The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-12-15
Abstracts Of Various Reports.


Internal Revenue states that the ag-
receipts from all sources, eX-
elusive of the district tax upon
lands, and the duty upon the circu-
luton and deposits of National
Banks, were for the fiscal year 1871,
S144,011,176. This sum includes
amount refunded and allowed on
drawbacks amounting to $640, ,46S.
The Commissioners estimate of re-
ceipts for the current fiscal year, un-
der the present law, is $125,000,000;
receipts from spirits for fiscal year,
SAG, ,2S1, ,S48; amount of tax received
on fermented liquors, $7,159, ,740;
total receipts from tobacco, for the
year, $33, 1887, ,097, an increase of two
and quarter millions over last year;
total amount of manufactured to-
bacco, represented by the amount of
collections, is 105,S27, 1868 lbs; total
number Of cigars, cheroots, &c, on
which taxes are collected, 1882, ,S44,-
307. The increase is due to the re-
cent change in the law, changing the
mode of collecting on these articles.
The Commissioner favors consoi-
dating the tobacco tax at the rate Of
"a per cent, if it can be done with
out loss to the government, and ex-
presses the opinion that the present
system of export bonded warehouses
can be entirely abolished both to
the interest of government and man
ufa 3turers. He recommends Con-
gress to provide that evidence of the
loss of tobacco at sea satisfactory to
the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue, and shall have all force of
lending and certificates for the pur-
pose Of drawback, the want of au-
thority to furnish stamps for con-
demned tobacco which is constantly
accumulating in the hands of gov
ernment officers, and has caused
much embarrassment. The Commits
sioner recommends that Congress
authorize him, upon the requisition
of officers having the authority and
control over such tobacco, to furnish
suitable revenue stamps, to be at
tached and cancelled before the same
is offered for sale, as it frequently
happens that the tax is paid, and the
stamps are lost from packages of
spirits by unavoidable accident with
out fault on the part of the persons
interested, the spirits being thus ex-
posed to seizure and detention. Au-
thority is asked for to protect such
spirits by restamping.
Owing to the Congressional
omission to authorize the remission
of taxes on ship builders, he has re-
deemed such taxes collected. He
recommends that the Commissioner
be prohibited from considering or
allowing any claim not presented
within two years from the time the
tax was paid, and that all claims be
barred from the courts after six
years from the date Of the payment
of the tax. The report concludes
by stating that $50 accounts of ex-
Collector are still open, lis Of which
have been placed in the hands of at
torneys for suits against the Bonds
men Of delinquents.
The total amount received from
compromised revenue cases for the
year is, $618,597. Total value Of
seizures, $915,240.
1t is understood in navy circles
that the navy estimates for the fs
cal year ending June 30th, 1873
amount to about twenty millions
These are in the aggregate more
than 81 100000 less than the cur
rent year, and more than $500,O0C
less than the appropriation made by
Congress for that period, 1t is fur
ther said that the Secretary will re
commend that the Grade of Com
modore be dispensed with and aftel
this grade shall have elapsed by
death. Retirement or promotion O
the present incumbents, promotion:
be made to grade Of rear admiral a:
vacancies occur from the list of cap
tains, and that further decrease be
made in officers by increasing cadet
ship terms from four to six years
This is recommended as both mat
ter of efficiency and economy.
The Secretary Of Wars report
shows the army on July 1st to have
been reduced to thirty thousand
Expenditures for the year, about
$4O,0OO,OOO, including nearly ST.,
100000 for river and harbor i'm
provements. Estimate for military
purposes for the fiscal year, ending
June 10th, 1873, is $32,515,472: the
treasury has realized thus far during
the present fiscal year $21, ,766, ,4O5
from the sale of arms and other
sources. An estimate of three mil
lions is made for the settlement OF
claims yet due the States for calling
troops into the service. The Secre-
tary says it is with the greatest en-
barrassment that the appropriations
made at the last session can be SO
economical as to answer the press
ing requirements of the service. He
recommends that extra ieutenants
authorized to serve as regimental
quartermasters, be discontinued as
vacancies occur in these grades, thus
affecting an ultimate reduction of
eighty lieutenants, and that the
grade Of quartermaster sergeants
be abolished; also, those accompany
artificer and wagner, which will re
lieve 1,165 enlisted men of service
at a yearly cost of $412,75O. The
proceeds from the sale of clothing
since June 30th, 1870, to date, is
81, ,875,7 the cost of transporta-
ton for the year was about 81, ,5OO,-
600. Southern railroads still owe
the department $4,734,35O. The
Secretary alludes to the existence of
an armed rebellion of regular organ
ization and great strength in parts
of the Southern States, and the ne
cessity Of using the armed force of
the nation to put it down, and bring
the leaders to speedy justice. Cen
eral Belknap closes with a renewed
recommendation for a fire proof
building for the War Department,
and the expression of a hope that a
reform will be effected in all the de-
partments of the Government by the
iabors of the Civil Service Com
mission.