The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-11
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1876.
TEXT OF THE NEW TARIFF BILL AS INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE.
The text OF the revenue bill reported to the
House to-day BY Mr.. Dawes is as follows:-
A BILL to further protect the sinking fund anu to
provide Tor the cxigences OF the government
BE 1t enacted. &c, that from ana alter the date
OF he passage OF this act there shall be levied and
collected on all distilled spirits which the tax
prescribed by law shall not have been paid, and
whether the said spirits snail then be in dIstillery,
bonded warehouse or not, tax OF 81 on each
proof gallon or wine gallon when below proof TO
possession thereof before removal from the dis
Ilery or bonded warehouse and so much OF sec.
ton 3.251 oil the Revised Statutes OF the United
States as IS inconsistent herewith Is hereby re-
peaed.
Resolved, That in addition to the tax of seventy
there snail be levied and collected tax OF fifteen
cents, being One-hali the increase OF tax under
this act on each aid every proof gallon wine
gallon when below proof or domestic distilled
spirits manufactured and placed In bonded ware
house prior to the day wnen this act shall take
effect, and held In bonded warehouse at that time
and on all such spirits then held by dstilers, rec.
filters or wholesale dealers. having in Their posses
sion or under their control distilled spirits in
stamped packages; ana any person who shall SELL
transfer or otherwise dispose OF any such distilled
spirits alter this act takes effect until additional
stamp TO be especially printed Tor this purpose BY
the Commissioner OF Iniernal Revenue, denOtlng
payment OF the additional TAX of fifteen cents per
gallon herein imposed, Is purchased and attached
to the packages or package containing the same,
IN such manner as the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue snail prescribe, snail be subject to and
pay penalty OF 81 Tor each and every gallon so
removed, and the spirits so removed shall be for
ielted to the United States; and provided, further
that on all brandy, gin, rum. and on all com.
pounds and preparations OF which distilled spir-
ITS IS component part of the chief value, en-
braclng all the forms 0! distilled spirits imported
from foreign countries on which the duty as liked
In the Revised Statutes IS So per gallon, the duty
hereafter to be levied, collected and paid shall be
So so per proof gallon.
SECTION 2.-Tlat section 3,35s of the Revised
Statutes be and the same Is HEREBY amended, by
striking out the words, 'twenty cents per pound,'
and Inserting in lieu thereof the words, "twenty.
Jour cents per pound" provided that the increase
Of the tax herein provided for shall not apply to
tobacco on which the tax under the existing law
shall have been paid when this act takes effect.
SEC. 3-rhat so much or section 3,437 imposes
a stamp tax on friction matches. luclfer matches
or other articles made In part OF wood and used
for like purposes be, ana the same Is hereby re-
pealed 10 take effect on aud after the LIST DAY OF
July. 1875.
SEC. 4.-That on all molasses mot including tank
bottom syrup OF sugar cane juice, melado or con.
centrated meladO), and on sugars, according to
tue Dutch standard in color, imported IRON for
elgn countries there snail be Levied collected aud
paid. IN addition 10 the duties now imposed in
schedule G, section 1884, OF the Revised Statutes,
an amount equal 10 twenty-five per cent OF said
duties as levied upon the several grades therein
designated.
SEC. s. That so much OF section 2.5o3 OF the Re.
vised Statutes as provides that only ninety per
centum OF the several duties and rates OF duty
imposed on certain articles therein enumerated
by section 1904. snail be ievIed, collected and
several duties and rates of duty prescribed IN said
section 2,504 shall he and remain as by that sec
ton levied without abatement OF ten per centum
as provided IN section =, sos.
SEC. 9. That the increase OF duties provided by
this act shall not apply to any goods. wares or
merchandise actually on shipboard and bound to
the United States on the 10th day OF February,
1873; nor on any such goods. wares or mercnan.
disc on deposit in warehouses; or public stores at
the date OF he passage OF TINS act.
The committee agreed yesterday to repeal that
part of the present law which requires stamps on
bank checks, &C.; but this morning they struck
out the contemplated repeating section before
reporting the bill to the House.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY IN THE ALABAMA IN
CURRY.
The Alabama Investigating Committee to-day
took the testimony OF General Heaey, United
States Marshal Tor Alabama, in which he
said the State authorities could have
quelled the disturbance reported without the
aid or federal troops. The State Is now quiet. The
testimony is closed. There VIII be two reports
one by Mcssrs. Coburn, Albright and Cannon, and
the other By Messrs. Buckner and LuttreIl.