Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-19
NUMBER 21.
WASIIINGTON NEWS.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE ANNUAL REPORT OF
COMMISSIONER.

I
COMMISSIONER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The annual report
ct the commissioner of internal revenue cor
talnsan immense mass of statistical in!orma-
ton. and gives an extensive history OF the
system. 1t says the British people paid,
under their excise laws. the year ending the
3lst of March last. taxes amounting TO
Sls3, ,962 1856 .56 gold, against Sll0, 5f5,-
1923 currency by the people of this coun-
try for the year ending June 30th. The
collections during the fiscal year ended
June Both, 1874, were Sl02 ,64i, ,746 90. The
increase during the last fiscal year is owing
in part to the increase Of duties laid by the
act Of March Sd, 1875. upon distilled spirits.
manufactured tobacco. cigars and cigarettes
and in part to the taxes collected under
laws repealed. extraordinary efforts hav
ing been put forth by the internal reye-
nue. officers to collect delinquent taxes
due from banks and bankers, railroad and
other corporations, and taxes due on III
comes, legacies and SUGGESTIONS. state
ment is given showing the receipts under
the act of March Sd, 1875. up 10 and ia
elusive of June Both, 1875. from the DIFF
erent articles subject 10 an increased tax.
which were distilled spirits. cigars. ci-
garettes and manufactured tobacco. SHOW
ing total tag returned Of SO 2o3 SlS S..
The tax returned upon distilled spirits wc-
l,T9, ,199 80. The commissioner says re
garding it, it will doubtless be a matter
of surprise that the increase Of amoun, real
ICED from distilled spirit during that pc
riod, from March Sd. 1875, to June 30.h,
1875. was 50 small. The explanation, how
ever, il found in the tact that it became
generally known through the proceedings
in congress that an increase In the rate of
tax would probably be made, and distil-
lers in order to realize the benef, OF the
increase withdrew from bonded warehouses.
upon payment Of taxes. at 20 cents a gal
lon, 5 ,43002l gallons in the month Of
January. 1874, and the enormous quantity
Of III .504, 1856 gallons in the February iol-
lowing, leaving still in the bonded ware
houses over seven million gallons Of spir-
its. on March 81. 1875, the day when the
increase OF the tax from 20 to 80 cents per
gallon was made by congress. By law.
the spirits were allowed after the bond was
given. to remain in the di7tillerS ware
house one year before withdrawal and these
spirits have been and still continue u be
placed on the market subject only 10 The
former duty of 20 cents per gallon. Had
these spirits been subjected, like those
manufactured after March 81, 1875. u Il
tax OF 80 cents per gallon. the difference
in the two rates would have yielded
To the treasury. after the entire withdrawal
from bond, al least one million four hun
dred thousand dollars Tne net amounts OF
the receipts IRON all the sources OF internal
revenue, during the last fiscal year in the
several states and territories. are given a.
follows; In Alabama. SILL Al: Arr
iona. so. .263 06 : Arkansas, S1l ,s23 80
California, &, ,9S3 .595. .l9; Colorado. SO
53l 81: Connecticut. S6a2 225 80; Dakota,
$1,000. Is: Delaware. $3.50, ,33l03 ; Dr.
trict OF Columbia. Sill or 81 Fioride.
Sls6. .5f7 81 Georg a. : 3o7 ISL IL ; IDAHO,
Sl9, 1856 90 Illinois. SIT .627 Cos 55 4; In
diana, S4. $50, $50. l3 Iowa, 81 .Oi0 06i Is;
Kansas, Sl33 ,535 "a Kentucky, 80 O22,-
$50 &C Louisiana, 1888, l5l s.; Maine,
Sl07 POI 90; MARYLAND. S2.755 $3.50;
Massachusetts. S2.67O. .49l Is; Michigan,
81 ,930, ,50605 Minnesota. S22o, ,362.i5
Mississippi. $50 .O55 IS Missouri. 81 SOL,
SILT Montana, S23 666 10; Nebraska,
$685., Az 30: Nevada. S53. Ia 30; New
Hampshire. S29S, ,sl2 so; New Jersey, 81
1862 AS 29: New Mexico, S2l 965 81; Nes
York. SIS 200 .s9S "a I: North Carolina.
ST ,629 1894 27 Ohio, Sli ,6j6 295 30; Ore
gon, S47. .939 GA Pennsylvania. So, 49,
954. 40 Rhode Island, S23i ,767 50 South
Carolina. Sl20, SIS 90: : tennessee, Ss55.-
$40 50 Texas. S257 AIS 81; Utah, S3l,-
545.5l Vermont. S5S, PSI e5; Virginia,
S7.659 $50 81: Washington. S2l li6 so
West Yirgiria. S50S, ,6S4 IS Wisconsin,
50, 30, SIS IA; Wyoming. SIl ,942 IL. rDs
commissioner says public attention has been
often called within the past few months, u
the extensive frauds comYitted in certain
localities upon the revenue by distil
lers and rectifers of distilled spirits.
He gives an account %! checks,
guards and protection against frauds,
established BY law OF the manner
in which the whiskey frauds, 50 called.
lately exposed were perpetrated of the
extent Of these frauds Of the checks re-
Gently established to prevent a recurrence
of the same, and suggests legislation neces-
sary TO insure 4 fuller collection, n tne
future, of taxes upon distilled spirits.