The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-15
REDUCING THE REVENUE.

a Eyaopsis Of tho Internal Revenue Bill
Prepared by the House Ways and
Means Committce-A Big share Of tho
Tax on Tobacco to He RcpesIed-PrO.
vision Mado for = Reduction Of o25,.
100000.
WASHINGTON, March Tho new internal
revenue bill was submitted by the Demo-
cratic majority Of the Ways and Means
Committee to the full committee yesterday.
1t begins By removing the tar from tobacco
on July !. 1888, after which date manufacturers
OF cigars will pay special tax OF three dol.
lars each, and dealers IN tobacco shall each pay
one dollar annually as special tax. Draw
backs rebatcd to the full amount Of the tax
will be allowed on original and unbroken pack
ages held by manufacturers and dealers on
July /. The statute and all the laws imposing
restrictions upon the sale Of leaf tobacco are
repealed.
Wherever minimum punishments are laid
down for attractions OF interna-revenue laws
in the sfatuets they are abolished and II Is left
IN the discretion OF the court to FIX the pun ish
mcnt, not exceeding the maximum limit fixed
by the statutes.
Warrants under the internal revenue laws,
upon affidavit making charges upon informa-
ton and belief. shall only issue when the
afndavit IA mado by collector or
deputy collector; with this exception war
rants will only be issued on sworn
alleging them to be within the personal knowl.
edge OF the afiiant Fees to court officers in
prosecutions under the internal-revenue laws
shall only be paid in cases WI re conviction
Is secured, or wherein tn. district approves Of
the prosecution, or wherein the prose cution be-
gan with information or indictment.
Persons arrested upon warrants under the in.
tcrnal-revenue laws must be taken before
designated judicial ofhcer In the county OF ar
rest or IL there be none, in another county
nearest the county OF arrest, and this judicial
officer shall have power to make the rrelim-
mary examination and discharge, admit to
bail, or commit TO prison the person arrested.
This section does not apply to the Indian Ter
ritory.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, with
the approval Of the Secretary OF the Treasury,
may compromise civil or criminal cases and re-
duce or remit dnes, penalties or assessments
under the intcrnal-revenue laws.
When the returns are not made or arc made
fraudulently the collector may enter the prem
tses Of any one having taxable property and
prepare tax return upon which the tax shall
be assessed with . penalty Of IS per cent. and
interest 1T 10 per cent
All fruit brandies made from any fruit are
brought under tho provisions OF the act Of
March S 1887.
When . distillery IS seized the ma
chincry and apparatus must be sold without
being mutilated or destroyed. D.stille-ies
which mash less than twenty-five bushels
OF grain per day shall be taxed upon
their capacity, and may be operated without
store-keepcr or gauger. Special warehouses
may be established where the product OF any
designated number Of these distillcries may be
deposited, which product shall then become
subject to the customary laws.
All special taxes on manufacturers OF stills,
retail dealers In liquors and retail dealers In
| malt liquors are repealed.
The act provides that II shall go into effect
July. 1883.
| The total reduction In revenue made by
l the act is about $25, ,OOO. 900. made up Of
| $50, OOO, 600 on tobacco and $5, ,OO0, 600
| on the special taxes removed
| The Democratic members of the Ways
| and Means Committe have resolved to add
| this bill to the Mills Tariff bill, making it
an integral part Of the scheme for revenue
| reduction
The total reduction by the two bills will
| be about $75 900, OOO
| Mr. Randall says that his Tariff bill is
! completed except as to the cotton schedule
| Il is understood that the bill reduces the
revenue $l7, ,OOO. 900 on tariff; $3O, 900, :
600 on tobacco; $50, 600. 600 by reducing
| the whisky tax to 50 cents per gallon