Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1872 — Department Reports. [ARTICLE]

Department Reports.

Washington’, NovomberJK ‘ INTERNAL REVENUE. The report to Congress of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue will show that the total receipts from spirits during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872, were $49,475,516, as against $46 281,848 for the year before; from tobacco this year, $38,736,171, as against $33,578,907 of last year; from all malt liquors, $8,258,408, as against $7,159,740 last year; income tax, $14,436,862, as against $18,375,388 last year.. Of the amount received from spir-" its, etc,, New York paid as follows: spirits, this year, $4,471,855; last year, $4,082,656; tobacco, this year, $8,915,236; last year, $8,604,829; beer, etc., tliisyear, $2,839,993; last year. $2,339,186. Ohio, on spirits this year, $10,412,350; last year, $9,946,291; tobacco, this year, $2,710,095; last year, $2,542,999; beer, this year, $747,157; last year, $679,688. Illinois, on spirits this year, $12,431,430; last year, $10,666,828; tobacco, this year, $1,994,051; last year, $2,294,145; beer, this year, $5,140,190; last year, $4,083,603. Missouri, 6n spirits this year, $1,750,150; last year, $1J)44,573; tobacco, this year, sl,981,694; last year, $2,106,971; beer, this year, $377, 709plast year, $332,288. Kentucky, on spirits this year, $3,709,073; last year, $4,079,252; tobacco, this year, sl,494,382; last year, $1,488,262; beer, this year, $104,996; last year, $89,133. PATENTS. The report, of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year ending September 30,1872, has befen transmitted to the Sec-retary-of the Interior, The number of applications for patents during that year was 19,587; number of applications for extension, 284; for the registry of trade marks, 589. Issued 13,620 patents, 233 extensions, and 556 certificates of registry of -trade marks, and 31,000 caveats were filed. The fees from- all -sources amounted to $700,954.86.' The total expenditures were $623,553.90. The receipts over the expenditures were $77,400.96. The Commissioner of Patents stated that his office has outgrown its original plan of organization,, in 1838, and that it is now absolutely necessary to secure to inventors and to the country tlie benefits of the patentsystem. He urges the importance of separating the Patent Office from the Department, and states the evils of the association of the office with the Depart meut is scarcely felt under- the administration of the present Secretary, as lie has recognized the fact that the work of the Patent Office is radically different from that of other bureaus, providing different qualifications on the part of its employes, and, hence, he has not interfered with its peculiar duties In conclusion, the Commissioner urges the necessity formore working room, and room for the files of his office. pensions. In the annual report of Hon, J. H. Baker, Commissioner of Pensions, it is shown that there were on file unadjudicated; June 30, 1872, 37,236 claims of invalid pensioners; 38,762 claims of widowers, orphans, and dependent relatives, and 11,580 of soldiers and widows of the war of 1812; total, 82,578 claims. The Commissioner estimates that the claims on account of the war of 1812 will be disposed of by the Ist of May next. He states that the investigation of frauds continues to receive special attention, with such gratifying results, both in detection and repression of wrong doing, as to demand the continuance of the present policy. It is estimated that $30,480,009 will be required for The pension service during the next fiscal year.