The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-11-21
4onalosonoille Chit.
Three Dollars u Year.
Departmental Re ports.


Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Treasurer and Postmaster General as
follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
INTERNAL REVENUE.
WASHINGTON, November I9.-The
report of the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue shows that the total pro-
duction OF manufactured tobacco
during the last fiscal year was 49,
545,6l5 pounds. The collection of
tax on tobacco was $33,22422 ,575. To-
tai quantity of manufactured tobacco
exported during the year 1887 1927
pounds. The actual production Of
manufactured tobacco exceeded that
Of the previous year by over 2.OOO,-
600 pounds, and the foreign exporta-
ton exceeded that of the previous
year by nearly 100000 pounds.
The commissiQner urges the con-
tinuation Of the leaf tobacco clauses
in the actr'of June &, 1872, without
amendment or alteration.
The results of this great trade, so
far rs its relations to the government
are concerned, have been exceedingly
satisfactory. During the last fiscal
year 1885,. fruit distilleries were regis
tered and 254l operated; 700 distill-
cries other than fruit registered and
Cos operated. There has been an in
creased activity III all operations re-
lating to bonded distilled spirits.
The quantity produced during the
year 1874 as compared with that pro-
duced during 1873, is relatively
greater than the quantity withdrawn
for all purposes during 1874, as com
pared with the quantity withdrawn
for all purposes during 1873, leaving
balance of 15,S17,7O9 gallons in
warehouse June 30, 1874, which is q
9OO,247 gallons more than was in
warehouse June 80, 1873, the guam
tity i'll warehouse at that time being
1917 ,462 gallons. During the first
quarter Of the present year the de-
lnand for distilled spirits has been
active, and the quantity withdrawn
from the warehouse upon payment OF
tax has exceeded the quantity depos-
tied, so that the balance remaining in
warehouse September 30. 1874, has
been reduced to 1857 ,O9G gallons,
or q decrease of 3,240,6l3 gallons, as
compared with the quantity remain
ing in warehouse June 30, 1874.
The whole number OF cases COM
promised during the past year was
4Sl, and the total amount received
by compromise was S62 $40. During
the year 500 suits have been com
menced, 1928 have been settled in
favor Of the United States govern
ment, 527 against, 1865 suits were
settled or dismissed, and there were
pending on July l, 1874, 7246. The
largest amount collected in any one
quarter from tobacco was COLLECTED
during the first quarter of the current
fiscal year, which reaches the sum Of
1O,l62,954. Should the correspond
ing relative collections continue to
be made for the remaining three
quarters the receipts for the scurrent
fiscal year will aggregate $4,000
600.
REPORT OF TIE TREASURER.
Treasurer Spinner, in his annual re-
pert, says constant complaints have
been made and are being made that
tue l.sws made to restain the issuing
and circulation of notes other than
those authorized by act of Congress
are evaded iii large sections Of the
country and i'll other localities ut
terly disregarded. He says the latter
is particularly true as nf the South
and particularly so in the States of
Georgia and Alabama. Most Of these
violations of law are by municipaIi
ties and by manufacturing companies.
Says he:
II can speak Of this evil from per
sonal experience and observation.
In certain localities at the South al
most the entire circulation consists
OF such local issues that are put upon
every body in change, and unless used
III the place OF issue are worthless to
the holder. This is particularly true
OF the fractional currency. For this
there has never been the poor excuse
that there was not currency enough.'
as the amount authorized by law has
never been issued from the treasury,
being restricted by the issue and cir
cnlati"n, in violation of law, of this
lllegitmate and almost worthless chr
rency. Now that banking under the
national system is mcasGrably free,
that excuse will not hold. AS to the
issue of notes Of one dollar and up-
ward by the act of Malcl 26, 1867. il
is enacted that every national bank
ing association, State bank or banker,
or association, shall pay tax of ten
per cehtnm on the amount of notes
paid out by Them. This enactment
does not reach the root Of the evil
the law should be so amended and
changed as to compel the payment of
the tax by municipalities, companies
or individuals who make the original
issue ofsuch unauthorized circulating
notes. Bankers and business men in
The South assured me that even such
4 tax would not prevent the issue OF !:
his Kind of currency, and the only
etfcctual way to abolish the nuisance. >