The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-06
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Interesting to Tobacco MeM.
National Associated Press to the Star.
WAsH1NaToN, March 6.-Commissioner
Raum has issued circular direct
ing that on and after May LIST, 1878,
all manufacturers of tobacco snuff
and cigars will be required on concluding
business to render closing inventories. as
provided in sections 8, 1853 and $3.50, Revised
Statutes of the United States; to stamp
and pack all manufactured goods on hand
at that time, and close up their account
with their several collectors by renewing
from year to year their special tax stamps,
and keeping them posted conspicuously In
their places Of business by'continuing to
render monthly reports of all purchases OF
stamps and sales, or removal OF goods by
keeping their places of business legal facto-
ries and themselves legally qualified as
manufacturers. Though not actually en-
gagged in manufacturing or making taxable
goods, they can enjoy all the privileges the
law accords 10 manufacturers OF tobacco.
snuff and cigars and keep their stock OF
goods unstamped at their factories TIL they
are sold or removed. This decision is made
in consequence of numerous inquiries by
collectors as to whether there is any limit
to the time during which manufacturers
can nOlQ SOOuS VI tAell oWh uluhoieeV,hS,
after they have discontinued manufactur-
ing and ceased to pay special tax as manu-
facturers.
vice.
Postmaster General Key has suggested to
the House Committee on Post-otfices and
Post Roads the preparation of bill to facil-
itate the Railway Nail Service, as to provide
for the transfer from the appropriation for
the Star Service, which he says is ample,
the sum of 900 to the Railway Service,
so that additional clerks may be employed
! in that service.
Double Return Postal Card.
The Committee OH Post-otices and Post
Roads in the House has agreed to recon-
mend bill providing for the adoption OF
the double stamp return postal card. This
card is of the same size as that now in use
The two upper corners of the cards nave
each cent stamp affixed.
| Resumption Repeal.
The Senate Committee on Finance tooh
no action yesterday upon the Dill lor The
repeal of the Resumption act.
The Postal Savings Banks.
The Committee on Banking and Currency
agreed to Phillips Postal Savings Bank Bill
a full abstract of which was sent in these
dispatches last week. The vote on the bill
was as follows: Yeas-Buckner of Missouri
Yates of North Carolina, Harball of Illinois
Bell of Georgia, Phillips of Rhode Islands
Nays-Hardenburg of New Jersey, Games 0
Rhode Island, Chittenden of New York;
Absent, Ewing of Ohio, Ford of Illinois, ant
Hart of New York OF the three member
absent, Messrs Ewing and Ford would hav'
voted for the bill and Nh. Hart against it,
why GEN. Garfield Does Not Go Il
New Ha mpshire.
NEW York, March 6-The Telegram
i Washington special says there is curiou
story connected with the invitation of Gen
Garfield to take the stump for the Republi
cans in New Hampshire this week. Thein
vitation was regularly extended, through Q
lC. Moore, of Nashua, and signed by othe
New Hampshire Republicans, in urging MI
Garfield to go there Mr. Garfield accepted
and talked in general way about bis inter
ton of answering W. z. Chandler's letter
and charges This came to the ears of tn
Republican State Committee, who tell
graphed down here that they didn't war