Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-31
The Mills Bill.


some care, and pronounce IL vast improve
fnent upon the existing tariff IN some re-
spects, and particularly so far as the Interests
Of the people OF Virginia are concerned.
The Republicans have hypocritically en-
deavorcd 10 create the impression that theirs
was the party TO which Virginia must look
for tho repeal OF the odious tax on tobacco
and the outrageous governmental inter-
ference with the selling OF leaf tobacco.
They have tried TO make the people 81 Vir'
piuia believe that they int nded at the first
opportunity to legislate out OF existence the
hosts OF spies and iniormers that degrade
aud disgrace our southern section, forget
ting that though they were in power in
Washington for so many years the RePubll-
cans let the election OF CLEVELAND find all
those intolerable laws still on the statute
book.
Whoever is interested in these matters de-
eires OF course 20 see the very lotterof the
law; and so we will quote the language OF
The bill ITSELF The bill is TO so into effect
october 1st, II the Republican Senate will
permit It.
First, then, es 10 iron ore and coal. Are
she customs duties upon these articles aboi-
yshed or reduced because in the existing
tariff law they are mentioned in a section
which has been up for consideration in the
House Of Representatives? No. The bill
provides IS follows:
Section II. This act is intended and shall
be construed rs sd act supplementary ana
amendaiory 10 existing laws, snd The rates
Of duty and mOdGc Ot clauses. pro-
Visions, and sectious a. berein speclhcatiy
made Sre intended aud shsll be construed a.
, repeal Of all clauses. provisions, and see.
tlons in conflict herewith; but as to all
clauses, provisions, and sections In existing
laws not herein specifically changed, modi-
Ned. on amended the rates Of duty now ex-
isflng shall be and remain in full force ana
effect.
But the repeal OF the tobacco tax concerns
the people Of this city and large portion
OF Virginla much more than any other ques-
tion. In regard 20 this subject the bill pro-
Vides as follows:
Section %. That on and after the let day
NJ October, 1858, all taxes on manufactured
chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco, 09d
snuff, all special taxes upon manufacturers OF
and dealers TN said articles, aud all taxes
upon wholesale and retail dealers in leai to-
lacco be, aud are hereby, repeated: Pro-
vided, That there shall De SLOWED draw
back or rebate OF the fun amount oi tax on
NIL ofignal and unbroken factory packages OF
smoking and manufactured tobacco and
tupf held by manufacturers, factors, job
hers, or dealers on said LIT day Of October,
81 claim therefor shall be presented 20 the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue prior 20
The lat day OF January, 1889. and not oiher-
wise. No claim shall be allowed aud no
drawback shalt be paid for an amount less
Than five dollars, and oil sums required to
satisfy claims under this act shall lie paid out
OF any money 10 the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated. IL shall be The duty OF
HE Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
with the approval Of the secretary OF the
Treasury, to adopt such rules and regula-
tons, aud 10 prescribe and furnish such
blanks and forms rs may be necessary to
carry this section into effect.
section 90 That on and after the lst day
OF October, 1888, manufacturers OF cigars
shan each pay a special tax OF SO annually,
md dealers In tobacco shall each pay a spe-
clal tax OF al annually. Every person whose
business II is 10 sell or offer for sale cigars,
cheroots, or cigarettes shall, on and after the
LIST day OF October, 1883, be regarded as
dealer in tobacco, and the payment OF any
other special tax shall not relieve any person
who sells cigars, eheroots, or cigarettes
from the payment OF this tax: Provided,
That no manufacturer Of cigars, cher0ots, or
cigarettes shall be required TO pay special
TAX as a dealer in tobacco. as above defined,
for selling his own products At the place OF
manufacture Provided further, That the
bond required 10 be given in conformity
with the provisions OF Title So OF the Re-
yised Statutes OF the United States, by every
person engaging IN the manufacture OF oigsra
In the acknowledgements districts OF the United
States, shalt be In such peuai sum as the Col
lector OF Internal ReyenHe may require, not
les than 800, with an addition OF $40 Tor
each person proposed 10 he employed by
such person in making cigars.
Read again:
Section %. That section 53e1 Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of the United States and all
laws aud parts OF laws which impose re-
grictlons upon the sale OF leaI Tobacco DC,
and are hereby, repealed.
That reads as Vlrginians would like TO
have the law read. But they will get no
such law from the Republicans. Every Re-
publican congressman from Virginia who
voted on the bill voted against IL when 1t
passed the House OF Representatives. Viii
the people Of this state overlook such
wrong TO the tobacco Interests Of the state?
The oppressive msnner IN which the in
terual-reyenue laws have been administered
has been charged 20 I've due to the provisions
OF the statutes themselves. The new bill
provides as follows:
Section 80. That 20 warrant in any case
under the iniernsl-reyenue laws shall be
issued upon ap affidavit making charges
upon Information aud belief unless such
affidavit Il made by collector or deputy
collector OF iuternai-Ieye or by revenue
agent; aud with the exception Aforesaid no
warrant shall be Issued except upon sworn
complaint, setting forth the facts constituting
the offence aud alleging tbem TO be within
the personal knowledge OF the afhant. And
Che United States shall not be liable 10 pay
Roy fees 10 marshals, clerks. commissioners,
or other officers for any warrant issued or
affes, made IN prosecutions under the inter
nalrtyenue laws, unless there be convic-
Hon OF the prosecution hss teen approved
either before or alter such arrest, by Inc
attorney Of the listed States for the district
where the offence 10 alleged 70 have been
committed, or ueless the prosecution was
commenced by information or Indictment.
Section 81. That whenever = warrant shall
be issued by commissioner or other judicial
oricer having Jurisdiction Tor the arrest OF
ans person charged with criminal offence
fnch warrant accompanied by The affidavit
on which the same Was isssed, shaft be re.
turnable before some judicial officer named
IN section 1914 OF the Revised Statutes re-
siding Ia the county OF arrest, or, u there be
no such juicisi officer In THAI county. before
some such Judicial officer residing Ia smother
county nearest 10 the place Of arrest And
the judicial ofietr before whom the warrant
s. made rcturnsbie as herein provided shall
have exclusive authority 10 make the pre-
Hfninsry examination OF every person arrest
ed as aforesaid, and 70 discharge him, admit
him 70 bail, OF commit biIn 10 prison, as tue
cs<e may require; provided that this section
shall not apply 70 the Indian Territory.
The extracts which we have given shoye
ought to suffice 70 serve a. capital for our
Democratic speakcfs IN YtreiDia Ibis fall.
We cannot understand how any true VIZ
alpieu would rather allow the blgbly-oblec.
.t< -. IA laws 10 confluila