The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
NORTH CAROLINA BILLS FAVOR
ABLY REPORTED.

ABLY REPORTED.
Important Legislation Rearing On the
Internal Revenue. Measures Re-
Gently Introduced. Personal Points.
Special Correspondence Of The Sentinel.
| WAsHINGToN, Jan. 27th.-Senator
Ransom's bill to appropriate s500,000
for light house at Cape Hatteras has
been favorably reported from the Sem
ate Committe on Commerce by that
gentleman. 1t has fair chance of
becoming law.
One of the most important of Mr..
Hendersons internal revenue meas
ures has been favorably reported from
the Judiciary committee, and it is
thought by experienced judges of the
methods of the House that it will
soon become law. Mr.. Henderson s
other Internal Revenue measure,
which relates more especially to the
manner Of collecting the Revenue is
before the Ways and Means Commit
tee. Since the departure of Mr.. Rich
ard Battle and the other gentlemen
composing the committee that came
on here last week, our delegation has
again waited on the Ways and
Means Committee and urged them to
give the internal revenue legislation,
SO earnestly desired by our people,
their earliest consideration. They
promised the North Caroline delega-
ton that their wishes would be com
piled with. As Mr.. Henderson's first
bill has been favorably reported and
is now on the House Calender. 1 give
it inifull:
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and
House ef Representatives Of the United
StGtes of America IN Congress ossem-
bled: That whenever in any statute
denouncing any violation Of the in
ternal revenue laws as felony, crime
or misdemeanor, there is prescribed
In such statute a minimum punish
ment, less than which minimum no
fine, penalty, imprisonment, or pun
ishment is authorized to be imposed,
every such minimum punishment is
hereby abolished; and the court or
Judge In every such case shall have
discretion to impose any fine, penalty,
Imprisonment. or punishment not ex-
ceeding the limit authorized by such
statute, whether such fine, penalty,
imprisonment, or punishment be less
or greater than the said minimum so
prescribed.
SEQ. 2. That no warrant, in any
case under the internal revenue laws,
shall be issued upon an affidavit max
ing charges upon information and be-
lief, unless such affidavit is made by a
collector or deputy COLLEGE, of intern
al revenue or by revenue agent; and
with the exception aforesaid no war
rant shall be issued except upon a
sworn complaint, setting forth the
facts constituting the offense and al
leging them to be within the personal
knowledge OF the affiant. And the
United States shall not be liable to
pay any fees to marshals, clerks COM
missoners, or other officers for any
warrant issued or arrest made, in pros
ecutions under the internal revenue
the prosecution has been approved,
either before or after arrest, by the at
torney of the United States for the
| district where the offense is alleged to
| have been committed, or unless the
! prosecution was commenced by infor-
nation or indictment.
SEC. 8. That whenever a warrant
shall be issued by commissioner or
other judicial officer having jurisdict-
ion fol- the arrest of any person charg-
ed with criminal offense, such war
rant, accompanied by the affidavit on
which which the same was issued,
shall be returnable before some judi
cial officer named in section ten hun
dred ard fourteen of the Revised
Statutes residing in the county of ar
rest, or, if there be no such judicial of
ficer in that county, before some judi
cial officer residing in another county
nearest to the place of arrest. And
the judicial officer, before whom the
warrant is made returnable!@ @as herein
provided, shall have exclusive author
ity to make the preliminary exami-
nation of every person arrested as
aforesaid, and to discharge him, admit
him to bail, or commit him to prison,
as the case may require: Provided,
that this section shall not arply to the
Indian Territory.
SEC. 4. That the circuit courts of
the United States, and the district
courts or judges thereof exercising
circuit court powers, and the district
courts of the Territories, are author
lied to appoint in different parts of the
several districts in which said courts
are held, as many discreet persons to
be commissioners of the circuit courts
as may be deemed necessary. And
said courts, or the judges thereof, shall
have authority to remove at pleasure
any commissioners heretofore or here
after appointed in said districts.
/ SEC. 5. That the Commissioners of
Internal Revenue, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasurer, may
compromise any civil or criminal case
and may reduce or remit any fine,
penalty, forfeiture, or assessment, un-
/ der the internal revenue laws.
! SEC. 8. That this act shall take eff
feet sixty days after its approval
am sure the benefits to be derived
from the passage of this bill will be
apparent to your readers, especially In
great tobacco centres like Winston.
4 Among recent measures introduced
| by North Carolina Congressman is
one by Mr.. Simmons to refund to the
Freedman's Bank depositors the
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