The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-21
Repor, of the Commissioner OF In.
ternal Revenue.

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| WASHINGTON, November, 2O.-This re
port shows that the aggregated re
ceipts from all sources for the year ending
June last, exclusive Of the direct tax npor
lands and duty upon the capital, clrcula
ton and deposits Of National Banks
were STA, on, ,456. This amount includes
sums refunded and allowed In drawbacks
The total amount Of the latter was $52,'
846. On spirits, tobacco and general
merchandise there were refunded for
taxes illegally collected $Gl8667. The
receipts from several sources relating 10
distilled spirits were for 1872, $49, ,475,
5l6 and Tor 1873, $52, ,099, ,371. Increase
in receipts from gallon tax on distilled
spirits was $100Sl, ,274, and from special
tax Of Rectifiers and Dealers In Liquor
81, ,0s4 .264. 7F'7 'T'7
A part Of this increase was, however,
offset by q loss Of nearly $400, ,000-during
last year by reduction Of the value Of the
stamps on spirits, and by further losses Of
over $s,0000 0000-by repeal Of certain
taxes relating to spirits, leaving balance
ol little more than $2,500000 increase in
receipts from all sources relating 10
spirits. The production Of spirits during
the year ending June 80, 1878, from mate.
rials other than fruits was Gs, ,236, ,567 gal
Ions. The total production from iruit
was 2,9l4.e00 gallons. Tax collected on
spirits withdrawn from warehouse during
fiscal year OF 1879 was $32, ,457 ,235. Dur.
Ing 1873 1t was $41 ,19s,021. Tax on
spirits withdrawn for export In 1873
was $1,0510il. The receipts on
imitation wines In 1873 was $3,55l.
On iermcntcd liquors at one dollarr per
barrel for 1879 and 1873 1t was
$sOO9,0G9 and $8,9l0,s23 respectively.
Total receipts from tobacco for year end.
ing June 80, 1873, was $34, ,3sG,303. Com.
pared with total receipts Tor 1879 there
was decrease Of collections on manufac.
tured tobacco OF all descriptions oi ST.
172 OF, and there was an increase in the
total receipts for the manufacture and
sale oktobacco, snuff aud cigars, in all
their forms, over receipts from same
sources Tor preceding year, Of $3.50, 1879.
One hundred and sixteen millions, four
hundred, and fifty thousand, nine hundred
and thirty.four pounds, are given as the
sclual product Of the year, SO far as such
product has been reported, which shows
an increase over 1879 of 9lS,000 pounds
The number ot cigars, cheroots, &c, on
which taxes were collected for fiscal year
ending June 80, 1878, was 81 ,s07, 1874 ,64G,
showing an excess over number reported
for 1879 Of 27,992s87. There was an
increase of $4,000 pounds Of tobacco ex.
ported. ss,. |
The aggregate receipts for last year ex.
ceeded tho Commissioners estimate by
81 075, 45G. 1t Is estimated that the TO.
tai receipts for the current fiscal year will
be 100000, 900. The plan adopted of
abolishing the offices OF Assessors and
Assistant Assessors reduced expenses Sl,-
062. 1877 lower than was estimated. The
reduction under the "Eighty district
plan. was S1,000000 lower than the ap.
preparation for 1878 under the old system.
Estimates for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth, 1874 show further reduction Of
$0,45S, or 81 ,069, ,45S less than the appro.
priation for 1878, and 81 ,07a ,2s5 less than
the estimate for 1874 on the Eighty dis
trict plan"
The Commissioner recommends that
tho salaries Of Collectors be fixed at
amounts ranging from $2,50O to $4,000,
and Supervisors salaries at $4,000 per an.
mum. He repeats tho suggestion con.
tanned in his report Of November 1871,
viz: that Section "A oi the Act Of July 90,
1868, be amended by making the mini
mum penalty fine Of not less than 81 900
and six months imprisonment. He also
recommends legislation limiting the time
to July 1884, within which documentary
stamps, issued under Schedule B, Of
greater denomination than 3 cents may be
presented for redemption.
The report concludes with the sugges.
tion made in the last annual report, viz
that the amendment Of June 0, 1879, TO
Section SO of the Act Of July 80, 1858, re-
lating to special taxes Of dealers In
liquors, should be made more explicit.