The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-05

this schedule.
4 An important change was made in
tobacco taxes under the ahternal reve-
nue. lawsrsSection 3Ses, rnlating town
ternal revenue taxes n,.tobacco was
changed (Revised 6tatutes) to read as
follows:
g upon tobacco and snuff manufact-
,ured and sold, or rsmqWed, for con-
sumption or use, there Snail be levied
and collected the following taxes: On
snuff, manufactured of tobacco or any
substitute for tobacco, re ground, dry,
damp, picked. scented or otherwise, of
all descriptions. when PREPARED for use
a tax of cents per potnd; and snuff
flour, when sold or removed for use or
consumption, shall be taxed as snuff
and shall be put up in packages and
stamped in the same manner as snuff.
ION all chewing and smoking to-
bacco, fine cut cavendish, plug or twist.
ss or granuiated, Ct svsry descrip-
reduced into a condition to be- con-
sumed, or in any manner other than
the ordinary mode of drying and cur
ing, prepared for sale or consumption.
even If prepared without the use of
any machine or instrument, and with.
out being pressed or sweetened, and
on all fine cut, shorts and refuse
scraps, clippings, cuttings and sweep
tngs of tobacco, a tax Of cents per
pound"
Section 1894 Of the revised statutes is
amended SO as to read as follows: ~
Upon cigars which shall be manu-
featured or sold, or removed for con-
sumption or sale, there shall be assess
ed and collected the following taxes tt
be paid by the manufacturer thereof.
on cigars Of all descriptions, made of
per thousand. on cigarettes weighing
not more than three pounds per thou
sand, 81 per thousand; on cigarettes
weighing more than three pounds per
thousand, So per thousand.
~ The house provisions for duties on
imported tobacco have been stricken
out and the following duties inserted
on imported tobacco:
Wrapper tobacco and filler tobacco
when mixed or packed with more than
5 per cent Tin weighD Of wrapper to.
sbacco. and all leaf tobacco, the pro.
duct of two or more countries or de-
Tendencies when mixed or packed to-
gether if unstemmed $3.50 per pound;
If stemmed, $2.25 per pound; filler to-
bacco, not specially provided for in
this act, If unstemmed, IS cents per
pound; IF stenmed, 5Oeoents per pound
paragraph Is inserted defining to-
bacco terms as follows:
'sThe3 term wrapper tobacco as, used
in this act means that quality of leaf
tobacco, which is. suitable for cigaf
wrappers and the term filled tobacco
means all other leaf tobacco Collec-
tors of customs shall not permit en-
try to be made, except under regula-
lions to be prescribed by the secretary
of the treasury of any leaf tobacco un-
less the invoices Of the same shall spe-.
city in detail the character of such to-
bacco, whether wrapper or filler, It's
origin and quality. Inst1le examination
for classification of any imported leaf
tobacco, at least one bale. box. Or.
package in every ten and at least one
III every invoice shall besexamfned by
the appraiser or person authorized BY
law to- make such examination and at
least ten hands shall besexamined ii,
each examined bale, box or package
Other. changes in the tobacco sche6-,
ule are as follows:
"All other tobacco, manufactured. CIR
unmanufactured not specially provided
for in this act 40 cents per pound
Q1ouse rate, IS cents. Snuff and snuff
flour and manufactures of snuff, house
rate. 65 cents; senate, 40 cents per
pound. Cigars, cigarettes, cheroots of
all kinds, house rate, 81 per pound and,
IS per cent ad valorem; senate rate, 81
per pound and rs per cent ad valorem.
A proviso was, made. that all cigar
cites weighing less than four pounds
per thousand shall pay duty of SO per
pound sl:iaaiz5a 3
-: 80 BEER TAX, ' 9e - NJ s =.
Beer Tax-The senates has increased
the internal revenue duty on beer by
changing section 1889, of the Revised
Statutes, to read as follows:
Until Jan. 1, 1900 there shalr be paid
on all beer, lager beer, ale. porter and
other similar fermented liquors,
brewed or manufactured and sold. or.
removed for consumption or sale. with
in the United States by whatsoever
name such liquors shall be called. d
tax OF $1.44 for every barrel containing
after Jan. 1, 1900, there shall be paid
tax of 81 per barrel, on every barrel
of such beer, lager beer, ale, porter and
other similar fermented liquors: (he-
present rate is 50.
The Retroactive clause Of the Dingley
tariff bill is stricken from the senate
bill
- ee7e RECIPROCITY '.-.' =
The entire house provision relating to
reciprocity has beer stricken out, and
the following section substituted:
That whenever; any country, de-
tendency on colony, shall pay or be-
stow, directly or indirectly. any, bounty
or grant upon the expectation Of any
article or merchandise from such coun-~
try. dependency, or, colony, and such
article or merchandise is dutfable under
the provisions of this act then upon the
importation Of any such article or n1er-
chandise into the United ST. tes., Mhe IN
er the same shall be imported directly
from the country Of production or 9th
erWise, and whether such article or
merchandise is imported II TIE same
condition as when exported fire.. lie
country Of production or has btelii'
changed in condition by maIufas,it.re
or otherwise, there shall lie ltv e-l n :.
paid in all such cases, IN addition 10 Tx;
duties otherwise imposed ~ TIL &
an additional duty equal to me ret
amount, Of such, bounty or grant, low
ever the same be paid or besso&ed.' TIE
net amount of all. such bouatiesss o.
grants shall be from time to time as
certained, determined and declared by
the secretary. OF the: treasury WHO shall
make all lieedfG regulations for the
ide ntification Of such articles and mer-
chandise and for the. assessiffniesififtt, aa and
collection sof such additional duties =.
The house provision In II q tariff bill
keeping in force: the Hawaiian sreli-
procity treaty is stricken Uus. the effect
being indirectly TO abrugate the, trea,y
sugars as e Imposed On sugars ffiJsl,,l
other countries, The PROVISION, in, iae.
house bill on distilled wines is stricken
out and the following suits itut d:
WINES AND SPIRITS
Still wines, including ginger wine or
ginger cordial, and Verfi5 ouln, in casks
or packages, other than bottles or jugs,
if containing IA per cent or less of
absolute alcohol. 80 cents per. ,galloa; NJ
containing more than IA per cent of
absolute alcohol, so cents per gallon.