New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-26
The Little Tariff Bill.

receiving some attention.
The Little Tariff Bill.
The act for amending the customs ant
internal revenue laws, which has passet
both houses Of Congress, and now await
the signature Of the President, was agreed
upon by the conference committees, and il
called the "little tariff bill," perhaps be
cause, if it becomes law, it will increas,
the revenue but little. 1t has been re
ported that the act will be vetoed.
The sections relating to dnties on winel
and various articles imported and sold BY
grocers are as follows:
SEC. 2. That from and after the passage
OF this act in lieu OF the duties now i'm
posed by law on the merchandise hereinafter
enumerated, imported from foreign couA-
tries, there shall be levied, collected and
paid the following duties, that is to say: On
all still wines imported in casks, forty cents
per gallon; on all still wines imported in bot.
ties, 81 60 per case of one dozen bottles con.
tanning each not more than one quart and
more than pint, or twenty four bottles. con.
tanning each not more than one pint, and any
excess beyond those quantities found in
such bottles shall be subject to duty OF
five cents per pint, or fractional part thereof;
collected on the bottles; provided, that any
wines imported containing more than
twenty. four per centum of alcohol shall be
forfeited to the United States; provided,
also, that there shall be an allowance of
five per centum, and no more, on all
effervessiDg wines, liquors, cordials and dis
titled spirits in bottles, to be deducted from
the invoice quantity. in lieu OF breakage.
Sec. 3. That all imported wines OF the
character provided for in the preceding
section which may remain in public store
shall take effect shall be subject to no other
duty upon the withdrawal thereof for con-
sumption than if the same wers imported
after that day; provided that any such
wines remaining on ehipboard within the
limits Of any port Of entry in the United
States on the day aforesaid, duties unpaid.
shall for the purposes of this section be
considered as consfructively in public store
or bonded warehouse.
SEC. 4. That on apd after the date of the
passage of this act. in lieu of the duties i'm.
posed by law on the articles in this section
enumerated, there shall be levied, collected
and paid ON the goods, wares and merchan-
disc in THE section enumerated and pro-
vided for, imported from foreign countries,
the following duties and rates of duties,
that is to say: Oa hops, eight cents per
pound; on chromate and bichr0mate of
pOtassa, four cents per pound; on macar0ni
and vermicelli, and on all similar prepara-
tions, two cents per pound; on nitro benzOle
or Oil OF mirbane, ten cents per pound; on
tin in plates or sheets, and on terne and
taggers tin, one and onetenth cents per
pound; on anchovies and sardines, packed
n
teen cents per whole box, measnr-
ing not more than five inches long,
four inches wide, and three and one. half
inches deep; seven and half cents for each
half box measuring not more than five inches
long, four inches wide and one and five
eighths inches deep, and four cents for each
quarter box, measuring not more than four
and three quarter inches long, three and a
half inches wide and one and half inches
deep; when imported in any other form,
sixty per centum ad valOrem; provided, that
lerial, containing fish of any kind admitted
Tree of duty under any existing law or
treaty, not exceeding one quart in contents,
shall be subject to a duty of one and half
.ents on each can OF package, and where
one quart, shall be subject to q
luty of one and half cents for each addi
tional quart or fractional part thereof.
The bill provides heavy penalties for
Illicit distilllng, and for the punishment of
persons making fraudulent drawback
,laims; it continues the stamp tax ON
'hecks, drafts, ETC.; internal revenue special
axes remain about the same a. now. The
ime limited for the redemption of direct
AK lands is extended for one year from
June 8, 1874
The tax on bank notes and circulations is
ixed as follows:
SEC. l9. That every person, firm, or
association other than national bark assO-
'iations. and every corporation, State bank,
n State banking association shall pay a tax
,wn notes used for circulation and paid out
,y them.
SEC. 20. That every such person, firm, as
VOCATION, corporation, State bank, OF State
banking Association, and also every ma
iOnal banking association, shall pay n like
AK of ten per ceDtum on the amount of
notes of any person, firm or association
'ther than . national banking associa tiup,
II OF any corporation, State bank, Or State
'ankiDg association, OF of any town, CITY ur
municipal corporation, used for circulation
md paid out by them.
SEC. II. That the amount Of such circu-
ating notes, and Of the tax due thereon,
h5 returned, and the tax paid at the
amo time and in the same manner:
nth like penalties for q failure to return,
nd pay the same AZ provided by law for
he return and payment OF taxes on deposits,
apltal and Circulation imposed by the
xlstlng provisions OF the internal revenue