The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-12
MORE TARIFF CHANGES.
Senator Vest Offers Amendments Agreed
Unon by the Committee.


Senator Vest submitted to the Senate a
number Of amendments TO the tarif bill,
which lad been considered by the flnan g
committee. aad which will be brought for.
ward in the senate as committee amendmouts
designed to perfect th. hill reported.
The amendments include some milor
change. In the chemical schedule; Cast .Iol.
,shpd plate siU-s. etc, II by 80 inches squire
foot aud the same article above this size Is a.
creased from 80 TO 81 cents.
hu A,yios. -GrdinCs, etc. 20 per cent ada
lo-"m. instead Of -. In the reported hill. Tie
same change j. made on li,h N cans.
Megts-lrosh beef, mutton and pork rele-
ed from 2j 20 20.
Spir,s-lu paragraph 239. in lines eight
fourteen. strike out the words upon all cor
pounds or Preparations containing alcoh
there shall J., levied duty ut the rate 4
sl.s0 per proof gallon upon the disulli
spirits contained therein IN addition 10 lie
duty provided 10y law upon the old ingret
euts .ou,aincd in such compounds or ureps--
G,iCLs' and ia lieu thereof 20 restore the pp-
vision ~ IL passed the house.
The duty on fur hats gud honnets IL g.
elseI from 35 10 10 per cent advalorem.
The glove schedule is entirely rearrange
reading Gs follows
Gloves Kid or leather. of all description.
wholly or partially manufactured, 40 =.
cent al vdlOrcm.
Smokers articles-The wording of the pa
agraph concerning tobacco pipes "a change
so as to read Us in tie bill passed by th
house.
FRI =. pine apples and bananas are pla
specifically on the free list.
Canned shell fish are also added to tho hee
list.
There are also changes in the income tax
al ... d a.
the word "assessed'' at the beginning OF
section "a and IL is afterwards provided that
this asst ssment shall be made by the com
missioner Of internal revenue. A proviso II
as follows: That all NONRESIDENT corpora
tiCns shall be subject TO q tax Of per cent
upon all undistrlbutcd sums sent abroad.
which sums for the purposes of this act shall
be held 10 be dividends 10 foreign stOckhold-
ers or policy holders and the resident agent,
or manager Of such foreign corporations,
shall withhold said tax of per cent from all
such undistrihu;ed sums and make return
thereof and pay therein"
The senate provision requiring corpora
tons 70 make returns IN accordance with the
requirements Of section 9.7l3sof the revised
statutes, IL stricken out and the house pro-
vision restored.
Al amendment Is also made providing thnt
corporations shall not only give the amounts
paid 10 employees who receive more than
- 900 per annum, but also their names and
addresses and the amount paid them.
Internal reye nue. tax on spirits. section %,
Is amended 50 as 10 read a. follows That
no dist!ller who has given the required bond
and who .cls only distilled spirits Of his own
production al the place of manufacture, or at
the place OF storage in bond. in the original
packages, 10 which the tax paid stamps are
affixed, snail hc required to pay the special
tax of a wholesale liquor dealer on account Of
such sales: provided, that he shall be- requir-
ed 10 keep the books prescribed by section
3,3ls Of the revised statutes of the United
States. or 80 much ~ shall show the date
when he sent out any spirits; the serial num-
ber OF the packages containing the same, the
kind and quality Of the spirits in wine gal
Ions and taxable gallons, the serial numbers
of the stamps on the packages and the names
and residences of the persons 10 whom sold
and the provision of section of an act en-.
titled. An act 10 amend the laws relating 70
internal revenue approved March 3, 1879, rs
10 transcripts, shall apply to such books. Any
failure by reason Of refusal or willful neglect
10 furnish the transcripts shall subject the
spirits owned or distilled by the distllSry 70
forfeiture"