The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-12

annual report Of United States COM
missioner Of Internal Revenue Raums
there has been an increase In receipts from
Internal revenue during last year. but y -
rexenuc~ nom customs The reduction %
the tobacco tar caused q loss 81 over <--o1.-
10 during the three months 4 was IN force.
e:.o0ooO on this account during the year.
Twelve million pounds more 81 tobacco
were produced ID this country last year than
manafac,urcd. while the importation of
cigars fell Oh 1-.5A01 The total amount %
collections from tobacco I'm all iss forms. IN
sonscco. enun ana cigars. and special taxes
paid hy manufacturers 81 and dealers IN leaf
and manufactured tobacco for the nscai year
pared with the total receipts from the same
shows an Increase OF tslss.-
There was q large increase during the year
Of production q spirits. the aEgregaie amount
pr1fuccd in 1S.3 being over E.o0Uu gallons
more than In I>ss- The increase IN the amount
SaS sy.s5'- gallons in excess Of exports 10
iiscsl years is.s ana ISL. was sIcohoi produced
f r. sar ad ve!ssis a Ne. YORK. ana con-
signed % NarseiIlcs. France In the expnrf1r
tion of spirits. having really trcbhici IN
the wear ISIS Il 4 apparent that the Increase
in such expectations has kept pace with that
OF other American products The quantity Of
fer export during the year was Is.s5..:5 sal
The receipts from distilled spirits for the
year ls.s e compared with ISIS show an In
II Is anticipated that the expectations Of
such spirits during the current fiscal year viii
escai wear ending june 81 is.9
Regarding the production and movement
Of distilled spirits during the hrst four months
Il shows that the foreign IN demand n last
year il steadily maintained while the produc
ton i 27pt.ils gallons greater than for the
qesser shan for the same
period last year. II the business Of these
four months i maintained during the balance
q the scai year which : scarcely e. ns n er
Ions. and the amount Of tax received VIII %
over <l5.s560n-"
The COMMISSIONER predicts that the receipts
from Internal Revenue taxes win during the
present fi<cal year reach Sis oN0u- During
the year ended June %. ls.e. sllk4se.6 al ~ In.
ternal Revenue taxes were collected and paid
There were during the year Aa4s distillcries
registered. and SAT operated During the
special-tax year ended April p. l-.e. there
were ss4fl Al proof gallons ~ spirits rcctified
The quantity Of spirits fie-si@s-0 gallons acrur
ally remaining In warehouses June ~. l~.s- Il
the quantity as shown blythe original gauge OF
Almost the entire increase iez5i.aSe gallonsl
IN the quantity OF spirits exported in l>ss ccn-
sisted ~ those varieties which hal been sub
fecfed 20 several processes ~ diSfillinx. reds
filling. purifying and refining before being
deposited in the dfsrillery Warehouses The
Increased production q spirits = distributed
among all the different varieties known - the
trade except highwinCs. which decreased
1-Eg33 gallons The taxes paid On spirits
withdrawn from warehouse during the year
IS-p aggregate S46.-.--3sz- The receipts from
fermenre ID liquors for the year lS.e are shown
60 have increased S.Hs--e>ss over those ~ ls.S-
During the last three years and four months.
S1fs illicit di<filierics tNye been seized. o.-5i
persons arrested for Illicit distiIling. and :.
offcers and employees killed and . wounded
while engaged ii enforcing the Internal kcyt-
nue. laws During the LAST sixteen months
Al persons have been ARRESTED and 40
stills seized officers have been killed and .
wounded
The total cost ~ collect NJ the revenue for
the year was sf-3s.s3). ceinx 70 per cent.
upon the amount collected Accompanying
the report Is detailed statement showing
With n sppears thar the largest amount WIS
crllected In the First Ohio District. Sos p
a.. The First Illinois contributed e--e~l.g-S;
the Firth Illinois : s.o ms sma,les,
Texas District Dur1nA me past three fiscal
years. s3Eksaa.0D Internal Revenue take.
we're collected and paid into me Treasury
The average cust ~ collecting. including sal
srie~ and the expenses ~ the Internal heve
nue Bureau. was a. per cent
The total amount expended through Cob
lecf0rS 81 Internal Revenue for information
ieadin< 70 the discovery Of frauds and punish
menr Of guilty persons was t1-5M- Dnr1na
the year thirty-fve revenue agents have becr
employed. and their total expenses have Deer
4 detailed statement Of their work shown
ne yaee ag = p n The nmannl
uncoIlected taxes and penalties reporred x
collectors BY revenue agents was s65a65-
ana se lsst ~ hnnks ma hankers during In,
fiscal year ended June ~ was s3f-a-ylS. and
for the fiscal year ~ lr.v t3lt4.fH- decrtl-'
Of sSs.g4- A statement q capital and de
other than National banks shows an aEgrexnr'
Of sip5-S1.5l3 invested In Government bonds
against slss,-S2 reported last year In
total value ~ property seized during the Yea
for violation u the Internal Revenue laws wa
<5e4145- The total number q suits pendinI
July L. ls.s. for violation 81 the lnferna
; Revenue laws was 1f2-eto- During the yea
. s-50 suits have been settled decided. or dis
. missed and the amount recovered by the Gov
eminent on judgments and from compromise
accepted has been s-O-bf,- The total value .
Infernal Revenue stamps issued during IN
year. <i11555.s5- The table 81 assessment
, made during the year 1s.s shcws total .
) <f.@r1.s5< decrease since lss- ~ <5.u5N-
Toe expenses for the next fiscal year ar
? estimated NJ Sf.zEs-f00. being an increase q
: <l1.uD over the past year. For salaries 2
officers. clerks and employees 81 the bureau
pruprr. arrrexafing l9l persons. an apprupril
: ton ~ f-55S0 l. Recommendations same 4
Y last ycar-fhe Commissioner adding that
will he wholly fmpracticnhle 20 reduce IN
force in any particular without material Il
jury ~ the public service
= In addition 20 the bureau proper there a
Connected with the various districts through
: out rhc United states ID collectors. ssadeput
/. collectors. ls9 clerks messengers and ianitor
n1 Enugers. l-g05 storekeepen and 81 tobacS
Inspectors
y THERE was an interesting autogral
: sale NJ Boston. the other day. when
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