The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-05

We print below the greater part Of the
report Of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, emitting matters Of mere detail
only: 7 IS
The aggregate receipts from all sources,
exclusive of the direct tax upon lands, and
the duty upon the circulation and deposits
of national banks, were, for the fiscal year
1871, $l44. 011, l76.24. The sum includes
the amounts refunded and allowed on draw
backs.
Drawbacks have been allowed on general
merchandise amounting to $22, SS7.97.
This amount is larger than that allowed for
the fiscal year 1870, on account OF the adj
Indication of old claims for drawback on
cotton goods rendered admissible by joint
resolution No. rs, approved July ID, 1870.
There was refunded during the past fiscal
year, for taxes illegally assessed and col
lected, s617, 5Sl.0 This large increase
over the year preceding was due to the adj
iustment of claims that had been suspended
during former years for more complete con-
| sideration for instance, the claim OF one OF
the States which was embraced IN the
above aggregate, and amounting to $40, o66,
for taxes collected on dividends declared
upon stock owned by the State. This was
the largest claim ever allowed by the Bu-
reau, and was referred to the Attorney
General for his advice.
Nv estimate for the receipts for the cur
rent fiscal year under the present law Is
1925, GOO, 900.
SPIRITS.
| The number of distilleries (other than
| fruit registered during the last fiscal year
Nnmber of fruit tstileries registered ....... 7l49
| Total....................... s,l92
OF the distilleries (other than fruit 5l7
were operated during the year, and of che
fruit dstilleries, 4,007. assL
The returns to this office for the last fis- .t-
cal year show total production In
taxable gallons, from material other
than fruit, Of. o4,oIo'4te
From fruit"........,... ......''.....'' Siss,'os
Total yearly production ............. 5s.77e,l7i
TOBACCO. r
The total receipts from tobacco for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1871, were
1913, 57S, 907.1S, total increase Of $2,22S,
1880 over the total amount of receipts
from the same sources for the preceding
fiscal year. $500
The total amount of manufactured to-
| UdCtOs ItDltStutCd ny tlC Va NN''~N
tons for the fiscal year, was as follows:
Pounds.
Chewing tobacco, snuff, &c. class So
cents. O4,olfoo
Smoking tobacco, scraps. shorts, &C., a.,
class su,2l l,oo
Add to this the quantity exported...'.. lo,solo o
A June so' Isl. over June 80, ls7o..... 1887
Giving total product for the year of. l05, S2s 90
) | Ill., 4,+,1 ,,,,r,1ar Of s.iuoec nharOntc
&c.. on which taxes were collected wa;
1882 ,S44 1851.
The steady and uniform increase, from
month to month, in the revenues derived
from manufactured tobacco, cigars, &c.
since the present law went into operation
has fully demonstrated the superiority 0
the present system over the former. Fewe
fnauds are possible where the taxes are re
quired to be paid at the manuiactory, am
before the goods are allowed to so upon tn
market, and where every package IS re
CURED to bear upon it the evidence that tn
tax has been paid. But, notwithstanding
the encouraging progress that has beer
made toward thorough and complete col
lection of the revenues from this source,
, am forced to the conclusion that during tn
, fiscal year, much tobacco has escaped taxa
} ton through the refilling OF empty stampe
packages, the second use of stamps, tn
use of counterfeit stamps, the removal Q
small quantities from the place of manufac
: ture without stamps, and stamping as elias
, l6-cents, tobacco which, under the law
! should have been stamped at the rate OF y
cents per pound.
ri UNIFORM RATE OF TAX.
r A uniform rate of tax, while it would a.
! low every manufacturer to manipulate hl
products in his own way without restriC
: tons being placed upon his modes Of man
t ufacturing, would efiectualy close the doc
' to the preparation of fraud or the eyasio
/ of taxes by their improper classifications.
c On the assumption that tho same nun
= Der of pounds would have reached taxatio
z had the rate of tax been uniform, either .