Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-12

of the distiller, dealer or other owner of such
 spirits to the full amount of tax paid thereon.
 Section provides that the Secretary of
 the Treasury shall grant permission to any
 firm, individual or corporation to withdraw from bond alcohol or any spirits containing
 alcohol subject to internal revenue tax in specified quantities of not less than three
 hundred gallons without payment of the in
 teTnal revenue tax on the same or on the spirits from which it may have been distill- ed for the purpose of use in such industrial
 pursuits as shall be specified in the permit issued by the Secretary of the Treasury un- der such regulations and requirements as to stamps, bonds and other security and safe guards by methylation or otherwise as shall
 be prescribed by the commissioner of inter-
 nal revenue with the approval of the Score
 rary of the Treasury. Provided, that any per son who shall sell, use or wilfully permit the use of spirits withdrawn under this act for any other purpose than that specified herein shall for each effense be fined not more than $5,O0O or be imprisoned for not more than two years or both at the discretion of the court; and provided further, that any viola- t1on of the rules and regulations made by the commissioner of internal revenue with the approval of the Secretary of the Treas ury in conformity with this act shall be punished by fine of not less than $50 or more than $100 fer each offense.
 Section provides that from and after July l, 1858, beer known as weiss beer containing less than 21a per centum alcoholic strength shall not be subject to any internal revenue tax.
 Section 8 provides that from and after July l in lieu of the tax of ninety cents 8 gallon on distilled spirits now imposed by law the tax shall be fifty cents 8 gallon; provided, that on the distilled spirits contained in all original unbroken casks or packages which are properly stamped and upon which an in ko7-rN II &1xr has been paid rebate of forty cents gallon shall be paid out of money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated under such regu- latlons as the commissioner of the internal revenue with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe; provided that no claim for rebate under this section shall be paid unless presented within ninety days from the date this act takes effect
 The bill proceeds to fix the tariff duty on large number of articles, some of which are as follows: Borax and boracic acid three cents per pound; alcoholic compounds not specially enumerated, 35 per centum ad volorem; medicinal preparations of which alcohol is component part 30 cents per pound; alum 66 cents per pound; blue vit- riol cents per pound; canphor, refined, 4 cents per pound; copper ores, regulus of cop per and coarse copper 1 E cents per pound; of fine copper contained therein, old copper for manufacture cents per pound; copper in pigs, etc., 11s per pound, copper plates, rods, sheets, etc., 55 per cent. ad valorem; iron ore 75 cents per ton; iron pigs, wrought and cast scrap iron, ,etc., ,three-tenths of cent per pound; bar iron from eight-tenths of cent to one and two-tenths cents per pound, ac- cording to dimensions; iron or steel railway bars over twenty-five pounds to the bary fourteen to the ton; iron or steel rails not over twenty-five pounds, eight-tenths of cent per pound; iron or steel fish plates one cent per pound; boiler or other plate iron steel valued at four cents per pound or less one and two tenths cents per pound; sheet iron or steel valued ct 4 cents or less, thinner than 1s inch, not thinner than No. 20 wire gauge. one and one-teath cents per pound, and so graded up to 1 7-10 cents per pound; steel or iron sheets and plates, all thickness, above four cents and not over seven cents per pound in value two cents per pound, valued above and not over ten cents 3-4 cents per pound; valued above ten cents per pound, 314 cents per pound; cast iron pipe 9-10 of cent per pound; iron or steel tubes, cents per pound; iron or steel cut nails, 1-10 cents per pound; wood screws, 5 to II cents per pound, according to size; iron or steel beams, columns and other shapes, 10 cents; steel ingots, blooms, slabs, piston rods. etc. Yalued