Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-17
Text Of the New Tax Bill.


was reported to the House to-day by
Mr.. Dawes, is as follows:
A BILL to Further Protect the Sinking
Fund, and to Provide for the Exigen cies
of the Government.
BE 1t enacted, etc., That, from and
after the date of the passage of this
act, there shall be levied and collected
oo all distilled spirits on which the tax
prescribed by law shall not have been
paid, and whether the said spirits shall
then be in distillery or bonded ware
house, or vat, tax Of 81 on each proof
gallon, or even gallon when below proof
to be paia by the distiller, owner, or
person hsr'ng possession thereof be-
fore its re;ooval from the distillery or
bonded warehouse; and so much of
section 1881 of the revision of the
statutes O. The United States as is in.
consistent herewith is hereby repealed.
Provided, That In addition to the tax
Of seventy cents per gallon imposed by
the law now existing, there shall be
levied and collected tax of fifteen
cents. being one half Increase of the
tax under this act, on eacn and every
proof gallon, or wine gallon when be-
low proof, of domestic distilled spirits
manufactured and placed in bonded
warehouse prior to the day when this
act shall take effect, and held 10 the
bonded warehouse at that time, and on
all such spirits then held by distllers,
rectifers or wholesale Dealers having
in their possession or under their con-
troll distilled spirits in stamped pac &
ages; and any person who shall sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any
such distilled spirits after this act takes
effect, until an additional scamp, to be
especially printed for this purpose by
the Commissioner of 1nteru~ Revenue
denoting the payment of the additional
tax of l5 cents per gallon herein i'm
posed, is purchased and attached to the
package or packages containing the
same, in such manner as the Commits
sloner of Internal Revenue shall pre-
scribe, shall be subject to and pay a
penalty of 81 for each and every gallon
so removed, and the spirits so removed
shall be forfeited to the United States;
and, prouideei further. that on all bran
dy, gin rum, and on all compounds aud
preparations OF which distilled spirits
is coupon part of chief value, EN-
bracing as1.lsesss dlssi.ei spirits IN
ported from foreign countries. on which
the duty as fixed in the revised statutes
is 81 per gallon, the duty hereafter to
be levied, collected aud paid shall be
So so per proof gallon.
Sec. 2. That section 1868 of the
revised statutes be and the same is
hereby amended by striking out the
words Twenty cents per ponnd,' and
inserting in lieu thereof the words
twenty-four cents per pouud,' pro-
vided that the increase of tax herein
pr"vided for shall not apply to tobacco
Oh which The tax under the existing
law shall have been paid when this act
takes place.
SEcTIoN 3. That so much of section
3 437 AS imposes stamp-tax on tric
ton matches, lucfer matches. or other
articles made 10 part of wood aud used
for like purposes. be, and is hereby re-
pealed. TO take effect on and after the
ist day Of July, 1875.
SEC. 4. That on all molasses. not
including tank bottom, syrup or sugar
cane juice, or concentrated melado, and
on sugars, according to the Dutch
standard in color imported from for
eiau countries, there shall be levied
collected aud paid, in addition to the
duties now imposed in schedule g, Sec
ton 2 504 of the revised statutes, an
amount equal to rs per cent. of said
duties as levied upon the several grade
therein designated.
FROZEN TO DEATH.-RoCKFoRD,
H., February PA farmer named
John Carpenter was found on the Har-
rison road yesterday frozen to death.
He was returning home, and is sup
posed to have fallen off his wagon, as
his team arrived safe in Harrison, his
destination. There are also current
reports that a young lady named Carl
ton, living five miles from Rockford,
was found dead, but nothing reliable
has vet reached us
LuDINGToN, Mich, February 12.-
A German named Cashar Heppur froze
to death In bed last night sleeping in
house otherwise unoccupied, with in
sufficient clothing. He depended on
whiskey to keep him warm.
MoGREaoR, Iowa, February 12.-
This morning man named Barney
Carey was found frozen to death about
five miles below Lansing, in Faville
township. He is supposed to have
been intoxicated.
Is IT BENDER ?-SAN Francisco,
CAL, Feb. IA dispatch from Flor
ence, Arizona Territory, states that a