The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-11
New Internal Revenue bill.

Toe amrndatory Internal Revenue bill,
reported from the committee OF ways
mud Means. by Mr.. Morrill,, makes many
,i,,p"rs in the details of the present
Law. Among other things it provides
that in Ill sales of spirits hereafter made,
= Gallon shall be taken to be a gallon OF
frs, proof according to the standard set
r,I,h and declared for the inspection ard
ouuning of spirits throughout the UNI
ted States.
Brandy distilled from grapes is to pay
4 dnty of fifty instead of twenty-five
cents gallon, and distilled from apples
and peaches one dollar and fifty cents a
gallon.
Tobacco. snuff and cigars, whether do
,nrslir or imported, may he transferred
without payment of duty from bonded
Warehouses, to be taken out on payment
of duty.
All manufactured tobacco, snuff or
ctusumption to be inspected and weigh
cd. aud stamp is to be affixed upon the
box on other package, in the manner to
he prescribed by the Commissioner. All
clears arc to hc packed i'll boxes, and all
manufactured tobacco. snuff and cigars
whether domestic OF imported, which
shall ha sold or pass out of the hands OF
the n,anulacturcr and importer, except
ia a buudcd warehouse, without being
inspected, shall be forfeited.
The bill proposes to amenl section
niuetv-uMc of the present law, under the
hr,a Of brokers" by striking out the
word, -nold and silver bullion and coin,
and rhe words "of all contracts for sucl
sales" aud inserting i'll lieu thereof the
words, np"n any sales or contracts tol
the sale of gold and silver bullion ant
com unr-lrnlh of one per centum on tn,
4nauu IL such sales or contracts"
Incomes are to hr taxed on persons al
ln.ur ul abroad, five per centum OH III,
excess over six hundred dollars, and tel
trTrruium on the excess over three thou
and dollars.
ON any loan OF money, or any advance
o., money on security, whether represent
al lev note or otherwise, for every hun
dr,d dollars or fractional part, a STAMP
dnty Of two cents is required
ON MI cotton on which no duty has
been levied and collected and which is
not exempted 10y law, duty of six cents
aromd until July /, 1866, and on and
after. that date, five cents, payable i'll
coin
I'm addition 10 the duties imposed in
section ninctv-four of the present law
there shall be collected and paid on
Goods. wares, and merchandise, except
~ hereinafter provided, an increase OF
ouc-lii'th. sr twenty per centum, provided
that this shall not apply to coal illumn-
ating oil. refined and naptha, benzine
and hynlolc, paper of all descriptions,
printed books, magazines, pamphlets, re-
views, and similar publications. cotton
manufactures, manufactured tobacco,
snuff. cigars, cigarettes and chcroots
The nincty-tomth section, from which
the articles above named are excepted i'll
the proposed increase of duties, includes
candles, mineral Goals, lard oil, gas made
of coal, spirits of tTpentine, ground
coffee. ground pepper, pimento, molaSsess
from sugar cane, syrup of molasses, SUI
cars, ynniSh, glue, wood screws, UNI
hrrliaS, paras"iS. gold-Goil soap, preSery-
cdpichiy~. photographs, repairs OF engines,
hulls oi vessels slate, building stone,
furniture, pig and other kinds of iron,
rivetS, steel Stcam-rngineS, copper. skins,
leather, Nlrcs aud liquors, fUrs, cloths,
rcady-madr clothing, manufactures OF
cotton. diamonds and other precious
stones. bullion in lump, ingot, bar. or
otherwise. and articles in the section.
The hill proposes duty on petroleum
of SiN c,ul> gallon. This before it is
removed n required to be inspected.
No ium shall employ others to manu-
facmo tobacco. SuUll of cigars without
first Obtaining thc requisite permit
The aurudatcrN internal revenue act
* 10 60 INTO effect from and after the LIST
"f April ncNt.4 ,s.