The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-26
The New Tariff Bill.
The following is the text of the Tariff bill as
passed by the House

The following is the text of the Tariff bill AZ
passed by the House
SECTION l. That from and after the date of pas
sage of this act there shall be levied and collected
all distilled spirits thereafter produced in the United
States tax of 30 cents on each proof gallon, or
wine gallon when below proof, to be paid by the
dstiller, owner, person having possession thereof
before removal from the distilery or bonded ware
house, and so much OF section 1921 OF the Revised
Statutes of the United States as is inconsistent here
with In repealed.
SEQ. q That section 1865 of the Revised Statutes
be, and the same il, hereby amended by striking out
the words 30 cents pound " and inserting in lieu
thereof the words "a cents u pound" prOUided
that section 1884 of the Revised Statutes be- and the
same is, hereby amended by striking out the word
1--WE wherever IT occurs therein and inserting in
lieu thereof the word "six," and by str1k-
ing out the word sixty" and inserting seventy
Ave." increasing the duIy cigars from IS 10 50 per
thousand, and ON cigarettes from $3.50 to S2.75; ;
prOuided, that the increase Of tax herein provided
for shall not apply to tobacco cigars, cigarettes
which the tax under the existing law shall have
been paid when this act takes effect.
SEC. g. That on all molasses, concentrated mo-
lasses, tank bottoms, syrup OF sugar, cane Juice,
melada, and on sugar according TO the Dutch stand
ard color, imported from foreign countries, there
shall be leyied, collected, ana paid, i'll addition TO
duties now imposed in schedule q, section 1904 of
the Revised Statutes amount equal to 20 per cent
of said duties az levied upon the several articles
and grades herein designated; prorided, that con-
centrated melada or concrete shall hereafter
Toe cassed as sugar, dutiablc according TO
the color of the Dutch standard and
melada shall be known and defined article
made in the process of sugar-making, being cane
juice boiled down to the sugar point, and containing
all the sugar and moasses resulting from the boiling
process without any process OF purging or clart-
cation, and any and all productions of sugar cane
imported in bags, mats, baskets, or other than light
packages, shall be considered sugar, and duable
such; aud prorided further, tina of the drawback
on refined sugar exported allowed by section 3,0l9
OF the Revised Statutes of the United States only
one per cent. OF the amount 80 allowed shall be re-
tanned by the United States.
SEC 4. That 80 much of section 1908 OF Their e.
vised Statutes provides that only 30 per centum
of the several duties and rates of duty imposed ON
certain articles therein enumerated by section 504
shall be levied collected and paid be, and the same
is hereby repealed and the several duties and rates
of duty prescribed in said section 504 shall be and
remain by that section levied without abat sment
of 10 per cent, provided in section 2,503
SEC &. That the increase of duties provided 10y
this act shall not apply to any goods mer-
chandise actually on ehipbosrd and bound to the
United States before the 10th day of February,
1875, nor on any such goods wares or merchandise
deposit in warehouses public stores at the date
OF the passage OF this act.
Section provides that nothing in tho act of Feb.
T. 1875 (the Little Tariff act, shall be construed To
impose any duty on boiling cloths heretofore ad-
mitted free OF duty 10 require the Of stamps
on entries OF receipts in the passbooks Of saving,
banks