Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-08
A BATCH OF BILLS.
Mr.. WISE LOOKING AFTER THE LOCAL
INTERESTS OF RICHMOND.
Petition for Proposed Amendment 20
Section 28 OF the Tariff Law-Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce.
From our Regular corre.pondent.l

WAshlSolOS, JbuuaIy f.-aii. Viecs "AS
returned to the city last night much i'm
proved in health and practically recover
ed from his recent severe illness, intro
duced IN the House to-day batch OF bills
of decided local interest TO Richmond and
vicinity. Among the number are the fol-
loving: Appropriatlng $4,000 for the con-
struction of macadamized road from the
city OF Richmond to the National cemetery
at Cold Harbor, and directing the Secre-
tary of War to advertise and let contract
for the. construction Of the road to the
| lowest bidder
Providing for the erection of public
| building at Manchester. the cost OF struc-
| ture and ground to be limited TO $4,000.
| To resdjust and finally settle the claim
| of the Richmond and Danville Railroad
p, Company for the transportation OF troops
and paroled prisoners in 1865, 1866, ana
| 1867.
Defining options" and futures" and
| imposing special taxes on dealers therein.
| This Is the same measure that came before
| the last Conoress and which was known
as the Butterworth bill.
| TOBACCO PETITION.
Mr. Wise also presented IN the House
| to-day q petition from many of the tobac-
| co manufacturers Of Richmond asking for
the passage of an amendment TO the pres
ent tariff and tax law. Section 26 OF the
law as it now stands reads as follows
"That on and after the lst day Of May, 1891,
all special taxes imposed by the laws now IN force
| upon dealers In leaf tobacco. retail dealers IN
| leaf tobacco dealers In tobacco. manufacturers
| OF TOT acco, manufacturers OF cigars, and ped
| dlers OF tobacco are hereby repealed. Every
such dealer IN leaf tobacco, retail dealer IN lear
| tobacco, manufacturer, and peddler shan. how
i rCglstpr with tho collector OF the 1l.tfict
his name, or style, place OF residence, trade, or
/ business. and the place where such trade or
| the tax had not been repealed, and failure 20
| register as herein required shall subject such
person to a penalty Of nifty dollars"
| The tobacco manufacturers desire the
| following addition to the section:
PROPOSED ADDITION TO SECTION &c.
And II is further provided that every dealer in
leaf tobacco or retail dealer in leaf tobacco shall
keep such books containing M accurate account
| OF all the tobacco bought and sold by him. from
| whom bought and 10 whom sold, as the COmmis-
| soner OF Internal Revenue ehell prescribe, and
/ on demand OF any internai-revenue o1lcer or
| other authorized agent OF the Treasury Depart
| ment to furnish said officer or agent true and
| complete statement, verified by oath, OF All his
| sales Of leaf tobacco, the number OF nogsheads'
| cases. and pounds, with the name and residence,
| in each instance, OF the person TO whom SOLD
| and the place TO which 1t was shipped. And every
1 dealer In leaf tobacco or retail dealer In leai
tobacco who refuses 10 furnBn sucn lniOrlutllon,
| or VINO makes any false statement as 10 sales OF
leaf tobacco, or who shall sell any leaf tobacco
| to any one except 10 a registered dealer IN lear
| tobacco, n registered manufacturer OF tobacco,
| or % a registered manufacturer OF cigars, shali
| be guilty Of q misdemeanor and shall be liable
/ TO a penalty OF twenty cents per pound upon
| every pound so sold and TO imprisonment for at
| least six months. but not over two years " we
ask for this action on your part Tor the following
| reasons" the manufacturers add:
| /. The law regulating the manufacturing OF
| tobacco by registered manufacturers coinpels the
| payment. Of (6) six cents per pound tax, the
| packing Of manufactured tobacco Ia packages
| as prescribed by the law, and the maintaining
| OF factory, the average cost OF which, to the
manufacturer, Is estimated, with the tax paid' 10
| be k12) twelve cents per pound.
| g That tho dealer in leaf tobacco, by section
| 26. as the law Is now, pays no tax and is under
no restrictions 10 the packing or selling oil leai
| tobacco 20 the consumer or dealer.
| 3. That this proposed Amendments ~ Dsseu
upon sirnne Justice 20 the tax-payine manuiactu-
rers. which all the laws passed by Congress prior
| 10 October lst, 1890, have recognized. (See sec
| ton 3244, X. 81
Representative Wise will appear before
| the WAYS and Means Committee and pre-
sent the matter 10 the members and do ms
| utmost to have the requests of the Rich
mond tobacco manufacturers siflcorporated
| in one of the bills to be reported by the
| committee.
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| Nr. Mills having gone TO Texas to be ao-
| sent about two months. has written let-
| ter to Mr.. Wise asking him TO organize
| and to become acting chairman OF the
| Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce. Nr. Wise is the second man on
| this important committee.
| OTHER VIRGINIA BILLS.
Colonel O'Ferrall introduced to-day the
| following bills Appropriatlng S25,OOJ for
| the construction of road from Winches-
| ter to the Federal cemetery near that city !:
| appropriating S25. 600 for the erection at
| Winchester of monument to the memory
| of General Daniel Morgan. Revolution,
| ary war hero: TO change the Revised
| Statutes in regard TO witness fees, and sp--
| propriating $4,000 for the purchase OF
| manuscripts and other possessions OF
| Thomas Jefferson.
| Colonel O'Ferrall also presented for his
| colleague. DR.. Lawson, who Is absent on
account Of sickness. bills providing for the
erection of public buildings at Newport
| News and at Portsmouth, and for the con
struction OF roadway to the cemetery at
| Yorktown.
Mr.. Tucker presented bills providing for
the placing of binding-twine and sulphu-
ric acid on the free list and another appro-
priating $50, 900 for the erection OF pub
lie building at Lexington:
Mr.. Tucker says that sulphuric acid used
in the manufacture Of fertilizers so neces-
sary to farming in Virginia costs at the
rate of S5 on every ton of fertilizer and
the acid ought to be on the free list.
Major Hussey. of Greensboro, N. O.. and
Mr.. Pembroke Petit. Of Fluyanna county,
| Va. both of whom are applicants for read
ING clerk read in the House to-day.