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Show I HVMn(;ro. VALUES OF GOLD AND SILVLB. I Washington, 21. Senator Allison intends to o tier as an amendment to! the silver bill in the senate bis proposition propo-sition for an international conference respecting the relative values of gold and silvt'.r, and in case it is uot thus adopted will introduca it subsequently as a separate bill. KEVSNL'E REI'ORTJ. The commissioner of internal revenue reve-nue has handed in his report to Secretary Sec-retary Sherman. It show that during dur-ing Itie last fiscal year 4 952 distilleries were registered and -4,510 were oper ated. The net aggregate iucreane of receipts fiom the several sources re laling to distilled spirits for the tucal year is $1,043,344. An abstract is given ol the reports of the district attorneys at-torneys for the fiscal year, showing the whole number of suits commenced to be 5,828; suits decided in favor of the United Statea, 3.327; suits decided against the United States, 605; suits sealed or dismissed, 3,046; Buits pending July lut, 1877, 6,085. A statement is made showing a falling off iu the total amounts aascdned iu the year 1877 of $1,704,324 from the amount asse.-od the previous , year, an amount almost equal to tha ; decrease of the assessments on the single article of distilled spirits seized or fraudulently removed, on which there was assessed in 1877 fl, 707,299 less than ia 1876, in which year very large osseusmeuts were made, on account of the stupendous frauds oooiinittod by . distillers in various parts of the country and discovered in the latter part of 1875. Tbe tax on the deposits, capital and circulation circula-tion of banks, etc, in the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1875, was $93,437 leaa than in the previous year, a decrease de-crease which must be accounted for by tbe general depression of business prevailing in the past year, and to which many banks, and particularly par-ticularly Bavinga institutions, were , compelled to succumb. It should, however, be remembered, that the amount reported in 1876 showed an unusual increase of $211,-852 $211,-852 of the tax on the current banking business of that yoar over previous years. The ttal quantity of distilled dis-tilled spirits, in taxable gallons, at seventy and ninety cents tax, placed in distillery warehouses, withdrawn therelrora and remaining therein at the beginuing and close of the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1877, is given at 174,143,388. Statements showing the gros amount of the average capital aud deposits of savings banks, bankers and ba'nk3 other than national banks, for the yeara ending May 31, 1870, and 1877 are given: 1S76 Banks 5o,01(,6Ii9 Capital ot" banks aod bank-era bank-era - 211,034,586 I) i posits of savings banks haying capital. 88,207,891 Deposits of savings banks having no capital- 845,109,217 Deposits of banks and bankers 483,458,242 Total, ...$1,683,426,695 1877 Banks SI,CG5,500 Capitil of banks and bank-era bank-era 217,215.388 Deposits of savings banks having capital 38,055,540, Deposits of savings banks I having no c ipilal - 855,057,027. Deposits of banks and backers 415,790,064 Total, $1,531,083,519 - Thetotal collections from tobacco for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1377, were $41,106,546, in addition to collections ol specific taxes from manufactured tobaoco, suufl and cigars in their various forms. The report shows that the produo-: tion of manufactured tobacco for tbe last fiscal year waa greater than for any other within tbe reports of this office, except that of 1875. There was a larger amount of money collected col-lected for manufactured tobacco put-on put-on the market than during any previous pre-vious year, and the fact ia a pleasing one, that a greater quantity of manufactured manu-factured tobacco and more cigars and cigarettes were removed directly from the manufactories for exportation to foreign countries during last year thau during any previous year, of which an account has been kept by the office of internal revenue. The manufacture of perfumery for exportation is largo and of growing interest. About 2,500 barrels of alco hoi are used in this business, all of which are imported and withdrawn without payment of duty, and used in the manufacture of perfumeries in bonded man factories and finally exported free of tax or duty. Under the existing laws, American alcohol cannot bo used in business without the payment of a tax, and there is no provision of law althoriziug a drawbock upon tbe exportation ol goods so manufactured. The commissi com-missi an er sees no reason for this discrimination dis-crimination against Amerioan dis tillers, and, therefore, respectfully rccommonde that an act be passed authorizing the withdrawal of alcohol, without payment of tax, to be used in manufacturing perfumes nd in the production ot goods for export, j under such restrictions as to prevent j fraud and to protect the rights of th government. He reverts to the frauds by-match by-match dealers, in the matter of stamps, and auggests that legislation permitting a retail liquor dealer to close out his stock without incurring incur-ring a wholesale dealer's tax, authorizing author-izing a bouajide mortagee of spirits to sell and deliver thesame, under mort age, to any person qualified to buy them, without incurring a wholesale dealer's tax, and a person so receiving receiv-ing spirits, without reference to the amount, should not be liable to any penalty therefor. Where members of a firm, who have paid a special tax for pursuing any business, are changed by the withdrawal or admission of a partner, the new firm that ia created should be allowed to pursue the business, upon giving notice. of such change to the collector of their district, dis-trict, without payment of a new tax. A peraon caught in the act of manu facturing or idling illicit spirits may be arreated in view, without a war-rant,'by war-rant,'by a marshal ordopulj marshal, and forthwith taken before a proper tribunal for examination. It is aldo recommendfd that the existing law be so changed as .to authorize the employment- of thirty five revenue agents. |