The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-29
REPORT OF coMM1ss1oNER RAUM.

assessed in 1877 u being about sfolir times the
amount assessed in 1876, torwit, $419 3O8 It is
true that assessments equaling in. amount this
excess were made against Certain manufacturers
| in Virginia and North Carolina on tobacco al
| legged to have been fradIIlentiy removed nearly
fifteen months prior to the date Of assessments,
and that additional evidence was subsequently
filed, upon which an abatement of q large part
of the assessments was made. Nevertheless,
even after making tht Sc deductions, the value
of safeguards provided by law other than that
Of affxihg stanpsis demonstrated by the figures
| above given. ;'G@ .~&2 "a s;2G;. q. t.sfA s,34
The total quantity Of distilled spirits in tax
able gallons at 70 and 80 cents tax placed in
distillery warehouses, withdrawn therefrom,
and remaining therein at the beginning and
given at ~, las, 1888.
, Statements showing the gross amount of av-
GRACE capital and deposits, of savings banks,
| bankers and banks; other than national banks,
Eforsthe year ending May 81, 1876 III are given
| as follows:
fssGI GI9@1.;! %taF u E1ss6. f.E;G ;...@1s77..s,
i Capital Of savings banks $5Q16669 $4s965 500
+ Capital of banks and 10 '~-&F' -A CS',~''&*s
bankers al es4, ss6 {; a2l7215 1888
Z banks having capital :: as 2OEy8a1 I $685. $40
| Deposits Of savings
r banks having no cap. 5L :7t !" 100! .+' =
n ttal Il s4 - e 5los,217 855,O67oa7
|
bankers ks 4Ss 1922 i A72t 1900
| Totals... $685. 426595 $1591y O83519
| The total collections from tobacco for the ifs
Zeal year ended June 80, 1877, were Ss4fIO6, SAG
| in addition to the collections of specific taxes
| from manufactured tobacco, snuff, and cigars
1 in their various forms. There are included in
/ the above total collections from special taxes
upon the manufacture and sale of tobacco,
special taxes upon. raw or leaf tobacco, and
from the sale of export stamps. l.. 4.
T. The following exhibit gives the number of
persons engaged during the last fiscal year in
the handling of raw or leaf tobacco. in the
manufacture Of tobacco, snuff, and cigars, and
/ in, the distribution of manufactured products,
| ascertained from amount Of collections from
the sale of special-tax stanips:3 @.:,d..s5L "a.
Ms16 dsads1s tobacco 0 Sg8
Nam obacoo -, ~. go. 15 462
PeddIers manufactured tobacco 81 045
f. The exhibit presented by the foregoing fig
ures is in many respects a, gratifying one, both
to the Government and to the numerous par
ties engaged in the business Of manufacturing
and handling of tobacco. -;
q There are three facts In this connection
which the. Commissioner deems especially
| worthy of note. The first is that the produce
i ton of manufactured tobacco for thelast fiscal
year was greater than for any other. fiscal year
embraced within thereportB Of this Office, with
] the single exception of the year ended June 80,
| 1875. The second fact is, that a larger amount
1of money was collected from manufactured to-
.bacco put upon the market for consumption
than during any previous fiscal year. The third
I factEis thelpleaSing one that greater dEantity
of manufactured tobacco and more cigars and
fcigarettes were removed directly from the ma1=
pfactorles for expectation Etof foreign, countries
| during, the last year than during any previous
year Of which an account has been kept by the
Isofiee of internal revenue. These GesNlts are
believed to be largely due to those provisions
Esof the law:wlich we're Intended to givesto the
Government a. general. control over the move
Fments of raw or leaf tobacco; regulating its
fsale, transfer,and Shipment and preventing its
being sold for direct consumption without The
payment of any tax, and IN coInpetition with
manufactured and tax paid .2.ra ev,. r ,s.A ia,
| Tie Commissioner says a continuance Of
| these features of said law: lis necessary to
maintain the present amount Of receipts, from
said source: '*' ''"- '9s -4> 1890 49, - ID
l., The manufacture. Of perfumery for exporta=
| ton is q large and growing interest: About
$500 barrels of alcohollare used in this BUSH
ness, all of which are imported and withdrawn
| without payment of duty, and used in thesma11-
:ufactures Of perfumeries ain: bonded nanll-
factories, and finally exported, free of tax or
duty. Under the existing laws. American alcO-
hol cannot be used in the business without the
payment of tax and there is no. provision of
law authorizing drawback upon the exporta-
| ten; OF goods $50 manuf actured., 1 see no
| reason for this discrimination against AmerI-
can gdistiIers. The Commissioner, therefore,
Respectfully recommends that an act be passed
authorizing the withdrawal of, alcohol without
payment of tax, to be- used sby ,nlanufaeturlng
| perfumers, in production of goods for export,
under such restrictions as to prevent fraud and
protect the rights of the Government. '.'.-
I011Cs n
the country match manufacturers have put.up
matches in boxes containing so great q number
as to facilitate frauds upon the revenue by the
Use of stamped boxes. i respectfully recon-
mend that a. law. be passed limiting the number.
I Of matches to be contained IN single box to
flpdllt 8, sts"tstetassA!steg 49, 7''' -.
recommend legislation upon the following qIy
additional points:
1. That a retail liquor dealer be authorized
sale liquor dealers tax. l..
2. That a. bona-fde FmortgaSees OF spirits
should be authorized to sell and deliver the
same under mortgage to any person qualified
tor buy them, vii hout mourning a fWhofesalR
liquor dealers tax, and the person go recelglnges
spirits, without reference to amounts should not
be liable to any penalty therefor 4 u -nl ~ ~
: q, Where members of a firm VINO have paid
special tax. for pursuing any business ares
changed by. the Withdrawal or admission OF g.
partner the new firm that Is created should be
allowed to pursue business upon, giving notice
of such change to the Collector of their district,
without the payment OF 8 new tax. -3s
4. That a person caught in the act of manu-
featuring or selling illicit spirits may be arr
restea,a IN view, without warrant, byaa Marshal
or Deputy Marshal, and forthwith taken before
the proper t1abttnai for examination ST. a
- s. That the existing law be 80 changedsas to
authorize the employment of thirty-fYe revenue
.agepfaa saH I,l3 ls& ri lsS-ya5!;i9q Al
The total amount of drawback Of Internal.
revenue taxes allowed during the fiscal year on
exported merchandise Isl $30,546, an increase
Of 1874, 545 on claims allowed the last year.
THE NATIONAL TREASURY.
SYNOPSIS OF TREASURER WYAIANS REPORT.
The Treasurer of the United States, in his