The New York herald., 1877-11-22
I6IU. 1911.
$5,0l6, 600 $4, 500
2ll, ,634, $50 2l7.2l5, sss
s,2o7, ssl 3S,055. $40
s45, 100, PIT $50, ,o57, OPT
4S3. ASS, ,242 ATS. 100, 064

Totals. .sl5S3 426 SOS ST. SOL, ,os3 $40
Tue total collections IRON TOBACCO for the fiscal year
ended Juno 80 1877 were S4lO loo, 5l6 o. In addition
the collections 0i the specific taxes from
tured tobacco snu and cigars in their various
tion from special taxes upon the manufacture
and sale OF tobacco; special taxes upon the
raw and leaf tobacco and from the sale Of export
stamps The following exhibit gives.the numUer of
persons engaged during tue last fiscal year the
handling OF raw or leaf tobacco, the anuiacture Of
tobacco, snQn and cigars and in the distribution OF the
manu- actufed products, as ascertained from the
amount OF collections from the sale Of special tax
stsmps:.Loai dealers, sos; manufacturers Of to.
manufactured tobacco, IA; dealers in manufactured
tocacco, 3l9,045.
many respects a gratifying one. both to the govern
ment aud to the numerous parties engaged in the busi
css Of manufacturing and handilng tobacco.
There are three acts IN this connection which the
Comm mssioner deems especially worthy of note. The
first Is that tho production Of manufactured tobacco
for the last hscal year was greater than tor any other
fiscal year embraced in the reports OF this Office with
the single exception Of the year ended June so,
1873 The second fact is that larger amount OF
money was collected from Manufactured TO-
bacco put upon the market for consumption
than during any previous fiscal year. and inird
TACT is the pleasing one that greater quantity OF
manufactured tobacco and more cigars ana cigarettes
were removed directly from the manufactures for
exporaton 10 iorcgu countries during the last year
than during any previous year OF which an account
has been kept by tie Once OF Internal Revenue.
These results believed TO be largely
proviaons OF law which were intended TO give
TO tho government general control
the movements OF raw or leaf tobacco, reg.
uiating It's SALE transfer and Shipment, aud
preventing It's being sold Tor direct consumption with
out the payment OF any tax and in competition with
man acurcd and paid tobacco and 10 my opinion
continuance OF these features Of law is neces-
sary to maintain the present amount OF receipts from
said source Tho Commissioner renows IN this
necton the recommendation which he suDmtted IN
his last annual report OF additions TO the law now IN
iorcc
Tho following are the salient features of the re-
port
The anuacturo Of periumery Tor expectation is
large aud growing interest," About two thousand i've
hundred barrels OF alcohol are used this business
all oil which are imported and Withdrawn without pay.
mcnt OF duty anu used III the manufacture. OF per-
uerics ia bonded aud ally exported
free OF tax or duty. Under existing laws American
alcohol cannot be used in this business without pay
ment OF the tax, and there IS no provision OF law au
thorzlng drawback upon The expectation OF goods
manufactured see no reason ior this discrimin alton
against American distillers. therefore respectfully
recommend that an act be passed authorizing the
withdrawal OF alcohol without the payment OF tax
to be used by manufacturing pcriumers in tho pro-
duction OF goods Tor export under such restrictions
a. to prevent fraud anu protect the rights Of The gov
crnmenL
II has been found that in some portions OF the
country match man nuiacturers have put up matches
IN boxes containing so great number as 10 facilitate
frauds upon the revenue by the reuse oi stamped
boxes l respectfully recommend that a law be
tanned IN single box to 500 recommend legislation
upon the following additional points:-
FTst-That retail liquor dealer be authorized TO
close Out ms stock witnout mourning q Wholesale
liquor Dealers tax
Second-ih nat bond hde mortgage OF spirits should
" authorized to se anu denver the same under tho
rortsase TO any person qualified 10 buy them wllh-
out incurrng Wholesale LQdor Dealers tax, and Tho
person so receiving the spirits without reference to
the amount should not be liable any penalty there
Tor.
7hrd-Where the members OF a firm who have
paid special tax Tor pursuing any business are
changed Nv Tue wtndrawai or admission Of partner,
The new hrm thus created should be allowed " pursue
business upon giving notice OF such change 10 the
Collector o their District without the payment Of
new TAX.
Fourth-Thst person caught in the &C, OF manu-
facturlng or selling Illicit spirits may be arrested ON
view, without warrant, by marshal or deputy mar
shs and iortnwih taken before aproper tribunal for
examipation.
fVM-That the existing law be so changed az 10
authorize tho employment OF tnirty-nye revenue
agents
THE SUMNER CONTROVERSY RECORD OF TREA-
TIES REFIRnED AND R4PoRrED.
Tho Senate yesterday removed the injunction OF
secrecy lar only 10 SHOW when certain treaties