New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-29
take part in any proceedings which may follow In the
Guiteau matter.
INTERNAL REVENUE REDUCTION.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The House Com
mtiee Ways and Means agreed upon bill to-day 70
reduce internal revenue and instructed Representative
Kelley TO report It the House The bill repeas the
stamp bank Checks drafts. orders and vouchers
the the capital and deposits of banks and bankers
under Section 34O8 OF the Re vsed Statutes ns anended
the the capital and deposits OF National BANKS
under section 52l4 not including the taxes on the cap
ital and deposits OF said banks bankers ana Nhtonai
Banks for the current six months period, endihg IN
the OF National banks June 30. 1885, and Id inc
OF other banks and bankers on May 81 1887 'ne
tax on matches perfumery, medicinal preparations ana
other articles, imposed by schedule A.. following sec
tion 3,437 OF the Revised Statutes
The bill further provides that from May l. 1882 rect
fers of distilled spirits shall pay special TAX OF @I-o
provided that any person who rccthes purhes OF re
fines less than5O0 barrels year. counting forty gar
Ions OF proof spirits the barrel shall pay S6o ~hoie
sale liquor dealers shall pay $780, and retail liquor dea-
era shall pay S12: dealers in manufactured tooacco
shall ay 81 40 all manufacturers OF tobacco sha pay 90
manufacturers Of cigars shall pay So wholesae
in liquors. $50; retail dealers, 80 4O brewers Soo'
provided that any person who manufactures less than
500 barrels year shall pay $50; pedlers OF Tobacco
snuff and cigars shall pay special taxes as follows;
peiers OF the first class as now defined by law 500 oil
the second class SIS OF the third class 81 20. and OF
the fourth class ~ CO. Manufacturers OF stills shall
each pay $780, and Sl2 for each stn or worm Tor ds-
tilling made by him. Retail dealers in leaf tobacco
S2 so and 80 additional for each dollar ON tne
amount OF their sales in excess OF $1,000
On cigars Of oil descriptions made OF tobacco or any
substitute which shall be sold or removed Tor con
sumption or sale, there shall DO paid by the manu-
facturcr s. per thousands cigarettes weighing more
than three pounds to the thousand, s. thousand
The revenue derived last year from those taxes which
are proposed TO be repealed By tho bill aggregated
81 soe 377 distributed as follows; Capital and de-
posts Of banks and bankers other than National oahKs
50, ,7G2, ,20s; capital and deposits OF Natona oahks
S5.37l,l73: bank checks. $2,253.41l; Matches
27s 5so perumcry proprietary medicines and other
articles embraced in Schedule " A." S2.226,OoO.
The reduction Of the arising from the proposed
rednc ION " the cigars from 50 to 80 per thon
sand is estimated on the basis OF last years colcc,
tions ut S2,G66Oo0 and the aggregate reductIoa %
the revenue resulting from the reduc-
ton OF the special taxes imposed upon
rectihers Wholesale and retail liquor dealers;
brewers dealers IN malt liquors, manufacturers OF
cigars manufacturers Of tobacco and dealers In lear To-
bacco is estimated at -, 3,750406. - -.
The principal items OF reduction under the head OF
special ta1ea retail liquor dealers from SO TO SlZ
making reduction in the revenue OF S2.2lS.3lZ, ana
dea ers in tobacco from 50 to 81 Az, re-
ducing the revenue 81 l00i,273.