Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-26
WASHINGTON CITY.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE cOmMlS-
slONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
Total Receipts sf4a.59t. eos--Compara-
tive Statement Showing Receipts from
all Sources Tobacco Taxes Va. d y. Z.
lrrom our regular corr.,ponaen,l

all sources-Tosacoo Taxes Va. d ~. Q.
Prom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, November PIN Au-
gust last the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue issued brief or preliminary
report showing the operations Of his bu-
reau during the last fiscal year. To-day
Mr.. Mason issued the regular report
giving in detail many interesting facts
regarding the internal-revenue SER
vice.
The total receipts for the year ending
June Both were Sl42, 594, 1861, and re-
garding this exhibit the Commissioner
says:
In my last annual report I estimated
that the receipts Of this bureau for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1890, would
amount to the sum of sl35, 100000.
am gratifed to state that the actual
receipts for the fiscal year named were
Sl42, 59i, 696.57, which exceeded my es-
innate in the sum Of 81, 59l, 69e.57
RECEIPTS FOR THE PAST SIX FISCAL YEARS.
Fiscal year ended June 80.
1890 ...................... S142,59i, 500 81
Fiscal year ended June 30. ~
1889 Observation-Disclosures. LU,oy3,40t ~
isss. ..................... 124. .475 50
rs 1887 o4i .' oDo 1889. sOi O6
Iss6 ''.''.',.,.'......... liz. 9O2, $50 A
Fiscal year ended June 80,
1870 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ll%'tzl'i%l VI
Mr.. Mason further says:
estimate that the receipts from all
sources of internal revenue for the cur
rent fiscal year will aggregate sl45, OOO,-
900.
In making this estimate ! have care
fully kept in view the reduction made IN
the tax on tobacco and snuff and the re-
peal Of the law imposing special taxes
on dealers in tobacco, manufacturers oil
tobacco and cigars, and peddlers OF to-
bacco. Upon the basis of the receipts
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890,
from the various sources Of internal reve-
nue. affected by the act OF October l,
1890, the following table has been pre-
pared, which presents in detail the esti-
mated decrease to be expected in re-
ceipts /:
ESTIMATED REDUCTION N RECEIPTS.
TobaccO, chewing and smoking:
Estimated receipts for SIX
months ending December
81. 1890, tax cents per -
pound. .......... ........FV,io<''f 20
Estimated receipts for SIX
months ending June 30 1891,
tax cents per pOund...... 6,S'2,O5o 81
Total estimated receipts
from tobacco for fiscal
year ending June 90, S9l.16,O2,796 ~
Estimated reduction IN re-
ceipts from tobacco for ifs
cal year ending June 80,
1S9l................. ....... Ziz3V,o91 -
Snuff:
Estimated receipts for six
months ending December
81, 1890, tax 8 cents per $1,000 80
pound ....................... 0oo'ooo 70
Estimated receipts for SIX
months ending June 30,
1891, tax cents per pound N6,6f9 ~
Total estimated receipts
from snuff for fiscal year
ending June 80, 1S91...... 6i5,5l4 %
Estimated reduction in re-
wear ending June 80, 1891. 92.2l6 Al
Special taxes; ~
Dealers in leaf tobacco. 49,. SAW III
Dealers IN manufactured to-
baCcO................. ..l'ool, 10 -
Manufacturers of tobacco. 5,lyl 90
Manufacturers OF cigars. l22,S96 40
Peddlers of tobacco. 1l.7I6 81
Total estimated reduction
IN special taxes for fiscal
year ended June 80, 1891. 1,5l5,4Sl ii
REcAPITULATIoN.
Estimated reduction in receipts from
Tobacco. ,290,6s5 II
SnnT ..... 92,216 Al
Sneciai taxes. 1,5l5,4S1 II
Total estimated reduction in
receipts from tobacco for
fiscal year ending June 30,
! 1891. Eo'o7o,oo@ -
The further reduction of $3.50, 600 may
be expected under the operation of those
provisions Of the act Of October ], 1890,
which authorize the fertilization OF
wines with grape brandy free OF tax.
! II is estimated that about 2, 800, QUO