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Another Tariff Bill

Another Tariff Bill image
Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
March
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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Washington, Miircli 13.- Mr. Randall intro iuc d b.in tarifl bilí in tlie House yesterday. Ín expl naaon of its teriuB and ecope he made the fo lowing statement: "The bilí repeals the enttre inlernal tax on tobáceo and on fru.t brand es. It also repeals the license tax on Wholesale and rctail liguor dealers, leaving theso. as recommended by JeSerson, so ' Ibut the Sute uutnomies might adopt thetn.' It mukes alcohol used in the arta free and reduces the mx on wh.sliy flfty cents per gallon. "On ihe tariS the bilí Is a careful and completo revisión of the whole sy tem. It carnes to the (ree 1 st a large nnmber ot artilles now paylng dutieR and wh cli enter into consump tioo. either as mater al or otherwise, and in the product on or win h there Ís no injurious com poli 110 u between this and other countrles." The oHÜin teü reduciion of revenue frora bil uur. es by ihls bill is $95,UUU,ÜOO, of which $70,000,000 is in interual tiixes alona.

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Ann Arbor Register