Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-16

The Revenue Bill
WAsHEGToN, March 6s-The democratic
majority OF the ways and means COMMITTEES
to-day submitted TO the full COMMITTEES the
internal revenue bill:
SECuoN 1. On and after July /, 1888, ell
rates on manufactured chewing tobacco and
smoking tobacco and snuff, and especially
taxes upon manufactures and wholesale. and
retailers in leaf tobacco are hereby repealed.
There viii be allowed drawback or rebate
Of the full amount Of tax on ali original and
unbrOken factory packages OF smoking
Tobacco manufactured tobacco and Enuns
held by the manufacturers or dealers on the
drst Of July, If the claim therefore be pre-
sented TO the commissioner OF internal
revenue before September, 1888, not other
wise. No claim will be allowed and no
drawback be paid for any amount less than
SEQ. 2. On and after July, 1888. manu-
facturerB of cigars shall each pay g special
tax Of three dollars annually, and dealers in
tobacco shall each pay special tax OF one
dollar annually. The payment of any Other
special tax shall not relieve any dealer from
payment to this tax provided that no manu-
faCturer of cigars cheroots or cigarettes
shall be required to pay a special tax as
dealer in tobacco for selling his own pro
ducts at the place of manufacture.
Section nine provides that the commits
loners OF internal revenue vain the az
proVal Of the secretary Of the treasury, may
compounds any civil OF criminal case, ana
may reduce or remit any fine, penalty, for
fixture or assessment.
Section II amends section 3255.to exempt
distillers Of brandy made exclusively from
apples, peaches, grapes and other fruits
from any provision of this title relating 20
manufacture spirits, except as 20 the tax
! thereon when in the judgement Of the COM
missioner Of internal revenue it may seem
/ expedientto do so.
SEC. u. That the act relating to the pro
/ ductiOn Of fruit brandy and beer be made
| or peaches, or from any other fruit brandy
q stilIed from which it is not now required
/ or hereafter shall not be required to be de-
/ posted in a distillery warehouse, provided
that each warehouse shall be in charge Of q
| storekeeper.
| SEC. Is. Amending section 1892, to wit
when Judgment of forfeiture IN any case OF
/ seizure is recovered against any cistillers
used or for use in the production OF distiE-
/ ing spirits because no bond has been given,
| or against any distillsry used or for use IN
| the production Of spirits which have regis
| tered production capacity OF less than lou
! gallons per day, every still dOubler, worm,
/ worm tub, mash tub and Iermenting tub
/ thereon shall be removed to place Of safe
storage and sold without being muulated OF
| destroyed in case of such q seizure.
/ SEQ. IA. Substituting the following for
section 3255: The secretary OF the treasury
may exempt all distilleries which mash less
than twenty-five bushels Of grain per day
| except as to the payment Of tax, on which
| said tax shall then be levied and collected
on the capacity Of said distilleries, and said
dIstilIeries shall then be run and operated
| without stOrekeepers, or police stOrekeepers
and guagers, or the commissioner OF inter
nal revenue, with the approval Of said sec
rotary, may establish special warehouses In
which he may authorize to be depos-
tied the product OF any number
oil said distilleries, TO be designated
by him. and in which any distilier operating
any such distillery may deposit his product,
which, when 50 deposited, shall be subject
o all laws and regulations as to bonds, tax
removals and otherwise as in other ware
houses.
SEQ. 16. Repeating section 1856 and all
other laws which impose any special taxes
upon the manufacturers OF stills, retail deal
ers in liquor and malt liquor.
| SEQ. II. That this act shall be Ia force
from and after July /, 1888, and all laws and
parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby
| repealed.
Thd total reduction In the revenue made
BY the bill is about S25,O00 COO, made up Of
500, 600, 600 of tobacco and S., OO0, 600 on var
ious other special taxes removed.
BY a party vote the bill was added TO the
| Mills tariff bill, making one bill Of BOTH
There was a spirited con trOversy in the com
mittee on the question Of allowing hearings
on the proposed tariff changes and the sub
juct viii again come up attO-morroW's NEE
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