New-York tribune., 1876-12-05
THE INTERVAL .REVENUE.

THE INTERNAL .REVENUE.
ITS VAST AND INCREASING BUsINEss-EsTIMATED
RECEIPTS OF $4,000 ,OOO-rHE WORK OF RE-
FORM-OTHER FACTS IN THE COMMISSIONERS
REPORT.
IGESERAL PRESS DIsPATcHl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The report of the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, just completed,
shows that the total amount OF drawback OF internal
revenue taxes allowed different articles exported
during the fiscal year ending June 80. 1876, was
S3),5i6ss2. The total receipts from tobacco from all
including special taxes upon tho manufacture
and sale OF the same, special taxes upon raw or leaf
tobacco, and from the sale Of export stamps, IN add
tion TO the collection Of specific taxes Imposed upon
manufactured tobacco, snuf and cigars. for the fiscal
year ending juno 80, 1876. were $39705,330 0l.
An apparent decrease in the production OF the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1876 from the production Of the prey
ous fiscal years. is believed 10 be apparent only The
collections since the Inauguration Of tile present stamp
system and particularly since the adoption OF the uni
form all grades of manufactured tobacco, except
ing snuff show uniform increase in the production and
sale, removal annually OF manufactured tobacco. The
large increase for the fiscal year ending June 30 1879
was undoubtedly owing the fact that prior to the pas
sage the OF March g. 1875, which increased the
tax tobacco 20 per cent nearly all the
manufactured tobacco Oh hand was stamped and re-
ported
During the past fiscal year the Government collected
Sjl 800 400 81 upon distilled spirits The greater part
OF these spirits produced by 6l7 grain distlccs
These distcrics superIntcndcd by LILO store
keepers aud gaugers and located In 03 collection
districts. 1t would be quite impossible to select any
other objcc. for taxation that would produce equal
Of revenue with 50 few persons To superintend
s collection. Although great frauds have been hereto
fore pcrpcraed by dstiers IN various parts of the
country in combination with officers Of the Government
.I.t,..gf 1.
now entirely broken up.
There Il little probability Of whisky frauds ever reach
ing the gigantic proportions Of few years past with
anything ike reasonable surveillance on the part Of the
Government In many portions Of the country men oi
great experience aud large means are engaged In this
business and In the Commissioners opinion, they now
feel deep interest In the prevention oi frauds upon the
Government In regard to its revenue upon distilled
spirits sixty-two discrles aud cctifync houses and
other property were seized Of the estimated value Of
sl53o7li As,cssmcnis were made against various
dIsers 10 the amount Of ~ .G2j772 Numerous suits
were instituted upon dIscry and Other bonds and for
the recovery of taxes 10 the amount OF SJ2Oa1 ahd
numerous indictments were pre'rred against 5-l per
enns charged with OIL uses. These proceedings nave
been pushed from time TO time during the past i"0 years
and have fruitful IN breaking ~ the c0h'Plce %
df,nud TIC Government Of IT. revenues IN bringing dis
filters and their securities tO bankruptcy and rum ana
numerous persons tn disgrace, ana nave Dieh uIe
mean. nf putting about S5OO,OOO into the treasury.
some Of the distlrrrs have been bought IN ny tue H"E
seizure These districs now falling to rnn' and IN
a short time will be of little or no value.
The following statement shows the nulnbcr anu Ni'ue
of internal venue stamps Of tIc various kinds issued ny
tiis oiHce TO collectors Of internal revenue ana pni-
cha.rrs o documentary ana proprietary stamps uu'ins
81. ',,, ,or ar spirits Ss%29J Sas:i5o soslsloo EsI?.
stamps fof tobacco dsars cigar ,, o,,,.o p goo ,n
stamp s,l,, i' i"r rHrnlcd liquors 41 a?ot0
rtaups fIr special taxes ......... bo"o-o l"I'"'VV
StaaI' c,aIS is aa I e, '"-' @ a5alsia9 eie5s5s
ro,,, ....... 7i50iaIo4 sISI 25sois
II Is bri.y,.i that the Government lido IN Times
mast ,ccn dtraudcd by the transportation ahd sic oi
iclt spirits In packages inhhula''lll'n ~ ',' ~"
taon of impaired packasc, lie inS t t nr" ,%e
Secretary shall recommend slndhlr lc-'siaot W pro,
VIDE for stamping all packages cont HhhS vines ah"
liquors Imported into THIS country ioi foreign P'r; m
n .for The war "A large business was iTansA'i'd on the
Mississippi River aud its tributaries IN what wrrr Nhown
haIhoIir. which were nAIlSatn e"i{ ~ & ~ l'' ti
These boats ilttrd Up ana loaded ~ various c!
nnd towns upou the upper puti oi uo,e l''IH, Az
often several months were "rr'h' ~ ~, IT, ] rms
from place place thcy descended thr MYERS. lnS
business L. being resumed to coNlcl'hc 'N'n'' 'n All
yht, n may never reach it, former proportions, "Hl
con stitute legitimate branch OF trade Under tAl'ns
laws SIrcirl ccsCs for tn whoeSa" or F'tl .. SPs
"nJ ,lnrcn canpot ne i.suri 10 persons owning such
boats see 10 reason. however. why persons pur''ns
ali. sort Of business should not he peitt'u W aN u
c.rs.s #, the Same manner ~ though They were doing
business shore would therefore f'cohIul'Hu 'h"'
the laws be- amended Ia this regard .,..,, .,..,,,.
The commissioner Expresses opinion thnt t receipts
fr tbo ,i,rrent fiscal YEAR will bc $l2O000Ooo. II no
chang. il made In rate OF taXdti0n 1t Is iaIr o. ASSUME
,t The pcrcrntgc Of Increase ior the fiscal
vrar rnIn. jane 30 ISIS will b. equal To the percent
10, of Increase IN the population of the country, ani
such ucrcd,e of taxes might with safety De put d"wn y.
~ 900 giving the estimated aggIrsltr IN,
Tor the year ending June 30 lS7G,at Fl-J,ooVuOV' ~
.um total Of expenses OF every description ihclr, o
c0Ilcc ion cf internal revenue for tha year thuhs
June 80, 1876, as shown by tine pooh5 Oh i1 't
department, il $I,737iJj ~ To this sum , sno,aa
properly be- added certain acc0un,s ior N, service
during that period, which are not yc, a,nus'enn' nun'
and will aggregate IL Is estimated aDonl F1o;ooo nun
jng the entire cost Of cOlt ctlng Tue ih'en III i
during the year not Si77JOOO As the lo,a t"i u,
lcctions for the year were TllH23oo-o r 'Ia, nr W
colrcou ia thus shown to be Ill cents on ech uolla
collected The quantity of distilled hprits rouo,o, r
from distery warehouses Tor export nuhs ,o ,j'y 49,
ended juno 30 1879 jS7ll3 gallons; iie .u,",i @
removed during the year ondcd JIh1 30, no,o' n, @
sos 900 gallons, increase al ,zl'S1 ioi,N' noa
sistug PRINCIPALLY The total niinDtroi ntrN.iS
engaged In the manufacture OF ferInehtcd liquors u"iino
the last fiscal year was 3,293