Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-24
The New Revenue Rill
The revenue bill, as it passed the House
yesterday afternoon, is as follows:


yesterday afternoon, is as follows:
section J. That from and after the date Of the pass
age oi TINS act there shall be levied and collected
all distilled spirits thereafter produced the United
States Of ninety cents on each PROOF aon or
wine gallon, when below proof, TO be paid rs the
before removal from NTH the dispry sg Sopd wsTa
hoose and 80 nnch Of section 3,25l Of the revised
with is hereby repealed. -
ana the same i hereby, amended by striking the
words twenty cents pound and inserting in
pound; and that section 3-194 of the revised sat
ntes be- and the same is hereby, amended by strik
and inserting in lieu thereof the word six, and by
striking out the word fifty aud inSerting instead
the increase Of taS herein provided for shah not
Ply TO tobacco on which the tax, under existing
laws, shall have b, en- paid when this act takes ef-
feet And Pror,ded f,rfhsy, That whenever it shall
Treasury by testimony under oath, that any person
nasio lan,ic to pay the increased tax by this
r9ary 1875, made contract for the future delivery
CT such tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, at
that date, such tobacco may be delivered to the con-
faGnS fT ne party eatied thereto, unless special permit
iaed therefor without pTeyi9.us payment 9fsmch ad-
lien thereon and shall be paid by and collected from
the purchaser under such contract before the sale or
collector of internal revenue the district TO Which
the same shall be removed for delivery TO the pur-
prior 70 the payment Of such tax shall subject him
and such tobacco sold or removed, all the pen
manufacturers of tobacco selling removing to-
bacco 10 AZ old the payment of the tax.
Sec 8. That on all mOlaSSes concentrated mOlasseS,
ttank bottoms, syrup Of sugar, Juice melada,
and on sugars according to the Dutch standard i'm
color imported from fSreiCn countries, there shall
be Levied, collected and paid in addition TO the duties
revised statutes, amount equal to 25 per centum
Of said duties as levied upon the several articles and
trated meada or concrete shall hereafter be cIassed
sugar, dutiable according to color by the Dutch
standard, and molada shall be known article
made in the process of sugar making, being the
JUICE boiled down TO the sugar point and containing
all the sugar and mOlasses resulting from the boiling
process Of purifying and Qualification, and any and
he considered sugar and dutable as such; and pro
vded further, that Of the draw back refined sugar
allowed by section 30l9 Of the revised statutes of th,
tnlted States only on8 per cent. OF the amount
allowed shall be released 10y the United States
Sec. f. That much of section 5O3 Of the revised
statutes provides that only % per cent of the
articles therein enumerated by section ?OI shall be
lev led, collected and paid, be- and the here
by, repealed and the several drties and rates of duty
prescribed ia said section 250i shall De and remain
az 10y that section levied, without abatement Of 10
per cent. provided 10y section 500.
Sec. 5 Thst the increase of duties provided by this
disc actually ship board and bound 70 the United
States the 10th day of February, Is75 nor on any
such goods, wares or merchandise deposit in
warehouses or public stores at the date of the passage
Sec. 6. That nothing contained in the act entitled
an act to amend existing custom and internal Teve
airy g. 1873 shall be construed to impose any duties
bOltng cloths Heretofore admitted free of duty,
nor to require the OF stamp upon the recei pt in
the receipt book OF saving bank institution for
savings, having no capital stock and doing no other
business than receiving deposits TO be loaned in
vested for the sole benefit of the parties making such
socistiOn or comps when money is paid to a de
pOsitOr on his pass book.