The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-29
INDIANA PAID $17,213,07o
ONLY FIVE STATES CONTRIBUTED
MORE TO THE TREASURY.
Many Amendments to the Old Laws
ed by the Commissioners.

that the receipts from all sources aggre-
gated s273, iS,573, an increase over the pre-
ceding year of slO2, Gil. 900. and an increase
of So, Asa, 573 over the estimate OF the commits
sioner made one year ago. The receipts from
the several sources of revenue during the
last year and the increase or decrease In
each as compared with the year 1895, are
given as follows: Spirits, $50, 2S3, 5S4, an in
crease Of Sc, 1856, 534: tobacco, $50. 493. 207. an in
crease of SIG, 262, SIS; f~ermented. liquors, $685.
GA, sos. an increase of s29, 12a,1 oleomarga-
rine, $1,956, els, an increase of 640, SSs; filed
cheese, Sls,O~s, an increase of s1,59; mixed
flour, $3.50 Claw not in force last year,:
special taxes not elsewhere enumerated,
81, 921 .593 Claw not in force only small part
of last year,; legacies and distributive
shares of personal property, 81, 235 ABS; stamp
taxes under Schedule A Of the war revenue
act, s3S, els, OS1: medicinal proprietary arti-
cles and preparations required to be
stamped under Schedule B of the act, S.
219. 49,.
Among the collections given above are the
following: Tax on bank capital, So. 80. s34;
billiard rooms, $3.50 stock brokers, etc.,
$685., 90; commercial brokers, $lS1, 9l9; custom
brokers, $5o,522; bowling alleys, SCI, $40; cir
cuses, SIS, 233; all exhibitions, $l26, $40; mis-
cellaneous, sl.Os5, S6s.
Articles Withdrawn for consumption dur
ing the year are given as follows: Spirits
distilled from fruits, 1,3O6, us gallons; spir-
its distilled from grain, So, &c., l4 gallons;
fermented liquors, 36,5S1, ia barrels; cigars
of all kinds and weights, 1.O77, 2S7, S24; Gig
arettes Of all kinds and weights, 2,s05, $780,
7S7; snuff, 14,627, log pounds; chewing and
smoking tobacco, 237, 1872, 40 pounds; oleo-
margarine, so, 49,, CPS pounds: filed cheese,
6SS,64l pounds.
INDIANA SIXTH.
The collection by districts during. the year
where the amount collected is over s., 900. coo
are given as follows: Illinois, $47, 1853, 523;
New York, SIC, 6Si, $50; Pennsylvania, s2S,-
SS5,57S; Kentucky, so, 2l5. ga; Ohio. ST. fl ,O65;
Indiana, 81, 213, O1O: Missouri, SIG. ass. O75: Wis
consin, S,467,O o; Massachusetts, $S,l53, go;
Maryland. Delaware. District of Columbia
and two counties in Virginia. s., lS0, 400; New
Jersey, $S.014,26l.
The total amount expended in the collec-
ton Of revenue during the last fiscal year
was 1851, 1o4, or LES per cent. of the col
lections. This percentage of cost is the
smallest that has ever been reached in the
history of the bureau. For the fiscal year
1898 the cost was 2.29 per cent. of the COL
lectlOnS. The estimated expenses tor the
next hscal year are S4,S77 $40, a slight in
crease over the last year.
In addition to the statement of the receipts
for the last nscal year flgures are presented
showing that the receipts Tor the nISI four
months Oh the current year amounted 10
Slo3, lVS, 4S5, an increase over the receipts for
the corresponding period last year OF ~, 3d.
3OI. While IL may be possible, the commits
sioner says, that this large ratio OF increase
will be maintained during the current year,
he is of opinion that 1t would not be wise
to anticipate such a result All things con-
sidered, the commissioner estimates that the
receipts from all sources for the present
year will approximate SIS, OO0,O0O which is
about 81, JOO,V " in excess of the receipts for
the year closed June 80, 1888.
During the year officers of the internal
revenue seized 2,1S0 Illicit stills, and i'm the
discharge of their duty one officer was killed
and three wounded. Seven, hundred and
with Illicit distilling, which, the commits
sioner says, is rather on the increase, in
certain sections of the country.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The COMMISSIONS recommended amend
ments to existing laws as follows:
Amend the third paragraph of Schedule A,
relative to bank checks, by adding after
the words order for The payment of any
sum of money the words ''or receipt given
for withdrawing deposits from banks other
than savings banks"
Amend Section 20 in the first proviso of
the war revenue act by adding after the
words that nc stamp tax shall be i'm
posed upon any incorporated medicinal
drug or chemical the words except such
as are sold under a claim Of patent, trade
mark or proprietorship."
AMEND Section Is by adding to the first
proviso after the words bonds, ~debentures.
or certifcate OF stock, or of Indebtedness
the words "or any instrument, document
or paper of any kind or description what
soever mentioned in Schedule A Of this
act"
Amend Section Is, act or June Il, 1898,
relative to stamp tax on parlor car and
sleeping car tickets by providing a pen
a..y Tor failure to atix stamps.
The commissioner recommends amend
ments 10 the wal revenue act providing
that estates in this country of persons re-
siding abroad at the time of their death
shall be taxed the same as the estates OF
persons residing in this country Several
other amendments to the law regarding the
tax on legacies are suggested. In order to
AFFORD better facilities Tor the general dis
tribution of DOCUMENTARY and proprietary
of such stamps be allowed a discount OF
not less than 500. II is also recommended
that agricultural fairs be exempt from
1t Is further recommended that the law
R BE ame er6ses SO sna al b 6e po0yide that IS u ssr.
plus estimating the tax due from banks,
the amount to be estimated by aking the
average for the preceding year provided
THAI the word capital shall not be under
SlOOu W lIiCdHi lOlltl bOilONtu vi ItCtlNtC
from time to time as deposits in the usual
course of business, from any person not a
partner of. nor interested In the bank. as
ISOLATION or firm"
The commissioner says that he sees nc
special reason for singing out CONNER
cial brokers and requiring a special tar
from them, especially as the tax falls, in
the main, on a poorer class Of people. He
recommends, therefore, that the tax on
commercial brokers be repealed, or that
olier classes of business such as commits
sion merchants and real estate agents, be
also required to pay special taxes.
1t is further that the law
be amended so tina all special tax stamps
may e transferable from one special tax
payer 10 another TO enable the successor OF
the business to carry on business at the
same place for the rest OF the year Un-
der the special tax stamp issued.
DISTILLED SPIRITS.
ut is also recommended that Section l OF
the act entitled AN act TO allow the bottline
of distilled spirits in bond approved March
3. 1887, be so amended as to allow bottlers
of distilled spirits on distillery premises tc
transfer TO another portion OF the distillery
warehouse for storage therein for a period
not exceeding sixty days. spirits whic n may
have been bottled for expectation, and Ia
carry in stock through this method a sufh-
cient quantity OF their product TO meet the
demand that may be made upon such dis
tillers TO fill orders for their export trade. .
Also the following: That such change be
expectation. with the benefit Of drawback
OF distilled spirits In rectifiers and whole.
sale LIQUOR dealers package when rectided