The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-03-09
REDUCING The REVENUE.

A Synopsis of the Internal Gevenuc Bill
Prepared By the House Ways and
Means Committee-A Big Share Of the
Tax on Tobacco to BE Repeaied-Pro-
vision Made for Reduction of S25,.
100000.
WASHINGTON, March THE new internal
| revenue bill was submitted by the Demo-
cratic majority of the Ways and Means
Committee to the full committee YESTERDAY
1t begins by removing the tax from tobacco
on July ]. 1888, after which date manufacturers
OF cigars will pay special tax Of three dol
lars each, and dealers in tobacco shall each pay
one dollar annually as special tax Draw
backs related to the full amount of the tax
win be allowed on original and unbroken pack
ages held by manufacturers and dealers on
July 1. The statute and all the laws imposing
restrictions upon the sale of leaf tobacco are
| repealed.
| Wherever minimum punishments are laid
down for infractl0ns Of internal-reyenue laws
in the statuets they are abolished, and it is left
in the discretion of the court to fix the punish
ment, not exceeding the maximum limit fixed
by the statutes.
Warrants under the internal revenue laws,
upon affidavit making charges upon informa-
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 affiant. Fees to court officers in
| prosecutions under the internal-revenue laws
shall only be paid in cases where a conviction
is secured, or wherein the district approves of
the prosecution, or wherein the prose cutiou be-
gan with information or indictment
Persons arrested upon warrants under the in
ternal-reveRue laws must be taken before a
ga
rest, or II 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 prison the person arrested.
This section does hot apply to the Indian Ter
ritory.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with
the approval Of 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 tax return upon which the tax shall
be assessed with penalty of IS per cent. and
interest at 10 per cent.
All fruit brandies made from any fruit are
brought under the provisions of the act Of
March 8, 1887.
chinery and apparatus must be sold without
being mutilated or destroyed. D.stilleries
which mash less than twenty-five bushels
of grain per day shall be taxed upon
their capacity, and may be operated without
Store-keeper or gauger. Special warehouses
may be established where the product OF any
designated number of these distilleries may be
deposited, which product shall then become
subject to the customary laws.
All special taxes on manufacturers Of stills,
retail dealers in liquors and retail dealers in
malt liquors are repealed
The act provides that it shall go into effect
July, 1885,
The total reduction in revenue made by
the act is about $25, 600, OOO made up of
500, 900, 600 on tobacco and $5,00O,O0
on the special taxes removed
The Democratic members of the Ways
and Means COMMITTEE 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, 600, 900.
Mr. Randall says that his Tariff bill is
completed except as to the cotton schedule.
1t is understood that the bill reduces the
revenue $17, 900, 900 on tariff; $50, OOO,-
600 on tobacco; $50, 100000 by reducing
the whisky tax to SO cents per gallon.