The sun., 1883-12-05

Inc consolidation OF districts and dfminu- |
business considerations and may be accom- |
plished without increasing smuggling or with |
craving proper facilities for documenting ves-
The issuing Of papers to vessels and the col
sSSn Of dues may well be BY
efficiency of the service. Owing to the ineIual.
and surveyors. and to the nature Of some OF
these offices. sinscure, almost. II was found
liking salaries OF coliectors and surveyors un.
der tho present organization.
ANNUAL SALARIES RECOMMENDED.
o further n e & resommendp pn, q reEe9l Of section
thorizng charge for blanks by the collectors
and surveyors on the northern, northeastern,
ana northwestern frontiers. and OF all laws al
lowing commissions. fees. and charges for
storage.
also recommend that in lieu of present
salaries and all moistios and poruuisites and
commissions on disbursements received by col
lcctors, naval officers. and surveyors. thero be
an annual salary To prepare for an occasion
requiring the change OF tnv salary in the reccss
oil Congress-. the law might provide that one.
be Ssd by the tho PrSsden % To- bs @ rspSrteI I@ nSn to
Congress at the next session after his action.
subject to It's anpr9yaeal a. or change lalso recon;
Statutes. be npen'ed,
Tho act. approved March 3. 1888. entitled An
and spurious teas" has been zen prodactivs OF
good effects: 1t needs amendment in some
10 plSp lult pUWOT 10 uSnl6Ne
the results intended.
THE NEW TARIPF.
The tariff enacted March 8. 1888. while 1t has
given rise to some troublesome questions OF
sM law o@t Of tSs hmd &ss
official work. The schedules for cotton and
silk fabrics are much palmer than those Ior-
mcrly existing on the same subject. The mode
adopted for collecting duties on sugar accord
ing to its saccharine strength seems to have
Opportunity formerly existing for evadng the
reyenne by artificial coloring.
session. on improvement might be made in the
rrovisi ion regarding third class or carpet woos.
sy E one @ rate x %
trast between the higher and lower classes.
Now the duty is two and half. or five. cents a
pound. according ~ tho value OF the wool IL
over or under twe We cents pound and where
the market value is close TO twelye cents. rs 1t
duty.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
| In connection herewith it should bo said that
changes in the modes OF business have mtde
| undervaluations more frequent and difficult OF
| prevention. 1t is found that foreign manufac-
turers OF. or wholesale dealers in. many classes
| of merchandise decline to sell or to furnish
| price lists to American merchants. 1t turns out
| that those manufacturers or dsaiers nave eS-
| tablished business houses. or agencies. or spe-
cial consignecs in this country. TO whom they
make shipments exclusively. 1t Is suspected
| II might be said that it is found out-that in
many cases the goods sent over to these repre-
/
abroad There is no risk in this OF mercantile
loss to the foreign consignor. as the interest is
ter pays not at tho invoiced value hut accounts
| at the actual selling price in which both have
| an interest. 1t is not easy for the Government
m ~ st Gaye s een rsa
and actual sales are supplanted by this process.
| and it is hard TO maintain crmi nal or civil ne
tions for fraud against tho consignee. for it is
not easy 10 prove that he had hand in thG,
| fraudulent undervaluation: Legislation aimed
| these practices needed,
| - -
From ,ho variaus Objects Of toxo,ior undo,
the internal revenue laws. as reported by the
celpts for the fiscal year ended June 30, lSs.
and lSS3. were Us follows:
| -ffsral year ended J,as 30
nJrets oJ n'aon GO ls lsI, j,s 20 e., ist -,
Tonec" 81 s,, 9ss 81 taI04 - ::
Banks ana h.mSers..... 'a'Si's.T a7!7''' &c
FAM I,S chez: - 7a5s f t0 "a j. !,
Patent ine,irns &c. is7s 5ts 50 2isG 2ss i,
Penalties. ............... ies,sJO u :io5sS s.
wise provided for. $1,000 ~ 1s'a y
r.,., e,.I,na ,7a 10 eI11 ,so az, ~
The cost OF collecting tho internal reycnu,
for the fiscal year was So ll3. 73l.sS. The est
mated cost Tor the same work Tor the curren
''''' " rronncr,os or sp,n,rs
The quantity of spirits produced and de
posted in diStillery warehouses during thu
|
production OF 1852 by 81 .S39 S53. and OF 1881 b.
43:Il l,Si2 gallons.
Inc decrease IN production or the ilacal yea
1883, MS compared with that OF tho fiscal yea
lSs2. is distributed among the different kind
known 10 the trade. as ioiloWS:
Decrease in production of Gallons
Bour'2n w!rkey 2oei342
kSe MiisAey 4ilol
1rSa s W
Higiiwncss' . 2;i 81" +,
Mi-ceilaneoni III -
.,...,.. .5-,;,--
Total decrense ,.'''....'.''.......s s2,36i os
!, 'nsrgnSe Rpm III pro""c'.on Of s7s7s
rure u.utra. or cologne sliri,s " 42,gsJ
Total..".,.....,..,, ..........,....., s2i 81
Het decrease o' Nos
There were remaining in distillery, ware
houses on the 3Oth Of June. 1883. and the BOT
Of June. 1882. respectively distilled spirits a
} follows:
Gal,en
Juno 80 1888 Observation-Disclosures. 80 .t,t
June 80 lesa =" sd2S4
, There should. under the present law. com
, out OF bonded warehouse and pay tax distillc
/ spirits as follows: '' '-''''0
By July 1884 s4O5 d
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