Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-16

ITS PROVISIONS GIVEN OUT FOR PUB.
LEGATION.
The Internal Revenue Taxes on Manufac
tured Tobacco, SnuT aud Cigars to he
Repealed-Other Provisions -- How
1t is Regarded by the Democrats.

of n sensation among democrats
Section provides for the repeal OF the
internal revenue taxes on manufactured
tobacco, snuff, cigars, etc also the special
tax now required of manufacturers and
dealers in tobacco, and for rebate of
taxes paid on goods in original packages
at the time this law goes into effect
Section 2 repeats all existing revenue
laws relating to manufacture or sale of
tobacco, cigars, snuff, etc, to take effect
July /, lSSN, and provides that there shall
be no drawback allowed on such goods
entered for export on or after that date
Section repeal5 all existing
laws, imposing revenue tax
on spirits distilled from apples, peaches or
other fruits to take effect July /, ISIS,
provided that no person or persons shall
be allowed to manufacture or distill -pir-
its partly from fruits and partly from
grain or other substances without the
payment of the full tax required bv law
upon the making or manufacture OF spir-
its distilled from grain, and any person
violating the provisions of this section
shall be fined not more than $500 or i'm
prisoned not more than one year or both
Il further provision Is that upon all I'M
broken packages kegs or barrels of such
rebate in favor of the distller, dealer, or
other owner of slch spirits to the full
amount of the tan paid thereon.
Section PROVIDES for the conf cation
and destruction of all illicit distilling ap
paratus under $50 in value and all over
$50 IN value shall be forfeited to the gov
eminent.
Section repeats all laws imposing any
special taxes upon manufacturers of
stills, wholesale aud retail liquor dealers
and wholesale and retail dealers in malt
liquors, to take effect July /, 1883. It also
provides for draw back for the amount OF
such taxes pad during the current year.
Section gives the secretary OF the
treasury power to grant permission to
any firm, individual or corporation
to withdraw from bond alcohol or any
spirits containing alcohol subject to an
internal revenue TAX in specified quanti
ties Of not less than 300 proof gallons
without the payment OF internal TAX on
the same or on spirits from which 1t may
have been distilled for the sole purpose Of
Use IN industrial pursuits or AS shall be
| specified IN The permit issued by the secre
tary of the treasury Any person VINO
shall sell, use or willfuily permit the use
| OF spirits Withdrawn under this act for
any other purpose than that specified
herein shall for each offence be fined not
more than $500 or be imprisoned for not
more than two years or both.
| Section :. Provides that Weiss beer con
tanning less than 20 per Centum of alcohol
snail not be subject to any internal rev
enue tax.
Section s. Provides that in lieu of the
| tax OF 80 cents on the gallon on distilled
spirits now Imposed by Jaw, the tax shall
| be 80 cents a gallon: also for "A rebate OF 40
cents per gallon upon spirits IN all orig. II
al uuDrOkeu casks or packages upon
| which an internal revenue tax Of 20 cent,
! q gallon has been paid
| Ia. t..ttt l,,.1 t.. .T,,I
| revision of the whole tariff system. Ii
carries to the free lista large number of
! articles now paying duties aud which en-.
| ter into consumption either rs raw mate
rial or otherwise and in the production OF
which there is no injurious competition
between this and other countries. In the
| revision of the tariff the aim has been in
| telliGeutiy to apply consistent principles
! to all branches oi industry and in SO do
! ing our industrial system has been con
sidered as a whole and differing from 9th
er industrial systems in the important
fact that labor in this country re-
celves larger share of annual
products of labor and capital combined
| than in any country. Tins important adj
vantage to the la oCr interests OF the Uni
ted States, the bill aims to preserve
throughout, while at the same time Tin
fairness to all interests" as stated in the
| Chicago platform, "to reduce and equal
ize" the duties on imports.
The d ference in the cost of producing
commodities in this and other countrie,
where there is no climatic or OF her natural
causes why they cannot be produced
abundautly in this country mas been
studied and everywhere adhered to as a
cardinal principle To be enforced in any
revision OF the tariff.
Where importation in any line of com.
moditles is large and Increasing ana no
! good reaS IN appears why the thing. can
not as We'll be produced here, such duties
are below the cost line aud the advdu-
tage Is with the foreign producer. If
production in the same line is diminished
or suspended altogether in this country.
it becomes proof positive that the advtn-
tages Is toJ great to be overcome with a
reimbursement of duties Where imnorta.