The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-18

storekeeper, gauger, and employe vino Is con-
nected with y distilery where fraud is perpe-
tinted becomes pensioner upon the distiller.
If, therefore, distillers be kept under such
| strict surveillance that the amount of money
gained by fraud is not sufficient to pay large
corps OF officers and workmen, il necessary
/ collision with them to cOnsummate fraud, they
/ will as q matter of policy, be- honest. AS an
/ indication OF the extent of the frauds above
| described. l have the honor to report that
documentary evidence is in the possession of
this Office which has warranted the seizure of
"a distillerles and 81 rectifying houses, and
| implicated over so United States gaugers and
storekeepers. This evidence also shows the
| issue, between July 1. 1874. aud May l, 1915
of fraudulent spirits, by duplication of 10000
! packages, containing probably 100000 proof
/ gallons, and by the aid of false gauging, to the
additional amount Of 1000 600 proof gallons
This, of course is but portion of the fraud
actually committed, but IN itself indicates a
| loss of tax to the government, in ten months.
to an amount not less than 81, $50, 600.
/ The receipts from all sources relating
to fermented liquors for the fiscal year
were SO, la, 004-a decrease of $3.50, 675,
as compared with 1874. The number of
brewers manufacturing fermented liquors
is ,784.
| The Commissioner expresses full conf
dence in the stamp system for collection
of the revenue.
The number of cases compromised dur
| ing the year was 744, and the amount re-
ceived by compromise, $156,57
A recommendation is made that de
serving gaugers receive 81 per day and
that in some instances the offices of
gauger and store keeper be consolidated,
by which $100,0 900 may be saved in ex-
penses. 4
TOBACCO TAX.
The total receipts from tobacco were
$37, 3O3, 461-an increase over 1874 of $4,
O6O, $50, and an increase over any previ-
GUS year of $2,917, 158. The total amount
of tax collected on tobacco from Sept. /,
1862 to June 80, 1875, is 1875, 1856, 219.
The total collections on cigars, cheroots,
and cigarettes for the same time were
$68, 233, 206. It is expected that during
the current year the assessments of taxes
on tobacco will be largely increased. The
whole amount of taxes assessed during
the year were So, $50, 0O3- increase
over the previous year of 1914, 435.
STATISTICAL.
The quality of distilled spirits in ware
house July l 1874, was 17,755, 1863 gal
Ions distilled spirits produced during
the year, so, $50, 425 gallons total, 49,
$3.50, 1894. Total withdrawn, $3.50, al ;
leaving in bond, June 80, 1876, 13, 367,
253 gallons. The spirits removed from
warehouse for export for the year ending
June 80, 1874, amounted to 1000, LOG
gallons, while only 587, Alb gallons were
thus. removed during the last fiscal year.
|, The quantity of tobacco removed for
expectation in bond, without paying
taxes, was 8, lis, 315 pounds decrease,
1921, GIL pounds.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The Commissioner says the force of
revenue agents is inadequate, and recon-
mends the passage of law authorizing
Is more. He thinks further consoida-
ton of collection districts can be made
without affecting the revenue, and that
the plan of gauging wholesale liquor
dealers packages by United States gang
ers can be dispensed with, and simple
system of checks substituted, which will
prevent overissue.
He recommends making violation of
the law relating to friction matches a
criminal offense, punishable by fine and
imprisonment. He also desires that In
ternal revenue agents be empowered to
demand and obtain inspection of the
books and papers of distillers, rectifers,
brewers, wholesale liquor dealers, and
manufacturers of tobacco, snuff and
cigars.
The Commissioner estimates the col
lections of the present fiscal year from
all sources of internal revenue at 1922,
mn 000 ~ ss55ft gt.-.t f4if sH ~