The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-12-21

ing with regard to the traffic in .tax-paid
goods, and the special advantages enjoy
ed by few removed. He recommends
that Congress provide that evidence of
loss at sea satisfactory to the Commission
er of Internal Revenue shall have all the
fource off landing certificate for the pur
poses of drawback. Other systems OF
expectation designed to remedy the evils
of the present bonded warehouse system
have been suggested, but they involve
the multiplying Of bonds to be taken in
lieu of tax. A multiplication of such
bonds would result in an increase of loss
es to the government. The records of
United States, courts in many sections of
the country are largely occupied by suits
on bonds taken for spirits and refined
petroleum under similar systems to those
proposed. In large majority of the
cases, the principals being insolent gener-
ally before the suit was brought, the
, sureties have either not been found on
original process, or if found return of
no goods on the final process has realized
to the Government total loss of It's sup
posed security.
THE NEW STAMPS.
Important changes have been made IN
the materials and manner of preparing
stamps, in order to prevent fraudulent
issues, countcrfeits. and reuse. Hereto.
| fore nearly all the issues of revenue
stamps have been printed in a single
color upon ordinary commercial paper,
| furnished by the parties doing the print
| ing. Now the Government provides a
distinctive paper, and permits the print
ing of stamps on no other, and requires
that all stamps shall be printed in two or
mtxe colors. 1t is we'll known that the
revenue derived from the stamps has
seriously suffered through the fraudulent
re use of stamps, evil disposed persons
being able, by the use of chemicals, to
remove the cancellation marks entirely
without injuring the appearance OF the
stamps. 1t is believed that the stamps
now beng furnished cannot be thus tam
pered with, especially the adhesive to
a;co, snuff. and cigar stamps printed
upon chameleon paper. This paper so
efectually changes color upon the appll
cation of chemical agents to remove the
cancellation marks SIS to render restoration
To it's original state impossible. A solu-
BILE ink is also used in the preparation of
the stamps Any acid or alkali of suf.
ficient strength to remove the cancellation
/ would destroy also that portion of the
stamps which is printed in the soluble
+, ink. With the exception of the docu-
mentary and proprietary stamps, none
are allowed to be entirely prepared by
any single establishment
sEIzUREs, SUITS AND COMPROMISES.
The whsle number of cases compromis-
ed during the year was 1870; the amount
of tax accepted $349 1852; assessed
penalty fixed by law, $20,O76,36; specific
penalty in lieu of fines, penalties, and
forfeitures, $248, 626,50; total amount re-
ceived by compromises, $618,497,9o
whole number Of suits decided in favor
Of the United states, 1882; against the
United States, 456 amount collected and
paid into Court in suits IN personana Gn-
Guiding indictments on account of iudg
msnts, fines. etc., $594,339 amount col
lected and paid into court az proceeds OF
forfeiture, $l45, 1888 total value OF seiz-
ures, $915,240.
PROPOSED RXEMTION.
Mr. Douglass rensws Mr.. Dclano's rec
ommendstion that prepared mustard, sau-
css, syrups, jams, and jellies be relieved
from the stamp duty. caa
| EoRFEITED TOBACCO.
There are now in the hands of the Col.
lectors and United States Marshals, stored
in bonded warehouses and elsewhere, con-
siderable quantities of condemned, for
| feited, and abandoned tobacco so depre
ciated In value that it cannot be sold for
| enough to pay charges and for the neces'
sary stamps. This tobacco WAS manufac-
tured under the old law, consequently it
is unstamped Under the present law It
cannot be offered for sale without first
being properly stamped, and there is no
provision of law under which the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue can fur.
nish stamps for it. Mr.. Douglass earnest
ly recommends that Congress authorize
the Commissioner, upon requisition OF
! the officers having custody and control OF
such tobacco, to furnish stamps to be at
| tached and Cancelled before the same is
offered for sale.
| n ACCIDENTAL DESTRUCTION OF STAMPS.
1t frequently happens that tax-paid
stamps are lost from packages of spirits
I by unavoidable accident, without fault
i on the part of the persons interested, the
spirits being thus exposed 20 seizure and
! detention. The present law makes nc
i provision restamping such packages ex-
cept on the repayment of the tax. Inas-
much as the stamp is a device to protect
alike the interests of the Government and
the taxpayer, authority should be given
to complete that protection by restamp-
j ing. a 8 s8 He7 3ef 6
u THE TAX ON SHIP BUILDERS.
4 It was recommended last year by Mr..
Delano that Congress remit all such taxes
assessed on ship-buil ders under the fourth
section of the act of March 81, 1868, as
had not been collected No action was
taken upon the subject, and not feeling at