, 1876-02-28

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Distrlct Attorneys l. to bc eont IN tomorrow.
II 10 understood that Mr. Plesrepont Mill ASSUME
tho cntre responsibility In regard to tas author"
adlp Of this lettor.
THE TAX an WHISKY.
oon,r,c.r,cw avn sIwp1rr1r.T,nr ~ ruv ,x.
rrus.I"pryrwrr 1awaN1ow wm,.Fy.n,nas
~. ~ ~ ntrvxrr,,n " r,777.v
"A1 ~ -. 1890. ~ 80 ~ 1.".a MT. ..,.x,
tat".ns'on 4Hspase* 10 .'ss ~ He,u'o' 81:
1noho WHO na7o oeen aatounaoo ~ 1ae extent
and guccesB Of tho great whisky frauds out West
ntl appreciate tue purpoao Of tho COMMITTEES Of
tho JYine and Spirit Traders Bociety Of tho
o"''eu n.sto0' wv a4o ne'' " 80, oous! "
pass bill to codifY and simplify tho 1nternal-
l.ovenuo law relating to tho tax On Distilled
spirits.
Ti,n ron,rot,,a. :. ,on,,..a ., .,n +,,,,v,no
~ ., eonsso 40 eo"pponu =, ~. " VI" .o"o""e
na!ned eonuemen: " NJ hioo' OF tho urn OF
George ". Kidd Co.. succcssora 10 8. N. Pike
d Co.; J. LienAn l. Co; William III. FIiess, OF
william Ii. F1lcss i Co.. Col. u. No. n. Losssr,
~ 49, ~ =: LOU o1a4'ne o'us; auu 'oun nI,ss s' VI
1ohn Tracey d o., chairman OF committee.
Tho bill wtll bo introduced this wook BY Mr.
Meade, of Nov York, II Ia claimed that that tho
;at,." =" S1ps". ,,a.ta.s. 80 ,,s, l., antIn.
injury 10 honeat ouhiaoss. 10" mon III coilo-
alon with oihcers nave fonboo sho uovesnment
Of millions of dollars aud nearly ruined tho
jeritimAtn Ft0uOF tr8f]6 0f TIM c01nkFT. II In
.stfn,toa +h,t t,o ~ n,o,o ,avonro oG13c;,,a oro
ss.ast.."a IN. sro.. nxr.t. as,..,s". ~
associated with every private ncf1Auder. no
fne eho % c3mp'ote .ne mIno": . .on eoopEaloh pan
g. .ne sopesF.sos' GotoV.os, UGspu.x U9aeet9e.
o!osoksepes, IN asIkea u. .Ho 13 ale.l'gs. 10
!emeaY 1neso esll1 anu pta!ent !lnnu anu ull1egu-
larities, y proposed 70 aeiocallzo tac fosehue aye
o.nc'aa; gnaer tao psoSC,1s esSiem X, %oW'oveo ~
tro paa n ~. Sass,oS. tno IN oaa seanoea tae e
amount to Si,a9oo ooo; ALSO 'ho present lax 10 ~
EGGl8 Rkli0H.
" s na!u tnht tne o1pss1e9Ee o. tno Io1F yoAte1
from tniS: ioG4, 20 1u'y. ions. eno"oa, Wkn
ta3 Of si.ou, datlng ~ montns. ana ~ antlnE
ers ns - ~ 9 az IT.. " tho N
sna snse an1 seafe, ssom 9ay; loSo, M TO 9annas'
1870 with = tax practically o. ~ cents, an aVe-
rage yoafy income Or W. ~ ~ oao saas sno".ng
Of the lower w 4sto II sto oi tho f.o. ilas tie
volume Of business va notorlously Ter, mneh
groatpf during tho Seara "hen tho A1ghoF tax
pr1Sailed; ~. III,
lho o1ne! ptoslslonS 81 sue oil *" III hHu-
.slsod to to es, oo0 yosr: Deputy c9.an'ss'oner 9H
70 L. 1o.ogo; ~ s1petvaoIto e. wn ndta ssias -
Gpo each. IN bonds Of $!0o.9u oach o. - Gol-
1eo!qta 81 eaiery o. @.o. oonus ~ o3a ol Tiuu,o
~ ~ Depat1y ~ ooocsoss aaasy o. g5Sv ~ onaa OF
SxUu59; 5uo hangers, 6a'ary ". oou, oonos elu..
egp eoo hsotcKecPere; aalas! S!'Oo, ootias o1
slo Mo. AZ theso oillcsrs 70 % nppotntoda H ay py
Iao I5eaiaent ana connfmea oy lao sonAso. ioe
!fesldont also has power 70 appoint sempo!aly
stofokeep6rs Aaa tauRofa WITHOUT connfmation
nhou apeointoly necessary acoo1alnR 70 LmHE
tlona specthed ~ pit!. nas eaen sphSoaln1menta
10 20 eaAa Gn!3 1ot QUO yoss' 1no H1m'
st.tion ionrnr tInn eix n,onths. nnr nrn
two or moro oGlcara serving toGathcr alowhd
70 be changed at the same timc 70 thu same sta,
som tle tne ssoh a1u seTraa
.;.p, IL eaSu ~. ;acor3mc, m Wh;eh
.hons s1spedsn ~. pa 1nsSa III