Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
REDUCING 4 & REVENUE.

~ SynOpsls Of tho Internal Revenue Bill
ss Rreparetl by the House Ways and
Means COmmittee--ABi Big Share Of tho
Tax on Tobacco to He Repy aied-Pro-s
vision Made for Reduction Of s25s-.
600, 600.
WASHINGTON, March z The new internal
revenue bill was submitted by the Demo-
critic majority of the Ways and Means
COMMITTEES to the full committee yesterday.
It begins BY removing the tax from tobacco
on July 1885, after which date manufacturers
sof cigars will pay special tax Of three doll
lars each, and dealers in tobacco shall each pay
one dollar annually as a special tax. Draw
backs rebated to the full amount OF the tax
IN be allowed on original and unbrDken pack
ages held by manufacturers and dealers on
July !. The statute and all the laws imposing
restrict ons upon the sale Of leaf tobacco ara
repealed.
Wherever minimum punishments are laid
down for infractlons OF internat-revenue laws
in the statuets they are abolished, and it is left
In the discretion oil the court to FIX the pun sh-
ment, not exceeding the maximum limit fixed
by the statutes
Warrants under tia internal revenue laws,
mon aft davit making charges upon informa-5
ton and belief, shall only issue when the
affidavit is made by collector or
deputy collector; with this exception war
rants will only be issued on sworn
complaint setting forth the facts and
alleging them to be within the personal knowl-
edge Of the afiant. Fees to court officers in
prosecutions under the internal-revenue laws
shall only be paid in cases where conviction
is secured, or wherein tha district approves OF
the prosecution, or wherein the prose cution be-
gan with information or Indictment.
Persons arrested upon warrants under the In.
ternal-revenue laws must be taken before q
designated jud cial officer in the county OF ar
rest. or if there be none. in another county
nearest the county Of arrest, and this judicial
officer shall have power to make the prelim-
mary examination and discharge, admit to
bail, or commit to pr son the person arrested.
This section does not apply to the Indian Tsr
ritory. IS
the approyaIof the Secretary of the Treasury,
may compromise civil or criminal cases and re-
duce or remit fines, penalties or assessments
under the internal-revenue laws.
When the returns are not made or are made
fraudulently the collector may enter the prem
ises Of any one having taxable property and
prepare a tax return upon which the tax shall
be assessed with a penalty OF rs per cent. and
interest at 10 per cent.
All fruit brandies made from any fruit are
brought under the provisions OF tho act OF
March 8, 1881.
| When a distillery is seized the ma
:chinery and apparatus must be sold without
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which mash less than twenty five bushels
OF grain per day shall be taxed upon
their capacity, and may be operated W thout
store-keeper or gaueer. Special warehouses
may be established where the product of any
dess grated number of these distileries may be
deposited, which product shall then become
subject to the tomary laws.
Ali special taxes oamanufacturers OF stills,
retail dealers in liquors and retail dealers in
malt liquors are repealed.
The act provides that it shall go into effect
July, 1888.
| The total reduction in revenue made by
the act is about $50, 900, 600, made up Of
$50, OO0, 600 on tobacco and $4,000, 900
on the special taxes removed
The Democratic members Of the Ways
and Means Com mite have resolved to add
this bill to che Mills Tariff bill. making it
an integral part of the scheme for revenue
reduction.
The total reduction by the two bills will
be about $75, 100000.
Mr. Randall says that his Tariff bill is
completed except as to the cotton schedule.
1t is understood that the bill reduces tie
revenue $l7. 900. 600 on tariff; $50, OOO,-
900 on tohacco; $50, 600, 600 by reducing
the whisky tax to 50 cents per gallon.