The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-26
REPORT OF MR.. YERKES
INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES RE
DUCEp ABOUT 500, 600, 900.
This Due to this Repeal Of the Meas
ure to Raise Money for War
Representatives, Of
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washington. Now 25.-John w. Yerkes.
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue In
his report for the fiscal year ended June
30. 1902. says that be the two acts abolish
ing the war revenue taxes internal
revenue taxes have been reduced about
500. 900. There has been. however. an
increase Of revenue on taxes laid on dis
titled spirits and other objects that were
not affected by war revenue legislation.
The receipts of the Bureau for the fiscal
year ended June 30. 1901, were $3os. 81 ,66s
and for the fiscal year ended June 30.
1909, $271, S67 $50. BY an act Of Congress
provision was made for the refunding
of taxes paid upon legacies and requests
for uses of a religious, charitable or edu-
cational character and for the encourage
ment Of art, under the act of June Ii,
1888. Refunding claims on this account
amounting to some $435,000 have been
already allowed and it Is believed the
total amount that will be refunded under
this law will amount to some $4,000.
Congress having provided for the pay
ment Of a drawback or rebate on all
original and unbroken factory packages OF
smoking and manufactured tobacco and
SNUFF and cigars held by manufacturers or
dealers on the first of July 1901. 1884
claims have been paid. the rebates being
$s,10s.6l1.
In addition to the claims for refund or
rebate presented there have been filed
during the fiscal year 1902. 4,74s. for abate-
ment of taxes assessed.
OF these 1857 were allowed, amounting
to A1s7.ss1 and 40 claims. amounting to
1924 were rejected or returned for
amendment. In 1901 the total production
Of spirits was LIS, 56s, 201 gallons: in 1902,
132. 843, S02 gallons. In 1901, in round num-
bers. 1oO,0Oo.ooo gallons of tax paid spirits
were withdrawn; in 1902. ,o4,sOo.ooc.
The per centage of cost of collection for
the fiscal year 1902 is $40. an increase OF
Is cents on each 800 in the per centage
Of cost of collection as compared with
the preceding fiscal year. This increased
per centage is due largely to increased
expenses attending changes In the reve-
nu laws. 1t Is estimated that the receipts
from all sources of internal revenue for
the current fiscal year 1903 will aggre-
gate $40 DOC, 900. The quantities of arti-
cles on which tax was paid during the
last fiscal year follow:
Spirits distilled from apples, peaches
grapes, pears. pineapples, oranges,apri-
cots. berries, prunes, figs, and cherries
l, 403, 204 gallons.
Spirits distilled from other materials
1o3, 401. AT gallons.
Fermented liquors. A.47S,Ss2 barrels.
Cigars, weighing more than three
pounds per thousand, 618. 567, 265.
Cigars, weighing not more than three
pounds per thousand. 760, 49,, 800.
Cigarettes, weighing not more than
three pounds per thousand. 2,642. 961, s44.
Cigarettes, weighing more than three
pounds per thousand $3.50, 1858.
Snuff 1851. 1876 pounds.
Tobacco, chewing and smoking. 29S.o48,
$50 pounds.
<Oleomargarine, 123 1853 pounds.
The report shows that during the year
revenue agents seized and destroyed 1904
Illicit stills and arrested L036 persons
for violations Of the revenue laws. Dur
ing that time one agent was killed In q
raid and two were wounded. One hundred
and sixteen registered distilleries were
reported for seizure during the year, g.
III gallons of spirits were reported fol
seizure, the total value of the property
Involved being $i53, 1894. -