The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-08
HE NEW BILL
,ealing the Tobacco Internal
Revenue Tax-Gotten Up
by the Democrats.
} Bill Cuts Off S25,ooo,ooo
Revenue-Provisions for
It's Execution.

AsHINGToN, February 6.-The demo-
cratlc majority of the ways and means
cbn mlttee's internal revenue bill has the
blowing points;
cotton THAT on and after July l,
1898, all taxes on manufactured
chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco
ffsp1 snuff, all special taxes upon
Manufacturers and Wholesale dealers
go ieaf tobacco are hereby repealed. There
n III be allowed drawback or rebate for
BIZ full amount of tax on all original and
lpnLroken factory packages of smoking
hul manufactured tobacco and snuff sold
, manufacturers or dealers on July l, if
the claim therefor is presented to the
eummissioner of internal revenue prior to
September l, 1888, and not otherwise No
4ciaim shall be allowed, and no drawback
be found for an amOHnt less than SIS.
Section 2-On and after July l, 1888,
AoGnufacturers of cigars shall each pay a
epeaial tax of So annually, and dealers in
tohacco shall each pay special tax of
s. annually. The payment of any other
Special tax shall not relieve any
& dealer from payment of the
tax, provided no manufacturer of CIGARS
ch roots or cigarettes shall be required to
pay special tax as dealer in tobacco for
H'sslling his own products at the place of
\ nanufacture.
l{ section 3-Appropriates $4,000 for
eT enses Incidental to carrying the above
into effect.
Section 4-Rspeals laws which impose
restrictious upon the sale of leaf tobacco
.$ Section 5-Repeals the minimum pun
}hsbment for violation of revenue laws, and
provides that the court, or judge, in every
eUch case shall have discretion to i'm pose
any fue, penalty, imprisonment or pun
s1slnaent not exceeding the limit author
,i&ed by such statute, whether such fine,
Npsnslty, Imprisonment or punishment be
iess or greater than said minimum pre-
,eorlbed.
Section 6-That no warrant in any
case under the internal revenue laws shall
be issued upon any afidavits making
charges and upon information and belief,
p ass suoh affidavit is made by the coll
loctor or deputy collector of internal rev
enpe or by the revenue agent, and, with
the exception aforesaid, no warrant shall
b. Issued except upon sworn complaint
Setting forth the facts constituting the
oti 5nse and alleging them to be within
the personal knowledge of affiant, and the
II Inited States shall not be liable to pay
any feesto lmarshals, clerks, commissioners
Or other officers for any warrant issued or
arr est made in prosecutions under internal
rey enae laws, unless there be conviction
or prosecution, which has been approved,
sither before or after suoh arrest, by the
4 az 0rney of the United States for the dis
u! ct wnefe the offense is alleged 90 have
been committed, or unless the prosecution
was commenced by information or indict-
mont.
M Section THAT whenever warrant
SHALL be issued by commissioner or
\ ther judicial officer, having jurisdiction,
for the arrest of any persons charged
Tith criminal offense, such warrant, ac-
oOmpanied by the affidavit on which the
same was issued, shall be returnable be-
GOre some Judicial officer named in sec
tion 1914 of the Revised Statutes, residing
q the county of the arrest; or, if there be
no suoh judicial officer in that county, be-
fore some such judicial officer residing
in another county nearest to the
llace of arrest; and the judicial
officer, before whom the warrant is
7nade returnable, as herein provided, shall
LiaNO OAOAuoAFO oNOhOiAbJ w hluhO PiOAAhh
q mary examination of every person ar
asted, as aforesaid, and to discharge him,
admit him to bail, or commit him to
Z prison, as the case may require; provided,
\ that this section shall not apply to the
K In dian Territory.
4 Section 8-That the circuit courts of
ihe United States and district courts or
Judges exercising circuit court powers
and district courts of territories are
authorized to appoint, in the different
psrts of the several districts in which said
&C urts are held, as many discrete persons
Z 10 be commissioners of circuit courts as
may be deemed necessary; and said courts
and judges thereof shall have authority
20 remove at pleasure any commissioners
Heretofore or hereafter appointed in said
districts.
Section 9-That the commissioner of
Ilternsl revenue, with the approval of the
secretary of the treasury, may compro-
y1ise money, civil or criminal cases, and
may reduce or remit any fine, penalty,
forfeiture or assessment under the
revenue law.
Section 10 That section 3176 of the
Revised Statutes be amended SO as to read
aa follows: "SectlOu 3176-The collector,
OF any deputy collector, in any district,
all enter into and use on the prem