The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-04
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Internal Revenue Report.

July, August, September and October, they I
being the first four months OF the current
lscal year and says, IL am glad to be able TO
orirg TO your attention the fact that since
my last annual report, still further im.
has been msdein the condition Of
the internal revenue service. The Efforts of
the past four years for the suppression of
Illicit manufacturing and sale Of spirits and
tobacco, have been suostan ially crowned with
success. Frauds upon the revenue and re-
sistance to the authorities still existing, are
confined to few local places. | am of the
opinion that a hearty co Cooperation of all Of
hcers charged with the enforcement of the
laws will before the close Of the present al |
ministration, have ertablished the authori- |
ty Of the government fer the collection Of
taxes and the enforcement of It's laws in |
all parts Of the country.
The discipline, efficiency and aaeity 10
duty of the officers of the Internal revenue,
have steadily improvd, and the manner in
which they have enforced the laws has pro.
NOTED those relations of harmony which
shonld exist between taxpayers and the gov
ernment, and | Ia pleasure in noticing the
fact of an almost universal disposition ON the
part of taxpayers to observe the laws and
soc them faithfully executed. The receipts
OF internal revenue for the iical year 1879,
were $ll9 9i9, ,62l.3S, showing an increase of
81, 79j ,45S OIL, upon previous years. The
receipts for the fiscal year 1850, the first Of
the reduction of the tax on tobacco, were
Sl28, ,96l, ,956 10, showing an increase of
| S63, ,22472. Tho receipts for the first four
months of the present fiscal year amount to
S48, ,7S9,SlS 30, showing ah increase over the
corresponding proceeds OF last year of
S5,656,2l348, ] know of no reason why
this increase shonld not DO maintained dur
ing the fiscal year SO that the total collec-
tions for the year from internal revenue taxes
at present rates would be Sl8,60O000.
Commissioner Raum says while the receipts
from taxes are thus increasing in amount,
the demands on tho treasury are being less
ened by the reduction of the public debt and
annual interest charge. Hetherefore recon-
mends that the tax be taken off Of bank
checks, matches, patent medicines, per
fumery, cosmetics and bank deposits, but
; suggests that the act abolishing tho take
: should not TO into effect earlier than thre,
months after its passage. Continuing OF
= this subject, the commissioner says:
Q Whenever the interest of government will
J, allow II, think il will be wise 10 conilne th
s internal revenue taxation to spirits, NAL
Q liquors, tobacco, snuff, cigars, and manufac
4 turers and dealers ih these articles. am o
. the opinion that reliance can be placed upol
g receiving the sum Of $l20,000,000 annual,
T from these sources which sum would gradu
y ally increase with the increase Of pepu alton
! but which would probably be subjecte,
D to elimination upon the recurrence o
hard times. He states tina! curing tn
last four years ald four months 4,06l ilici
distilleries have been seized, 1888 persons wer
arrested for illict dsllling rs officers an,
employees killed, and 81 wounded In the on
- forcement of the internal revenue laws, an
= during the past sixteen months | 100 sill
4 lave been seized, l,265 persons arrested, ant
ion officers wounded in the enforcement O
. the laws. While the number of stills seizet
n and persons arrested since his last an
II nual report is very large, he
v satisfied that there will be decrcas
i henceiorward in the number Of such seizure
a and arrests. Ga the same subject Raur
h says: la January Of the present year
4. combined movement was made by artne
- bodies of internal revenue officers from We
|. Virgins, southwark, through the mountain
= and foot hills infected by Illicit distiller
which resulted in the seizure of u nun
ber Of illicit disllleries and the arre
of many persons engaged therein
The effect Of this movement was
II convince the violators of the law Thu
II il was the determination of the governmel
= TO put an end to frauds and resistance, an
A since that time IL has been manifest to a
well meaning men in these regions Of Il
Us country, that the day of Illicit distllleries
10 past Public sentiment has been again
Ts these frauds, and he feels assured that II col
d tinued efforts are made for the enforcemei
u of the laws, the taxes on WHISKY and tobaoC
Y can soon be collected in districts whel
o frauds have been 50 rite, without the use
A. armed posses Of men. Fer the pu
J. pose of preventing all offenders fro
rs resuming tnu business of lllict distillir
| have deemed II advisable to maintain
special force of deputies in many Of the di
tricts for the express purpose of poicir
,s the districts and OF selling illicit distillere
These officers are armed and moyo
Oh small posses so as 10 deter resistance. The
IS are instructed TO contract friendly relation
with the people and to encourage Il
=. observance of the laws. This sy
y - tenn has worked satisfactorily ar
~ benihcently, and with the exception Of II
y second district of Georgia, there has be,
very little disturbance during the past fe
months. Referring to the circular of Seer
tary Sherman, of the Both, in which he stat
IS that all appointments and removals of stor
l., teepers, and guagers, and inspectors of !
ID bacco, will, on snd after July |, 1880, be
= the secretary of the treasury only. The cor
y; missioner lays: have not questioned, and {
% not question, the right Of the secrets
g. 10 obtain information from such sources
he may be empowered upon which to nal
the appointments and removals, but il occu
to me that the officer, who, by the law, h
10, charge of the general superintendence Of Il
a, collection Of the revenues, and who has
-, much to do with the offices in questio
10 !, should be consulted as to the necessity
=" making appointments, and the propriety
making removals. All cost of collecting I
r,venue in the United is stated al S4,56l
a, sj2 66, being three and sixty-,hree one hu
=. dredths per cent Of the total amou
ed colleced.