, 1875-02-11

20 ano1 mas t'ls Government after It tectcseH
srein'urtc51ent o fta direct pseuniary advances vii
Treasury aud CONSEQUENT res1 to tic tarayesr IN IN
the trannrortstton M faculties which this gress Mus *
r.i59sd 5'.n vii .lTs'' Afford viii great rs"eect yenr
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
ART1cIE8 on WHICH tFcnEAsED TAx II 70 m
LET1En.
tqEttfal Dt&pdteh 10 TAf ch.eaps Tribune
WAsn1SnTos, D. c.. Feb. 10.-The Wars and
Means Committee this morning modified tho
Rovenue hill, as It waB presouted yesterday, by
striking out the provisions for thu repeal
OF the tax on hank checks aud drafts,
by o1emp:ng cargoes now On shtp-boarl
from tho operations Of the act,
and By repeating the tax On matches. Tho pm
vlhion reltnposing tho tax upon hank-cheesla was
voted into tho bll yesterday morning, but At 4
private conference Of the Republican members
| Ut tho Committee. 1t was decided 10 vote 1t out
o. the bill tlfa morning. which was tlouc Iu
al) respects except thoso mentioned, tho bill Ia
exsetly "a it "a" reported last night, To-mor.
| row is h1ed 1qr t;a confederation. Dawes will
| open the subject by au extended npeech upon
the condition aud ucceshltica Of tha Treasury. j,
Ihe majority Of the House eau control tho bill
by
Il IL not probable that additional amendments !.
in tho Committee OF tho Whole will ;nto,f fero
with the passnge Of tho bill. The Republican
members Of tho Committee all voted for it, I
every reason to believe that tho Democrats i
will glva it very nearly united opposition In tho
uouse. They hare much to gaiu by it, and
nothing to loso: by opposing it they can
ly, against al increase. Of taxation, ::
while they arc certain, II the hill To-,
| nade party meaEuto, that the Republican ma !:
jority will enact 1t into law. No one favors tho
rtn1n n11t all teY tho
| Of mutual concessions, tho oproeeton does not
indicato that it IL likely to he dessated md =
etdHIY1ED NEITHER STRENGTH NOR wEAnNEse. :
Dawes states. tonight, TINT he thinks it VERY
uncertain whether fns1 vote can bo taken upo,
| tho bill tomorrow. kolley is dissatisfied with
! the Increase on whisky, because alcohol enters
largely into the co1t Of manufactures and thas.
consequently. conpeIitton With other uations
| will be disastrous. Two gallons Of whisky ars
required to mako ono Of alcolol 80 the iucrease
upon the latter is about co cents per gallon. Tic
| estimated revenue to be produced BY tho bill Is
repealed, and which waa last year g., 500, 600.
| TIE WHISKY IN DANGER OF BEING aToPPED xon
| NINETY DAYS.
! Tho ctAuso OF tho bill imposing Is cents upon
whisky. made before tho Pasaage of the bill,
| Will 1t IL claimed, compel an entire cessation df
the whlsky trade for from sixty to ninety days.
Tho Commisaioner Of Internal Revenue 4syo
there i 70 . stamp ts Which BY any method could be
ciont for the business OF ito Revenue
department, from sixty 70 ninotJ da5s would
could bo no TRANSACTIONS IN whisky except by
violation Of this law. The Committee are cou-
tldont shat they will be sbie to pass the bill
without any great opposition, and do not intend
to polmle any more bcbate than tB nocasaarJ.
An E7R TO wINDwAAp.
Tho Wholesale whisky. dealers are already pro-
paring to oyado the Is per cent tax on whisky on
hand. dealer in this city to-day took cut
| $1- AZ Fl.
dealers, and will dispose Of tho bulk Of bis stock
| to them. An application came today Dy tclc-
graph from ono diatrict In kentucky for half
million dollars worth Of stamps, which viii be
uned to tako whisky out ot bond preparatory
to transferring 1t to retailers.
f1n the d&soclafed frtss,1
TEXT OF TIE DILL.
WARRINGTON, D, g., Feb. 1G-Tha text of tbs
naw neyeuue bill. which Haa reported 10 thu
lIous6 to-day BY Mr. dawes, is ~ follows:
10 further protect the sinking fund. and to pro.
yids for tlle oxgencies Of the Government.
Ri enacted ETC., That from xnd ateE the d4te Is
,estcl oa a dis,ilsa spirit. on witch tne ta1 rre-
the sad spirits shall thon be in distillery or bonded
warehouse, or vat tax OF 81 on each proof gton or
er owner, person h.y!n9 posssssion thereo,, b..
lore it, removal from the aistiery bonded wasc
sss e se q s ss
hssesith !: hereby 5speaicd: pyesdea, That, IL
. TIM law now czstingt there shau be ieYiet and
eoteted t.1 Of IS eeats Being oue-haK increase of
the ta1 under THIS ac each and every gallon,
spstats ,nunuisetared snd rl.sod il bonded ware.
house prior to tho dsy when his act shall take effect,
I'LL ruch spirits then he'd by d4sttllers, recthers
who'esale dealers, having ia tetr possession, unef
a:t M r. st@psa q
disposs Of auch distilled spirits sttes this art ta
Ss: aa T. a1;s s y IT. s IT h ssf &
ternat hares'e aenut.nE thc ras1nent of The additions
ia. q y ssns psr gallon hsien imposed !! las*
II s IL ssss .ss as r. .
~ !'a., til, 'oT,t' fsn;sa *hs sa es 1%r
gssaa. sad assrsr:oa. + shsh a,:sa :pis III. j:
dssi sp}si tit imported @ 1e ifa fsreisn eountsss on
which the duty u h1ed iu tho nas!sed sasuted =
pgf e.an h' w hs1*.sf T. aeo III ss' collected
sto. / Th.t Sec ass 4 ths Revised stetutes ba
md a: :. hs1n y a ';snE sas ss
thereof lie words "tweutytour cents Per pound, u
provided tnst the sasrea.oo Of ta1 hersn psov4e for
o.i.tiEs Law sha have been pa'a when this act taIe'
eISs H. 8 That IN much Of seo. s,ts7 a. &mpo,es
..nitsx % friction ,aatchss, laclfer taa,cAes, o.
other articles nads In art Of wood and usti fos hka
Ind at..r ths asst dsy Of Ialy, is7s.
SEC. L. That on all no1asaea, not .nciItng tank.
ssda 81 e.
ard n color imported from foreign counir!eB. tlere
.n s 1srsa eoss,o sna p5a IL .d1n e IT,
hssscd Statutes, ~ amount equal to . per cant 81
raid <ncs "a levied upon tho several stadss 'hoFeln
sko. $. That 10 much Of ses. 80 q the Revised
statutas usrovidss that oy 10 cens OF tho eey'
sfs. ths.sa na by as t.
collected I'D p. b. snd 5hs a., .ss " !: he1ss,
aeflhed IN aatA s3tc 3hA shall he aud t4snatu h1