Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-27
Internal Revenue Report.

WASHINGTON, November 20.
The Report of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue shows that the aggregate
receipts from all sources for the year end
ing with June last, exclusive of the direct
tax upon lands and the duty icon the
capital, circulation, and deposits of Ma.
tional Banks, were $114,075,456. The
amount includes sums refunded and al
lowed on drawbacks. The total amount
on drawbacks was $52,346. On spirits,
tobacco, and general merchandise there
were refunded for taxes illegally assessed
and collected, $618,667. The receipts
from the several sources relating to dis
titled spirits were for the year 1872, $40
1856; for 1873, $%52,099,371. Increase
in the receipts from the gallon tax on dis
titled spirits, $10,O13,276; from the special
tax on rectitiers and dealers in liquors,
81, 094 ,264.
A part of this interest was, however,
offset by the loss Of nearly $500, 900 dur
ing the last year, by the reduction of the
value Of stamps for spirits other than tax
paid stamps, from % cents to 10 cents
each, and by the further loss of a little
over $8,000,000 by the repeal of certain
acts relating to spirits, leaving a balance
of more than 81, SOC, 1000 increase in re-
ceipts from all sources relating to spirits.
The production of spirits during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1878, was,
from materials other than fruit, IS, 236, 561
taxable gallons; total production from
fruit, 2,914,S00. Tax collected on spirits
Withdrawn from warehouse during the
fiscal year 1872, $50 ,457 ,235; during the
fiscal year 1873, Sal, 102, 1921; tax on spirits
Withdrawn for export during the fiscal
year 1913, S1,G51, O41. The tax received
on imitation wines during the wear end
ing June 80, 1878, was So, 55t on fer
mented liquors at 81 per barrel, for the
years 1872 and 1878, was IS, O09, 969 and
$S,91O,S23 respectively.
Total receipts from tobacco for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1878, were S343SG,-
BOB. Compared with the total receipts for
the fiscal year June 80, 1872, there was a
decrease of collections on manufactured
tobacco Of all descriptions of $~l,172,917.
There was an increase in the 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 $500, 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 year, so far as such
products have been reported, and show
ing an increase over the annual prOduc-
ton reported for the preceding fiscal year
q 9,1S0,019 pounds. The number of
cigars, CherOOtS, etc, on which taxes were
collected during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1873, was 1,S01, 134,646, showing
an excess over the number reported for
the preceding fiscal year of 219, 32S, GA.
There was an increase of 544, 064 pounds
of exported tobacco during the last fiscal
year. The aggregate receipts for the last
fiscal year exceeded the Commissioners
estimate by 81, 015, 456. 1t is estimated
that the total receipts for the current fiscal
year will be 800, 000, 900.
The plan adopted of abolishing the of
fees of Assessors and Assistant Assessors
reduced expenses 81 ,062.S2 lower than
the estimated reduction under the eighty
district plan, and S1,060,O00 lower than
the appropriations for 1873 under the old
system. The estimates for the fiscal wear
1SI4 show aturther reduction of S9,41S,Or
81 ,O69,45S less than the appropriation for
the fiscal year 1873, and $1,072,2S5 less
than the estimate for 1874 on the eighty
district plan. The Commissioner recon-
mends that Collectors salaries be fixed
at amounts ranging from S $500 to s., 200,
and Supervisors salaries at 81, 600
per annum, and repeats the sug-
gestion contained in his report
Nov. 81, 1871, that Sec. A of the act of
July 30, 1868, be amended by making the
minimum penalty smaller, such penalty
being now fine of not less than 81, 900,
with not less than six months imprison-
ment.
The Commissioner recommends legisla-
ton limiting the time to July 1, 1874,
within which documentary stamps, issued
under Schedule B, of a greater denomina-
ton thar ? cents, may be presented for re-
demption. The report concludes with the
suggestion, made in the last annual report,
that the amendments of June 6, 1872, to
Sec. SO of the act of July 20, 1868, relating
to special taxes OF dealers in liquors,
should be made more explicit.