The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-18

, Louisiana, but it is thought that it may
be placed in the same category as Missis-
, sippi.
The Senate bill was passed authorizing
the construction of bridge across the
Missouri river, within five miles of ST.
Charles
Mr.. Dunnell, of Minnesota, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported
a substitute for the bill to amend the laws
relating to internal revenue. Ordered
printed and recommitted.
The session tomorrow will be for gen.
eral debate on'y on the Chinese bin.
Mr.. Page, of California, endeavored in
vain to include in the agreement that the
previous question should be ordered to-
morrow.
The substituted bill, as reported by Mr..
Dunnen, is a modification of the Carlisle
bill, to amend the laws relating to internal
revenue in accordance with the views of
majority of the House expressed in re-
cent Republican caucus. The first section
of the original bill reducing taxation on
distilled spirits to fifty cents per gallon is
omitted. The second section provided for
warehouse bonds to secure the collection
of tax upon all spirits withdrawn or re-
moved from special bonded warehouses, is
| retained, with an amendment increasing
the penal sum of the bonds when the larg-
est quantity of spirits to be stored in the
warehouse, as set forth in the distillers
statement, and the declaration does not
exceed fifty barrels of forty proof gallons.
Each bond is fixed at 81, S00sinstead of ST.
600. In all other cases the bonds are
doubled. When exceeding $4,000 barrels
the bonds shall be 100000, but in no case
be greater than $500, 900. The limit as to
the time during which spirits may remain
in bonds is extended indefinitely by the
amendment, which provides that bonds
given under this section shall be and re-
main in force as to spirits remaining in the
warehouse on the first day of May follow
ing, until the execution and approval of
bonds, and shall remain in full force for
the collection Of tax upon all spirits cover
ed thereby, which shall have been unlaw-
fully removed or withdrawn during the
period for which the bond was given. A
further amendment to this provides that in
case person is required to make a state
ment and give the bond aforesaid, shall
die or become legally incapable of making
such statement or giving such bond. the
statement may be made and the bond Civ
en- by his legal representative. Section
three is amended by striking out the words,
mot exceeding three in number, and au-
thorizing the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue to establish at his discretion one
or more special bonded warehouses in any
one collection district" Section four is
relative to the removal of spirits from one
distillery warehouse to another. In the
case of permanent discontinuance it is
amended by restricting the removal to an
other warehouse in the same district. Sec
tions five to ten, inclusive, of Carlisle BILL
are embodied without change or amend
ment. In the substituted bill, section
eleven, regulating the allowance to be
made for loss of spirits while in bonded
warehouse, and providing for reguaging
to ascertain the loss is amended by strik-
ing out that portion which provides that
this provision as to loss shall apply to for
eign spirits imported into this country
Section twelve of ihe Carlisle BILL fixing
tax on foreign brandy and distilled spirits
and all cordials or bitters containing dis
titled spirits at $3.50 gallon, and section
thirteen, referring to vinegar bitters, are
stricken out. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions Of the bill
are repealed.