The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-27
INTERNAL TAXES.
Annual Report of Commits
sioner Miller.
HEAVY CIGARETTE rRonucr
Decreased Manufacture as whlshx
E@Free Frnit sraRdy-olesmar-
gariae Fraad.

wAsMSsroS, New. ae--Jsseph Nslaer
commissioner Of interaal revenue. ha.
made an elaborate rcpogt 70 the secretary
Of tae treasury af the operations af thet
serNtee during the sscAl year ensiesi gune
"a last The report shows total reeeinss
Tor the kscal year Of Si2tsASs SIS. an in.
ercaSe al Ss.Esa. Ia ovcr the rcccff5s for s,a
prev year. and mere than the rece;nts
Of aHy year since ISSs, when tAe reNesipts
sgErcgA'ea fss4.02,ssA Receipts For the
year were also 81. zs.gss mere than the ,s-
timated reeeiPts fes the present asral
wear The recEipis next year will he Sly
00o,eoo, provided no changes are made a,
the existing raIss IT ,axation
The Wttaavawsls for consumption during
the year were a. follows; spirits tiisti,iei
from apples. peaches and erapes. -. Io7
gallons; ether Snir3tS, 0.s7r.ssg gallons.
fcrmeuted liquors. -, 80 .9is ban rtis. f-iears
2,S4t, ,g2o,t3es cigarettes, lS,egs .ta $40. Sauff
szn,s>l pounds iohArco, chewing aud
smoking. soi.g@s.6is p0ands; oieomarRar-
s9e. $3.50 pounds ibis shows = large
increase compared with the previous wear.
The cost of collection Of internal revenue
for The year was S.s7S.2sS. being less than
2 , per cent of thc amount collected Tha
cost of collection for she previous wear
was "a per cent Of the amount collected.
During the year ~ persons have been ar
rested for revenue violations; property Of
the vaine Of tl0s.7f4 s. has been reported
for seisare and s7I6I9 "a for assessment
fOr unpaid taxes aud penalties During
the year SIS Illicit sttlls were seized, rsSRlf-
Tag In the death 81 one citcer and the
woundiug Of another.
The number OF disiiiieries regisieresf
during the year WIS S9es. and the nnmker
Operated was s5-f6. The number OF grain
disiiilerics registered was fsS0. Of which
lc.2 wen, operated. an Increase ever the
previous year 81 100 in the number reRis-
tered. and ot 10 ia the number operated.
There were e6Ss ffait distillsriek registered.
aud 96O1 operated, decrease of iSe In the
number registered and 1878 In the number
operated.
The commissioner 6evotes a chapter 10
the subject Of fruit brandy, aud fenews
his Recommendation oi last year that nn-
thority be given for the distlliation Of al
kipds 81 fruits under the regulations
which govern the production of brandy
from apples. peaches OF grapes excia-
SlYcly. In regard Ia the proposition 10 re-
move the tax from the brandy distilled
fram fruit. he says Il appears 10 be prob
able that relief OF this afticls from tAxa.
ton woald lead 90 the utilization Of large
number of different traits for the dixifiia-
ton OF spirits and n the production az an
additional volume Of snch Spirits. which
might be reasonably expected 10 have an
apTrecisbic effect upon the tax paid ON
grain and mclasSes spirits. with which II
would come in competition Reduction
of the revenue by abolition OF the tax
upon fruit brandy Is not. In his opinion, to
be measured BY the subtraction of
the present collections from that source.
A considerably larger amount weald, he
saws. in all probability be lost. while the
creased difficulties In the enforcement Of
the law as 10 grain and moiasFes spirits,
out Of all proportion 10 the amount Of tax
suFrensered, must be seriously appre-
hended
The quantity OF spirits gTc. 20 sos gallonsl
produced aud deposited IN disiiliery ware
houses during the year is less than the
production q ,sSI ,i99 gallons) Of the year
Isl by 5.ia2, 1873 gallons.
