Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
Liquor and Tobacco Pay the Revenues of
an Empire.


Liquor and Tobacco Pay the Revenues of
an Empire.
Mr.. Goshen, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, presented the budget in the
house OF commons. It shows that the
expenses exceeded the estimates by
Ell, 900. and that the receipts exceeded
the estimates by over 100000. The
duty on alcoholic beverages aggregates
95,8OG,OOO The beer. duties exceeded
the estimates by 927O,OOO The duty
on foreign spirits exceeds the estimates
by 9421,OOO, and on wine 100000.
The total receipts from alcoholic bever-
ages, both foreign and domestic, ex-
ceeded the estimates by 81, 100000.
The duties on coffee, cocoa, and chick
~ show a decrease Of Gl7, 800, while the
duties on teas showed an increase of
100000.
Commenting on the gross revenue
from alcoholic beverages, G29, 1865, 600,
Mr.. GOschen said that the figures
showed a universal rush to the beer
barrel, the spirit bottle, and the wine
drinzer, everybody, seemed bent on
tOasting the national prosperity and in
.
stance that must be deplOred. He had
taken pains to discover who drank the
rum. It was drank mainly at seapOrts.
/ The increase from rum had been y per
cent; from British spirits, z per cont;
from wine, 10 per cent; from beer, 4
/ per cent; from brandy, 6 per cent. In
/ 1888, the number Of drains taken
reached 245, 100000; in 1889, 275.UOO,-
600. 1t was an extraordinary fact that
in the years 1875 and 1875, the greatest
/ drinking years re Orded, there was pre-
( ciseIy the same rush and precisely the
same .prOpO rtiOn Of revenue from diff
/ ferent spirits. Increased prosperity,
/ therefore, meant great increas9 in the
/ consumption OF alcoholic drinks. The
exact surplus reached G3,221,OO He
+ said he was glad to give good account
Of the reduction OF the national debt.
/ The total surplus for 1889 reached the
/ sum of IS, 295,000 This amount. added
to the reduction Of the previous two
years, made a grand total of 5e23, 1872
600. This amount was the largest ever
paid in reduction of the debt during
the same length of time. Proceeding
to the estimates for the coming year,
he said he estimated that there would
be an expend ture of G86,870,OO0.
AS to the disposal of the surplus Of
83, 569,00O, he said he proposed to allOt
100000 to military barracks, an to
devote 100000 to the equip ent of
volunteers The tippIers, who had
largely produced the surplus, would
have a chance to redeem themsel1 es,
owing to the reduction of the tea duty
ID per pound. Z heers. He said he
was opposed to the total abolition o. the
tea duty because it was the only vehi-
Gle whereby the non smoker and non
drinker could contribute to the reye-
nue.. The increased beer duty tempOra-
/ rily imposed in 1889, would be taken
of. The inhabited house duty would
be reduced, and all working classes, ten
ements under go rental, would be ex-
empt from house tax. Chez 81 Turn
ing from imperial to local finance, Q
prOpos d t. raise revenue for county
council purposes by an increased duty
Of Cd per gallon on spirits and Sd per
barrel on beer. "Hear, hear!' and oh,
OH" Thi would yield 100000, 600.
He hoped the friends Of to perance
would be sati- fed, and that the repub-
licans would take broad view Of the
question.
In conclusion, Mr.. Go chen said he
trusted that the budget would be rec
Oguized rs an endeavoF to afford relief
in various dire lions, without resOrting
to violent measures