Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-10
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0AlETIE Off1CE, january y, 1850.
The course of legislation affecting
the revenue on tobacco in its different
manufactured forms is eagerly watched
by the manufacturers and dealers of
the country, while the consumers of
luxurious weed take languid sort of
interest ut the prospect of indulging In
its use at considerably reduced price.
The chief consideration that stands in
the way of the total abolition of the
customs and taxes on the manufactured
article Is the opinions of many of our
wisest statesmen that justice and
equity demands tariff revision as a
precedent to the repeal of the excise
on luxury. 1t is generally admitted
that both measures effected at the same
time would be unwise and injudicious
1t is apprehended the general revenue
of the government could not success
fully stand the pressure in the event
these two great reforms We're made
coeval. But all indications tend to
tho conclusion that the time is not
very remote, when American tobacco
manufacturers will be enabled to place
their product on the market in any
quantity, without being compelled to
pay the heavy internal taxes as the
law now prescribes. Mr.. James b.
Carlisle of Kentucky, albeit he repre-
sents the extremists III American poll
tics who favor free trade ideas, is
regarded as among the profoundcst
thinkers of the country. Mr. Carlisle
expresses the opinion that all efforts to
repeal the tax on tobacco, snuff
and cigars, will prove futile
ut this session of congress and adds al
think the manufacturers and deal
ers in Tobacco, snuff and cigars can
safely assume that the question of re-
| peal is settled The senate, a body
! which contains greater proportion OF
| tariff advocates than the popular
branch of the legislative department
of the government, proposes to reduce
! the whole tariff system in the bill
which contains the proposed reduc-
| tons of internal taxes which Is con-
sidered of doubtful propriety, and the
! opposition the scheme will encounter
will probably be fatal to its success.
| 1t is, therefore, more than probable
that the manufacturers will be COM
| PEELED to bide their time until CON
| ditions shall be more favorable
for the repeal of the tax
on their merchandise. The tax on all
kinds of manufactured tobacco is lt
cents per pound; snuff, 1G cents per
pound; cigars, So per 1000; cigarettes
weighing not over three pounds pei
1000, 81 IS per l,000 cigarettes and
cheroots, weighing over three pounds
/ per 900, SIS per 1000. The duty on
foreign cigars is 50 50per pound and
% per cent ad .valorem. Cigarettes
same duty as cigars. Imported cigars,
cigarettes and cheroots also bear the
prescribed internal taxes, to be paid by
stamps at the custom house. The inn
port duty on leaf tobacco is 35 cents
per pound; leaf tobacco stemmed,
so cents per pound; manufactured
tobacco so cents per Id; scrap so cents
per Id; manufactured tobacco and
scraps are also subject to the internal
revenue tax of 10 cents per b., and
must be packed in conformity with in
ternal revenue law and regulation.
Scraps and cuttings may be withdrawn
in bulk for use in tobacco, snuff oi
cigar mandatory without payment OF
internal revenue tax. On Sumatra to
bacco the import duty is 80 cents gold
per h., and 10 cents al val. Pipes ana
pipebowls, ~ per cent. ad valorem and
81 80 per gross; common clay pipes II
per cent. al valorem; snuff-boxes ano
chewing tobacco pouches, 80 per cent
ad val.