Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-12-31
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

REPEAL OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS
ON ToBAcco-THE BILL OFFERED BY MR.
TUCKER-ITs EARLY. CONSIDERATION, &C.
Irregular correspondence of the Spectator.
WASHINGTON, Dec. goth, 1884.
The bill of Representative Tucker, of
Virginia, to repeal all Internal Revenue
taxes upon tobacco, provides that all laws
and parts of laws which impose any inter-
nal revenue tax upon snuff, smoking and
Manufactured tobacco of every description,
and upon CIGARS cigarettes, cheroots, In all
forms made Of tobacco or any substitute
therefor, and upon dealers or pedlars
therein, or manufacturers thereof, OF every
description, whether named expressly or
included by implication in any law OF the
United States, shall be repealed and cease
to be in force; it being the declared pur-
pose of this act to repeal all forms OF In
ternal Revenue taxation upon tobacco of
every description, and all laws now IN
force whereby farmers and producers of
tobacco are restricted in the sale, DISPOSE
ton, and dealing in the same, shall be re-
pealed.
That on all original and unbroken fac
tory packages of smoking and manufacture
ed tobacco and snuff, cigars, cheroots, and
cigarettes held by manufacturers or dealers
at the time such repeal shall go into effect,
upon which the tax has been paid, there
shall be allowed a drawback or rebate of
the full amount Of the repeal, but the same
shall not apply in any case where the claim
is less than $40 and has not been ascertain
ed or presented within 80 days following
the date of the repeal, 1t shall be the
duty Of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, with the approval of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, to adopt such rules
and regulations as may be necessary to
convey this law into effect.
That there shall be appropriated out Of
the Treasury so much money as shall be
necessary to repay the rebate provided for.
This bill was introduced in the House
last May and is now in the Committee of
Ways and Means.
1t is probable that the Committee will
respond favorably, but when the measure
comes before the House it is not unlikely
that the Republican members will vote
against it. If the bill is put on its passage
early in January it is likely that majori-
ty will Re secured favorable to its adoption.
A large number of the members of the
House recognize the fact that taxation
must be reduced somewhere and that the
reduction may as well commence on to-
bacco.
A lively contest is going on for the posi-
ton of assistant stenographer Of the House,
made vacant by the death of W. B. Lord.
Among the applicants is Rev. j. j. Latter
ty, official stenographer of the Virginia
State Legislature, who has the endorse
ment of the Virginia delegation in Congress.
Major and Mrs. Holman, of WarrentOp,
Va, are visiting here and are guests at the
Arlington.
Miss Ella Borne, of Alexandria, Va, and
Miss Mollie Floyd Lacy, Of Lynchburg,
Va, will receive On New Year with Mrs.
j. V. H. Huyck, 1882 St.
Assistant Paymaster r. T. nj. Ball az
rived here from Va, and proceeded to Key
West, Fla, under orders to relieve Post !
Assistant Paymaster Jordan.
Mrs. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Mrs. Leigh |
R. Page, Of Virginia, passed through here
en- route to spend the holidays.
Mrs. Bradley and her daughters, of .Vir-
ginia, are guests at the National for the
Winter.
NJ. A. Turner, Of the Appointment Di-
vision of the Post Office Department, spent
his holiday vacation among friends in Vir-
ginia.
E.rs Starr, of Virginia, who made her
home for several seasons at the Riggs
House, will be gladly welcomed back this
Winter by Large circle Of friends.
Among the late arrivals are the Countess
Esterbozy, who has been absent from this
country for fifteen years. She was accom- |
panied by her brother, Gems s Carroll, |
and Mrs. Gen. Michlen, and is guest of
Mrs. w. T. Carroll, 1901 F. st.