New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-03
THE PICTURE. OF FARRAGUT
PRESENTATION To- ALEXIS
TWEED, CONNOLLY AND JAY GOULD
CABINET MEETING AT MADRID
AMADEUs CONCERNED Eop uav.x.
EXPLOSION NEAR CALCUTTA
THIRTY-SIX PERSONS KILLED
WASHINGTON.

senate Caucus-Papers to be Issued to tn
Horton-Rep0rt of Internal Reveuu
Commissfoner-Uniform Tobacco Tax
WASHINGTON, December 2.-The Senat
will hold caucus Monday morning upor
the election of new officers.
The Secretary of the Treasury has OF
dered papers to he issued to the schoOne
Horton, recently seized at Gloucester.
Michael Strohman, implicated with Stoke
in the Tennessee bounty frauds, arrived
here to-day, and was jailed.
The following is the report of the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue: Aggregat,
receipts of the fiscal year, $l44, 900, 600; es
timated receipts for the current year, SIPS,
100000; number Of distilleries registered
| lOi3, producing 45;500, 900 taxable gallons
fruit distillation aggregates 2,l25, 900 gal
Ions.
Total receipts from tobacco, $33, SOC. 900
an increase Of $2,25O, 900. The total Weld
! of tobacco is nearly l06,O0O,OOO pounds
whereof lO,50O,C 90 pounds was exported
| The number Of Cigars, cheroots, ETC., upon
| which the tax was collected, was 49,, 600, :
900.
The continuance of the present system
of stamps is recommended; uniform tax
OF thirty-twO cents per pound is recon-.
| mended. A special tax on peddlers of tif-
teen, twenty-five and fifty dollars, increas-
ing with the number of animals used by
peddlers. is recommended. A special tax
of five hundred dollars upon persons who
sell raw or leaf tobacco to Others than those
who have paid special tax, or who shall
sell leaf tobacco IN quantities less than
twenty-five pounds is recommended.
This would protect the manufacturer and
increase the revenue. The abolition of the
present system of export bonded ware
houses is suggested in the interest of the
manufacturers, and government drawbacks
to be allowed upon proof that the goods had
landed abroad; loss at sea also emitting the
shipper to drawbacks.
The government has gained 1882, and lost
456 revenue suits.
The seizures of property for violation of
the revenue laws aggregate S9l5, 200.
An early disposal Of lands acquired bv
direct taxes is recommended.
Commissioner Douglas concludes his
paragraph regarding a uniform tobacco tax
thus: Ny own opinion is that with the tax
at twenty-fOur cents, taking into account
the natural increase of the revenue as
shown between the collection of succeeding
years. and with the advantage of some
legislation hereinafter recommended. we
shall be able to keep the collections on to-
bacco up to those under the present rates.
This recommendation, however, is made
without regard to its relation to the future
total revenue results. If it should be the
opinion Of Congress that the yield of reve-
nue. from internal taxes should not be mate
rally decreased. then to accomplish the de-
sirable results expected from a consolidation
of the tax on tobacco, and to compensate in
part to the revenue the expected large loss
from the expiration of income tax during
the current fiscal year, and the further ma,
terial loss from articles and occupations for
merly taxed, but now exempt-a rapidly
decreasing item-Of course, would advise
4 consideration~Of the tobacco tax at thirty
Two cents per pound.
The commissioner makes no suggestions
'esarding the whisky taxes.
The commissioner urges legislation for
he disposal of damaged tobacco which will
1ot realize taxes, and relief in cases where
,tamps are lost from packages by acci-
lent.
The accounts of two hundred and thirty
'x-tax collectors are still unsettled, whereof |
me hundred and fifteen have been placed |
Il the hands of attorneys.