The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-11

sfwssb che Secretary Of War ~ teshefoTm Of
| the Mississippi Improvement bill. ~
Owing to rain, there has been no chance
We, for the ladies to exhibit their Easter
bonnets.
The Naval Committee Of the Senate to-
day agreed upon favorable report on the
nomination Of w. y. Chandler.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, s7e4,434; customs, 1896. 46f; ma
tional-bank notes for redemption. s3i2, 600.
The House was engaged this afternoon
on District business.
Associated Press Reports to the DIspatch.I
The Senate Naval Committee to-day
agreed 10 report fayorably Mr.. Chambers
nomination 10 be Secretary OF the Navy.
aud the Foreign Relations Committee have
also agreed 20 report favorably on Mr..
Hunts nomination rs Minister TO Russia.
THE TAX on DISTILLED SPIRITS, &c.--AN IN
oriRY INTO TIE POSITION or INTERNAL
REyENUE-coNNIssIoSER RAUM, AND HOW
lie CAME TO ASSUME 1T.
! WASHINGTON, April 10.-Representative
/ White, OF Kentucky, to-day submitted to
the House the following preamble and
resolution, which were referred to The
/ Committee on Ways and Means:
! Whereas on Monday. April 3D., the rules
were suspended and House bill No. 5,23I
| to amend the laws relative to the entry OF
distilled spirits in distilleries and special
bonded warehouses and the withdrawal OF
the same therefrom was passed; and
whereas the following letter was subse-
quently printed at the request OF member
/ in the Congressional Record-to wit:
TREASURY Department. office OF Internal
| ReUepue. Washington, April 3, 1SS2.-Sir:
| acknowledge receipt Of your valued IA
yor of the Sd instant in regard to House
bill No. 5237, which provides for all extern
sion Of the bonded period upon distilled
spirits. The bill was prepared with great
care, and in respect TO its machinery, am
satisfied ii will work admirably. The prin-
ciple OF the bill. think, is correct. Upon
ali manufactured articles upon which an
| internal-reycnue tax is levied, except IN the
case OF distilled spirits. the manufacturer
or owner is not compelled TO remove the
same from the place OF manufacture until
he can find sale for the product. This isso
/ in respect 10 beer, tobacco, cigars,
matches. etc. The extension OF the
bonded period TO three years gives quite n
]
whiskeys. on the 1st Of March last there
were 60, 243, s3j gallons in distillery ware
/ houses in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, ana
MARYLAND. 1t seems TO me undcniabie
1 TO suppose that these spirits can all be re-
moved for consumption within the time
now required by the law. II nanufac-
turers and owners arc required to pay the
taxes within three years | would expect to
! in, ae NOIgl6 o.
riously embarrass many strong firms. II
would probably cause many failures, and
uniayorably affect other branches OF bust
ness without any beneficial results to the
/ Government. | think upon this ground
alone the extension OF the bonded period
is entirely iustitiable.
Very respectfully,
| (Sicned1 GREEN b. BAUM,
| Commissioner.
| TO Hon. Ben. Butter,rorth. House Of Re-
! personalities.
! And whereas il appears that the proposed
| law will divert millions of public money
from It's way into the United States treasu-
~ and donate the same to large manufac-
turers and owners OF distilled spirits, in
consequence Of the agreement OF the Re-
Dublicans Of the House: therefore
RESOLVED, That the Secretary OF the
! Treasury be. and he is hereby, requested to
report TO this House his views on the pro-
iect matter Of this letter and the conduct OF
! the InteInal-Revenue Bureau as to what
! improper influences, il any. were brought
to bias his judgment in writing the same.
THE sTAR-IOUTE INDICTMENTS.
! WASHINGTON, April l0.-ln the Criminal
Court to-day Judge Wylie decided the star
route indictments to be good and sufficient.
\ motion to quash was oyerruled, and the
| indictments stand.