The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-26
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Annual Report Of the
Commissioner.
IMPROVED CONDITION OF THE SERVICE
Production of and Receipts from
Distilled Spirits. s.s1

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49, WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. 1870. s
The Commissioners Of Internal Revenue in hiean-
nual report to the Secretary of the Treasury men,
tons the improved condition of the servce-frst,
in regard to the receipts second in respect to the
character and efficiency of the officers employed;
third in respect to the disposition of taxpayers to
observe the laws, and fourth, in regard to public
opinion in reference to the enforcement OF the laws
The marked improvement in the receipts for the past
four months in face of the great reduction Of the
tax tobacco. gives promise that the receipts from
internal taxes WILL during the present fiscal
year. reach the of OOO The great majority
of the taxpayers reported having observed the
laws and faithfully paid their taxes and it is believed
that in the greater portion of the country viola
lions of the internal laws infrequent
as can reasonably expected and in those districts
where the laws have been for years openly violated
and the officers set at defiance there is returning
Of majority of the people to the duty Of the
taxpayers to observe the laws and Of the officers Of
the government to enforce them. ass--tt.ta-s
Tables embodied in the report show that during
the last three years and four months 3117 Illicit dis
tleries have been SEIZED 636s persons arrested for
illicit distilling and 81 officers and employees killed
and 4s wounded while engaged in enforcing the In
These facts, coupled with others of similar
character showing that nearly all seizures. arrests
and resistance of authority are conned to the dis
trcts long infested with these troubles, indicate
Enthusiastically that much remains to be done to place
the service upon satisfactory footing. This can
only be done by constant vigorous and courageous
efforts of repression with such force of deputies
armed when necessary as will demonstrate the abi-
ity ana determination of the government TO collect
its revenues and enforce it's laws; and Ideem it my
duty to again call your attention to the fact
that the appropriations have BEEN and now are IN
,fOr mt n
appropriation Of 100000, deficiency. is recon-
mended for the present fiscal year for this service
will materially augment the expense for store
Keepers and gaugers and will make It necessary that
a deficiency appropriation be made for the present
fiscal year Of 100000
NoN-Acr1oN OF STATE COURTS.
Attention Is again called to the fact that in very
few have the State courts taken cognizance Of
the murders and assaults committed upon the per-
sons Of the officers and employees Of the government.
In this connection the Commissioner says:- ae0
1t is clear to my mind that in portions Of the
country, for considerable time to come, reliance
cannot be placed upon the State courts for punish
ing citizens who commit murder or assaults to MUIR
ance Of their duties. It seems to me OF the utmost
importance that the United States should under its
own laws. and through its own courts, undertake
the trial and punishment OF persons who guilty
OF murder and assault to murder Of officers while
engaged in account of the performances Of their
official duties. and have the honor of renewing the
recommendation made in my last report OF the pas
| sage Of such law by Congress.
LOSSES BY EVAPORATION. a,t
It is recommended that where spirits with
drawn in good faith for expectation, and due dill
gence is exercised in their and losses
occur by evaporation accident that no tax shall
be levied for any such loss; and that provision OF
law be made for the expectation Of alcohol in metal
brandy from grapes were BY. the act Of March 8.
1877 allowed to store their product for
f' lss thereon. The expectancy Of according the
same privilege to distillers OF brandy from apples
Is Of
several OF revenue for the first four months
Of the current fiscal year. as compared with cor,
s si.27s.S5a So. p''' : - -" -
The receipts from the several articles or occupa-
tons relating to distilled spirits subject to tax under
internal revenue laws now in force tor the fiscal year
dated June 80 1878. were s5o.42Osl5 sO for 1873,
s52.570 2s4 Co. showing increase during the last
year OF $2.1A9.46S 80. The quantity OF spirits
51.so2.e21 gallons-produced and deposited In
year ending June 80, 1872 greater than
the quantity produced during any other year. The
the year ended June 80 1870. which 1885,. 90.
gallons. The production Of the fiscal year 1870
gallons in 1871. aud it might be apprehended that
the product Of the year 1850 would rail- below tina
of 1879; but when it is considered s that A.ss7.S
1872 and that the foreign demand is undated. Il
seems probable that the large product OF the earl!
portion Of this year will be continued during thu
| AS compared with 1878 the increased production
Of the fiscal year 1879 is 56S gallons This in
crease is distributed among all the different varieties
known to the trade, except " highwines," which dc
creased 1.379 1888 gallons r.eft W.
| THE FOREIGN DEMAND. atl. 'l4l
Regarding the production and movement Of dis
titled spirits during the first four months of tn
present fiscal year the report says:--
It shows that the foreign demand of last year i
steadily maintained. while the production il
2,794. 14S gallons greater than TOR the corresponding
| rt.,d lat nd ha N lon
greater than for the same period last year. II tn
business Of these four months is maintained during
the balance OF the fiscal ycar--which is scarcely t
be credited the production Will be over S20OO.oV
of gallons aud tho amount Of tax received will b.
over $45.750,000.
There were during the year 644s distileries regis
tered and 5347 operated. During the special tn,
year onded April ~, 1879, there 49, 42l PROOF
gallons OF spirits rectted. The quantity Of spirits
H. 2l2 47O Enthusiastically remaining in warehouses;
June 80, 1879, is the quantity rs shown by til,
| original gauge of each package. y
Ine auantity of spirits withdrawn from distiller,
warehouses; for expectation during the year wa
| IA S37, 5S1 gallons.
The following figures show the increase or de
crease az the various kinds OF spirits exported IL
tho year 1879, compared with the year 1851
Gallons
Increase In alcohol. 8,ST9 35,
Increase in rum. 430, 40
Increase in Bourbon whiskey ............. G73
Increase in pure neutral or Cologne spirits 1853
Increase In misce llaneous. ................ 1925
Total increase. 1854 0s
Decrease III rye whiskey........... 97S7
Decrease in corn whiskey........ 1,l25
1906
Net increase 933s 32
As the principal increased demand for American
spirits has been in those foreign ports in which the.
are best known, and as they have during the YEAR
! 1878 and 1879 become known in all parts OF til