The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-12
Internal Revenue Report.
WAsnINeToN, Nov.

w AohiNbIoN, 4NOf. II.
The annual report of the commissioner
OF internal revenue contains an immense
mass of statistical information, and gives
an extensive history of the system. 1t says
the British people paid, under their excise
laws for the year enuing the 3lst of March
last, taxes amounting to 1888, 1869, FOG. rs
gold, against $ll0,545, 1923 currency,
paid by the people of this country for the
year ending June 80. The collections DUR
ing the fiscal year ended June 30th,, 1874,
were $102, 644, TAG 0S. The increase dur
ing the last fiscal year is owing in part to
the increase of duties laid by the act of
March 3D., 1875, upon distilled spirits, man.
ufactured tobacco, cigarettes, and in part
tc taxes collected under laws repealed.
Extraordinary efforts having been put
forth by the internal revenue Office to COL
lect delinquent taxes due from banks and
bankers. railroad and other corporations,
and taxes due on incomes, legacies, and
SUGGESTIONS
A statement is given, showing the re-
cepts under the act of March 3, 1875, up
to and inclusive of June 30, 1875, from
different articles, subject to an increased
tax, which were distilled spirits, cigars,
cigarettes and manufactured tobacco, show
ing q total tax returned of SO, 203, SiS, The
tax returned upon distilled spirits was ST..
$50, 900 SO, and the commissioner says re-
garding it Ii will doubtless he "A matter
of surprise that the Increased amount re-
afized from distilled spirits during that pc
Rod, March 3, 1875 10 June 80, 1875, was
SO small. The explanation, however. is
found in the fact that it became generally
known through proceedings in congress
that an increase in the rate Of tax would
der to realize the benefit of the increase,
withdrew from their bonded warehouses
upon payment Of taxes, at 20 cents gal
lon, on 5.430,02l gallons in the month of
January, 1874, and the enormous quantity
of / ,l54 1856 gallons in February following,
leaving still in the bonded warehouses over
seven million gallons of spirits on March
3, 1876, the day when an increase oftax
from 70 to 90 cents per gallon was made
by congress. BY law these spirits were al
lowed after bonds were given, To remain in
the distillery warehouse one year before
withdrawal, and these spirits have been,
and still continue to be, placed on the
market subject only to the former duty of
70 cents per- gallon. Had these spirits
been subjected, like those manufactured
after March 3, 1875, to a tax of 90 cents
per gallon, the difference in the two rates
would have yielded to the treasury after
the entire withdrawal from bond, at leas,
The net amount of receipts from oil the
sources of internal revenue during the last
fiscal year in several states is given as fol
lows In Alabama, $l11, Sl6.4l; Arizona,
1 10,28306 : Arkansas, 81 ,823.39; Cali.
fornia, $2,9S2, 505.19 Colorado, $40,
531. s2; Connecticut, $62s, 225.75; Dakota
8lO, GAO. IS Delaware. S360.33l.o3i Dis
trict of Columbia, si1i,02797; Florida
$lS6,547,8l, Georgia, 1887, 1874. IL; Idaho
$40, 1876. 90; Illinois, $i7,6s7, 66S.55i Indi
ana, $4,000, 1888 10; Iowa, $lO4.O64.1 10;
Kansas, $133, 535 81; Kentucky, 5000,
634 90 Louisiana, 1858. Maine
$lO7, 261. 90; Maryland, $275, s45.4o, Massa
chusetts, 81, $40, 49l ,15 Michigan, 81 $50,
5O6,05; Minnesota, $s2s, 1859. 45; Misslssip
pi, $96, Os5 SO Missouri, $4,59l S56.5
Montana. S23, 868 10; Nebraska, 5000,
Az, 80; Nevada, $53, 1870; New Hamp
shire, $20S, sl2sO; New Jersey, $2,369,
47s 90; New Mexico, sci .965,52; Nev
York, 1920, 1854; North Carolina
81, 820, 99437; Ohio, $14,656, 295.30
Oregon. 47,93964; Pennsylvania, SO.
149 9544O; Rhode Island, 1881 ,767.5O
South Carolina, $120 slS. 90 Tennessee
1858, 9lO.5O Texas, s257, 44s.T /; Utah
$31, 545.51 Vermont, $5S,35l.s5 VII
ginia, 81, 859, 6S9.47 /; Washington, $9ll,
456. 90; West Virginia, S50s, 1884 8s Wis
cousin, 80, 700, s6s.14 Wyoming, Gil,
/, GAIL. ,o
The commissioner says Public atten
ton has been often called within the pas
few months to extensive frauds commilte
! in certain localities upon the revenue b
distillers and reciiflers of distilled spirits
! lie gives an account of the checks, guard
o and projections against frauds eslablishe
by law of the snanner In which the whit
XIV frauds, so,called, lately exposed, wer
: perpetrated of the extent of these fraudl
y of the checks recently established to pr,
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