New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-12
A SYNOPSIS OF TIE REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Commissioner
OF internal Revenue bas completed his annual report IL
IN very yoluminOus and contains mass OF taocs pre-
sening every conceivable variety of statistics leahS 10
the internal revenue OF the United States NOT Only are
the details of the sources and districts from which all
amounts of revenue, large small given ont numerous
valuable recapitulsons. and review of the revenue
receipts from Jan 80 1862 1879 inclusive An clabo
rate sketch Of the story Of revenue seizures ana posec
tons IL given The American revenue system ana Btu
ish excise system ANONYMOUSLY compared 10 inc
credit to the former On this latter point the commas
sioner saws II may be consolation 10 know that
ereyous az are the burdens laid upon such OF our popu-
lation of AZ 100000 or more, rs consume the ar
fcles taxed by internal revenue laws, the hl'-
ish public, numbering less by one-fourh than our
people paid under their excise laws during the year
ending March 81 1873, taxes measured IN gold OF the
United states to the amount of SiS3962156 90, against
&lO545l54 % paid in currency by the people OF inns
country during the fiscal year which ended June So
1875 This comparison should modify complaints against
our sy ste since il is apparent that given amount o
taxes from some must be raised TO defray the eN
penses OF the Government TO discharge its Obligations
and maintain the public credit At best. u is show OF
means and all reasonable viii agree that ID lay
taxation articles Of luxury should be preferred TO articles
OF necessity and that the tax should be placed upon the
product in hands Of the manufacturers or producers
SO that rs in the case of customs duties, II is lett mat
Ger Of choice who shall reimburse the MANUFACTURES Ut
importer the taxes he has paid.
The report goes to present the following lhIoiina
ton:
The actnal receipts from all sources, from June 30
1861 10 June 80 1874 exclusive OF loans and Treasury
note. was as follows: Customs, 81 973,7l0 o. III
ternal Revenue 81 o5G323 725 80; direct tax Sll8lO
100 ~: mbie lands 500 ISL 1853 or; miscellaneous
s23e Os4 $50 "a; premium on loans and sales Of gold
coin Sl92 557 III 40; total 81 1881 Beginning
with the year 1s66, there has been continuous repeal
gaining year by year. Of such internal taNesas were most
oppressive least rs gave rise 20 most complaint ui
m AZ p-esent few subjects u taxation remain The taxes
are now levied upon distilled spirits fernented liquors
manufactured tobacco. snuh and cigars; upon arucies
embraced in echeGule, upon such occupations, upon
banks checks. deposits circulation and capital 81 pshKs
In table xblbtnG the sums collected during the eeNet
fiscal Years 1867 1870 inclusive, 1t appears thH
during the year ending June 30, ISL collections were
Si02 644746 ~ while me G"eG2is I95 '9 81 Se"a ro
lions the year were, in consequence O the
duties repealed from year 10 y. les tah any Sti III
1fsl-ls6S-vhen the collections were f4l,Vu0I9@ 20
Tho increase Of 1919 is due in part TO the increase OF
dnes laid upon distilled spirits manufactured tobacco
cigars and cigarettes and m part to the taxes collected
urier the laws repeated extraordinary efforts having
been nut forth TO collect the delinquent taxes due from
banks and bankers railroads and other corporations
T@e receipts under the act OF March g. 1879 up to and
inclusive OF June 80 1879 from me d,sf i srgeS
cigars cigarettes, and manufactured tobacco were
$},203,sls So
A SHARP THING DONE BY DIsrILLrRs.
The tax returned upon distilled spirits was S1,779-
100 S. II will Doubtless be matter Of surprise that
the increased amount realized from distilled spirits dur
ing that period was small But IL became generally
Known through the proceedings in Congress that an in
crease 10 the would probably ne made and diStierT
IN order TO realize benefit Of the increase Withdrew
from bonded warehouses upon payment OF the taxes al
20 cents a gallon, 5A30O21 gallons IN me month OF Jan
nary 1874. and the enormous quantity OF ll,0o433b
gallons in February following. They left still in the
bend1d warehouses over 100000 gallons Of splits on
March D. 1870 the day when the increase OF the tax
nv law these siriis were allowed, after bond was
yen 10 remain IN TIE dstiely warehouse one year be-
fore withdrawal and these spirits have been and still
continue be pla"ed the market subject only TO the
{ormer duty Of cents per gallon. Had these spirits
heen supt,cted like those manufactured after March B.
1875 10 80 cents gallon the difference III the
two rates would yielded to the Treasury after the
entire withdrawal from bonds al least 81 100000.
WHERE The REVENUE COMES FROM.
~ MT a,nouut of rocejp{s from al sources in 37i75