The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-27


PASSED; AN IMPORTANT MATTER TO vIR-
GINA MANUFAcTURERs-TH TARIFF BILL
REPoRTE D-REvENUE MATTERS-POsTAL
BILL-THE POLK CASE, &C., &c.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGToN, March 26.-Mr. Bayard this
morning reported from the Finance Com
mittee the House joint resolution TO pre-
scribe the time for the payment OF the tax
on distilled spirits, and it passed the Senate
without opposition. The resolution pre-
scribes that the tax on distilled spirits here
after entered for deposit in distilery ware
houses shall be due and payable before and
at the time the same are withdrawn there
from and within three years from the date
Of the entry for deposit therein and ware
housing bonds hereafter taken under the
provisions Of section 1898 Of the Revised
Statutes OF the United States shall be con-
ditioned for the payment Of the tax on the
spirits as specified in the entry, and the
interest on the tax, if any has accrued un-
der the provisions Of this resolution, be-
fore removal from the distillery warehouse
and within three years from date of said
bonds.
| SPIRITS HERETOFORE ENTERED.
1t also provides that the time within
which distilled spirits heretofore entered
for deposit in distillery warehouses are re-
quired to be drawn thereirom pursuant to
the conditions OF any warehousing bond
taken within one year prior to the passage
OF tins resolution, upon the entry OF such
spirits into such warehouse under the pro-
visions OF section 1898 Revised Statutes,
shall, on written request being made as
herein specified, be extended for pc
Rod not exceeding three years from the
date of the entering Of such spirits
into the warehouse; but such extension
shall not be made in any case unless
there shall be endorsed upon or appended
to the warehousing bond a written request
therefor and an acknowledgment OF their
liability under the terms Of said bond for
the period for which the extension is
granted, together with interest on the tax,
ii any has accrued under the provisions OF
this resolution, as if the same were IN
scribed on the body OF said bond, to be duly
executed by the principal and sureties in
the bond and acknowledged by each of them
before a collector or deputy collector OF in
ternal revenue or some other officer author
lied by law to take the acknowledgment OF
deeds.
PRovIso TO THE RESOLUTION.
Provided, That the sureties on said bond
arc, at the time of such request, satisfactory
to the collector, and il not satisfactory, OF
if the sureties shall refuse to make the re-
quest and acknowledgment aforesaid, that
an additional or new warehousing bond,
with sureties satisfactory to the collector,
shall be given.
IN CASE OF NoN-PAYMENT OF TAX
on any distilled spirits within one year
from the date of the original warehousing
bond for such spirits interest shall accrue
upon said fax at the rate Of five per centum
per annum from and after the eXpira-
ton of SAID year until the tax shall be
maid. Such interest shall be collected
with the tax in such manner as the
commissioner OF internal revenue, with the
approval of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
shall prescribe: Provided, That the tax or
duty paid on all distilled spirits when the
same are withdrawn shall be the amount OF
duty and tax which world have been paid
il paid when such distilled spirits was
placed in bond, with such accrued interest
thereon.
GRAPE-BRANDY.
That the provisions OF this resolution
shall not apply to grape-brandy warehoused
: under the provisions OF an act entitled can
act relating to the production OF fruit
brandy, and to punish frauds connected
with the same" approved March 5, 1877.
This resolution, having passed both
houses, will be approved by the President
and give relief to the whiskey trade. The
whiskey-men here are iubiant over its
, passage.
, IMPORTANT IN REGARD TO THE TARIFF.
The WAYS and Means Committee to-da.
reported the Wood tariff bill, with resolu
ton that it be made the special and continu
inc order for April 4th. This created {
great stir, Mr.. Conger exhausting paria
mentary expedients in vain to defeat the
resolution. A rising vote on it resulted II
ayes, 11G; noes, 81; Vote by tellers, ayes
1913; noes, 1O7; and vote by ayes and noes il
ayes, 1877; noes, liz. This looked to outsider;
good working majority for the committee
and the passage Of the bill was predicted
but to your correspondent, who looked
closer into the matter, it indicated that II TIT
bill eventually passes it will be by close
shave, fol- neither Messrs. Garfield
Banks, or Kelly, members OF the committee
voted, and they will vote against the bill
Mr.. Garfield is at heart evidently for it, bu
the political pressure is too strong. The
Pennsylyanians voted "No," and Messrs
o'Neal (Repubican) and Wright Demo
crat), Of that State, were Yenomously wrath
! during the whole proceeding. Mr.. Clymel
(Democrat), Of Pennsylvania, said privately
|, that he knew eleven members who voted
for the committees resolution who viii
8 vote against the bill. Mr.. Jorgensen voted
: "No," and Governor Walker had gone to
New York. Dir. Goode, who has gone to
: Norfolk, was paired with Mr.. Harmer, OF
Pennsylvania. Messrs. Douglass, Tucker,
!. Harris, Cabel, and Hunton voted for the
: resolution. Mr.. Pridemore is at home on
leave Of absence.
THE INTERNAL-REyENUE SUBJECTS.
Tomorrow the Ways and Means Com
p,;ttaa will oommenca their intprnal.raya-