Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-12
WASHINGTON.
Vice President Wilson.

time ordered; gave beet tea shortly before four
o'clock and agaip at SIS. At eight o'clock, gave
remained on his stomach"
Or. Baxter at ii A. NJ said the Wise President
was then r. sting comfortably, hay NJ SLEPT con
siderable during the morning. The Wee Presi-
cent himself said he now felt more natural.
At 100 o'clock Mr.. Wilson was shaved and soon
dropped off into quiet sleep. He slept most of
the time till towards evening, when he took with
relish some beef tea. His treatment will now be
mainly Of tonic character, commencing tonight
with vaenanite of quinine. DR.. Baxter says the
Vice Pres dents illness is attributable directly to
the excessive high temperature of the bath which
he took yesterday morning, while still suffering
from indigestion caused by heavy dinners In New
York and Philadelp hia closely following over
work Of his mental faculties. If the local weak
Of potion Of his spine had not diverted the
rush of blood to his back, it would have gone to
his brain and caused apoplexy. The doctor now
confidently expects that Mr.. Wilson will be
well as usual in two or three days
At o'clock tonight Vice President Wilson
sleeping quietly, his pulse was regular and
all the indications were favorable. His physician
is very much encouraged to hope that he will
soon recover.
Internal Revenue Report.
The annual report of the commissioner Of inter
nal revenue says that the people paid, un-
der their excise laws for the year ending the 3l,t
Of March last, taxes amounting to ,962, 1856
in gold, against Sic, 5i5, l54 % currency. A
statement is given showing the receipts under the
act of March 81, 1875, up to and inclusive Of June
Goth 1875, from the different articles subject to an
increased tax, which were distilled spirits, cigars,
cgaretts and manufactured tobacco showing u
total tax returned of SO ,203 SIS So. The tax re-
turned upon distilled spirits was Sl,1I9, $3.50
The net amounts OF receipts from all sources OF
internal revenue during the last fiscal year 10 the
several States is given as follows;
Alabama, Slll,Sl6 IL. Arizona. Sl0,206 %.
Arkansas, ST. 1923 SO. California, 81 SS3 595 49,
Colorado so, 53l 50. Connecticut, 1922 225 50.
Dakota, $1,000 IS. Delaware, S36033l 03.
81 g. Georgia, 5s7, l5i u. Idaho, SO 1876.
Illinois, 81 ,627 Cos 30. Indiana, $3.50 ,SS3 H.
Iowa, 040 ,064 ID. Kansas, sl33,53j a.. Ken
lucky, $9,022 636 &c. Louisiana, S5S3.35l ST.
Maine Slo1 POI 80. Maryland, S2755,s45 40.
Massachusetts,, s2e7o,49l Is. Michigan, 81
p, $500 So. Missouri, Si.59l, SO q. Mon
tana. ,666 10. Nebraska, 1922 Az 80. Neva-
da, Sj3,l47 80. New Hampshire, S29S, So So
New Jersey, 1882 l6S %. New Mexico, S2l,-
lima. 81 1874 81. Ohio, sl4656, 295 80. Ore
gon, S47 939 g. Pennsylvania, SC,l49954 40
Rhode Island, 1921, 167 so. South Caroiua,
Ss20,SlS. Tennessee, 1855, $50 30. Texas, S25l,-
AIS 81. Utah, S3l ,545 81. Vermont, SjS,25l 50.
Virginia, s. 659639 81. Washington, S2l LAG 60
West Virginia, S50S,6s4 3S. Wisconsin, 81 ,72o,-
S6S Il. Wyoming, Sll ,942 Il.
The number of distllleries registered during the
ending lime 20 lS.1 vpr ,36 and the
number orerated COS OF the number operated
656 were rain distiller;es were molassas. and
2 6I5 frnit dist;I,er;e.
The commissioner saws that pub)ic attention has
been ofien called within the nast few months to
extensive frauds committed in certain localities
distilled shirts
He gives an account of the checks, guards and
projections against fraud, established by law; of
the manner in which the so called whiskev fralds
lately evno.el we've ne,netrated. of the
fvten. Of these frauds and of the checks re-
GENTLY established tn prevent a recurrence of the
same. and suo0es,s lep;slstion necessary to in
sure fuller COLLECTION in the future of tayes upou
distilled snir;ts
With regard tn additional legislotion reouirei
to enforce The honest cojlectiop Of taxrs on dis
t;llcd sni;ts rho commissioner saws
~ yive II as INV oninion tha, no only law ner-
essary ia ONE thai shall make The requirements as
stringent and the penalties for detraudng the
poyernmep Mt as severe in the case of the rectifer
a. ,bev now are in the case Of the distiIler The
rectitrr sbould he required to give a bond in an
amount equal 10 the tax represented by all the
shirts he can possibly rectify each month The
house and tract of land upon which the establish
me Mt is located should be forfeited to the L. s. in
case OF fraud. He shou.l not be allowed TO han
die apy spirits a. his rectifying house, except
those he purchases for rectifcaon and sells under
the rectifier,' STAMP Under the present system
of detecting frauds at least 80 DAYS must elapsc
before the discovery could be made and the guilt
6yed.
A the anparatus in a rectifyug house. CAPABLE
of refining quantity of spirits upon which the tax
would amount to 500 600 month. NAV not be
worth $40 OOO il will readily he ,een that under
the present law. which only forfets the apparatus
and snirits owned nv him at the time of The seiz-
nre a rcctifer may aid in defrauding the govern
mo nt of clOO 600 and forfeit only $40 900. By
absronding to FOREIGN country. he also escapes
the c,imiusl punishment
have also to suggest that the law now in force
in regard TO returns 10 be made by rectifers is so
indefinite that some legislation is needed to en-.
force the regulations of the commissioner | also
think that il would be better if rectifers disters
and wholesale nuuor dealers were required to
make trausc,ipts OF their books monthly instead
of this labor being performed bv local officers as
il Is nj present II would also relieve the officers
of an immense amount Of labor and would accom-
nlish the more importaat result of preventing the
destructiop of hooks by parties about TO be de.
tected in fraud.
There would then he sworn COPY in this office
that would always he admissible evidence in the
Conrts against the ou,ltv parties. lam. finally
of the opiuion that the present large tax upon dis
filled SHIRTS can he collected with but small loss
This opinion i based upon the fact that every
st1r,kesner ouaoer or e,nployee who is connected
.v5tt the disfilleries where fraud i, perpetrated
Ia comes pepsoner upop the distiller If, there
fore. dister. lie kept under such strict surveil-
lance that the amount of money gained by fraud.