Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-07
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Reforms Proposed BY The
Democratic Committee.
TOBACCO TAXATION REDUCED.
Provisions Affecting Distillerbs
Interests-A Difference Of
$4,000. 900.
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WASHINGTON, March 6.-The Demc-
cratic majority of the Ways and
Means Committee to-day submitted
to the full committee the internal
revenue bill.
Section / of the bill provides for the
repeal of all taxes on manufactured
chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco and
snuff, and special taxes upon manu-
facturers of and dealers in leaf tobac-
co, to take effect July l, 1888. A re-
bate for the full amount of the tax on
unbroken packages of smoking and
manufactured tobacco and snuff held
by dealers on July 1st will be allowed
if the claim is presented before Sep
tember 8th.
Section 2 provides that manufactur-
ers Of cigars shall each pay annually
special tax of three dollars and
dealers in tobacco one dollar.
Manufacturers of cigars, cheroots or
cigarettes will not be required to pay
a special tax as dealers when the pro-
ducts are sold at the place of manu-
facture, the act to take effect July LIST.
Section 8 provides for the appropria-
ton Of $40, 900 for expenses incidental
in carrying the above into effect.
Section 4 rel eals section 1851 OF the
revised statutes and all laws which
impose restrictions upon the sale of
leaf tobacco.
Sections 5 to 8, inclusive, provide
penalties for violation of internal
revenue laws, appointment of COM
missioners, etc.
Section 10 amends section 3176 of
the revised statutes and provides PEN
alties for concealing or falsely report
ing taxable goods.
Section Ii amends section 1856 of
the revised statutes by striking out
all after said number and substituting
therefor the following: "And the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
with the approval Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, may exempt distillers
of brandy made exclusively from APP
pies, peaches, grapes or other fruits,
from any provision Of this title relat-
ing to the manufacture Of spirits, ex-
cept to tax thereon when in his judg-
ment it may seem expedient to do &c"
Section IL extends the act of March
3, 1887, to brandy distilled from any
kind of fruit which is not now re-
quired, or shall not be required, to be
deposited in the distillery warehouse.
Section Is provides for the sale Of
distilling property when seized Tor
violation of laws.
Provision is made in section IA that
section 255 of the revised statutes be
amended by striking out all after said
number and substituting the follow
ing: "The Secretary of the Treasury
may exempt all distilleries which
mash less than twenty-five bushels
OF grain per day, from the operations
of the provisions of this title relating
to the manufacture of spirits, except
as to payment of tax, which said tax
shall then be levied and collected ON
the capacity of said distilleries, and
said distilleries then shall be run and
operated without storekeeper or store
keepers or gaugers.
Section 16 repeals all clauses Of Sec
ton 3,244 of the revised statutes and
all amendatory thereto and all other
laws which impose any special taxes
upon manufacturers OF stills and re.
tail dealers in malt liquors.
Section II provides that this act
shall be in force from and after July
1, 1888, and all laws and parts Of
laws in conflict are hereby repealed.
The total reduction made by the
bill is about $25 1000, 900, Of which
500 200, 900 is on tobacco, and $5,000,-
600 on various special taxes re-
moved.
HOW IT WAS RECEIVED.
The presentation OF the bill was
the signal for vigorous onslaught by
the Republican members upon their
Democratic colleagues. They Ioundly
denounced the majority for their con-
duct in the preparation of this and
the Tariff Bill, and their indignation
was heightened when the proposition
was put and carried despite the OBJ
jections, to consolidate in one meas
ure the Tariff and Revenue
Bills. 1t was suggested by
the Republicans in view Of
the apparent determination Of the
majority to begin Immediately formal
consideration of the bill, that the
manufacturers and producers, whose
interests might be affected, should be
afforded an opportunity to address the
committee on the subject. This
proposition did not seem to meet with
favor at the hands Of the majority,
and after considerable discussion the
committee adjourned until tomorrow
without disposing Of the question.