The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-03

STATISTICS FROM Tue INTERNAL REVENUE
BrREAU.-The following is summary from
the statistical reports OF the internal revenue
Commissioner Delanoi
The number of seizures for violation Of
laws for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869,
was !, IA; do. for the first quarter Of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1870, was l,02l.
Number OF cases compromised during the
year. l52 Amount received as tax thereon,
s,56, 0Oi. SC; assessed penalties fixed by law,
sii,l3D,63; In lieu Of fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES, sl25, 1925.
NumbC= of cases compromised during the
first quarter OF 1870, III; amount received
as tax the con, $40, 22730; assessed penal
ties fixed by law, slO,6ll.06 in lieu OF PEN
alt'es and forfeitures, SIS, sl70s; number Of
compromise opinions prepared from March
l to September 30, 1869, 3Oi.
These cases spread over the entire coun-
try, and involve an endless amount of litga-
ton, the preparation for and conduct OF
which, on the part of the Government, ne
cessarily consumes a large share of the time
and attention of the internal revenue ofi-
The number Of suits brought In federal
courts during the fiscal year ending June 20,
1869, was 4,51S. or these the number of
proceedings IN rem was S4i; number Of In
dctments found, 2,552i number OF other
proceedings IN persOHIm, !, lS2; number OF
judgments recovered In proceedings for for
FIXTURES, 7l9; number OF convictions on in
dictments, some including more than one
person, 1920; number Of acluittals, 2OT;
whole number of suits decided in favor of the
Cuitsd States, 2, 1866; against, 433i settled or
dismissed, 1857 suits pending July /, 1889,
4,007; amount Of Judgments recovered In
suits in pcrSOHdDI, 1904, 53l .4S; amount col
lected for such slits and paid into court
Slli, 70l.Ol; proceeds OF forfeitures paid into
court, $3.50, 1869.
Number of suits and proceedings began In
United States courts during the first quarter
of the fiscal year ending june 80, 1870, as
reported by United States district attorneys
in rem, go; IL perSoHdBs, 460-total, 736.
The number Of abatement claims acted on
during the year, s2,l15, and the amount
abated was s4,270, s62.0s. The number for
the first quarter of 1870 was 90, 1873, aud the
amount abated during that period was
SLOT ,2l6.97.
Number of refundiug claims disposed Of
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1869,
BIB; amount refunded same time, $780,
A3.lS; amount rejected, $500, lJ6.03.
Number OF claims disposed OF during the
first quarter OF year ending June 30, 1870,
jiS; amount refunded during same time
s53,59709; amount rejected, SOL ,O96.93.
Value of tobacco stamps received during
the FIRST quarter Of 1870, SIS, T30, 2s9.73i
value Of the same issued during the year,
sl0,906, 1881.
Value of beer stamps received during the
frst quarter of 1870, 81, $40, 042.25 value of
stamps Issued, 81 1884, 5D.
Value Of stamps for distilled spirits on
hand and received during the first quarter OF
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, f17, 1884,
9!5; value Of stamps isued during the same
period, s6,392, 1905 number Of distilleries
registered at this date, November 80, 1869,
S6i.
The number of officers connected with the
Internal revenue service, who report to the
commissioner, directly or Indirectly, is about
six thousand,