Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 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 upon the
capital, circulation, and deposits of n a.
tlonal Banks, were $l14075, 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, $61S,G67. The receipts
from the several sources relating to dis
! titled spirits were for the year 1872, $40
1856; for 1873, $j2,099,371 Increase
| in the receipts from the gallon tax on dis
titled spirits, $l0,013,276; 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 100000 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 sS,000,000 by the repeal Of certain
acts relating to spirits, leaving a balance
Of more than 50 100000 increase in re-
Ceipts from all sources relating to spirits
The production of spirits during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, was,
from materials other than fruit, 69, 236, 567
taxable gallons total production from
fruit, 1914, 800 Tax collected on spirits
Withdrawn from warehouse during the
fiscal year 1872, $50, 457, 235; during the
fiscal year 1878, Sal, 10292l; tax on spirits
Withdrawn for export during the fiscal
year 1873, 81 SOL ,041 The tax received
on imitation wines during the year end
ing June 80 1878, was 1851; on fer
mented liquors at 81 per barrel for the
years 1872 and 1878, was s., 009, 96y and
$500, 1923 respectively.
Total receipts from tobacco for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1873, were $34,3SG,-
303, Compared with the total receipts for
the fiscal year June 30, 1872, there was
decrease Of collections on manufactured
tobacco of all descriptions of Sl,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 $3.50, 1872
One hundred and sixteen millions four
hundred and fifty thousand nine hundred
and thirty-tour 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
of 9,l80,019 pounds. The number of
cigars, cheroots, etc, on which taxes were |
collected during the fiscal year ending |
June 30, 1873 was 1 ,S07, 134 GAG, showing |
an excess over the number reported for !
the preceding fiscal year of 279, 1923, 614. |
There was an increase of 5ti 06i pounds |
of exported tobacco during the last fiscal |
year The aggregate receipts for the last |
fiscal year exceeded the Commissioners |
estimate by $4,015, i56. 1t is estimated
that the total receipts for the current fiscal |
year will be SlO0,000,0O0.
The plan adopted of aboliShing the of
fees of Assessors and Assistant Assessors
reduced expenses Sl,062,S27 lower than
the estimated reduction under the eighty |
district plan, and $l,060,000 lower than
the appropriations for 1873 under the old |
system. The estimates for the fiscal year
1874 show afurther reduction of $9,47S,or |
81 ,069 45S less than the appropriation for |
the fiscal year 1873, and $l,072 ,2Sj 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., 800 to S. 000 |
and Supervisors salaries at 81 600 |
per annum, and repeats the sug-
gestion contained in his report
Nov 2l 1871, that See, Al Of the act of
July 90, 1868, be amended by making the T!
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 /, 1874, |
within which documentary stamps, issued
under Schedule b, of a greater denomina.
ton than , 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. 80 of the act OF July 20 1868, relating
to special taxes of dealers in liquors,
should be made more explicit,