Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24

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at Is estimated that the sun OF
tl1a,cc0. coo will Dc collected during
the current fiscal year from the various
sources Of internal feyense," says
Commissioner Joseph $. Miller In hts
annual report. This wougdexceed oy
&2,57s,s5s. 9s the amoun, received dur
ing the year ended jane 80. 1889.
The report includes a number OF taoa-
lated statements which exhibit IN detail
t,r amount Of revenue derived ifoia
stko various sources. FROM thtse
Il appears that cider. wines, and spirits
distilled from apples, grapes, or
peaches are growing into favor among
The American people, the increase being
.$29s. $40. 30, while the tax on spirits
distilled from grain and other mate
.siais has decreased to the extent Of
ss9.7i1,ss6.09. The whole amount col
lected from the taxation Of spirits was
s6T.5la, 20S.G3, which is decrease Of
-e9,Ses, 1868 over the collections OF
1854. There is, however, an increase
in sntcdliquors Of sl45, S2I.9 2. The
consumption Of cigars and chs.oots has
decreased so as to affect the reye-
nue. 29l,5l7.77, while cigarette
smoking has increased so 'as to add
a75,l26.s7 more TO the revenue than IN
the previous year. The use OF the pipe
and the habit Of chewing ere also on
Tho increase, and last year contributed
a4f5. 362. 90 more to the national ex-
chcouer than in the year previous. The
total revenue derived from the con-
sumption Of tobacco was s26,4OI,-
Os3.4s, being an increase Of $751;
6s3.5 From banks. ether than nt-
ticnal, s25, 900 was received last year
.r compared with s44l.S4 in the year
previous. The aggregate receipts are
.shown 10 have been sll2.42l. l2l.O1,
decrease of s9,l6S, 9iS.76.
The number Of cigars on which tex
was paid was 3, 35S, 9T2, 6S3, or, taking
the number Of people in the United
States at So, GOO, 900, an average OF not
quite sixty-two cigars for every men,
woman, and child in the country. The
number Of gallons Of spirits Of all kinds
on which tax was paid was 60, l5S,C25,
and the number of barrels Of fermeEted
liquors l9.lS5,953..
Illinois is the State which furnishes
more revenue TO Uncle Sans exchequer
than any other in the Union. She con-
tributes s23,075, S64.6l, while Ken
lucky, with sl4.S42, 475.44, and New
York, with 1898, 644.60, arc the
next highest. The Vermonters co a.
tribute less than all the others, wi tn
s29, SS9.s3. The total expense of C d.
lecting is found to be about 80 per
cent. Of the amount collected.
In the Revenue Agents division LIS
illicit stills were destroyed and "A re-
moved, while GEO persons were arrest
ed. One officer was killed in the light
over one still in the Fifth Tennessee dis
trict. Georgia heads the list With eigh-
ty-seven illicit stills destroyed and re-
moved, tlthoughthe Sixth North Caro-
lima district is not far behind, with fifty
seven. The Third Iowa distrio. was the
only on. whose illegal distiileriese entirely
escaped detection. The cost Of discover
ing and bringing to punishment the vio-
istors of the law was s34 $751; The
Commissioner takes the occasion to
urge the necessity Of an increase in the
number of revenue agents, Of whom
there are bet thirteen available for the
discovery and prevention Of fraud and
for general work all over the country.
Notwithstanding this small force, how
ever, property - the value of s20i,-
S04.il has been seized for violation Of
internal revenue laws during the fiscal
year ended june 80, 1885, end during
the quarter ended September 80, 1885,
$27, l57 worth Ct property has been
seized.
The expenses OF the revenue service
are estimated to BE-, for the year ending
June 80, 1887, $i,6l9,l90. The con-
.di,ion o. the service is said to be good.
In the bureau, although twenty eight
clerks have teen recently dropped from
the rolls, the work Of the Office is in
good shape and progressing in salts
factory manner.
There are, says the report, 926 to-
bacco-factoris5 in tie United States and
-5,A99 registered 8istilleries. In the
latter have been uscd 1,63s,57S bush
els of malt, 130,72i Of wheat, 1855
of barley, 2.7f3,39 Of rye, &c, 040,357
of corn, 'so,552 Of oats, 223, 500 Of mill
feed, and 2,7l9,4l6 gallons Of molas-
ses. Commissioner Miller calls special
attention to the necessity Of legis-
1ation for taxing fractional parts Of a
gallon Of distilled spirits as well as
whole gallons. A very appreciable
amounts OF revenue is lost In tLis way,
because manufacturers take advantage
of the law and substitute smaller re-
oeptac,es in order to obtain the benefit
of the untaXed fraction .ss frequently as
possible.
Commissioner Miller, in conclusion,
recommends that the otace of inspector
Of tobacco be abolished. and that the
duties be develyed upon 'she collectors
Of the districts where inspections sf to-
bsoco, snuff, cigars, or cigarettes for
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