The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-24

SECTION l. That from and after the
date of the passage Of this act there shall
be levied and collected on all distilled
sphsts thereafter produced in the United
States a tax of 80 cents for each and
every wine gallon, when below proof tc
be paid by the distiller, owner
or person having possession
thereof before the removal from
the distillery or bonded warehouse and
so much of section 3,25l OF the revised
statutes of the United States inconsistent
Is repealed.
SEC. .. That section 1868 of the re
visied statutes be, and the same is hereby
amended by striking out the words
twenty cents pound and inserting in
lieu thereof the words "twcnty-tour cents
pound" provided, that section 1884 OF
the revised statutes be and the same i
hereby amended by striking out the
word five wherever it occurs therein
and inserting in lieu thereofthe word "slN
and by striking out the word "sixty and
inserting "sevcntv-fve,' increasing the
duty on cigars from five to six dollars Il
thousand and on cigarettes from 81 80 10
81 Is. Provided, that the increase oftaN
herein provided for, shall not apply TO
tobacco, cigars, or cigarettes, on which
tax under the existing law shall have
been paid when this act takes effect.
SEC. 3. That on all molasses, coHcen
tracd molasses, tank bottoms, syrup of
sugar cane juice, mcladas, aud on sugar
according to the Dutch standard color I'M
ported from foreign countries; there shall
be levied, collected and paid, in addition
to the duties now imposed in schedule G.,
section 2,j04 Of the revised statutes, an
amount equal to twenty-five
per cent of said duties
levied upon the several articles and
grades herein designated; Provided, that
concentrated molada or concrete shall
hereafter be clasScd as sugar. and dulta-
bic according to the color of the Dutch
standard. Meiada shall be known and
defined as an article made in the process
Of sugar making being cane juice boiled
down to the sugar point, and containing
all the sugar and molaSses resulting from
the boiling process, without any procc,,
OF purging or Qualification, and any
and all preparations of sugar cane
imported in mats, baskets or other
than light packages, shall be considered
sugar and dutiablc As such; and, provid-
ed further, that of the Drawback of re-
fined sugars exported, allowed by section
3Olg of the revised statutes of the United
States. only per cent Of the amount So
allowed shall be retained by the United
States.
SEC. 4. That 80 much of section 25O3
of the revised statutes rs provides that
only 30 per centum of the several duties
and rates Of duties imposed on certain
articles therein enumerated by section
2jO4, shall be levied, callcctrd and pail
be-. and the same Is hereby repealed;
and the several duties and rates
of duties repealed in said section
2jOi shall be- and remain IL by that Sec
ton levied, without the abatement of ten
per crntum. H. provided in section 2jO3
Sec. ). That the increase Of dutic, pro-
vidcd for by this act shall not apply TO
any goods. wares or merchandise on ship
board and bound to the United States on
or before the 10th day February, 1875,
nor any such goods. wares or m"rchundis"
on deposit in warehouses or public stores
at the date of the passage OF thi, act.
SEC. 6. Provides that nothing in the
act of February Sth, 1875, lthc littI"
tariff act shall he construed to impose
any duty on batting and cloths, before
admitted free of duty, or to require the
Use Of stamps on entries of receipts in
pas, books Of savings banks.
The House then adjourned.