The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-28
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Commissioner Evans Details the Oper-
atoms of the Revenue Bureau.
Postmaster General Gresham's Statement as
TO What Occurred Between Him aud
Colonel Jack Brown-Cnpital Not
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
Letter from Commissioner Evans Concerning
the Operations of the Office.

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Letter from Commissioner Evans Concerning
the Operations of the Office.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The Commissioner
of Internal Revenue has written letter to
Secretary Folger in regard to the operations
of his Office, in which he says:
Il have the honor to report that the offices
o. all collectors of internal revenue, 1875 in
number were carefully examined before the
close of the last fiscal year ending June 30
1888, and the entire collections of internal
revenue for that year, amounting to S144-
sos, 366, have not been only accounted for
but paid into the treasury of the United
States. My predecessor, Hon Green b.
Ranm, in his report to you dated July 26,
1882, made,a statement which i may not be
improper to repeat He said:
at is further my pleasant duty to report that
dnring the past six fiscal years the sum of
$74S, 1871 ,07l has been collected from internal
revenue taxation and paid into the treasury
without any loss by dedication
The expenses OF collection in the last fiscal
year, intending the expenses of this office,
will be found on final adjustment, not to
exceed So ,10S 800 or less than 81 per cent
on the amount collected. The expenses of
collection for six years have been about
$27, 0S7 800 or 6.10 per cent. on the amount
collected. This sum has been disbursed
without loss to the government. Notwith-
standing the changes made in the law by act
of Congress on the Sd of March, 1888,
yet so large was the increase of
taxes derived from distilled spirits
that Tor the year ending June
30, 1888, there was collected $144, sos, 366 of
internal revenue. The collection OF this vast
sum cost the government about S., 100, 900, a
percentage of 81, and the money was dis
bursed without any loss to the United States.
ut gives me pleasure to state that the re-
ports OF collectors and internal revenue
agents indicate not only very satisfactory
condition of the service as respects efficiency,
but also that no combination exists to defraud
the government of its internal revenues, nor
is it believed any i'm poftant efforts are max
ing for illicit manufacture of either whisky,
tobacco or cigars. Much praise is Justly due
the officers in the service for the zeal and
efficiency with which their very important
duties are discharged.
THE executive order of June 25. 1888 d.
recting consolidation of revenue districts, is
being executed as rapidly as the great labor
of doing so will permit. 1t is to be hoped
that in a few days, or weeks at most. the
order will be made to take effectin nearly all
districts affected by it In some instances
the matter will necessarily be delayed by
difficulties incident to the execution of the
new bond required of such collectors as are
designated for districts newly constituted.
'Your attention is respectfully called to the
statement appended, which shows, compare
lively, the receipts from the various sources
of internal revenue during the last two
years; also, the total amounts collected
in each collection dirtrict during the last
year, and statement OF the total collections
in each State. separately. Furthermore
append an estimate of the probable reduc-
ton in the internal revenue for the current
fiscal year under the operation of the act
of March, 8, 1888. The estimated aggregate
of these reductions, as you will observe, is
nearly $43 COG, 900, The comparative state
ment of receipts for the fiscal years ending
June 30 1882 and 1888. shows total receipts
as follows: 1882, $l46, 523, 273; 1888, $144,-
$50 1865; decrease of 81, 959, 907."