Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-02-17

tasked thet several new and Impractical
hands wetb employed in euerossins it, and
hence tAe reason Of the rather numerous YER
bal mistakes in the act. which we now pro-
tcse to have recuRed,
That any law Of this kind can be made alb.
s0lutely perfect, 50 as to give satisfactory re-
sults at all times and in ali seasons, is an i'm
possibility. The English excise laws are the
subject of constant COMPLAINT and constant
DIVISION. 1t ia likely that each wear will
show to us the need Of some change. When
.he war ia over. and that ia not very distant.
feel tolerably sure, it will then come in the
form of some diminution of taxation, and
Congress will be called upon to adiudge what
subjects shall be first released. Then IL de-
pends greatly upou those who immediately
execute the law whether it proves good or
bad, Just or unjust, efficient or abortive. In
the hands of one man it goes on systematic l.
y and with little or no complaint, while in
the hands of another il laes along painfully.
producing discordant lamentations from
whomsoever it touches.
The law is getting to be more thoroughly
understood by the ,rieus officers throughout
the country who a.e called upon to admins
ter it, giving it more equal in,erpretation.
and the revenue is steadily increasing and
vet il is believed that if the law could be uni
formly and strictly enforced in every part of
the c-untry there would he no urgent neces-
sity for large increase Of taxation. TO rem
Iely this. in bart at least. il has been thought
advisable to somewbat increase penalties in
certain cases. 10 change the mode Of taxation
on cigars. fixing ali at one rate. 10 require all
tobacco. snuff. and cigars to be inspeeted. to
give a small commission ON All sum. collect.
ed. however lar.e. so that the collectors shall
have an interest in Collecting ali that NAV he
nroperly due in tboir district. besidos v,ri,us
'otber nd,itons deemed imnortant 10 occorn,
Inli.b similar ends
Wherever anv ineopalitv anneared IN exist
in the law the committee If Wa,s and Man.
have endeavo,ed az II will he re dntv ~ ,bis
comm tee to endeavo, IN ronove !, a. y,
NAV exnec, vbenover we nav have ro,ctod
Inc close ri the nresent o,r md n,hiic attn.
ton shall not be absorbed by metters of IA,
ibigberinnor, thar srsII oa,,ors iii ,.,4,,,,
Irritation and call firth verv notent cti,icisr
The committee Of vavs and means nronos,
to increase the dutv m wine made of grsno.
from five to ten cents ner yallon The ,ar,g
|upon foreign wines is hiob enop,b IN ,jyo
merican wines great advantages and 5eir in.
Creased production has been and will hs
largely stimulated thereby.
The same remark applies to brandv made
of grapes This is a pure brandy Int ma,
as well be taxed fity cents "A twenty. We
though the amount produced ia small
Brandy made of apnles and ,eachos bo.
not been subjected heretofore to anv uniform
tax, and 81 SO per Gallon IS proposed
Having at the last session Of Conores i'm.
, posed duty apon spirits Of a. ner Gallon
, all that we can possibly collect. and perhan,
more ia we can collect unless we can eFsr
, tually close the door against smngoIers il !,
{ now barely proposed to raise tho dpt;es ma,
, malt LIQUORS to a relative pronortion ar a
so ner barrel This will ba ,sther nrds
= than oyertaxed. as the rola,ive conone,i,io,
; between beer and whisky viii he srlI n favn,
, of the former article Tho general Tcans,
. No. 40 has been found to ioclpds sltooe,hs
too much and il has been nrorosod - -.
. that ont and to include nrovisior for II
' cense for miners. exn,essman insn,ance hal
b ers and substitnte brokers rio La, -
r least. will NOT he Objected IN
It is also nrcnosrd To tax co,tor siv con,
n per mound IN coin. Thi. il new co.tn,a