Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-10

The following is the new Tax and
Tariff bill, for the raising of revenue
for the support of the Government,
which passed the House of Congress
last week and the Senate yesterday,
and which only needs the Presidents
approval te become q Law: .z,.,..
SASAAvr \. Ha.-S $50. >N-
date of passage of this act, there shall
be levied aud collected ON all distilled d
spirits thereafter produced in the
United States tax of 80 cents ON each
proof gallon, or wine gallon when be.
low proof, to be paid by the distiller.
owner, or person having possession
thereof before removal from tho dis
tillery or bonded warehouse, and go
much of section 3,251 of the revised
statues of the United States "a is in
consistent herewith is repealed.
SEC. 2. That section 3,36S Of the
revised statutes be, and the same is,
hereby amended ty striking out the
words $50 cents pound" and insert
ing in lieu thereof the words "24 cents
. pound" prouided, that section 1884
of the revised statutes be, and the same
is hereby. amended by striking out
the word "five" wherever il occurs
therein, and inserting in lieu thereof
the word "six," and by striking out
the word s'sixty," and inserting
seventy five, increasing the duty on
on cigars from IS to sc q thousand,
and on cigarettes from $3.50 to $275 ;
provided. that the increase of tax here.
in provided for shall not apply to to-
bacco, cigars or cigarettes on which
the tax under the existipg law shall
have been paid when this act takes
effect.
SEC. 3. That on all molasses, con.
centrated molasses, tank.bottoms,
syrup of sugar, cane-juice, melada,
and on suaar according to the Dutch
standard color, imported from foreign
countries, there shsll be levied, collect
ed and paid, in addition to duties now
imposed In schedule G, section 2,504
of the revised statutes, an amount
equal to % per cent. Of said duties a
levied upon the several articles and
grades herein designated; provided,
that concentrated melada or concrete
shall hereafter be classed % sugar,
dutiablo according to the color of the
Dutch standard, and melada shall be
known and defined as an article made
In the process OF sugar .makin9, being
cane-j juice boiled down to the sngar
point, and containing all tho sugar and
molasses resulting from the boiling
process without any process of purg.
ing or Qualification, and any and all
production of sugar.csne imported In
bags. mats, baskets or other than light
packages, shall be considered sugar
and dutiable a. such; and provided,
further, that OF the drawback on 70.
fined sugar exported, allowing by
3,Ol9 of the revised statutes OF the
| United States, only per cont. Of the
amount 80 allowed shall be retained
by the United States.
| SEC. 4. That 90 much Of section
| 2,503 OF tho revised statutes 90 pro.
vides that only 80 per centum OF the
several duties and rates of duty i'm.
posed on certain articles thericn en-.
numeratcd by section 1854 shall BE-
levied, collected and, paid be and the
same 10 hereby, repealed, and the SOW
erxl duties and rates Of duty prescrib
cd in said section 2,504 shsll be and re-.
main 40 by that section levied with,
ont abatement Of 10 per cent. provided
in section 2,50S.
SEC. 5. That the increase of duties
provided by this act shall not apply
to any goods, wares or merchAndisa
actually on shipboard, and bound
to tho United States on or befor,
TIM 10th 6sv ~ Enhvm.r~ 1c7S
nor any such goods, wares or merchan
disc on deposit in warehouses or pub
lie stores at the date Of the passage o
this act.
SIC. 6 provides that nothing in III,
act Of February 1876 (the Little Tarli
acD, shall be construed 10 impose AM
duty on boiling cloths heretofore I'd
mitted free Of duty, or TO require TIL
use Of stamps on entries or receipts Il
i the pses.booke Of eAyipgs banks,