The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-26
The Proposed Revenue Bill.

WASHINGTON. February l0.-The text OF
The revenue bill reported 10 the House to-day
By Mr.. Dawes. from the Committee on W avs
and Means, is H. follows:
ABILL TO FURTHER PROJECT the SINKING FUND
AND TO PROVIDE FOR IHE EAIGENClEs or TIE
GOVERNMENT.
he Il enacted, etc. That from and after the
date 0i the passage Of this act there shall be
levied and collected on all distilled spirits on
which the tax prescribed by law shall not have
been paid and whether the said spirits shall then
b, IN distillery, neutrality-suspicious.. or vat a tax
81 one dollar on each proof gallon, or wine gallon
when below proof, 10 be paid by the dstiller.
owner or person having possession thereof before
nmoval from the distillery or bonded warehouse
Ana 80 much Of section ], 2Jl Of Revised statutes
q the United states as is inconsistent herewith H.
hereby repealed. Provided. that in addition To
ne tax OF 20 cents pcr gallon imposed 10y law now
existing, there shall be levied aud collected a tax
:" u cents. being one half the increase OF the
10y under this act, on each and every proof
gallon, or wine gallon when below proof
q domestic distilled spirits manufactured
anu placed In bonded warehouse, prior
" The day when this act shall take
elect. and held i'm bonded warehouse at that
TINE, and on eli such spirits held by distllers
fcctiers or wholesale dealers having in their pos
session or under their control distilled spirits or
.elhlei packages, andany person who shall sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose OF any such dis.
uilei spirits after this act takes effect until an
Allitional stamp To be especially printed for this
purpose by the Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
tNtf henotinE the payment OF the additional tax
y y cents per gallon herein imposed Is purchased
ana attached 10 the packages containing the same
such manner az the Commissioner 81 Internal
revenue shallprescrbe, shall be subject 20 and pay
penalty Of one dollar for each and every gallon 50
'mnNed, and the spirits 50 removed shall be for
rllel 70 the United states; and, provided, fur
WI mat on brandy gin rum and all compounds
thd preparations of which distilled spirits Is the
einponent part of chief value. embracing all
'rms u distilled spirits imported from foreign
untries on which the duty a. fixed in the Revis-
statutes is az per gallon. the duty hereafter to
leyied, collected and paid shall be ESQ per
roof gallon.
sec.2. That section 3 ,3Gs OF the Revised stat
'e- be and the same Il hereby amended by strik
= OUT thc words Twenty cents per pound !"
nj inserting in lieu thcreofth words twenty
wv cents per pound" provided that the in
- o. tax herein provided for shall not APP
IN NJ .ona1eo on which taN under existing law
w nave been paid when this act takes effect.
~. >. That 80 much Of section 3 .437 as i'm
-es stamp tax friction matches mcit.r
'sc.i's, or o'her articles made in part Of wood
l uscllor Ike purposes. be and the same II
chy repealed. to take effect on AMI after no
~ day Of July, 1875.
sec.i' on all molasses-not including tank
lloh, syrup " sugar cane Juice mclado or
nccntrated melado, and on sugars nccori;n,,
ihe Dutch standard In color, imported from
reign countries, there shall be levied, collected
u paid, In addition ~ duties now i,nnosaJ 4,
hedule g. section 2 ,50i " Revised Stati,tcs ~,
Mount equal 70 . per cent. of said duties ~
wed upon the several grades therein deA ignatcd
W., ?. ihat 50 much OF section ,Sa OF the Re
me several duties and rates OF duty imposed
certain articles therein enumerated by section
~ slall he levied, collected and paid be and
same ~ hereby repealed; and the several du :
and rates OF duty prescribed In said section
~ sha be and remain as by that section levied
.hout abatement Of 10 per centum as provided
section ,J03.
zee. 6. That the increase of duties provided
Wv act shall notapply 10 any goods. wares Of
'hah,hse actually on shipbOard
bound 10 the United states
VIC 10Th day OF February, 1873; nor on
such goods, wares or merchandise ON dcposit
saage Of this act.