The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-11
STATE TICKET.


nv zs.anrsr ef .sass.
saM'L L. RANKIN, of Washington County.
Jor Rsgtsssr n sae Lind oeir,,
C. c. CARPENTER, of Webster County.
Pr Aseney General,
HENRY o'coNNOR. of Muscatine County
Izrezo-s al Laref.
G.I. GLASGOW, of Wayne County.
]. B. Young, of Linn County.
4ssiaaa,s,
]. B. GRlNNELI, of Paweshiek ouniy.
L D. INGERS0fL, Of Muscatine County
MR. ALLIsos ON THE WHISKY TAX.
We publish from the very abe speech Of
Mr. Allison, Of the Dubuque District, mem4
Der of the Committee Of Ways and Neess
in Congress, portion Of his remarks on the
i've perusal of our readers:
This bill proposes division of the tax en-
distilled spirits We frs. put special tax
on the dis,iler- Then We pnt q daily tax on
the dis;iilery. or tar on the capacity Of the
distillery. We then pu, specific tax on the
spirit; then q tar on the Wholesale dealer, a
tax on the recti6er. end also tax on the re.
tail dealer.
have made careful estimate Of the
amount Of rerenue the. can fairly be ex,
peeled from the bill under consideration,
should it be substantially enacted into !as.
In making this estimate have been careful
10 come within the lowest estimate which !
think possible Of the amount Of ANIMAL con-
sumption IN this country. The bill provides.
in the first place, for special tax Of $500
upon all distlleries haying annual capae-
ity Of two hundred gallons. or lesa. and in ad-
dition 81 per barrel upon all spirits distilled
over and ahore 2aa barrels in any one year.
] should say, however, n making Up this es-
Tina | haze estimate! the oral cahsump-
ton Per ananus ct ssventy-hve million SAT
LONG. 1t viii he apparent. think that no
elistiiieT wiz aneIy far the prisiie se OF n,anu-
featuring spirits nader this is-w nnisss he tn-
tends 10 pay .ha tax at least npon the erea'er
portion OF his manufacture. NJ the law pro
vides that ae .isiillery ana dstiltery preuI~
ises must re nneneamhered by any lien 10
eHypersonw bat soeyer. Assuming that no dis
tillery will he licensed Of - less capacity
than two hundred barrels per e,,uum makes
the sneeai tax upon the annual amount of
whisky produced two aud one half cents per
gallon: aud assuming that even with the
stringent law. as proposed, the anDuai Illicit
production viii reach fifteen million gallons.
we have Production upon which. the special
tax will be paid Ct sixty million gallons.
equal in amount TO : ,500e00 per annum.
There is in addition to this a provision for
taxing TIE capacity Of dis,iieries by estima-
ting the capacity Of their maSh,ut ., which is
hive dollars per day upon y n,ashiig eapseitv
OF one hundred bushels Of grain ard three
Hoifars nor day 1,1nr an oh additional bue,lr ad
bushels Of grain. believe that he effect of
this bull will be TO concentrate the business
INTO the hands nj men owning large aistilier
les SO that i - safe to assume that few dis.
filters will pay the special tax unless having
rnasi,ing capacity of at least one hundred
bushels Per day. and think they will average
Two hundred bushels per day. which would
make daily tax Of eight dollars nron each
distsiiesy and assuming that twelve hundred
disitiieries win pay the tax there viii he paid
from this source Sa,5oi 900 Fixing the spa.
eifc tax upon the spirits distilled 1T SHY
eants per gallon. which is the lowest amount
OF specific tax ! would place upon spirits.
and assuming tina. sixty million geltoas will
pay this tax. and allowing for 6 teen million
gallons of illicit distiilation ga before. there
will be paid into the Treasury $50, 60a. 600
per annnm. Ws have tax ed wholesale deal
ers in liquors at the rate of Two and half
per cent unen all sales Of distilled shirts,
and estimating the vulae of zach gallon in the
nd en- $50. = i .-,;,..,;. ~. g., ,.:Ii
onI, ~ ~. ..ias he whoias.,a 49,. ,,.,;i
Tic nroaac, or,,s. .bs rs,a;s ',a.,.r =. .;ii
.ova c. ~. sa.,r.a ,.ae $500 hs,s
~. cor, non - mn ma :, ..oss sp =.
last ssoo nao asfo - ,,h;at. essa..I5 - -
~ least Sl,a0a, 900 for sale of foreign ign os-,
sinas and malt hqors. maaing total OF S.
also 10 ,a.s;e =. =, as
from vh;eh - iii ,r.a;v. 4 :. Ins.. sa" ~ .
ooo mar .nnnm n, ssr,hs $3.50, 49, ~ -
It'd Honor assl.-e e !, ,,sr go
annual snec;af tav resI;,;n,- g., tbs ,sar a.
!, ro,,d $1,000. 60 nnr 10,
Tha La, ~. .e-.:Is~s.:
- %. 49,. .ons Hs- '.1ioH 'nereaSes 'his
sye ~ on. .bnn..na H,i,s.s 'f,' ,h; sIey
a.fs N -. ,hs. IN '.'aA !. -
rsta;l l;onor as.ls,. ..su 49, s!'ss.aa ;sA uron
nra.ant "a. :. =, a,e,sr. - ssra... t e,'s
aolsrs each. vh;eb viii o;vs ns mr., ,he
h.,ia NJ iss, "a, "a ol, ooo
TO rssapisuiste We will receive
From sreciaf tax-' distiler. ....... n 500 900
From capacity Of snash-tubs--da;!y tax. s.5o4,see
sneeife tax on spirits at 90 cents..... ssea noe
Wholesale liquor a-alers ............... fa0a 900
Rec,isers An tcompounacrs ............... 5ne 900
Retail liquor dsaiers s.oes, 900
49,,
i,
..,s p., ne 49, . ,hs aaose estimate rs
~ III, sss ~ ap az saoatu
ms ON oseams Ia1'nre seo o.,s .oo', which.
an saasaea, y o..o, Nhas tne aeiaa. re,
eeipts .wonld be II the law Is administered
officers n iii .basa ast;r,s,a. hara 80,
,aken into acco,,,. anv ..Y rns,r, e1s mn aoo
Of ;l,;c,. nro5nrs which lii IL ,.r,a,. II
ancaa M Az air;o;an, ~. ~ .sIss's To-
law am vel, sa,;ssea hamssa. q ~.
should The ,ax be reduced q nrono.sd aiaa.
~. "a'i ~. os iafeeiy ussa Tor industrial purpo>
,wo dollars per gallon was imposed: go that,
sblv. th., ~. ANNA ln,n., ,a'..y ana ssasoe>
bin viii be increased ten ,n;,s;as aIusa 'hs
on..f;nh ~ IL ...a.s, . a.sl"n ea'aohs, or
,;as n'.a l;e o. .ns p,e;en. estimated consamp-