The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-26
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Report of Commissioner Yerkes-In-
crease from Distilled Spirits.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-John w. Yer
kes, the commissioner of internal revenue,
in his report for the fiscal year ended June
so, 1902, says that by the two acts abolish
ing the war revenue taxes internal revenue
taxes have been reduced about 500. 600. 900.
There has been, however, an increase of
revenue from taxes laid on distilled spirits
and other objects that were not affected
by war revenue legislation. The receipts
of the bureau for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1901, were $S06, ST., $50. and for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1902, $271. S67, 800.
BY an act of Congress of date June %,
1902, provision was made for the %refunding
OF taxes paid upon legacies and requests
for uses of a religious, charitable or edu-
cational character, for the encouragement
of art, etc. under the act of June 13, 1898.
Refunding claims on this account amount
ing TO some $i35,0O have been allowed al
ready, and it is believed the total amount
that will be refunded under this law will
amount to some 10000. Congress-, having
provided for the payment of a drawback
or rebate on all original or unbroken fac
tory packages of smoking and manufac-
tured tobacco and snuff and cigars held
by manufacturers or dealers on the first
of July, 1901, 40, 1854 ella inns have been paid.
the rebates being SO, 10S.511.
In addition 10 the claims for refund or
rebate presented there nave been filed dur
ing the fiscal year 1902, 4.743 claims for
abatement of taxes assessed. OF these
1851 were allowed, amounting to A.1S7. 6S1.
and 440 claims, amounting to S4i9, 2S4. were
rejected or returned for amendment. In
1901 the total production of spirits was
12S, 56S, 201 gallons, in 1902 1872. S43, SOP gallons.
In 1901, in round numbers, loo, 600, 900 gallons
of tax-paid spirits were withdrawn, in 1902
104. 600, 600.
The percentage of cost of collection for
the fiscal year 1902 is $40, an increase of
10 cents on each 800 in the percentage of
cost of collection as compared with the
preceding fiscal year, when the lowest
percentage of cost In the history of this
bureau in the administration of internal
revenue laws was reached. This increased
percentage is due largely to increased ex-
penses attending changes in the revenue
laws, the cost of handling rebate claims on
tobacco. the redemption OF stamps provided
for by law, and the decrease in total rev
enue collected. II is estimated that the
receipts from all sources Of internal rev.
enue for the year 1903 will aggregate 800
600. 600. The statement of the months of
July, August and September, 1903. would
appear TO indicate that the receipts for
the year will be largely i'm excess of the
above estimates, but these receipts are re-
garded as abnormal.
The report shows that during the wear
revenue agents seized and DESTROYED 1 O9l
Illicit stills and arrested 1,036 persons for
violations of the revenue laws. During
that time one agent was killed in a raid and
two were wounded.
One hundred and sixteen registered dis.
tilIeries were reported for seizure durinp
the year, 6S,117 gallons Of spirits were re-
ported for seizure, the total value of tbs
property involved being sl5S. S94.