The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
Text of the Proposed Measure.

To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 6.--The Democratic ma
jority of the ways and means committee to-day
submitted to the full committee the internal
revenue bill. the text of which is follows:
Section 1. That on and after the 1st day of July,
1888, all taxes manufactured chewing tobacco.
smoking tobacco, and snuff all special taxes upon
taxes wholesale and retail dealers in leaf tobacco
be and hereby repealed provided that there shall
be allowed drawback rebate of the full amount of
the all original and unbroken factory packages
OF smoking and manufactured tobacco and snuff held
by manufacturers dealers said 1st day of JulYif
claim therefore shall be presented to the commissioner
of internal revenue prior TO the 1st day of September
1888 and not otherwise No claim shall be allowed.
and no drawback shall be paid. for amount less
than SIS. 1t shall be the duty of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue with the approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury to adopt such rules and regulations
and to prescribe and furnish such blanks and forms
may be necessary to carry this section into effect
1888, manufacturers of cigars shall each pay
speeia. tax OF 20 annually, ana dealers n booacco
person whose business 1t is to sell or to offer tor
sale eears eaes1oss 1 @ Or sSs on a1c sItsr
tobacco and the payment OF any other special tax
shall not relieve any person who sells cigars
provided that manufacturer OF cigars cheroors
cigarettes shall be required to pay special t1L as
products at the place of manufacture.
Section 3 appropria,es $4,000 for expenses
incidental 10 carrying the above into effect
Sec a. That section 1861, of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, and all laws and of laws
which impose restrictions upon the sale of leaf to-
bacco be, and hereby repealed.
Sec 5. That wherever in any statute denouncing
any violation of the internal laws felony,
crime or dsdemeanor there is prescribed in such
statute minimum punishment less than which mini
fine, penalty imprisonment, punishment
punishment is hereby abolished, and the court
Judge in such case. shall have discretion to
not exceeding the limit authorized by such statute
whether such fine, penalty, Imprisonment punish
ment be less greater than the said minimum pre-
scribed.
Sec 6. That no warrant in any case under the in
ternaI revenue laws shall be issued upon any adavit
making charges upon information and belief, unless
such affidavit is made by collector duputy coll
Iector of internal revenue or by revenue agent;
and with the exception aforesaid shall be
issued except upon a complaint setting forth
70 be within the personal lnowiedce Of tie afant:
and the United States shall not be liable to pay
fees TO marshas clerks commissioners or other off,
GERS any issued arrest made in prose
cutions nde~ the internal laws unless there
b Conviction or the prosecution has been approved
either before or after such arrest by the attorney of
the United States for the district where the oense 10
alleged TO have been committed or unless the prose-
cution commenced by information or indiet-
ment.
by a commissioner other Judicial officer having
jurisdiction for the arrest of charged with
criminal offerse such warrant acoompanied Sy the
turnabie before judicial officer named in Section
of arrest or If there be no such judicial officer in that
county, before some such judicial officer residing III
rurn4ble herein provided. shall have exclusive
thorty make the preliminary examination of every
person arrested aforesaid and 10 discharge him.
admit him to bail, commit him TO prison. as the
may require; provided, that this section shall
apply to the Indian Territory.
Sec >. That the circuit courts Of the United
States, and district courts, judges thereof exer
cisIng circuit court powers and the district courts
OF the Territories authorized to appoint ia differ
ent of the several districts IN which said courts
held many discreet persons. to be commission
of the circuit courts may be deemed necessarys
and said courts. the judges thereof. shall have a
thority TO remove, a. pleasure, any commissioners
heretofore hereafter appointed in said districts
Sec. D.. That the Commissioner OF Internal Iteve-
nue with the approval of the Secretary of the Treas
ury may conn romse any civil criminal case and
reduce remit any tine. penalty, forfeiture or
assessment under the intern al revenue laws
Sec. 10. That section 3176 of the Revised Stat
utes be amended to read as follows 'Ine col
ector any deputy collector in district shalt en-
ter into and upon the premises if i be nceessery OF
any person therein who has taxable property, ard
who refuses neglecis to render any return OF hst
required who renders false or fraudulent return
list. ard make according 70 the best ilformasaon
which he obtain. nclsding tnAt derived from tbs
evidence elected by the examination Of the coector
AMI his view and information, saoh lAt or ~
tr according TO the form prescribed OF the objects
liable 70 tax owned or possessed or undsr ths cass