There was an Increase amounting to
4, ~ 66g gallons In the production of aico-
biol, raRs g,a, Pnre neutral cologne spirits
and n.iacel ellane,an sae adseEsa asc amount
ay'a ~ "a ~ sssss - >sss1I,S =
spirits {T15tI ~ Gnt4pe} -
and ssl.s -. s.s 1 ssS y \. ~ ~ I. -
the iSsS ssssssss sfss'ss ss.sSsa.ss - ~ ss@|,1 9
lss7 by 4.3s2, Sls SALONS :. u qo1n11
2 6s5, ,9a2 gallons las stated y *
chief Of the bureau of siatisticsl OF export
ed domestic spirits reimpoFsed during the
year. upon payment 81 customs duty
equal ~ the internal revenue tax. be adj
dsd. the quantity virtually Withdrawn from
disiillery warehouses during the year Is
found to be AIT COS gaii9ns, or i,7I7,sa5
more than during the year iSS7, including
2,2l6 6t5 gallons reimp0rsed aud tax paid
during the year. There was q net deerease
of 709 .7Os gallaas IN the quantity Of spirits
Withdrawn for export as compared with
the previous year.
The commissioner says. in response TO
numerous suggestions BY members ofcoR-
grees and others a. 20 The practleahslity
OF Withdrawing spirits from dlsfillery
warehouses free ol tax for nse In the me
ehanieal arts, snd protecting the revenue
bonded warehouses established for the
purpose, that the micfosfopift OF bis cffice
has made experiments for the
purpose 81 sscertAining whether
such spirits could be de-
methylated. From an exhaustive report
IL appears that he has succeeded is separ
rating methyl or wood aie0hol from ethyl
or taxable alcohol, aud In dend0rizing a
portion Of the ethyl aieekol through the
use Of boneblaek aud other chemical sub
stances. The commissioner says further:
at may be urged that II deTnsthyiaiion
OF still, the operator IA readily liable 10
detection. because % the special survcil-
lance required By the internal revenue
laws In The matter Of stills and distslling,
but do noi take fhis view of the ease.
The quantity Of spirits remaining in dis-
ullery warehouses Al the close Of theyeas
Is stated AZ 81 .0is gallons. being f.iis-&5t
more ihan the quantity - remaining at
the close Of the previous year
OF ,708 gallons ~ grape brandy bonded
during the fiscal year 1919 gAiicuz wcfe
produced IN the Fifsl district 81 California,
3is,sis gallons in the Fourth district Of
California, f00s4 FaiisHs In lbe Ienth dis
tFici Of ohio. and 4is gallons ia The fifth
district of New Jersey. The qusafiiy OF
distilled spirits in the United States. ex-
cepi shAt may BE- ia Customs BONDED ware
houses on the ist day of October, is, was
aJ,7i2sif gaiions.
TOBACCO
The aggregate anoant " taxes collected
from toaseeo in all shapes during the Ysar
was $50 .sf2, f3i. an increase of fad4.a64 over
the collections frsn this source for the
previous year
The export account shows a decrease in
maunfa tured tobacco % "a, 20 poands q
decrease in the number Of cigars expefted
81 ~. ~. an increase in tbs nnmhFf 81
cigarettes exported sf 20. .3si 200. The nnua-
Der Of cigars imported during the hseai
year ended June %. lsss. vas ~ ,zns, .. The
value of the manufactured tobacco import
cd was s.s f57.
Lx0NARaARfHR.
The commissioner devotes considerable
space In HIS report 20 the subject Of oleo-
margafine. The quantity Of olenfaafEar1ac
produced frUM November I. i.e5. the DAY
on which the la~ took effect. % SHpf 70.
ISIS. vas 6.0-o.t54 poubdss tax PAID On
ss s21t.7lf POUNDS: exported. &fieslb
pounds. lOtt or destroyed. te.5le pa1nass
remaining 10 the factory Jane sEa lssi.
El5 so pounds There were lsh1g-A.
pounds of oieamarE afipe fu the naied
Stats June setb last, ~ which al9tm
pounds were ia The bands ~ fnaunier.
inrrfs, 29.g0 pounds IN the bands y
whnlrsuie dealers. and i,co0ts fpehds
fesii fsntesi} Ia TIE hands oi feiais dfsser.
The comfaissioner says The telans
OF Ia the number of special tAzpsfen -
been a subject - Freai soiirifudc in tass
once, Aad 1: MAY partly - Que = fssns.
T.c Of.lee has conclgded 70 ad0pf . rat.k
and convenient form of suiefosepRs Ni,a y
IsoIariziug attachment with HhIeh W
make examiuaii0ns 81 suspected hnf'ef ~
ali parts Of the country" t
The estimated expeases OF tnr iasesaa s.-
revenue service for tSe y ~ ea1ihk saAe
%. Isss. aggregate ff.lss.79