Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-20
INTERNAL RsHESUE REPoREs
An Account Of the Revenues Paid the
Govorurnauf

An Account Of the Revenues Paid tine
Government.
WAsHINsToN, Nov. 1S.-Comniissione OF
Internal Revenue Wason, in reporting the
operations Of tha internal revenue service
for the fiscal lear ended June, 30, 1883.
says: The aggregate receipts for the last
fiscal year were $3.50. .S94 ,434, or $e,667,r
95s more than the receipts for thepreviosis
year. The only object Of taxation show.
ing decrease during the first quarter OF
the present year is oleomargarine, which
drops from $l48,6 in the first quarter
OF 1883 to $124, 730 in the first quarter Of
1889. The total cost Of collection during
the past fiscal year was a fraction less than
2.2 per cent. OF the amount collected. The
commissioner says that owing to the great
amount OF distilleries in operation during
the last fiscal year and the increased
quantity OF spirits produced, resulting in
an increase OF the taxfs collected II.
that source as compared with the receipts.
OF the previous year ofmore than $5,000,-
900, the expenditures for salaries
exceeded the amou't estimated by
the approximation. The commissioner
regards the general condition OF the ser.
vice throughout the country very satisfac-
tory. One thousand two hundred : and
fifty-three violations OF the einternal revenue
law have been reported during the year;
$50 persons have been arrested; property
to the value OF $187 .4O7 has been reported
for seizure and $o4 sos for assessment for
unpaid taxes and penalties. The number
OF stills seized was 216, resulting in the
arrest OF 236 persons and the death OF one
and the woundirg of two officers. He rec
ommsnded that the force be increased from
20 to 80 and that the allowance for trav.
cling expenses be increased. The total ex-
penses OF the service for the next fiscal
year 10 estimated at 81, ,266,Re9. The in
crease 10 the quantity OF tobacco, snuff
and the number OF cigars and cigarettes OF
the last fiscal year was as follows: To-
bacco, 1856, ,636 pounds; snuff, 626, ,631
pounds; cigare. 22,s5s, $50; cigarettes,
crease in manufactured tobacco Of 49,
1873 pounds; increase In number OF cigars
the number of cigarettes exported of 65,-
sos, $50. The number Of cigars imported
during the ear was 60,O34 ,4O7; value OF
manufact ured tobacco imported was 37O,-
353. The total number of special tag
pay,rs was $50, 139, OF whom SOC, ,012 are
dealers in manufactured tobacco. The
whole number OF grain distilleries registered
during the year was 1,400, OF which 1,267
were operated. There were BITE frpit dis
tilleriss registt red and 3,072 operared.
The number Of gallons of spirits produced
from grain during the year were 81 .sS7 ,456
gallons, showing an increase OF 1O, 499, ,296
gallons over ths product OF the previous
year and 181 j so gallons more than the
ho 1oo ton
The total quantity OF rum distilled from
molasses during the year was 1,471, ,0b4
gallons. which shows a decrease OF AGO..
192 gallons from the product OF the pre-
vious year. The commissioner renews the
recommendation Of his predecessor in re-
gard to tho expediency Of taxing all frac-
tions OF gallons OF distilled spirits. The in
crease in the production OF Bourbon
whisky is IA, ,497, ,175 gallons; rye wbi-ky.
2,S70,O7s; high wines, 13,O59; pure
neutral or cologne spirits, 9s3, AL; mis-
cellaneous, 1,135 ,O89. In regard to the
Use Of alcohol in Industrial arts, the com.
missioner says: In view OF the fact
that special temptation to deme-
holic beverage the Importance OF sepa-
rating mythelated spirits from all stocks OF
such beverages is very great. 1t is also
equally important to keep he mythelated
spirits out OF the hands OF distillers and
reeti6ers who use stills, as it is impossible
to demethylate spirits without the use OF a
still. He estimates the quantities OF alco-
hol annually used in the arts and mau-
uiactures at 6, 900. .OUO gallons. Thequan-
tity OF fruit brandies OF all kinds with
drawn from distilleries during the year to
be deposited in special bonded warehouses
was 991 ,932 gallons. The quantity dis. |
titled in the United States, except what
may be in the customs bonded warehouses
on the first day OF October, was 1O2, $780, |
082 gallons. The average monthly deduc- |
tion in oleomargarine during the fiscal year
was q, ,S22, ,002 pounds.