Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-07

March 8, 1877. be extended and made
applicable to brandy distilled from APP
pies or peaches, or from any other fruit
brandy distilled, from which is net now
required, or hereafter shall not be TO-
quired, 10 be deposited IN a distillery
warehouse provided that each of the
warehouses established under said act.
or which may hereafter he established,
shall be 10 charge either of q store
keeper or siorekeeper and gauger at the
discretion Of the Commissioner OF ln-
ternal Revenue.
Section Is. Tha. section 1882 OF the
Revised Statutes and supplemental
thereto shall be amended so that said
section shall read as follows; when
Judgment OF forfeiture in any case OF
seizure is recovered against any distii-
lery used, or fit for use, in the produc--
ton OF distilled spirits, because no bond
has been given. or against any disullery
used. or fit for use, in the production OF
spirits. having "a registered producing
capacity OF less than $50 gallons day,
every still, doubler. worm, worm-tub,
mash-tub, and fermenting.tnb therein
shall be sold, as in case of other for
feited property, without being mutilated
or destroyed. And in case OF the seizure
OF a still, doubler, worm, worm-tuo,
fermenting-t tub, mash.tub, or other DIS
filling apparatus Of any kind whatsoever.
for any offence Involving forfeiture OF
same. it shall he the duty OF the seizing
officer 10 remove the same from the
place where seized to place of safe
storage. and said property so seized
shall be sold as provided by law, but
without being mutilated or destroyed. y
Section II. That section 1855 OF the
Revised Statutes Of the United States
be amended by shrinking out all after
said number and substituting therefor
the following: 1.-The Secretary of the
Treasury may exempt oil dishlienes
which mash less than twenty-five bushels
of grain per day from the operations OF
the provisions OF this title relating 10
the manufacture of spirits, except as to
the payment of the tax, which said tax
shall then be levied and collected on the
capacity of said distllleries, and said dis
tilleries shall then be run and operated
without storekeepers or storekeepers
spd gaugers.' and the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue with the approval
of said Secretary may establish
specisl warehouses, in which he may au-
tborize to he deposited the product OF
any number of said distilleries to be
designated by him, and in which any
distiller operating any such distillery
may deposit his product, which, when
80 deposited. shall BIO subject to all the
laws and regulations as to bonds. tax,
removals, and otherwise as other ware
houses. The Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, with the approval Of the secre-
tarv of the Treasury, is hereby authorized
and directed to make such rules and
regulations as may be necessary 70 carry
ont the provisions OF this section, pro
vided that such regulations shall DO
adopted as will require that all spirits
manufactured shall be subject to the
payment of tax according to law"
Section u. That whenever 1t shall be
made to appear to the United States
Court or Judge having jurisdiction that
the health or life OF any person lmpn-
soned for any offence in q county jail or
elsewL ere for period of one year or
less is endangered by close confinement,
said court OF Judge is hereby given au-
thoritv to make such order and provl-
sion for the comfort and we'll being OF
the person so imprisoned as shall be
deemed reasonable and proper.
Section 16. That all clauses of section
1914 of the Revised Statutes, and all laws
amendatory thereof. and all other laws
which impose any special taxes upon
manufacturers OF stills. retail dealers IN
LIQUORS, and retail dealers in malt liquors
are hereby repealed.
Section II. That this act shall be in
force from and after July l, 1888, and
al laws and parts OF laws in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
NoTE.-Sections IL and Ii were de-
signed TO be combined In one section.
and will probably be made so by amend
ment before the bill is reported to the
House.
DISCUSSION OF THE MEASURE BEFORE THE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The total re-
duction in revcuue made by the bill
presented to the Ways and Means Com
mittee to-day is about SIS, 0OO, GOO, made
I'D of go, 600, 0O0 on tobacco and So, 600,
600 on various special taxes removed.
The presentation OF the bill was the sig
nal for a vigorous onslaught by Republi-
can members upon their Democratic col
leagues. They roundly denounced the
majority for their conduct in the preps-
ration of this aud the tariff bill, and
their indignation was heightened when
the proposition was put ana carried, de-
spite their objection, to consolidate IN
one measure tie tariff and revenue bills.
Mr.. Reed demanded to know upon
what precedent or by what authority the
Democratic members of the committee
had departed from the usual plan OF con-
sidering the Presidents message by sec
tons in full committee and adopted q
scheme Of preparing bill alleged to be
based upon its recommendations without
aifording the minority an opportunity to
discuss in detail the proposed changes
that might involve an enormous loss and
irretrievable damage to the country.
Mr.. Kelley joined with MIR. Reed In a
vigorous protest against the methods
adopted by the majority.
Finally Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ken
tucky, offered resolution declaring that
the committee had acted fully within It's
powers in the preparation sndconsidera-
ton OF bills upon the recommendations
contained in the Presidents message
and suggestions carried by various mea-
sures introduced in the House and re-
ferred to the committee.
This resolution was adopted by strict
party vote. all of the members being
present and voting except MIR. Scott, OF
Pennsylvania.
1t was then suggested by the Republi-
cans, in view of an apparent determine
ton OF the majority to begin Immediately
the formal consideration OF the bill, that
manufacturers and producers whose in.
terests might be affected by the bill
should be afforded an opportunity to ad-
dress the committee upon the subject.
This proposition did not seem to meet
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