Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
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THE TAX ON WHISKY.


ton of Commissioner Raum. has APP
proved the joint resolution providing
that the tax on all distilled spirits here
after entered for deposit in distillery
warehouses shall be due and payable
before and at the time the same are
withdrawn therefrom, and within three
years from the date of entry for deposit
therein. In case Of non-payment Of the
tax on any distilled spirits within one
year from the date of the original ware
housing bond for such spirits, interest
shall accrue upon said tax at the rate
of per centum per annum from and
after the expiration of said year until
the tax shall be paid.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
The committee on ways and m eans
had under consideration to-day the in
ternal revenue tax bill, and agreed to
the clause fixing the tax Or tobacco at
Is cents per pound This acton is
liable to be changed The committee
also agreed to reduce the tax on cigars
from Sc to S. per thousand, and the
rate on cigarettes weighing less than
three and q half pounds was fixed at
S125, and upon those weighing over
three and half pounds at So per box
NO INCOME TAX.
The ways and means committee dis
act the. income tax. The committee
has bare majority against the PROPOSE
ton. The following members are
against the tax: Messrs Wood, Kelly,
Garfield, Sayler, Banks, and Phelps.
The remaing members, being from the
South and West, are in favor of the tax,
namely: Messrs. Tucker, Robbins, Har-
ris, Gibson, and Blanchard.
TO INCREASE THE U. 6. SUPREME COURT.
A Washington dispatch of March
20th states that Alexander III. Stephens
has introduced bill providing for an
increase of the supreme court of the
United States from nine members, as at
present constituted, to fifteen members,
who are to be divided into five sections,
of three each, and shall divide the bust
ness of the court among the several
sections as follows: One taking all
cases involving commercial law, bank
ing, and conflict of laws; the next talk
ing cases of admiralty, criminal cases,
claims upon foreign governments, and
insolvent laws; number three taking
all cases involving patents, wills,
estates, copyrights, ejectments, pub
lie lands; number five taking all
cases involving taxes, chancery, federal
duties. and revenues, uses and trusts,
mandamus practice. Under Mr.. Ste
phen's bill, all cases exceeding $500 in
volved can be brought to the supreme
court; all cases of original Jurisdiction,
oftreaties under the laws and authority
of the United States, In which the United
States or any of the states may be a
party, OF any appeals from state courts
on constitutional questions shall be ar
gued before the entire bench of the
fifteen judges, as at present. Mr.. Ste
phens has submitted his bill to the JUS
tees OF the supreme court and they
have promised an opinion upon it.
THE BANKRUPT ACT.
An associated press dispatch dated
March 9th, states that the present con-
gress will likely repeal the bankrupt
act. The senate judiciary committee
to-day reported the following bill for
that purpose:
Be 1T enacted, ETC., That the bankrupt
law approved March 2, 1867, and all
acts IN amendment or supplementary
thereto, or in explanation thereof, be
and the same are hereby repealed;
provided, however, that such repeal
shall IN no manner invalidate or affect
any case III bankruptcy instituted and
pending In any court prior to the day
when this act shall take effect, but, as
to all such pending cases and all future
proceedings therein, the acts hereby
repealed shall continue in full force and
effect until the same shall be fully dis
posed OF ID some manner as Ii said acts
had not been repealed.
THE LoG-sTEALERs. Hs
Atelegram at the interior department
reports that Gill and Platz and A. J.
Perkins, who claimed over three-fourths
OF the $4,000 logs seized in Calcasieu
Parish, La, and interviewed for in the
suit of the United States VS.. Joseph
Hampton ct al, confessed Judgment.
All the defendants except one have
confessed Judgment.
THE WHISKY TAX.
The Senate Finance committee to-
day decided to recommend the passage
of the House joint resolution extend
ing to three years the time for the pay
ment of taxes on distilled spirits. Sew
eral members of the committee res erv-
ed the right to oppose tn measure in
the Senate.
PENSION AGENCIES.
The house invalid pension committee
have Endorsed the bill Of the appropria-
tons committee to abolish all pension
agencies and pay pensioners direct
from the treasury. The bill provides
that pensioners send vouchers to the
treasury. and draft for the
pension be returned, the draft pay
able at any money order post Office.
The bill will have the support in the
house of the appropriation and pension
committees It is claimed 100000
can be saved annually by this plan. It
now costs 100000 year to maintain
pension agents, and it is estimated that
100000 will pay for the additional
clerks necessary in the treasury to