The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-16
THE TOBACCO TAX.
4 Bill 10 Effect It's Entire
Repeal.
MILLS BUILDS A NEW BILL
Incsher~nt Appeal fer Free Trade
The Senate Measure Declared
Tnesnxtitnfional.

wAsaIySTcS. Feb. Ls-ssy yszse az niue
20 sage the haHse committee on apssroarss-
( fioas to-day rexoiTsd 20 repart fzvorzagy !
substitute fcs the Eowles internal rsrsnue
! bsM- The substitute proposes entire repea
Of the tobacco tax xnd oEaEts the -.uo0n-
shine sections os she Cewies hilL
Il was learned later that the vote on re.
porting The measure sas - 70 1. instead q
. % s. as ~ 6rsf reported Thslss il faEor
Of tae measure ns1SsaN fgeFaer,fs
Felix Campbell Of View Tork Cav. Can.
nou. ETsn. Batterworsh. Long, NcCornss
and Henderson, Those opposst 10 is we're
Forneys F0Tan, sayers and Rice Fogney
says be viii report q substitute fo< the bfli.
removing the duty on manufactured 10
beeco sad snufss bur rot sa heBors and
eAsroosS
Representative ssysrs said be INTENDED
70 prepare minority report fer prsseatA-
tz8a He said u aE1 opposed To redBc-
ing the surplus By taxing OF the sax on
cigars. chero0ts and cigarettes until ne
have nrst reduced the customs dasv on rhe
neceSs2rIes OF life.
As there appears 70 be some difference Of
opinion as 70 the measure OF privilege
which the revenue bill wiz rzsssess, and
which may later bring On csnaics ou the
hoor OF the house between the WAYS and
means ana appropriation committees IL
might tse veil 10 state the position OF the
lass-Eslned c0Hnmitsee in the raAttes
While II does nof contend that anx com
r1isfee other than that on ways and means
u privileged 10 report Q reyenge bill az ans
time, II holds that, under the rules when
bill IS once reported and placed On the
calendar Il VIII Itself be privileged and
that motion may a. any time be rnsde Ia
20 into committee OF the whole to consider
revenue bills. To succeed In getting AZ the
tobacco bill ft woHid be necessary for the
house 10 s3y aside any revenue bill pre-
ceaIng " CA the calendar. and II The ways
aud means committee should anticipate
the report Of the committee Gu approfria-
ton by reporting another tsri4 bill, this
mlgnf prove serious. hut ROT necessarily
insurmoanfabie obstacle 10 the accom-
pilshment OF the wishes of the friends
OF the bill TO repeal the tobacco tax
The formal setion Of the. appropriation
committee uron the CowIes Oil was to
strike out sections l. .. 5 and and suhsti.
tHte sections and OF ksnasii's tariff bin.
introduced a. the last session. and also 10
strike oct sections s. ?, ie, II, l. and Is of
the Cowles bill 10 the shape In which II
will be reported the bill rsroElaes tfasf after
July next ali iazs 1ow ia force, whereby
farmers and producers Of tobacco are re-
strzffed isl the sale aad disposition OF same
and all laws relating 10 the internal reye-
nue. tax on manufactured tobacco, suufs
cigars, eheroois and cigarettes, and the
special taxes required by law 70 be paid BY
manufacturers of and dealers in leaf To-
bscco- retail dealers in manufactured tor
berco, peddiers OF tobacco, snuff and
cigars. aDd manufacturers 81 snuff and
cigars, shall be repealed IL is provided
also that drswbsek equal 70 the tax shall
be paid on Dnbr0ken factory packages In
the hands OF manufacturers and dealers
when the law takes effect Redemption st
the pro rats valuation OF special tax stamps
is provided for
The second section provides tha. al in
a.
regulating the manufacture. sale or exyor-
tati9n OF tobacco. snsff. cigars. eher0ots
and cigarettes shall be repealed July 10
next, but that no drawback shall be a.
lowed upon such articles entered for ex-
port on or after thar date.
A pToysso declares that al laws now in
force shall remain and have fan force and
effect IN respect 10 ali ofsenses committed,
liabilities incurred or accruiug or accrued
prior TO the date when the repeal Of the
taxes shail take effect
Another section provides for the sboli-
tlon Of minimum punishments wherever
prescribed for violations of internal reve-
nue. laws. with leave for the court 20 i'm
pose any ane or punishment within the
maximum.
| Ii is also provided that warrants for ar
/ rest shall be returnabie before 3 competent
/ Judicial officer of the nearest place of .tsx
/ rest, who shall have exclusive authority
/ 10 make preliminary examination. hail..
I discharge or commit the prisoner, exclud-
/ ing Indian Territory. Tue United States
courts are also given authority TO appoint
commissioners wherever necessary.
/ The remaining sections forbid the de-
4 ssruEtion or mntilssion of seized disflllery
! apparatus and authorize United States
I Judges 10 make proper orders for the COM
/ fort Of persons whose life or health is en-
/ dsngeret by close confinement
/ Provision is finally made for the aboii-
/ ton Of all Offices for the collection OF tie
/ revenues which are cut of by the bill