The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-27

INTERNAL REV ENIE.

The Annual Report OF the Commits.
siOner Ofinternai Revenue.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The annual re-
port Of the Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
enue, which hss just been completed. pre-
diets that the receipts from internal reve-
nue. ts1-s will, during the present fiscal
year, resch the sum of SIZE, 100000.
During tie last three years 3 III Illicit
distilleries have been seized. In order TO
provide ample force to suppress illicit dis
tilling, Gen. Rsum recommends an appro-
pristion OF 100000 as a deficiency appro
pristion to be used during the present
iscsl year.
During the year ending June so, 1869,
81, l34 1921 Of internal revenue taxes
were collected and paid into the treasury.
The receipts from distilled spirits for the
year 1879, a. compared with ISIS, show
an increase Of S2,1i9,469.
| The increased production of spirits dur
ing the fiscal year 1879 WAS 1888, SOS
gallons, compared with 1873.
The increase of the production of manu-.
featured tobacco the last fiscal year was
2,0l6, S2l pound; of the number of cigars
and cigarettes, 9i,177,7l9.
The report il very volumnious and
contains q large numbar of tabulateG
statements.
Six thousand three hundred and sixty
three persons have been arr sted for illici
distilling and twenty-seven officers anC
employees killed and 4S wounded Will.
engaged in enforcing the internal revenue
laws.
In this connection the COMMISSIONS
ssys:
ut ia clear to my mind that in SONS
portions OF the country, for q considerable,
time to come, reliance cannot be place.
upon the State courts for Furnishing citizen
who commit murder or assaults to murde
upon our officers while engage,
In the performance Of thei
duties. 1t seems to me of the utmost i'm
portance that the United States should
under its own laws and through its owl
courts, undertake the trial and punishmen
OF the persons who are guilty Of murdel
and assault to murder of officers while en-
gagged in or on account of the Performance
Of their official duties; and ] have tn
honor OF renewing report OF the passag
Of the South law by Congress"
The increase in the number OF legs
distilleries, he says, will materially aug
ment the expense for storekeeI ,rs an,
lguagers and will make it necessary that
deficiency apprC 2ristion be made for Ii
' present fiscal year of $500 600.
It il recommended that where spiri.
are Withdrawn in good faith 70
expectation and due diligence j
exercised in their trausportatio
and losses occur by evaporation or acciden
that no tax shall be levied for any sue
loss and that q provision of Law be mad
for the expectation Of alcohol in metalli
cans Of ten gallon and upwards.
A comparison of the receipts from tn
several sources of revenue for the first fou
months of the current fiscal year, as com
pared with the corresponding Deriod il
1873, shows an increase of 81, 27S, $50.
During the four months of the presen
fiscal year the decrease in receipts from 10
bacco and snuff, a. compared with tn
corresponding period la4t year, was 81,
$50, 500. These figures indicate reduc
ton for the year in the receipts from thi
source OF over s. 100000.
The increasing prosperity of the country
which has given 20 favorable an impulse
to all business, has largely benefited tn,
tobacco trade, and the receipts have, in con
sequence, not suffered 80 heavily az wa
anticipated. Experience has shown that
no material advantage has Injured to con
sumers in a reduction Of the price by rea
son OF the reduction Of the tax.