Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09

distillers Of brandy made exclusively
from apples, peaches, grapes, or other
! fruits from any provision OF the title re-
latirg to the manufacture of spirits, ex
cept as to tax thereon, when IN his judg-
ment 1t may seem expedie2t to do so"
Sec. |. That the provisions CT the act
entitled IAN act relating to the produc-
ton OF fruit brandy ana to punish frauds
connected with the same" approved
March 8, 1877, be amended and made ap-
plicable to brandy distilled from applrs
or peaches or from any other fruit brandy
distilled from which Is not required or
hereafter shall not be required to be de-
posted In distillery warehouse, pro-
vided that each Of these warehouses es-
to0lished under said act or which ASy
be established shall be in charge either Of
stcrekeeper or thestorekeeper and guager
at the discretion of the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue.
Sec. Is. That section 1892 of the Re-
vtsea Statutes and the supplemental ereto
shall be amended so thaiisaid section shall
read as follows: "When judgment of
forfeiture, in any case of seizure Is re-
covered sgainst any distillery used or fit
for use in the production of distilled
spirits because no bond has been given;
or against distillery used or ft for use
in the production of spirits having q reg
istered production capacity of
less than $50 gallons per day,
every still, doubler, worm, worm tub
mash tub, and fermenting tub therein
shall be Eold as in the case of other for
feited property, without being mutilatsd
or destroyed; and In case of seizure Of
the still, doubler, worm, worm tub,
fermenting tub, or other distilling appa-
rs'us of any kind whatsoever, for any
offense involving forfeiture of same, It
shall be the duty Of the Selling officer to
remove same from the place where seized
TO O place Of safe storage, and said
property go seized shall be sold as pro-
ViGed by Law, but without being mutllsted
or destroyed"
Sec II. That section 1855 of the Re-
yised Statutes CT the United States be
amended by striking out all after sal
number and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing: "The Secretary of the Treasury
may exempt sll distilleries which mash
less than twenty i've bushels Of grain per
day from the operations of the provisi ms
Of this title relating to the manufacture Of
spirits, except as to the payment of tax,
which Eaid tax shall then be levied and
collected on the capacity of ssid distiiler-
les, and said distilleries shall then be run
and operated without storekeepers or
storekeepers and gusgers; sud the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, with the
approval Of said Secretary, shall estsb-
Gsh special warehouses In which he may
authorize to be deposited the product of
any number Of said distiileries to be
designated by. him, and in which
any distiller operating such distiIlery may
deposit his product, which, when SO de-
posted, shsll be subject to all laws and
regulations IS to bonds, tax, removals
snd otherwise SIS other warehou es. The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with
the approval CT the Secretary OF the
Treasury, Is hereby authorized and d.
rec,ed to make such rules and reguls-
tions as may be necessary to carry out
the proVislons OF this section, provided
such regulations Shall be adopted as will
require that all spirits manufactured
shall be subject to the payment Of tsx &C.
cording to law"
Sec. 10. That whenever 1t shall be made
to appear 10 the UGi:ed States court or 3
judge having Jurisdiction that the health
or life OF shy person imprisoned for any
cfense in county jail or elsewhere for
period OF one year or less, is endangered
b close confinement, said court or Judge
ia hereby authorized to make such order
and provision for the comfort aud well
being Of the persons so imprisoned IS
shall be deemed reasonable and proper
Sec. 16. That all clauses of section 3244
OF the Revised Statutes and all laws
amendatory thereof and all other laws
which imposes any special taxes upon the
manufacturers Of stills, retail dealers in
liquors and retail dealers in malt liquors
sre hereby repsaled.
Sec. II. That this act shall be in force
from and after July /, 1888, snd all laws
and parts Of laws in coLftct herewith are
repeSled.
The total reduction in revenue made by
the bin is shout S25, 200, 900, made up Of
$4,000, 600 on tobacco and $4,000, 900 on
various special taxes removed.
By party vote the bill was added to
the Mills tariff bill, making one bill Of
both. There vas spirited controversy
in the committee On the question Of slow
ing hearing of the proposed tariff
changes and the subject will again come
up ct to-morrow's meeting.