National Republican., 1883-07-28
UNCLE SANS REVENUE.
One Hundred and Forty-FOur and Half Millions
Collected Without the Loss Of a Cent
The Estimated Reduction for This Year
is Forty-Three Millions.

The commissioner OF internal revenue mas
written letter to Secretary Folger in regard
to the operations of his Office, in which he
says: l have the honor to report that the
Offices Of all the collectors Of internal revenue
--one hundred and tweuty-six in number
were carefully examined before the close of
the last fiscal year, ending June 80, 1883, and
the entire collections Of internal revenue for
that year, amounting to $1ii, ,553, ,366.96, have
not been only accounted for but paid into the
treasury of the United Statos
My predecessors, Hon. Green b. Raum, in
his report to you dated July 26, 1882, madc
statement which it may not be improper to
repeat. He said at is further my pleasant
duty to report that during the past six fiscal
years the sum of S71S s3l ,071 has been collected
from internal revenue taxation, and paid into
the treasury without any loss by defacation.
The expenses of collection for the last fiscal
year, including the expenses of this office,
Will be found on final adjustment not TO OK
coed So, ,10S, 300, or less than 81 per cent. on
the amount collected The expenses Of col
lection for the six years have been about
$250S7, 300, or 3 $40 per cent on the amount
collected This sum has been disbursed with
out loss to the government"
Notwithstanding the material changes made
In the law by the act of congress of the third
day of March, 1889, yet so large was the in
crease of taxes derived from distilled spirits
that for the year ending June 30, 1883, there
was collected $144, ,553, ,33696 of internal rev.
enue. The collection of this vast sum cost
the government about So, 900, q percentage
of 81; and the money disbursed without any
loss to the United States. 1t gives me pleas
ure to state that the report of collectors and
internal revenue agents indicate, not only n
very satisfactory condition of the service as
respects efficiency, but also that no combina-
tions exist to defraud the government of its
in nj fnr 10 hn1i ntyn1t hat
importants efforts are making for the Illicit
manufacture of either whisky, tobacco, or
cigars.
Much praise is Justly due to the officers
in the service for the zeal and efficiency
with which their very important duties are
discharged
The executive order of June 25 1883, di-
recting the consolidation of revenue districts,
is being executed as rapidly as the great
labor of doing so will permit. It is to be
hoped that in a few days. or weeks at most,
the order will be made, to take effect in
nearly all the districts affected by it.
In some instances the matter will neces-
sarily be delayed by the difficulties incident
to the execution of the new bond required of
each collector designated for the district as
newly constituted.
Your attention is respectfully called to the
statement appended, which show compara-
lively, the receipts from the various sources
of internal revenue during the last two years;
also the total amounts collected in each col
lection district during the last year, and q
statement of the total collection in each state
separately.
Furthermore, appended arestmate of the
probable reductions in the internal revenue
for the current fiscal year under the operation
of the act of congress of March 3, 1888. The
estimated aggregate of these reductions, as
you will observe, is nearly $i3,000000.
The comparative statement of the receipts
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885,
and 1885, shows total receipts rs follows
1882, STAG, ,523, ,273; 1888 $144, 4,553, 1866, being
decrease of $969,907. The total receipts from
spirits were-1SS2 $69,S73, ,405; 1SS3 $74, 1868
775, being an increase of S4,495,367, The
increase was mainly from sririts distilled
from grain, S4,24,314; from retail liquor
dealers Especial tax, Sl69232 from spirits
distilled from fruit, $32 7s6 and from whole
sale liquor dealers Especial tax, $1G,S97
The total receipts from tobacco were-1SS2
$47 ,391 $50; 1883, $42 104,25 being q de
crease of $5,2s7739. The decrease was mainly
on chewing and smoking tobacco, s., s97, 1889
on cigars and cheroots, 81, ,530,637; and OF
dealers in manufactured tobacco Especial tax J
@S60,723.
The total receipts from fermented ,liquor
were-1SS2, SIG, ,153,920; 1883, Sl6900,615
being an increase of $746,695 The increast
was mainly on ale, beer, and porter, $745, ,365
The special tax on brewers was decreased
$10,939.
The total receipts from banks and banker.
not national were-1852, S5,253,4 1883
$3,74S,99 being decrease Of $1,50i,i6 Th,
decrease on bank deposits was Sl,060,S9 ant
on bank capital, S43l ,066. The total mscel
laneous receipts werc-lSS2, $780, l97; 1888
$7,430,73l, being decrease of $il9,766. Their
was an increase of $l05,073 on penalties, gnt
decrease OF $516055 on bank checks, fric
tion matches, patent medicines, &c.
The quantities ofdistilled spirits, fermenteC
liquors. manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars
and cigarettes, on which tax was paid during
the same periods are as follows:
PRODUCTS TAXED.
Number of gallons If spirits distilled iron
fruit-lss2, 1,2l6,s5Oi 1888 1253,27s increase 36,
428
molasses, &c-lsS2 20 759,5S, 1888, 75,5OS.7s5; in
crease. 4,Tl9.237
Number OF clgars-lsS2 s,olO a5zS95, 1888, sO77
494O37; increase, 3657S,6i2.
Number of ciGareltcs-lSs2, 55l,554,ls6; 1sS;
6i0,O2l ,653. increase S5477467.
Number of pounds of snuif-lSS2, ,S66 56S ; 1SS;
b,2Si,372 increase 4lLS0i.
Number of pounds of tobacoo-lSs2, lj6, ,i5S 0S3
1888, lG5,O77 1856; increase, s,Gl9,l53.
Number Oi barrels OF termented liquors-1SS.
16,952OS5 1888, 77b7, $50 increase, 805SOl
The results from the several collection dis
tricts on account of collections made durin
the fiscal year Amounted to S137, ,50O,3l3.
The 9TH Illinois district collected Sl3,963
625; the 1st Illinois district S9l19,19l; tn
ISL Onlo district HlU,OII ,lOOi Jno Otn Ken
lucky district s., $50, ISL; the 1st Missouri dis
trict S6,200,G77; the Sd New York distric
$5,122, 1873; the 9th New Jersey district $i
662, ,103, the 9th Kentucky district $3,S35, ,34'
and the 1st California district S3,675,e2O.
~. the amount of collections the state q
Illinois ne.ds the list with $25,977, ,525, Net
York returned l7,9671s7; Ohio, $l57O4,0i7
Kentucky $685., ,O77 Pennsylvania, SS,703
679; Missouri S7,6S0,4l1 Indiana, 5,502, 719
New Jersey, $5,424,457 Virginia, $5,07s, ,l9t
and Iowa, $4,062,120
Including receipts from tho sales of stamp
for checks, matches, &C., tho aggregate re
ceipts from internal revenue during tn
fiscal year were S144 1866.
Tho following tabulated statement is n
estimate of the annual reduction OF interna
taxation under act of March B. 1888, on tn
basis of the receipts for the fiscal year 1885,
Annual r
duGtiOn
Capital and deposits Of banks and bank
ers, not national. .,...,,,... ,.,...,,,, S52iQ, II
Snuil, chewing, and smoking tobacco. 12,g06,l!
Cigars 9l2l,9.
Cigarettes ",,.,;,.,,,,,,..,-.,,.,.... 60i,O
Special taxes Of ptddlers OF tobacclaud
of manufacturers OF, and dealers in
tobacco, snun, cigars, &c....."."... 1884
Stamp tax on
Bank checks. Observation-Disclosures, 23lS, ~
Friction matches. 3272,2,
Patent medicines, porlumery, cos
meucs, &c.",,,,''.','''.'''''.''.'- l,97S,J
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