Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-21
WASHINGTON.
Land Entries.

Land Entries.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20.==The Secretary
of the Interior has affirmed the decision of
the Commissioner Of the General Land Of
fee that no more than a quarter section can
be entered by one Individual under the act
of March 3, 1873, to encourage the growth
of timber. The Secretary also has affirmed
tie decision of Commissioner Drummond
requiring parties to pay fee Of ten dollars
for an additional entry under the soldiers
homestead act Of March ), 1873, and re-
quiring The parties making such additional
entry to appear in person at the local office
and make the necessary application and af-
fidavit.
Fiscal Figures without End.
The report of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue shows that the aggregate
receipts from all sources for the wear end
ing with June last, exclusive of the direct
tax upon lands and duty upon the capital.
circulation and DEPOSITS Of National banks,
were S114,GT5, 456. This amount includes
the sums refunded and allowed on draw
backs. The total amount on drawback
was $52,34G on spirits, tobacco and general
merchandise. There were refunded for
taxes illegally assessed end collected $685.
667. The receipts from the several sources
relating to distilled spirits were for the
year 1872, SAG, 475, SIC; for 1873, So, 099,-
81, The increase in the receipts from the
gallon tax on distilled spirits is $10,032, 726;
from the special tax of rectifers and deal
ers in liquor 81 ,094,264. A part of this in
crease was, however, offset by a loss of
nearly 100000 during last year by the re-
duction of the value Of stamps for
spirits other than tax paid stamps
from % cents to 10 cents each and by the
further loss of little over 100000 by
the repeal of certain taxes relating to
spirits, leaving a little more than $500,
900 increase in the receipts from ali sources
relating to spirits. The production CT
spirits during the fiscal year ended June
30, 1873. was in taxable gallons: Total pro-
duction from materials other than fruit,
6S. 236.5eT; total production from fruit
2.914, 800. The tax collected Oh spirits
withdrawn from warehouses during the ifs
cal wear was S7,232, 457,235. During the
fiscal year of 1873 S4i, l02,92l. Tax on
spirits withdrawn for export during the
fiscal year 1873, S131 ,G5l,04l. The tax re-
ceived on imitation wines during the year
ending June 30, 1873, was S:'5, Isl; on fer
mented liquor at 81 per barrel for the years
1872 and 1873, it was $1,000, $50, and $780,
910,S23 respectively.
The total receipts from tobacco for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1873 were S34,-
3S6.303. Compared with the total receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872,
there was decrease of collections on man
ufactured tobacco Of all descriptions Of
$1172.917. There was an increase in total
receipts from the manufacture and sale Of
tobacco, snuff and cigars in all their forms
over the receipts from the same sources for
the preceding fiscal year of $3.50, 1872. One
hundred and sixteen millions four hundred
and fifty thousand nine hundred and thirty
four pounds are given as the actual product
of the wear. so far as such products have
been reported, and showing an increase
over the annual production reported for the
fiscal year of 8, 1S9,079 pounds.
The number of cigars, cheerOtS, etc, on
which taxes were collected during the ifs
cal wear. ending June 30, 1873, 1,S07, 1884,
646, showing an excess over the number re-
ported for the preceding fiscal year of 279,-
32S,674. There was an increase of 04,-
069 pounds of exported tobacco during the
last fiscal wear exceeded the commissioners
estimate by S4,075,4 56.
1t is estimated the total receipts for the
current fiscal year will be Sl00,OO0,000.
The plan adopted of abOlishing the offices
of assessors and assistant assessors reduced
expenses 81. 062, S21 lower than the estimat-
ed reduction under the 50 district plan, and
81, 100000 lower than the appropriation for
1873. under the old system. The estimates
of the fiscal year of 1875 show further re-
ductiOn of S9.45S, or Sl,069.45S less than
the appropriation for the fiscal year Of 1873,
81. OF. 2S5 less than the estimate for 1874 on
the 50 district plan.
recommendations.
The commission recommends that col
lectors' salaries be fixed at amounts rang
ing from s, 800 to $1,000, and supervisors
salaries at $4,000 per annIrm, and repeats
the suggestions contained in the report of
Nov. u. 1872, that section A Of the act Of
July 20, 1868, by making the minimum
penalty smaller, such penalty being now
| fine of not less than 81 900, with not less
than six months Imprisonment.
The Commissioner recommends legisla-
! ton limiting the time to July l, 1874,
within which documentary stamps issued
under schedule B, of greater denomination
| than two cents, may be presented for re-
demption.
The report concludes with the suggestion
made in his last annual report, that the
amendments of June 6, 1872, to section 80
of the act of July 20, 1868, relating to the
special taxes of dealers in liquors, should be
made more explicit.
Progress of the Grange Movement.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The weekly
bulletin Just issued from the Secretary's
office of the National Grange, in Washing
ton, states that the number of subordinate
| oranges organized during the first half of
the present month was thirty-siX. During
the month of October, l, $50 oranges were
organized. The total number in the Uni
ted States is now S,2G2, with a reported
membership of 619,5j0.
Fad showing Of the Revenues.
| Revenues still continue to fall of, and
and the rallying from the effect of the pan
ic has not been as rapid as was hoped and
expected. For the quarter ending Sept. 81
the revenues exceeded expenditures by SIN
million dollars. During the month Of DC
tober the revenues fell off three millions
and for this month the decrease will bt
even much greater than this, probably five
millions. Since the first of October eX
penditures have exceeded receipts, and tht
rats of this excess is Increasing each day
At the same the estimates Of receipts from
customs and from the internal revenue vii
be less by several millions than last year
while the estimates from the department;
will exceed those Of last year but ten mil
lions.
Financial Aspect Of ~ War.
These facts are regarded al the Treasul,
as having a very pointed bearing upon tn
question Of war with Spain, since even
the county remains at peace, the annua
expenditures must be cut down or taxation
increased to meet current expenses, and II
case of war the burden of taxation, in vieY
of the present financial condition of til
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