstration than it was at any time under
johnson.
TREASURER sPINNER's REPORT.
General Spinner, the Treasurer of the Unit
ed States has finished his annual report and
has submitted it to Secretary Boutwell, 1t is
curious and remarkable document, covering
$50 pages of manuscript, every word and fig
ure in his own penmanship, and the whole
handsomely bound. 1t is largely made up OF
tabular statements, and its recommendations
are comparatively few. He put in a good plea
for the increase of salary to women clerks AM
speaks feelingly of the uniform courtesy
shown to him during his extended term of SER
vice. The most important recommendation
relates to national banks. Under the existing
law taxes on their capital, their dividends,
etc., are collected by the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau and they are required to
make out twelve different reports, on
| ~ one of which goes to the Treasurer.
| ted semi-annually by the Treasurer, and says
| it can be done without expense to the govern
ment, as it will only be necessary to withhold
the amount from the interest OF their bonds
fA6 aIyc nf 10 LONE and orI.
GUS service, his advancing age and infrmities,
and after saying he has done no act to be
ashamed of before the world, closes in the fol-
lowing words
81 feel that such good fortune cannot last
always; the barque of the most fortunate and
skillful man may at last be wrecked on some
unknown rock. This law is now strongly
| against me and l therefore, more than ever
| feel an anxious desire to retire from the place
hold, which am sure has been of greater
benefit to the people of the United States than
| to your humble servant"
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Quaker Indian policy is pronounced a
great success, and the President takes great
interest in it,
The President has furnished his message,
which is written in his own hand over eighty
pages of foolscap.
Secretary Fish will lay before Congress at an
early date the question of the French Gable
| against which there is strong influence being
brought to bear by the English line. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Secretary is not pleased with
the action of the French Government in refus-
ing reciprocal privileges to an American COM
pany, which asked permission to land line
in France. He has also been informed that
Erlanger, the President of the French Cable
Company, stated at a recent meeting of the
stockholders that he did not consider them
bound by the action of their agents in this
country. The French Legation here has never
taken any official action in behalf of the Com
pany, as it is private enterprise.
Friday night Neal Dow lectured on Prohi-
bition Social Necessity and Political Right
Senator Wilson presided.
There has been controversy between Brig
ham Young and the internal revenue officials
in his territory, and until this year he has sue
ceeded in beating them at every point The
present officers, DIR. Taggart, assessor, and
Captain HOLSTER, collector, are men of diff
ferent metal and have finally brought Brig
ham partially to terms. The quarrel has been
about the proper tax on what is called church
property, and the assessor and collector have
sent on their papers, from which it appears
that Brigham IS charged with about $50, COO
tax and penalties. He proposes to fight the
case before the Internal Revenue Bureau and
it may finally reach Congress on the interpre-
tation of existing laws.
Ex-senator Wade and Senators Conkling
and Cameron have declared in favor of the in
dependence of Cuba. Mr.. Wade says he shall
no longer be proud to be an American citizen,
if the government fails to recognize Cuba. =