The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-04
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
INTERNAL REVENUE STATISTICS.

INTERNAL REVENUE STATISTICS.
WASHINGTON. December 2.-The report
of the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
aggregate the receipts Of the fiscal rear at
sl44, 100000; estimated receipts of the cur
rent, Sl25,000,000
The number of distileres registered Is
1,O43, producing A, $780, 900 taxable gallons.
The fruit distillation aggregates 2,125, 600
gallons.
The total receipts from tobacco are $685.
500, 900, an increase Of 81, 80. 900. The total
yield ottobacco isnearIy 106, 100000 pounds,
of which 10 500, 900 pounds were exported.
The number Of cigars, choroots, &c, upon
which tax was collected was l 1872, 900 600.
The continuance Of the present system OF
stamps is recommended. The Commits
sioner also recommends d uniform tax of
thirty-two cents per pound on tobacco a
special tax on peddlers of $15, go, and $50,
Increasing with the number Of animals
used by them; q special tax Of $500 Oh per-
sons who sell raw or leaf tobacco TO others
than those who have paid the special tax,
or who shall sell Leaf tobacco in quantities
| less than twenty-five pounds. This would
protect the manufacturers and Increase the
revenue.
The abolition Of the present system Of
export bonded warehouses Is suggested in
| the interest of manufacturers and the Co
vernment. Drawbacks to be allowed upon
proof that the goods had landed abroad ;
loss at sea also emitting the shipper to
drawback.
The Government has gained 3,1S2 and
lost 456 revenue suits.
The seizures OF property for violation OF
tho rpynppp 1nWS uuprppltp OH CIlD
The early disposal Of lands acquired by
direct taxes is recommended.
The Commissioner, upon the results OF a
uniform tax at different rates, says: " From
the table presented in this report IL will be
seen that more than twO-thtrds Of the man.
ufacturcd tobacco which reached taxation
during the last fiscal year paid the tax OF
thirty-two cents per pound, yielding four
titths Of the revenue which was collected
directly from the article by stamps. Had q
tax been collected at uniform rate OF
thirty-two cents on the entire product OF
manufactured tobacco, which reached tax
alton during the last fiscal year, the rcccints
therefron would have reached $50, 443,-
06l.2S. Adding to this sum the taxes col.
lected on cigars, the special taxes of
manufacturers Of tobacco and cigars,
the dealers in leaf and manufactured
tobacco, &C., the total receipts would
have been s3S,46I, 1879. Similar calcu-
lalions show that the uniform receipts
per pound on the same quantity would
have realized the sum Of $50, 1850, S8S Al i,
and that i uniform rate of sixteen ceuts
per pound would have realized the sum Of
SO, 2a0, 04S15. Thus it will be seen that
on the assumption the same number
Of pounds would have reached taxation
had the rate Of tax been uniform, either az
per pound, uniform rate OF thirty-tWo
cents would have increased the revenue by
the sum OF 81, So, S2f.61, while Il uniform
rate OF twcnty-four or sixteen cents would
have diminished those receipts in the sums
respectively Of S2,72S, 01S.I1 and Sl0,33S,
$50 03.
The Commissioner suggests q cents, but
under the probable decrease from other
sources rather tavors 81 cents per pound Us
the uniform tax.
Commissioner Douglas concludes his pa
ragraph regarding the uniform tax on to-
bacco thus :: " My own opinion is that with
our tax at - cents, taking into account the
natural increase of the revenue as shown
between the collections of preceding years,
with the advantage of the legislation here
after recommended, we shall be able to keep
the collections on tobacco up to those under
the present rates. This recommendation,
however, is made without regard to its re-
lation to future total revenue receipts.
"If it should be the opinion OF Congress
that the yield of revenue from internal
taxes should not be materially decreased,
then, to accomplish the desirable results
expected from o consolidation of the tax
on tobacco, und TO compensate in part &c
| the revenue the expected large loss from
the expiration Of the income tax during
the current fiscal year and the future mate
rial loss from articles and occupations for
merly taxed but now exempt, q rapidly de-
creasing item of course would advise con
soiidation of the tobacco tax at thirty-tWe
cents per pound"
The Commissioner makes no suggestions
regarding the whiskey tax. He urges le
gislation for the disposal Of damaged tobacco
which Will not realize taxes, and for relic
in cases where stamps are lost from pack
ages by accident.
The accounts of two hundred and thirty
cx.tax collectors are still unsettled; o
which one hundred and fifteen have beel
placed in the hands Of attorneys.
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