National Republican., 1876-12-05
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
ICogfisued from Fira Psse.l

expense Of current work. $50l5i; torpedo service,
sl22 T6a To which is added an estimate for rifed
| cannon, including arriages, powder, ana pro
Commodore Jefries expresses his full convIc-
tion that a breech-loader is best adapted TO the
conditions of naval warfare. and should be adopted
Liberal appropriations fer the support Of the
| torpedo station are recommended
Supplies to be Cut or.
The Democrats Of the House assert that they
| will not appropriate any money to meet the ex-
penses of the Government until after the Presi-
Dental election controversy shall have been de-
cided.
The south Carolina Conmittee.
Mr.. Sayler, chairman of the committee ap-
pointed by the House yesterday 10 investigate
South Carolina election affairs, has called q
meeting Of that committee, to be held at 10
O'Clock this morning, for the purpose OF arrang-
ing for the departure of the committee tonight.
More Sanguinary Debates.
Judging from expressions of Democratic Sena-
tors a spirited and somewhat lengthy debate Will
occur upon the comprehensive resolution, intro.
duced yesterday by Senator EdmGnds, proposing
an Investigation into the alleged denial and
abridgement of the rights Of citizens during the
late election in South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Mississippi, sc. Mr.. Edmunds
will probably call up his resolution to-day.
Colorado s'RegularIy" Admitted.
In anticipation of controversy in the Senate,
which it was expected might grow out of an OBJ
lection to swearing in the new Senators from
Colorado, the Republican Senators in caucus,
yesterday morning, examined the several laws
on the subject of the admission of Colorado into
the Union. The fact was clearly established that
everything relating to colorado's admission is
could be successfully combatted.
Senate Comsnfttees.
In caucus yesterday the Republican Senators
appointed committee to revise the standing
committees of the Senate. A report is expected
from the committee this morning, and It is proba-
Bile that the list of regular committees will be
prepared in time for adoption to-day. The DEM
ocratic Senators have been requested to desig-
nate such of their members as they may select
for service upon the several regular committees.
The general belief is that no material alteration
will be made, and that the committees will re-
main nearly as they were last session, with the
exception Of the appointment of new Senators
WhdraWni fa Of Nj MOFri enoW Secretary the
Treasury and by the death of Mr.. Caperton, of
West Virginia. .'.-.
The Annual Report of the Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue
presents a clear statement of the business of that
important bureau during the last fiscal year. 1t
is shown that the total of the expenses Of every
description incident to the collection Of the in
ternal revenue for the year ending June 80, 1870,
as shown by the books of the Department, is $4-
737,435.Si. To this sum should properly be added
certain accounts for service during that period
not yet add1sted din nggTesgas1g s m us Is est@ased
ing the internal revenue, including expenses of
the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Reye-
costof collection Is thus shown to be fila cents
on each dollar collected. The i
TorAL NUMBER OF BREWERS
engaged in the manufacture OF fermented liquors |
during the last fiscal year was 1888, or this
NH GfyfaaU hal0pDp1 district n
lumbia.
The total receipts from tobacco from all sources
$Ss,Te5 ss9gi fhe collections since the inaugu-
ration Of the present stamp system, and particu:
larly since the adoption Of the uniform tax all
show a uniform increase in the production and
sale or removal, annually, Of manufactured to- |
bacco.
Regarding the operations of distilleries CON- |
missioner Raum makes the following interesting |
statement;
DIsTfLLERIEs.
During the past fiscal year the Government col !
lected the sum Of S5l $50, ,49a!3 upon distilled
spirits. The greater part of these spirits were
produced by 6i7 grain distilleries These distil-
leries were superintended by 40 storekeepers
and gaugers, and were located in los collection
districts ...-
1t is confidently believed that the amount of
taxes realized from distilled spirits will steadily
increase from year to year If the business Of the
distilleres is not so hampered with legal restric-
tons as to prevent the owners from realizing
lalr DrOHL 1rOm Inelr business. AlLn0ugQ great
frauds have heretofore been perpetrated by dis
tllers in various parts of the country in combna-
ton with officers Of the Government yet 1t is be-
lieved that these fraudulent combinations arc
now entirely broken up, and that the past expe-
rience of those engaged in them has been so fruit
full OF misfortune and pecuniary disaster that
there is but little probability of whisky frauds
ever reaching the gigantic proportions Of q few
years past with anything like reasonable sur
When the recent whisky frauds were discov-
cred, this office resorted to all legal remedies tor
its suppression and for the punishment Of the
offenders.
Sixty-two dstflleries and rectifying- houses and.
other property were seized, Of the estimated
value OF 81 530 7i4 assessments were made against
numerous suits were instituted upon distillery
and other bonds and for the recovery Of taxes to
the amount of ss,2es, ,4l4, and numerous indct:
ments were preferred against three hundred and
twenty-One persons charged with offenses.
The Commissioner gives it as his opinion that
by having ali the distiiieries and rectifying.
houses that have been bought in by the Govern
ment, and all those that are now under seizure,
as soon as may be- pass into the hands Of private
individuals who will operate them, whereby this
property will be converted into q means Of pro-
ducing revenue for the Government.
1t is shown that internal revenue stamps Of the
various Kinds were issued during the fiscal year
to the number of 7i5019 1o4, the value of which
was s13l so, without the loss to the Gov
The opinion is expressed that the receipts for
the current fiscal year will be Sl20 900. limo
assume that the percentage OF increase of taxes
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, will be
equal to the percentage of increase in the popu-
lation Of the country. and such increase of taxes
might, with safely, be put down at g, 900, CIV
ing the estimated aggregate collections for the
year ending June 80, 1878, at S123, 100000.
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