, 1869-01-15

msdc before the close OF this session OF
Cdug7eas TO Eet the preeens sax on whts-'
key 1aised to $1.50 per gallon. The prcs-
ent tax, which Is about slKty.fve cents
per gallon, Including the "a per barrel
ard various licenacs, Is found TO be TOO
lev 70 make 1t profitable to swindle tho
revenue to the extent that IL desirable on |
the part Of the dealers and excise ofscere.
To make sure Of "beating" tho gov !
ezument ont Of the tax costa the ds.il1- |
els fo1Iy as much a. to pay The excife. |
asse;so,s, supervisors, collectors, tnspec- |
tors, gsugers, storekeepera, spies and In
formers bave all to be "secn" and slleuced.
ard whep,. by any mlachancc, lot Of the
conttaband Is seized, the District Attor-
pe3, Commissioner, and sometimes the
grand jury, must be "ssusl.l" that the
thing vas "all'rlghs." .>!+ \
No si1ty-hre~cent tax Is equal to these
demands md expenses; Aad the alarming
fact begins 10 stare the dtstiIeta IN tho
face that they actually lose money by no.
paying the excise. And 1t il only in dis
tricls like those In New York, Brooklyn
snd New Orleans where much can be
| made by swindling the government In
those cit'cs the officials are more reasona-
bio in tAlir blacl.mal], and tho courts
more accommodate xnd It is found that
tbe revenue and judicial officers can be
aeeen and satisfied" that all Il right, and
still leave taIr margin of the sl1ty-hye
cruts per gallon uoconsumed.
Down In Louisiana, among the rebels,
copperhesds and carpe.-b.ggere, evcry-.
thing Is done on the square, and there is
honor amoeg thieves. Not cent Of the
whiskeY tax is wasted on Uncle Sam,
though there are some atty distillerles
in full blast, night and daY, running to
thelr utmcst capacity, 4 faiz division Of
the .plunder is made among the revenue
appointees Of Andrew johnson, the In
formers and tho hliquor manufacturers,
How much the latter are allowed to re-
tain OF the tax we hAVe not heard, but it
! must be satisfactory, else the repvement
would not work 10 smoothly.
| IN fbia district a eat;<farto~v undpr.
standing docs not seem to have been ar
/ &3r,a ~ -, ,-n,,, w., aI,,;,,o., -. "a
eisss ~ H. ro11ec.or insist. az @ 1hs ~ whn1s @
L. :. --.
| aAA auQ pays II Ofel 10 hAe government
Hnw far they mrs, n1,ta tn trFn an hnnezt
~" ~ ~. -
penny Oh The W per CENT capacity clause
!. tha 1,,,-an. n.r onlr a,r~;so Tact
tae -" ne e8A ou'S 0u'utse. neN
| clause -hAE always looked 10 Us as q Gus-
f-rtrtn,.s n-onnsltfon- inserted In the
| law; to allow. the distillefg. 4At1gers,
| A.,... - :..,... - L.
| stofcheSpesa hho iAspee@as W atfAas
| hhout fifteen cents Der pRtlou AMONG
I
| themselves IN quiet way. II opens &hf
| door fnv Tho rcrnotro.{op ~ a eufrf3t,
| NV" s"A 49, PsApsAA@"A -
EQUAL. 81 least, TO One-fOufeh OF &ht
umonnt cf tar col,scfed We th;nk thl
| o'eoo0* ~ 49,. w 0 49,.
"rat-holc' might 90 closed, more espe
cia'lY as another hole Vas opened a. u
same tlne' 1nfoogh Whienimalnons o1 do'
isrs oi revenue ean be diverted into III
pockets OF inc d'ssaleEs and thelf con
{ f.dera'es. We refer to the :" compound
> Ing houses" The Congressional Retrenca
e ment Committee, IN their recent repor
4 mus speak OF the compoandang nous
Is business
to fTsra. snd ;ae pressnt isv pFoytars tast no,
e sa.A ,,S. r. H.ed within 6M tcst Ct d..tu!cs.
0. spsoyision Of ;hc aei, tcsottsd 70 The sIpsaie
" q evasion X sHesttsnnns somnpounainS m hoass
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