The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-29
ReuOrt OF Commissioner DslanO.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-The re-
port of Hon. G. Delano, Commission
er of internal Revenue, was given to
the representatives of the press to-
day. 1t contains many important
facts and recommendations. The
Commissioner says the estimate sub
mitted in his annual report for 1869,
of the probable receipts from internal
revenue sources, exclusive of the di-
rect tax upon lands and the duty up
on the circulation and deposits Of
national banks for the fiscal
year 1870, has been more than re-
allied. The estimate was $175, ,000,-
600, and the aggregate receipts
under the then existing laws are
shown to be $1S5, ,235, ,S67 81, an ex-
cess of $10, 0,235, ,867 81 beyond the es-
innate. This aggregate includes the
sums refunded for taxes illegally as
sessed and collected, amounting to
$196, 800 81, as we'll as the amount of
commissions of the collectors. The
total receipts for the first six months
of 1870 are $84, ,468, ,288 81, and for
the like period of 1869 they were
$69, ,184, ,725 13. being an increase of
q per cent. on the total increase of
$15, 5,283. .563 A. The total receipts of
the last six months of 1870 are $780,
767. .597 40; and for the like peri
cd Of 1869 they were $50, ,S54, ,619 Is,
being an Increase of eleven per cent :,
or total increase of SO, 9,912, $50 "a
A comparative statement is here sub
mittsd. from which il appears that
the total receipts for the fiscal year of
1870 are $lS5, ,235. .967 81. The total
receipts for the fiscal year of 1869
were $160, ,039, ,344 29, showing a net
gain for the present year of $50, 1885,
523 68. From the foregoing state
ment it will be seen that there has
heen a continuous increase In the
receipts from excise tax from June
80. 1870, aggregating the sum OF Szo,-
1876. .523 68.
These figures and the deductions
therefrom satisfies the Commissioner
| that there is no insurmountable din
Guilty in enforcing our excise flaws; the
| employment of spies and informers,
and the policy of paying moletles, IN
his opinion are no longer necessary,
and this revenue service would be
| improved by disseminating them.
He recommends that the detectives
| be continued under the designation
| of the Assistant Supervisors.
The number of distilleries, other
than fruit. registered during the last
fiscal year. is 40. the number of fruit
distilleries registered, 2,12O; total
1880.
The spirit producing capacity of the
registered distilleries for each twenty
four hours is sscertained by surveys
as follows: From grain 759,37 gall
Ions. from molasses "A, ,9O3 gallons
from fruit. 126,271; total daily spirit
producing capacity 91O 551 gallons
The returns to this Office for the las
fiscal year show total production II
taxable gallons from material othel
than fruit Il, ,337 ,099 gallons; iron
fruit 938, ,254 gallons; from fruit no
yet returned but estimated at lou, ,OO
gallons; total yearly production 72,
425 353 gallons.
The Commissioner says the pro
duction from spirits from fruit Is like
" to be largely increased for the cur
rent year. owing to tie extensive Gro
of fruit grown in many parts OF tn
United States. and because the Act Q
July has relieved manufacturers froI
many of the requirements sppliabl
, to grain distillation, which, when ap
plied to fruit, were found to be bur
, densome. The quantity of spirits i
bond July 1st. 1869, was 16.6S5. l6
Gallons; the quantity entered i
r bond for the year ending June Both
: 1870. was n, ,337. .069 gallons; th
quantity withdrawn from bond durin
the last period was T6, 6,339 ,807 ga
Ions: the quantity remaining in bono
July 1st, 1870, was II, ,6S2, 458 gallons
The quantity remaining In bon
July 1st, 1859, In excess of the quar-
tity stated in his report for 1869, q
. shown by corrected reports OF II
= Collectors, received subsequent TO I'd
publication Of the report for 1869,
. q .328. The Commissioner think
= there will be no material falling oil
i. the production of spirits during tt
4 current year. The plan of surveyiI
distiIleries on the basis of the fort.
= eight hour fermenting period fl
sweet mash, to which attention WI
n called in his last annual report, hi
70 been fully carried cut, aud its Tesul
highly satisfactory and advantageoI
r to the Government. The distilleri
now very generally seem to be di
n nosed to obey the law, and comp
d with the orders and regulations
the bureau, in regard to the seleetiC
g and adoption of the same saccarom
ter.
The Commissioner says the resu
=. of the Investigations made are fayo
Bile to the selection of standard a
N ticle. and its use By the internal rev
q nue. officers having the direct supe
Z. vision of distilleries. There is ]
q authority of law for procuring th
q instrument, and he, therefor
recommends that Congress gra
& the Commissioner the nece
J, sary authority. The experience
= the past year has served to strength
m the Commissioners previous opini
d as to the impolicy Of changing t
" Law taxing spirits. and induces him
repeat the recommendation in bis Il
n n annual report, that the rate of t
d. and the manner Of its collection
~ left as they axe now provided +
The receipts from this source for Is
y y are e55 5S1 ,599 Is, already within fc
= and a half millions Of his estima
e after the present law shall have be
brought into complete execution, Nv