The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-26
INrcRSAb gtyENUf.
THE oommlsslontHs efpoar
Bos the fiseai Year EadinE Jnne dnlh'
FsiiipE or IN Heo'i pi---fiolf-
tlsnA of ~. Lnw-fhc re-
basco Industry Rec
concentrations.


Int.rnui Revenue rtpSrt.
WAsnIsorON, NV. 22.-- ih1 Rnnusl
renort a. tia c0mmissiunpf OF internn
revenue Shove tbs toihl receipts iron
Internal rovnuuo tsXeiion for th'
fiscal year ond, a Juuo 10, laeo Wrr'
$li2,42i, Ia, az compared Wisn Sl2l 800,
OSQ for the previous yoar. H. was 0sli
mated that tho rocoip.s for he Leo
fiscal year would b. ahont $llb,0n0 900
and that they fell over $4,000, 600 snor
OF tho estimate Tesultiuh from tn'
seven months extension allowed fol
the expOrtnliOn Of distilled spirits 81
bond on wBick the tax wac Due. Thar.
are now about 100000 gallons or dis
till6d spirits ubrond, which, IN ordo'
TO Tod 4 market, VIII have o. 10 re
imported. This, With moro thsu TO-
100000 gallons that hid in June last
beer III bond for three yesrs or longer
upless the seven nonthh' tXteD-
sion sHordec ample marsin FOR
assuming that the recsipts Of She cur
rent fiscsl Snsr would oggresata y,
least sll5,0oo000
A table, giving ths reoslpts durinl
the jaat Two fiscal years, shows thar
there gAs y desrshss of 81 $40 III In Tho
collections on spirits and an increase
Of 1914, 4sS on tobacco; au increxsn "i
Sac, S27 on fermen,oo liquors, ssd ar,
increase Of $24,55s froM banks and
bankers. Tho total decrease waa
50, 1853 Ql9. The largest ollestlons wate
made in Illinois, amountiaS 20 S3
075 S65; Kontnchy second, via VA.
8A2S75; New York third, With si3 ,b23, :
CAS-; Ohio fonrtb, wifh $l2 SOS SIG; Penn.
sylvanis fifth, 18th 1871 200; Missouri
sixth, with So 276 1865, sud Indiens rev
enth, with S4,u3l Stg The srn o. est col
lection was made in Vermont, amount
ing to s2ssoO
The total receipts for the first quar-.
ter Of tho present fiscal year wer, S2lS,
670,74e, being an iDcresss Of s23. S6B over
the sOiiec'ious during the correspond
ing period OF the previous fiscal year.
The cost OF culiectinn tor this present
fiscal year was 81, 455 430, sgsins 5000
914 for She Previous hScFi year. Tho
totnl ex penhsS of Tao abrvicS during
the past wear vera about 80 per cent.
of the amount collected.
Six hundred and tWeniy-four viola
lions OF internal revenue Law nav"
been reported by revoaue agents dur
lug the year. and 234 persons have beer
arrested on their iofurmstiOn.
Property TO tho vslae o s19l ,052 has
besn reported for seizure aun
S52,s6o fer assesSmenLs for uu-
paid taxes and penalties. The com
missioner recommends an increase II
the number Of revenue agents.
The report OF the tobacoo iDougs,J
for the last fiscal year shows crafty
ing results. Not only hna there Dyer
q small lucregso ia tho smou1t %
taxes collected, but thBre has bssn a
marked increase Of rpnnufaetured pro-
ducts and an unusually large incrsase
OF the quantity Of these PRODUCTS ex
v,<~knJ TN ,,o, f.tsisN
The number of grain distiiieriss reg
istered during the yssr vSs 1855, 81
which only 9ls we're operated. Th'
commissioner iDvtes special al
tentioH to the Decefs'ty %
legislation having for IL
objects the .axing NJ all freotions OF
gallon of distilled spirits, and sssr tbs
the operation of The prTeont syscsu oi
taxation has resulted in the loxs OF
very 8ppTeciabls amount OF revenue
He ADDS that the plan has been &c
cop.od al severel large disti'lariss OF
substituting psckaEas If 10 gallons ca
pAcity and upwards, In placa OF the
spirit barrel of or dina airy size for the sole
purpose, apparently OF obtsiDing tho
benefit OF the untaXed fraction as fire.
Quontly as possible. The cOmunissionsI
also recommends that provisions of
the law under which gr'pe prsndy
products are perrnitten-ihrse years
storage OF their product in spsc'al
bonded warehouse--be M de applicable
to dislilltrs 81 brandy from all fruits.
The quantity oi Distilled spirits in
the q niGsd Stairs, except what may no
in custom bond wbrsbouse, on tie Isl
OF October, 1885. was 9O,IO7,026 gallons
and tho average stock o. each retail
liquor dsaIer in ,he United
States Ia estimated at $50
gallons. ThNre was aecrease
Cf $l69014 of the assessments on dis
titled spirits made during the past
year from the g poupt assessed In the
previous year, merely because the pro
duction OF distilled spirits two years
ago was loss. than it was hour years
ago, and because large quantl-
ties of spirits on which
the tax had become due were bonded
for export ans suffered 20 remain in
warehouse without payment on as
sessmept of tax for period not ex-
ceedjng seven nloDGhs,
Abiding 80 tho rs importation of
exported Spirita tho com miss'0ners
say: ssBesides me 100000 gallons OF
domestics spiTiia on which the
internal revenue tax has never beer
paid which remained in store in for
eign warehouars at the close OF the
/. yesr, there thsn renamed 10 disiiiiery
warehouses 10 900 473 gallons of spirits
which had go remained fore period ex-
ceedipg the three years from the
date OF the entry for deposit.
It appears that under the opinion OF
the attorney general Of December "a,
{ 1884, such spirits as are covered by
transportation bonds or expectation
bonds are alto we'd to renain in distil-
lery warehouses daring time rea-
+ sonabls necessary in tho process OF
expectation, even after the expiration
Of the three years limit
1xed by tho warehousiug
bond. This time was limited by my
predecessor, with the approval of tbs
secretary OF the treasury. 70 seven
( months, not beiGg abe to sse the me-
cessity for 40 lcpg time 30 accom-
plfah tho transportation Of the spirits
so she port OF export. have,
with the approval Of the
present secretary, reduced tho time
TO so days and so limited the time
within which aueb bonds msy be filed
a. to collect t6a tax on or bsfore the
expiration Of tho tlme, three years,
within whicts spirits may remain in
distillery wsrehouses. The only time
now Obtainsols III excess OF three
years ia tina, winch occurs through the
neueasary delay in enforcing the pay
ment OF the tax.
They Paid NO Attention to 1t.
WARRINGTON Nov. % = Reports from
< special agents of the general land office
y 3ufajcate thas little or no attention was