Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-07
REVENUE AND TARIFF.
The Revenue Cat Down
Twenty-Five Alllion.
fAe Denssrstie nsjsrity II Tie wsys
and Means Committee Weld the
Tsr.R ana Revesue Bills.

wAsHuaroS. March e.-The Demo
cratic majority Of the Ways and ueant
c,mmistee submitted 70 the full com
mittee today their internal revenue bill
Section one Of the bill provides for the
repesl OF all taxss on Danofae;urto
chsvina tobacco. smok,na tobacco and
snad. the spscial tsx upon manufactuf-
ere Of and dealers IN leaf tobacco. 90
take edecs Jaly I. 1855. A rebate for the
full amount Of the tax on unosokeu
packages Of emokirR tobacco and tne
mArufactasers' and dealers tax On July
lss will be SLOWED IL the claim 10 pre-.
eented before September 1se.
Section tvo provides that The manu-.
fso.ores Of cigars shall each Day en-
cuaily q specsnl TAI Of "a, and the deal
ers IN tobacco o.. The msnafactnrers
Of cigars, chsroots OF cigarettes vill not
be feQaired 10 pay . special tax %
the place of maunfAotnre The aot 10
10 sske effect on July lst.
6sotlen three provides for an appro-
psiAtion OF 5000 for expenses Incl
dental In carrying the above into eject.
section four repeals section 1851 OF
the revised statutes and al laws ehich
impose restrictions upon the sale OF leaf
tosacco.
Sections Ave to nine, inclusive. pro-
vide penalties foe the violation OF the
internal revenue lsWs and the appoint
msus Of commissioners to col.
Sectiou ten amends section 8l76 Of
the revised statues, and provides penal
ties fer concealing cf falsely reporting
taxable coocs.
Sec,ioo eleven amends section ss56 Of
the revised statu,es by stirling out all
after said pumeer and substituting
therefor the following: "and the esm-
missioner of internal revenue with she
approval Of the secretary OF the treas
ury, may exempt the distiilers Of
brandy msds exclusively from apples,
p.aehes, grapes or other fruits, ffom
any provisions felatine to the nanufac-
ture of spirits except to the tax thereon
when in his jadement II may seem sx-
psdient to do Co." -.
section Twelve extends the act Of
March 8, 1877. to bfandy dissilled from
any kind Of fruit which 10 not nov re-
quifed, or shall not be required 10 be
deposited in distillery warehouses.
Section thirteen provides for tbs sale
of distillery property when seized Tor
the violatio Of the laws.
Provision Ia made in section fourteen
that section 3255 Of the revised statutes
shall b amended ty striking cot all
after said number and substituting the
The secretary OF the treas
ury may exempt all disttlleries which
mash | ss than twenty. i've .bushels sof
grain per DAY from the operations OF the
provisions Of this title relating TO the
of spirits, except os 20 the
of tax. which said tax shall
then be levied aud collected on tho ca
o pacity Of said distiileries, and said dis
shall then be run aud operated
without storekeepef OF storekeepers or
RauRer.
section sixteen repeals all classes Of
section 32i4 Of the revised statutes and
all laws amendatoFy thsreto, and all
otser laws which impose any special
taxes upou tbs mauufaotufefs OF stills,
retail dealers in liquors and retail deal
ers in mali liquors.
Section seventeen prnvides that the
sos shall be In force from aud after
JAY /, 1883, and all Laws and parts OF
laws IN conflict are hereby repealed.
The total reduction IN The revenue
QlHuo Dv toc pift 10 hUuut E~OsOSS,ooos W
which 1900 900 are on tobacco and
IS 5.0c0. .0c0 on varisus special taxes re
moved.
By party vote the bill vas added to
The Mills tarid bill, making one bill Of
beth.
The presentation Of the bill was the
sicnsl for a vigorous onslaught by the
members upon the Dem0-
,ratio colleagues. They roundiy Do.
nounced the maj 'ri.y for their couduc,
approving this and the tarih bill.
and their indignation was heightened
whez the proposition vas pat and oar.
ried despite their objection to consoli
isse in one measure the tasi6
and revenue bill. Il was suggested
~ the Republicans. ip viev OF the
apparent determination OF the msjsfity
10 Begin Immediately the consideration
u the bill, that tbs msnufaotuf .rs and
producers whose interests Nigh be
Affected should bs afforded an oppor-
unity to address the committee on the
subject. This proposition did not ssen
10 meet With the favor OF the majority,
Ind after considerable DISCUSSION tbs
,ommi,tae adjourned till tomorrow
without disposin CO Of the question.