The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-30
ANNUAL RECEIPTS.
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Wadhtngtou, Nov. 33.-The annual
report a the commiasioner Of internal
revenue. - Issued today. shows the 70
cetpts from different sources during the
last Asoal year ~ follows:
Spirits, 90. 500, $40: decrease, g..
800. 624; tobacco. go. 7Ol. 0O7: increase,
1857. 0Oo; feEmented liquoss, 81, e4o,.
TIT; increase, $685.. $50; income tax,
e77,130; oleomargaFine, el.4O0, 3ll;
decrease. t3l4.26s; miscellaneous.
1851. 56s: decrease. $3.50. s54; total
from all sources, t1l3,34e,077: de-
Grease. -. ga, s7l.
Tho total cost Of collecting the rev.
snue during the year was -, l30. sol,
per centage - compared 70 rsvenue
Of 2.8S per cant. against 3.70 par can't
for the previous year.
During the year $500 violations Of
the internal revenue laws were report
I'd By revenue agents: 789 pegsons
have been arrested: property valued ct
$40. 006 has been reported for sefsure.
and $50. $50 for assessment for unpaid
taxes and penalties. During the same
period l.737 stills were seised: lat
stills removed; 67l parsons arrested;
I odsoer killed and . Others were
wounded.
Commissionez Miller estimates that
the revenues for the present fiscal year
will aggregate el66, 900, 900. He rec
ommends amendments 10 existing laws
- follows:
Provision for an allowance for losses
IN transportation Of spirits to q general
bonded warehouse: that . general
bonded warehouse shall b. only for
storage Of spirits removed from distill-
ing warehouses, on from other general
bonded warehouses in the same dis
tricts. and for . charge Of Is cents for
each package. or such sum ~ may be
necaaaary to cover the expense Of gaug-
ing; legislation to enable distilleRs on
owners Of spirits in distillesy ware
houses TO bottle the same for export in
bond or for domestic use under govern
Dent supervision. after payment Of tax
thereon; that collectors Of internal rev.
snue b authorised By law to keep rec
srds Of the Ownership Of distilled spir-
~ in internal revenue bonded ware.
houses, such ownership TO he evi.
denoed BY warehouse receipts OF by the
Judgments Of court. of competent juris-
diction; also that such law be passed
a. will enable owners Of distilled spir.
tn in distillery warehouse or bonded
warehouse TO withdraw the same upon
payment Of tax or for any purpose an.
thorised BY law, and. in case Of dis
pute. a. to ownership or unadjusted
claims, on account Of storage or other
charges. upon the giving Of an indem-
nifty bond BY the party other than the
distiller applying to withdraw; IN
amendment allowing the use Of fruits
other than apples, peaches and grapes
for distillation; also, . provision that
fermenters not in use At distilleFiea
may be closed and fastened in such
manner a. prescribed by the commits.
sioner of internal revenue; also . pro-
vision that storekeepers and gaugers,
who are assigned TO distilleries whose
registered capcity is twenty bushels OF
less. shall receive such compensation
~ may be prescribed BY the commits
sioner Of internal revenue, not 70 ex-
coed - per day; that bakers and man.
ufacturers Of yeast may make and have
on hand mash, wort or wash fit for
distillation in conduct Of these indus
tries. the quality of such mash. wort
O. wash TO be fixed and the purpose for
which 1t 10 to be used to be strictly de-
fined; that section 81 Of the act Of An.
gust 2s, 1894, allowing the use Of al.
oohol by manufacture9s. except under
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