New-York tribune., 1874-11-20
ppcr,prs FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

nd
ceeds of forfeiture S3O "a The seizures OF property Tor
Violations of Internal law during the fiscal ear
Ii8O34 gallons Of distilled spirits valued at...sl2 90
LIZ = SS S%. IF S@ s.sso Ssa h2SSSsd 22usd sia.a 2s
$3.50 Ss.r. oasptS oa.1tS a t,osa At so4999
Total value OF se,zures
Tho following shows the receipts from all sources
other than spirits tobacco and fermenteo quoiS i0i
1874: ,o-,oo
Bnk deposits savings banks capital bank circulation Ysa a4
Adhesive stamps, aSe Sa
ee and formerly but exempt 764sso
THE NEW SYSTEM OF COLLECTING.
At the time the last annual report was prepared the
system uaugurated by act OF Dec a. 1872 Dy when the
office Of Assessor abolished and the Commissioner
authorized and required make the various inquiries
determinations and assessments OF taxes had been In
operation only five months and certain beneficial re-
besides the great annual saving In salaries sO
in" in the ns" receipts from special taxes, il was
observed also. quite nnexpestedyi tina. s.ohaS bae
this Office earlier than when prepared by the local
assessing officers The additional beneficial results
been sufcient taken in connection with these already
observed establish the fact beyond doubt that the
and promptly rhan heretofore, and consequently O
larger apssnt Of YAK. aud more prompt paymens
or the tax against banks and bankers which remained
unchanged by law there was collected during .e
s24,77s; deposits, .99s; total s59I12 For tne
es year 7e ended 1ane 80 S oa adfa 1 shoW
ing an increase of slOSOl3 1t is believed that this
the new system OF assessment as the period in which
the increase included the Fall of lS73 memorable
for the great financial disasters which occurred at that
time This Opinion is further sustained from the crcum
stances that during the year more than seventy banks
business liable to be assessed during previous years
The Improvement is still more apparent In the eoec
tiou of special taxes The amount collected from this
was during the last quarter OF the sca year
1872 SoS5ss during the last quarter OF the fiscal year
lSs when the system was first applied 50 1856 C,6
during the last quarter OF the nscai year 1874
55Sl-showing an increase the last quarter OF the
fiscal 1874 the corresponding period OF 1873
aud 1872 Of s5i95c4 and s2.552O respectively. SINH
lar result has been experenceo IN the % GGeeton h & OF
system has led to steady increase of COLLECTIONS
it has also tended to make these collections more prompt
BY act OF June g. 1872 the tax imposed upon banks and
bankers assessabe upon the 1st days OF June and De-
cember respectively. and Is payable semia1nualy The
collections from this source exclusive of the tax ON
WERE the months of December, 1872 and January 1ss
slOSS669 the amount assessed for the preceding half
after o, sas as due .s ReT
and'f Snd Jay. Te ISIS @ We're sso57so from semlan
s1aI seS for M the r two moan and in
December 1879 and January 1914 we 90. haye we collection
the rate of collections to 8234 per cent The law pro
ist day of May in each year The collections of special
taxes during the months OF April May, aud June were
fSS: c ssASG May May ssS June June
s972s ls74-Aprl s2ls9o2s May $3.50 os2 June
first months and consequent decrease for the third
SPIRIT, TOBACCO, CIGAR BEER STAMPS, ETC.
For tho past three years all spirit tobacco, cigar, and
beer stamps with the exception OF the class denomi
strip stamps have been printed in two coors the
borders or tints being printed by the Continental and
National Bank Note Companies OF New-York, and the
second printing by tho Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing OF the Treasury Department. The strip stamps
also printed by said Bureau The contracts with
the bank com panes having expired, 1t deter
mined after full consideration OF the subject. to ad
for proposals for the printing OF all the above
stamps, and accordingly advertisement dated July
o. 1874 issued. and the bids were opened Aug. 25
1874 The proposals submitted revealed the fact that
taking the issue Of stamps during the fiscal year ending
June 80 1874 and the prices paid 10 the Bureau OF En-
onai BanE Note Companies for printing the same as
basis, and having tints or borders printed by the
by plate printing, as heretofore. Swing might be
effected of about s75.oOO per anDum Contracts
the lowest bids and the work has begun. 1t has been
gested that, uasmuch as fully equipped bureau Of
Government the head OF the office be required to submit
estimates for the printing of all Internal Revenue
opened aud considered like bids by individuals
companies that the head of that bureau be author
Of Internal Revenue furnish stamps necessary
under the law except proprietary ia y ana documentary.
inasmuch as the necessary approprlaons would all DC
greatly to be desired that Congress should make
positive provision in regard to this matter.
The Commissioner respectfully calls the attention Of
Congress to the recommendations his last annual re.
port relative to the pay OF Supervisors and Collectors
aud again urges that the rates therein proposed be pro-
fiscal years House bill No 3572 OF the last session. pro-
vded In several important instances for the improve
IN this respect failed to pass the Senate. Several Of
Office for adoption The total receipts from stamps on
bank checks, Dc. perfamery, cosmetics, patent
WS, ~sne' %ss known @ Gs Sndsr the leTenns
laws originally as and stamps
should abolish these
the opinion that the could not be diminished
with safety an equivalent could be had by increasing
the tax spirits 10 cents per gallon This would yield,
estimating on the NUMBER OF taxable gallons produced
on tobacco OF 4 cents per pound, estimating on a
corresponding basis Excluding snuf), would yield
since the passage Of the act of June z 1874 repeating
so much Of the act Of May lo72 provides for the
employment OF persons to assist the proper officers of
withheld various parties have from time to time given
that the persons corporations named by them have
withheld money belonging to the United States Inter-
by claim the general reward OF not TO
exceed ten cent of the amount which may eventually
be realized Wy the Government reward offered unier
the authority OF Section ~ OF tho act " June g. l52
entitled AN act 10 reduce duties Imports and to
reduce internal taxes aud for other purposes" The
information thus obtained has been furnished by this
Office TO the proper Internal Revenue officers, with in
structions to make a prompt investigation OF each
and to take the steps necessary for collection
all amounts ascertaned 10 be due. The parties from
officers and have been requested 10 give them such fur
tber Information on the subject they may possess
but large Isory Of the cases reported are stli a
dergong nvessneaton and are IN different stages OF
advancement. Taxes due under repealed laws have.
however. been collected TO considerable amount by
the Internal Revenue officers without the aid OF other
Year was something over ssss os Daring te aSs nSss
OF the present fiscal year collected over
oisa ooa, and further collections aav besDg
made
TIE MOVEMENT PoR TARIFF REVISION.