Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-19
The Receipts Of Revenue Largely Re-
IUced

The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue for the
fiscal year ending June 80, has been
submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury. The total receipts from all
sources of internal revenue taxation
for the year were $121, 500, 039, as
compared with $144, 553, 344 for TIE
year 1888; $146, $50, 273 for the year
1882, and $135, 229, sl2 for the year
1881. It is estimated that Sis, 000,-
600 will be collected during the pres
ent fiscal year. The payment of the
tax on the large production of spirits
1881 was material factor in the col
lections during the past year. The
Commissioner says that the falling
off anticipated during the present year
will follow from tae diminished guam
tity of bourbon and rye whistles pro
duced in 1882, on which the tax will
mature during the current fiscal year.
Another cause contributing to the
reduction of receipts will be the large
increased expectation abroad of spirits
in bond, on which for various rea-
sons the owners cannot pay the tax.
Something like 100000 gallons
have already been forced aboad dur
ing the current calendar ear because
of stagnation in trade and the refusal
of Congress to extend the bonded
period. A comparative statement of
the receipts for the fiscal year 1883
and 1884 shows decrease of SIC, 041,
$50 for tobacco, and an increase of
50, $50. 610 from spirits, an increase
of 81, 1S4, 33S from fermented liquors,
and a decrease of SO, 642, 404 from
taxes under repealed laws and penal
ties, making a total decrease of S22,
963, 305. The largest collection in any
one district was made in the Fifth
Illinois district. S13, 036, 355, and the
smallest a Second North Carolina
district, 81, 1872 There are four States
namely, Illinois, Lentucky, New
York, and Ohio-in which collections
were over $13,000,000. The cost of
collection for the past year, distribut
ed among the different towns of APP
preparation. was approximately as
follows: For salaries and expenses
of collectors, including pay of deputy
collectors, clerks, etc, 81 S54, 9S2; for
salaries and expenses of revenue
agents, surveyors Of distilleries, gau-
gers, storekeepers, and miscellaneous
expenses, $2,439, 900. This item in
cludes $4,000 for accounts of store
keepers and gaugers for the last half
of June, 1884, that were not paid
owing to the appropriation being ex-
hausted, and for which a deficiency
appropriation will be needed For
stamps, paper and dies, $454. 81; for
expenses of detecting and furnishing
violations of internal revenue laws,
$50, 1856; for salaries of officers. clerks
and employees in the office of the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, $780,
421; total, $500, $50; as compared
with total cost of collection for the
year 1888, of $5,105, 957. The total
expenses We're little less than 5
per cent Of the amount collected. The
Commissioner says that the dimlnu-
ton OF gross receipts could not pro-
portionately affect the cost of collec-
ton, as nearly the same force had 10
be retained The deficiency appropri-
alton of $50, 900 for pay OF
salaries of storekcepers and fees of
gaugers was much less than what was
actually needed, as most of these
officers could be paid only up to the
middle of June, 1884 Accounts
from over 1, 100 of these officers for
the last half of the month of June,
1884, are now on file unpaid amount
ing to S54. 900, and it is known that
there are some others yet to be filed,
SO that at least SIS, 900 will mead to be
appropriated for this deficiency. Ose
thousand and forty-fve violations Of
internal revenue laws were reported
by agents during the ycar; 413 persons
were reported on their information;
property to the value of $50, 531 was
reported by them for seizure, and
for assessments for unpaid taxes and
penalties the sum Of $103, 662 was re-
ported by them The amount expend-
ed for detecting and bringing 10 trial
and punishment persons guilty of
violating internal revenue laws was
$50, 1877. During the year 377 stills
were seized and 902 PERSONS arrested
for engaging in illicit distillation.