New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-26
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REVENUE DECISION.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuyg.i
WASHINGTON, Friday, NOV -. 1870
owing TO defects in the law for taking the census and
neglect OF fraud the part OF some Of the Assstan,
Marshals the returns from Of the States stil
INCOMPLETE Gen. Walker has long doubted tho accuracy
Of former enumeratlons especially In the South aud
be is convinced That very little dependence can be
placed in the OF 1880 and 1850 from those parts OF
the country great need OF the Bureau has been that
of travelling agents 10 oversee the work and by Their
watchfuness nce the Marsals and their Assistants {"
do their work faithfully. Many very valuable statistic
might also have been gathered By such ag, MA, which
lost. The law, however, made no provision Tor
their appointment. Wherever frauds have been dsco'-
cred enumeratons have been made, and in several
eases those guilty Of making false returns have
been arrested. One Assistant Marshal has just been
caught In Georgia, and will probably serve twO years IA
State Prison punishment Tor his crime. \ &arrha
I'm Virginia reported $500 names than there wer"
inhabitants In his district but the law docs not require
the Marshal 10 copy his own returns, Intentional crime
cannot he proved against him. Gen. Wa, r has been
surprised In many instances to receive returns fion
subdivisions and inquiry has found that tho
Assistant Marshals, 10 whom the w0rk assigned.
fndngi not profitable they had supp 1sod have
neglected IL entirely, 50 that when the returns ffom
that section should be complete. the work N these SUI.
divisions has caused much delay. on tire whole tins
will be far complete than any previous
Representative Horace Maynard Of Tennessee is m
town, and called to-day at the Internal Revenue OGcr
In relation TO Revenue aJrs In Tennessee. MI Maynard
complains that the present law discriminate in favor OF
large dstillers and the most improved machinery, and
that the who carry the business IN small way
and by primitive methods greatly oppressed. Whlo
he thinks that the $50 tax for the right 10 IN the
business aud the " collected for each day the dsey
Is In operation may be far enough for NewYor manu-
acuroI he says that the poor man Ia Tennessee, who
makes but 20 or 25 blrrels Of liquor year. and the
pacity OF whose old-fasoned copper stil is not
that 30 gallons a day, Is driven ont Of the business.
S. InIian and FtZroy COchrane OF England,
Managers of the Inman Line Of Steamer and O. Mich
olson OF NewYOrk Agent Of the line, wLo have been
Southern trip. arrived here yesterday and to-day had
an interview with the President.
Gov. Bullock Of Georgia arrived here, yesterday and
to-day called Secretary Belknap in reference TO tho
approaching election I'm Georgia. and the distribution Of
troops In that State to aid IN the enforcement 0! tho
Election law.
Mr. j. W. Douglass, Acting Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue has given int probation OF the law touching
the tax on rectied liquors. which will Increase tho
amount OF revenue derived from this source from 20 10
100 per cent. The questions asked First in what
kind vessels rcctlcrs required 70 put up liquors
rectiGcd by them and second, what tax are they re
CURED 10 pay thereonl Tho Commissioner replies, after
defining recther AZ one who rectdes punes, or re
es distilled spirits wines, by any process other
Khan in original distation. or who mixes distilled sp
its, wnee o. other liquors WIN any maeilal 80 as Ia
manufacture a spurious imitation compound liquor
for sale under any name whatever classlnes the pr"
ducts OF rect0cdton as distilled sitsi genuine wln'
and other liquors, when the result Of the rctnaton
the production of distilled 5pris They must he put up
in casks or packages, each OF which must contain
gallons the rcctihcr cannot therefore, pat
up his spirits in bottles and inciose them Ia separate
castings The law makes provision "a 10 the manner
In which original genuine wines are TO be Pat UP nor
such wines, when purified subject TO any tax Ma
tive wines liquors made from grapes, clrrants. RIA
barb berries produced in tho United states are un
der the law, exempt from tax; but the Acting CcmiD
Ein he
taxed. The Importance Of this decision viii he appr
cisted when t is known that rectders have been in Oh,
habit OF paying tax Of only 90 cents barrel on the
products OF rechcatiOn, while the liquors haze been
put up and sold bottles and other small packages
Now they must put up their liquors in packages
tanning less than Ave gallons, else ray tax o
| 80 cents quart. Dealers have also produced mix
lures OF native wines without paying any tax. Nov
only the pure unDiXcd wines viii DC exempt from tai