The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-26
Report Of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
In his report Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Douglass states the receipts for
the fiscal year at $102, ,644, TAI, or 81, GA
TAT in excess of the estimate. The es
innate of the current fiscal year is $1O7,-
0OO,0 900. The total drawback on spirits,
tobacco, and general merchandise for the
past fiscal year was $5a,346, and for 1874
So, ,495. No spirits were exported for
drawback during the last year, and the
quantity of tobacco was ye,y sliehe ooin-
pared with the amount exported in bond.
The amounts refunded for taxes illegally
collected were $618, ,667 in 1873 and $3.50,
749 in 1874. The receipts from distilled
spirits for the fiscal year of 1874 were
$49, ,444, 900, a net decrease of $2,G55, $50.
The receipts from special taxes on recti-
fiers and dealers show an increase OF
$799,4l3 The production Of spirits dur
ing the year was 60, 572 ,O62 taxable gal
Ions. Seizures amounted in value to
*476, 1862. The amount Of distilled spirits
remaining in warehouse Sept. 30 for
payment Of tax was $12, ST, ,O96, making
decrease of $3,24O,613 from June so.
The amount remaining for export was
reduced in same time from 2, 145, ,O1O gal
Ions to 1,O47,714 gallons.
The annual receipts from all sources
relating to fermented liquors for the
year were $93O4, $40.
Receipts from tobacco in all forms,
$33, ,242 ,875, decrease Of e, l43,427, due
to the closing out of bonded warehouses
in the early part of the year and the
effect Of the panic. From November to
the present time there has been steady
increase of collections over any previous
corresponding period. The larges'
amount collected in any quarter was the
first quarter Of the present fiscal year
SIC. O.162, ,754. The receipts of the fiscal
wear from this source are expected to
aggregate 1886, 6,OOO,0 600. :.
The production of tobacco for the las'
fiscal year was 11S, ,54S, ,619 pounds, an in.
crease over the preceding year OF 2,lo''-
6s4 pounds. The number OF cigars
cheroots, ETC., on which taxes was col
lected was 1886, ,697 ,49S, or 1862, ,Sos II
excess of the previous year. The quan
tity of tobacco removed without paymen
Of tax for expectation for the fiscal yea
was 10, O,sOO,927 pounds, an excess oi nea,
" three-ouarters of million pound'
over the preceding year.
The Commissioner considers 1t mdis
pensably necessary to control the move
mont Of raw or leaf tobacco by the con
t;nuance Of the leaf clauses Of the act o.
June 6, 1872.
The receipts from other sources were
Bank deposits, savings banks, capita
and bank circulation, $685., wv; aane
s;ve stamps, $6,136,844; penalties $oo4'
216: articles and occupations 1ormer'.
taxed. but now exempt, 1854 ,ooO.
The Commissioner extols the WORKING
of the system abolishing AssessorsMp
and leaving the whole matter Win IN
collectors as securing more prompt pay
ment and larger amount OF tax.
The tax against banks and bankers e
a,ized $4,000, ,7S4, an increase OF $4oo,
O13 over the previous year, notwi'ns,ane
ing the financial disasters OF the Iah =
1s73 and is largely due to the new sy.
+e. ~ ,.ssessme nts, the results Of wnlc
ara st;ll more apparent in the rise iroi
co,,ect;ons from special taxes the las
ouarter of the fiscal year 1872, wne
Nov amounted to $3,30S, $50, agains
* SIS 5S1 in the last quarter Of the nsc'
year 1874. ~. -
The Commissioner suggests ina. "
Rrrean Of Engraving and Printing nert
after aunon his requisitfon, furnish 2
the stamps necessary under the law g,
cant M nroprietary and documenfary' =
asks positive provision from oons'e1
upon the subject. A,,;.
should Congress wish to sOoiis
smns on bank checks, etc, periumel!
cosmetics, patent medicines, ma.cne &c )
etc.. which yielded last year ., ioo.os
, 1nuts,,e & still Of opinion that the lev
. sns c.nnot be reduced with safetyl =
. rc..m,s1iossr ~. issys n equivalent goe'
- IA bv increasing the tax on SPIN
-. oenes per gallen, yh'cn ~ous- s - !. - |.
a p57 600, or fcsf cents pounu =
Sscco % rould yield $l.el29po. ev 3
!, Rrrosrxr = retailing = tep cen's 2
2 nr !. .o,se 81 fhe Eastern cities.
! s@selv pssa y s9llsss .oalas -. - \, y
t-enfv.o6e hired girls, wnlcn .a = '0s' -