Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-03
Internal Revenue.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Doug
lass reports that the receipts of the fiscal
year were S102, TAI, or 1894, TAT in ex-
cess OF the estimate. The estimate of the
current fiscal year is S107, 900, 900. The total
drawback on spirits, tobacco, and general
merchandise, for the past fiscal year, was
$50, si6-and for 1874, $50, 495. No spirits
were exported for drawback during the last
year, and the quantity Of tobacco was very
slight compared with the amount exported in
bend. The amounts refunded for taxes ille-
gslly collected were S6l8,667 in 1873, and
$3.50, TAG in 1874. The receipts from distilled
spirits, for the fiscal year 1874, were S49, 444,
O9O, net decrease of s2,655,2S1. The re-
ceipts from special taxes ON rectifers and
dealers, show an increase Of S799, Alb. The
production OF spirits during the year was
SO, S72.062 taxable gallons. The seizures
amounted in value to SAG, 362. The amount
of distilled spirits remaining in warehouse,
Sept. 80, for payment OF tax, was s12, 577, 096,
making decrease Of 50, 240, 6l3 from June
30. The amount remaining for export was
reduced in the same time from 2, las, 010 gal
Ions to l,049, ia gallons.
The annual receipts from all sources relat-
ing to fermented liquors, for the year, were
50, 3O4, 679. Receipts from tobacco in all
forms, SS3, 242, S75, decrease Of 81, 143, 427,
in the early part of the year. and the effect of
the panic. From last November to the pres
ent time, there has been steady increase of
collections over any previous corresponding
period. The largest amount collected in any
quarter was the first quarter of the present
fiscal year, $40, 1872, 754. The receipts of the
fiscal year from this source are expected to
The production Of tobacco for the first fiscal
year was 11S, 54S, GIG pounds An increase over
the preceding year of 2, 107, 684 pounds. The
number of cigars, cheroots, etc., on which taxes
were collected was 1886. 697, 408, or 10 662 $50
in excess of the previous year. The quantity
of tobacco removed without payment OF tax
for expectation for the fiscal year was TO- 800 927
pounds, an excess Of nearly three-quarters of
million pounds over the preceding year. The
Commissioner considers it indispensably neces
sary to control the movement of raw or leaf
tobacco by continuance Of the leaf clauses Jf
the act of June 6, 1872.
The receipts from other sources were
Bank deposits, savings banks capital and bank
circulation, 80, 1897, 100: adhesive stamps
occupations formerly taxed buG now exempt
$764, $50. -
The Commissioners extols the system OF
abolishing assessorships, and leaving the
whole matter with the Collectors, as securing
more prompt payment and larger amount vi
tax. r Is
The tax against banks and bankers realized
S3.O0O,7 an increase Of s303, 013 over the
previ0ns year, Notwithstanding the financial
disasters Of the fall Of 1873. The increase is
largely due to the new system Of assessment,
the results of which are still more apparent in
the increase of collections from special taxes
For the last quarter Of the fiscal year 1872
they amounted to 81, 30S $50, while this yesr
the! foot up $5,8 o, 56l in the last quarter OF
the fiscal year 1874. - - - = 80
The Commissioner suggests that the bureau
OF engraving and printing thereafter, upon
his requisition, furnish all stamps necessary
under the law, except proprietary and docu-
mentary stamps; and asks positive provision
FROM Congress upon the subject.
should Congress wish to abolish stamps on
benA checks, ETC., pesfumery, cosmetics, pat
ent medicines, matches. ETC., which yielded
last year S., 1854, but still be Of opinion
the revenue cannot be diminished with safety,
the Oommissioner says an equivalent could be
had by Increasing the tar on spirits 10 cents
per gallon, which would yield S6, 957, 900, or
cent? per pound on tobacco would yield a.
612, 900.
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soss0 ltss@ Educational. .. nr.r ..
The United States Commissioned OF Educa-
ton has published his annual report for 1878
Notwithstanding the disasters which have
fallen upon the industries OF the country, he
states thar on the. whole The past year was one
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4 Ohio having changed the legal school age
from s. Al to 6-21 exhibits, probably from this
| cause, sD apparent falling OFT SCHOOL popu
lAtioh Of 81, $50. She raised in 1878, for schoo
purposessaas1 7oa $685., against 81 ,420, 1913 il
}. Michigan raised for s.hool purposes, il
\ 1873, S3,9S9, as, against IS, 663. 40 ine1872
The condition of the public schools 10 report
ed TO have much improved under county So
Indiana, without giving fulf statistics 70
\ 1873, claims net increase of school revenu,
amounting TO $165, 5S1 over 1872. with As
new school houses, built at cost Of $S72, SOC