The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The new internal revenue bill was submit
ted by the majority Of the Ways and Means
Committee to the full committee on the 9th
inst The following is a brief outline of the
measure:
It begins by removing the tax from tobacco
on July j, 1858, after which date manufacturers
OF cigars will pay q special tax OF " annually
each, and dealers In tobacco shalt each pay 81
annually as a special tar. Drawbacks and re-
bates to the full amount OF the tax will be al
lowed ON original and unbroken packages 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uPon the sale OF leaf tobacco are repealed: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 infractions of internal revenue laws
In the statutes they are abolished and It 10 left
in the discretion Of the court to fix the punish
ment, not exceeding the maximum limit fixed
by the statutes. Warrants under the internal
revenue laws, upon affidavit making charges
upon information and belief, shall only issue
when the affidavit is made by Q collector or
deputy collector; with this exception warrants
will only be issued on a sworn complaint set
ting forth the fects and alleging them to be
within the personal knowledge OF the afiart
Fees TO court officers In prosecutions under
the internal-reyenue laws shall only be
paid in cases where conviction is secured,
or wherein the district approves of the prose-
cution, or wherein the prosecution began
with Information or indictment. Persons ar
rested upon warrants under tho internal
revenue laws must be taken before q designat-
ed judicial officer in the county of arrest, or II
county Of arrest. and this judicial officer shall
have power to make the preliminary examine
ton and discharge, admit to bail. or commit TO
prison the person arrested. This section does
not apply to the Indian Territory. Tho Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue with the APP
proval OF the Secretary OF the Treasury may
compromise civil or criminal cases and reduce
or remit fines penalties, or assessments under
the internal-revenue laws. When the returns
are not made. or are made fraudulontly the
Collector may enter the premises of any one
having taxable property and prepare tax re-
turn upon which the tax shall be assessed with
apenalty OF twenty-five per cent and interest
any fruit are brought under the provisions of
the act OF March 8, 1887. When a distillery is
seized the machinery and apparatus must be
sold without being mutilated or destroyed.
Distilleries which mash less than twenty five
bushels OF grain per day shall be taxed upon
storekeeper or gauger. Special warehouses
may DO established where the product OF any
designated number Of these distlleries mo-, !, b
deposited, which product shall then b.ivecom
subject to tho customary laws. IAN specis
taxes on manufacturers of stills retail dealer
in liquors, and retail dealers In malt liquor
are repealed. The act provides that il shall z
into effect July, 1873, The total reduction
revenue made By the act is about SIS, OOO, 90,
made up of $40 ,Oo. 900 ON tobacco and s. OO6, 90
ON the synaayecial taxes removed
TsoGe Democratic members Of the Ways an
\ Means Committee have resolved TO add tn
III bill to the Mills tariff bill, making it a
integral part of the schemo for revenue r.
duction.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says: sTbe Hou'
| Committee on Elections unanimously COZ
) firmel the decision of the subcommittee
favor Of Gen. Posts title to the seat as Repr'
sentative of the Tenth District OF IIlinoi
Before beginning the tedious examination
the ninety pages Of printed record il Wa
agreed 10y the sub committee that their guiC
upon disputed points of law should be Il
statutes of Illinois, as construed by the 81
preme Court OF the State The disputed vot
were taken mp Que by one, and it WAS -four
that irregular and illegal votes had been ca
for both parties TO the contest. but after givir
Mr. worthington the benefit Of all doub
the net result of the sitting was about fift
nine majority for Gen. Post
The swords in the possession of Mr.
| Shields belonging 10 her lato husband. &c
II James Shields are TO be purchased by Co
gress for $1,000
EFFORTS are being made TO have locomoti'
engineers, like marine engineers, licensed al
controlled by the Government II Is said tn
bill has been prepared on tho subject, al
il will be submitted 10 Congress.
TIE Committee on Public Buildings al
Grounds has agreed to make . favorable r
! port on Judge Hayes bill appropriate
s75,o00 for Government building IN ID
venport
The House Committee on Commerce b
made . favorable report on Mr.. Rsynor
: postal telegraph bill, says Washington di
, patch. Happropriates $4,000. 600 for the pu
pose Of the act, and places the general supe
: vision Of the system under Fourth Assista
Postmaster General The work OF Q
ablishing the telegraph lines. etc.