The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-06
Nitl,nloatl nlspattll
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER ), 1916.
Report of the Commissioners of Imser.

nal Revenue.
/ WASHINGTON, December 4.--The reburt
OF the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
SHOWS that the total amount OF drawback Of
lnternahreyenue taxes allowed on different
articles exported during the fiscal year end
ing june SO, 1876, was S80.54G.SS. The total
receipts from tobacco, snuff, and cigars for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1915. were
S39, T9b, 3S9.9l. In connection with the SUBJ
lect OF tobacco the attention OF the Secre-
tary and Congress is called to the several
amendments and additions to the law now
in force heretofore recommended in House
bill No. 1926. Many Of these amendments
aud additions are admitted TO be OF great
| importance 10 the trade as well as to the
Government. He recommends, however,
that tobacco factories authorized to be estab-
lished by section 16 OF said bin be called
"eXport tobacco iactories," instead of
Government tobacco factories" as now
contemplated by said section e@.:.-Fg- y
The collections since the Inauguration OF
the present stamp system and particularly
since tn" adoption of the uniform tax on
ali grades OF manufactured tobacco, except
ing snuff, show Uniform increase in the
production and sale or removal annually Of
manufactured tobacco.
Dista,ers.-During the past fiscal year the
Government collected $51.39G, 49O.43 upon
distilled spirits. The greater part Of these
spirits were pooduced by six hundred and
forn-seven grain distillerics. The distil-
ieries were superintendent by one thousand
four hundred and forty storekeepers and
gaugers, and were located in one hundred
and three collection districts.
Commissioner Raun states it a. his opin
ion that the interests OF the Govern
l.a c,,t- NV 1av all hp
diStillcrics and rectifying houses that have
been bought in by the Government, and all
| those that are now under seizure as soon as
may be, pass into the hands of private in
driduuls who will operate them, whereby
| this property will be converted into means
for producing revenue forthc Government.
The following statement shows the nilm-
Der and value OF internal revenue stamps
OF various KINDS issued by this office to col
lectors OF Internal revenue and purchasers
OF documentary and proprietary stamps
during the fiscal year ending June 10,
1S'G--viz: ,..,..o
Number. Value
stamps :or distilled ,,oo
Stamps FOR tobacco.
and smutI. .223, oGa,l32 $9,s22s2o II
stamps for Ter .o ,o m
IncItcd liquors.. 32.TSf.S.O 9.9f0-lio W
t,Ncs......... GSGG20 I0,l56,S0O 90
Stamps for Gncu-
mcm;s ana propri -,-o no
ctarr articles. ..iJ3.t3l.3l2 6.i65.SjS Oh
...Tl5.0l2,10I Sl3l.20S,0lS 3G
This enormous business has been con-
Quoted without the loss 70 the Government
OF a stamp. The commissioner expresses
thc opinion that the receipts for thc current
fiscal wear will be Si20, 100000. Il no change
is made in the rate OF taNation- 1t is fair to
assume that the percentage OF the increase
Of taxes for The fiscal year ending June 80,
1878. will he equal TO tue percentage OF the
increase in the population of the country,
ana such increase Of taxes might with safety
he PIT down at $3,000,C0O, giving the c>ti-
mated aggregate collection for the year end
ing June 30. 1873, at %l2a,o0o,Ooo. As the
total collections for the Year were - ,2"t,-
Gll. the cost OF collection Is shown to be
t LII cents Oh each dollar collected. g..