New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-11

can be collected with profit by the Government.
lie says that when the tax was SO q gallon, there
were 70,00000o gallons made yearly. and only 6000
600 or 100000 of this amount paid the tax. great
quantity Of ale and beer is made in his district, and
on that the present tax of 81 barrel is merely NOM
inal, is not felt, and he thinks it might easily
be doubled. Mr. Hathorn of New-York says
that he does not like the bill, but that
If the Department requires the money he shall prob
ably feel called upon to vote for it, He thinks that
the tariff is most unequally levied. He is the pro-
prietor of the Hathorn Spring at Saratoga He
says he has to pay duty his glass bottles or the
materials of which the glass is made. and also
duty on his corks and the wire yet the tariflaws
admit all foreign mineral waters bottles, cork, wire,
and all, free of duty He says it costs him four
cents duty on every bottle of water he sends abroad
All the gentlemen quoted are Republicans, and
their views are gven "a samnle Of the di3cSSssi
on their side of the House. Among the Democrats
who are preparing speeches against the bill are Mr.
Saylor of Ohio and Beck of Kentucky. The former
represents Cincinnati, which, he says, pays one-hf-
tenth of the entire tax in the country and Is
in by large odds the heaviest whisky district. lie
says that all honest dealers and disllers against
the tax and that only spectators and rogues are in
favor of 1t in the whisky districts. He thinks the
increased tax will encourage fraud in many way
and have tendency to drive honest dealers
who want to pay their taxes in competition with IL
hcit distilers who arc allowed TO evadc the tax He
says the Government cannot collect the additional
tax that it does not collect the present tax Of
20 cents that the whole City of Cincinnati protests
against the increase, and that the votes of Ohio,
Kentucky, and Illinois will be cast against it. Com
missioner Douglass said to-day that he thought he
could, with his present machinery, collect 81 per
gallon whisky as easily as 10 cents and that it Is
great mistake TO suppose that he docs not collect
all the tax whisky at the present rate. He says
his officers estimate that 95 per cent of the tax is
collected, and he agrees with them.
TEXT OF THE BILL
bill further to protect the sinking fund, and to pro
vide for the exigencies Of the Government
BE enacted de- That from and after the date OF tho
passage of this act there shall he levied and collected
all distilled spirits which the tax prescribed ny
law shall not have been paid, aud whether the SAID
spirits shall then be in dlstilcryi bonded warehouse or
not, tax OF 81 ON each proof gallon or wiue gaIioh
when below proof 10 be paid by the dstie owner or
person having possession thereof before removal from
the distery bonded warehouse; and so much o. sec
un oil OF the Revision Statutes or the United states
as is inconsistent hercwil Il is hereby repea,oc
Pr0ptded, that IN addition TO tie TAX OF 10 GEMS per
gallon imposed by law existing, there shd!i De
LEVIED and collected tax OF 10 cents being onehdt the
increase Of tax under this act on each ana every PROOF
gallon or wine gallon When below proof OF domestic
distilled spirits manufactured and placed IN bonded
warehouse prior 10 the day when this act shal take
effect and held in bonded warehouse at That tlme ana
all such spirits then held dI~tlers rectheis or
wholesale dealers having In their possession, Or unGer
their CONTROL distilled spirits IN stamped packages ana
any person who shall SELL transfer otherwise dispose
OF any such distilled epS, after this ac takes eject
until additional stamp to he especially printed lor
this purpose by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
denotiug men OF the additional tax Of 10 cents per
gallon herein imposed is purchased and attached 10 te
packages, or package, containing the same, IN snc1
manner the Commissioner or Internal Re ehue shal
prescribe shall be subject 20 ana pay ehy o. 81 ,or
moved shall he forfeited 10 the United States; and
Irocided further. that all brandy, GIN, rum and on
all compounds and preparations u which distilled
spirits compOnent part of the chief yalIc embracing
all the forms Of distilled spirits imported from foreign
countries, which the duty liked IN the revised
statutns per gallon the duty hereafter to he levied,
collected, and paid shall be 50 80 per proof gallon
SEC. 2. That Section 1865 OF the Revised Statutes
be- aud the hereby aneudo1 by striking out the
thereof the words l cents per pound provided
The increase of the tax herein provided for snail not
apply. tobacco which the Tax under the existing
law shall have been paid when this act takes elect
SEC g. That much Of Section 9l37 as imposes
stamp tax on friction matches lucifer matches, OF Other
articles part Of wood and used Tor IKE pur-
poses be- and the Is hereby repeated 10 lde eect
on and after the first day Of July, 1915,
SEC. That on all molasSes (nOt lDcludng tank-Douom
syrup Of sugar-cane juice melado, or concentrated
mrladO) ana sugar, according To the DuCh standard
IN color imported from foreign countries, there hai be
imnosed in Schedule "C" Section 1884 OF Revised
as levied upon the several grades therein designated
SEC. g. That much OF Section 25D3 OF the Revised
Statutes as provides that only ~ per ceDum OF the
several duties and rates OF duty Imposed on certain ar
tcles therein enumerated by section 2t0i shall DC
levied collected aud paid, be- aud the same Is hereby
repealed and the several duties ana rates OF uuy pre-
scribed IN Section 1854 shall be and remain as by
that levied without abatement OF 10 per ceEtu
as provided IN Section 1905
SIC That the Increase Of duties provided by this act
shall apply 10 goods wares Or merchandise ac-
tually shpboard and bound to the United States on
the 10th day OF February 1870 nor on any such goods
wares merchandise deposit in warehouses or pub
Dic stores at the cate OF the passage OF tiis act