Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-29
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Letter frem Commissioner Evens 10 Sec
retary Folger Regarding the uper-
aliens OF HIS ONCE.
The immense sum Collected and Paid
Into the Treasury Without
Dollars Loss.

WAsHIHGros, July 2S The Commissi nsr
of Interosl Revenue has written a letter 10
Secretary Foleer. in regard TO the operations
oil his Office, in which ne ssys:
81 have the honor 10 report that The ofhces
OF all collectors of Internal revenue, l26 10
BumA.r, were carefully exsmined before the
closs OF the lssi fiscal year, ending June so,
1888, and the entire collections for thai
year, amounting 10 Sl44 ,553, ,366, have been
not only accounted for, but paid into the
Treasury of the UniIed States. Ny predecee-
sor, the Hon. Green B. Raum, in his report
dated July 26, 1882, made statement which
il may no; be improper to repeat. He said:
1t is further my pleasant duty TO report
that duriug the past six fiscal years tbe sum
OF S7S4, ,83l OH has been collected from in
ternal revenue taxation, and paid into the
Treasury, without any. .loss by defalcation.'
The expenses of collection for the last 6scsl
year, including the expenses OF this Office
will be found, on final adjustment, not to ex-
coed IS, l0S, 300, or less than 81 per cent. on
the amount collected. The expenses of COL
lection for six wears have pesn about S27,.
087 300, or 8 6 10 per cent on the amour,
collected. This SUN h as b, en disbursed with
out loss to the government. Notwithstani-
ing the material changes made in the Law
by the act of Congress OF the Sd
| Vi dfCu, 1000, vet 80 large was
the Increase of taxes derived from distilled
spirits that for the year ending June 80,
1888, there was collected S14455S,36 OF in
ternal revenue. The collection Of this vas,
sum cost the government about IS, ,120 900, a
per centage Of 81 and the money was dis,
bursed without any less 10 the United States.
1t gives me pleasure 20 state that the report
of the collectors and internal revenue agents
indicate MT only very satisfactory condi-
ton of the service as respects efficiency, but
also that no combinations exist 10 defraud
the government OF its internal revenues, nor
is il believed that any important efforts are
making for the illicit IN manufacture of either
whisky, tobacco or cigars. Mnch praise is
justly due the officers In the service for the
zeal and efficiency with which their very i'm
portsnt duties are di,charged. The execu-
tive order Of June 25. 1883, directing the
consolidation of revenue disiricts, is being
executed as rapidly as The great labor OF
doing 80 will permit. Ii is to be hoped
that in q lew days, or weeks at the
most, the order wi be made TO take ef-
feet in nearly all the districts affected
by il. 10 seme instances the mstter
will necessarily be delayed by difficulties
incident 10 the execution of the new bond
required of each collector designated for the
district as newly constituted. Yoar attention
is respectfully called to the statement ap-
pended, which shows, comparatively, the re-
ceipts from the various sources of internal
revenue during the last Two years; also the
total amounts collected in each collection
distric; during the last year, and the state
inert of the total collections in cash of escl.
State separately, Furthermore, appended
an estimate of the probable reduction in ir-
ternal revenue for the current fscal year
under the ope ration of The act of March g.