The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-05
Washington .Whisl Q $.

mission of California and the National
Vine Growers As. iation of New York.
relating to spurious and adulterated
wines, together with the amendments
proposed by the Commissioner of In
te'nal Revenue, was to-day presented to
X preventative Green. who is vine
grower In North Carolina, with a r
quest that he introduce it at the earlles t
oppt rtuhity. The bill is quite elaborate,
MS following beng an abstract of
q Ierent sections:
he title IS "a bill defining pure wines
ana providing for the taxation of GER
tain compounded beverages"
SECTION 1-Descrlbes all classes of
liquors containing alcohol aud COM
pounded fruit juices, which are not
wholly Produced in fruit, intended
for use as beverages, or for
compromising with beverages and
al 90 npounds; the same with
pure wines are subject to taxation
at the rate of 40 cents per gallon, and on
small quantities in like proportion, and
describes the kind OF stamps to be used,
the tax to be paid and the stamps
affixed before the removal from the
place OF manufacture, compounding or
lowing shall be exempt from such tax
malt liquors, distilled spirits, cordials,
bitlers and medicines sold and known
as such under names which shall not
cause them to be be recognized as wines,
and not used as substitutes for or init
atoms of wines; pnre wines, as defined
by the bill. are also exempted. Com
pound spurious wines are not included
within the exemptions to be taxed in
addition to the tariff on same, and are
controlled the same as domestic com
pounds of like nature.
SECTION 2-Provides that producers
anu dealers in pure wines which are
exempt from tax shall stamp, brand. or
label, all packages with the words sPre-
s:rbed by Commissioner of Internal
Revenue" indicating that they are
pure according to the United
States standard, all packages of liquors
not so marked to be deemed liable to
taxation; all packages wrongfully
marked as exempt from the tax to be
forfeited to the United States, and any
person wilfully marking packages as
exempt from the tax, which are legally
subject to tax, to be guilty of a mis-
deameanor and punishable by fine and
imprisonment; the collectors of internal
revenue to inquire into the genuine
ness of goods so marked, and to have
right to demand explicit information
as to the methods or production.
SEC. 3-Proyides that the larger
packages of taxed liquors may be
changed into smaller ones. stamps
% be exchanged for smaller ones
for such purpose, and all packages OF
whatever size to bear stamps bearing
the name of the manufacturer, com
FOUNDER or importer, so affixed as to
plainly identify the goods to the pur-
chaser, the word compounded" to be
on all such packages.
SEC. 4-Fixes the amounts of the
special tax for compounders at 500 per
annum; for wholesale dealers in such
compounds at 500, provided that the
compounders who sell in original
packages shall not be required to pay a
tax as wholesale dealers; retail dealers
pay $50.
SEC. 5-Requires wholesale dealers and
compounders of taxed liquors to keep
books showing the criminal disposition
of such goods, open to the inspection of
revenue officers.
SECTION 6-Provides for the appoint
ment of chemists
Secretary Lamar has requested the
Acknowledgement to institute suits in
the name of the United States to obtain
a cancellation of the patents issued to
the State of California in 1869 under the
swamp land act for lands covered
by the lakes Kern and Buena-
vista. The Secretary says in his
letter: cit appears that each of these
lakes is a large body OF water, perman-
ent in character. The two have an ag-
gregate of about forty four square
miles. They are capable of being navi-
gated, and being without interstate or
foreign connection, while not navig
able waters of the United States,
they are clearly the navigable
waters of the State of California. There
patents for lands covered by such
waters, it exceeded its powers. Its
patents conveyed no title, because it
had none to convey and are absolutely
utilities of no efficiency whatever"
The lakes are owned by ]. B.
Haggin, h original Purchas, from tine
state Of California. who now proposes
to drain the lakes for his own purposes
and to the great injury of the sur
rounding land owners, who use their
water for irrigating purposes.
Rumors were current here to-day to /
the effect that the Chinese Minister had |
received instructions from his govern |
ment to demand from the United |
States a total disavowal of the recent 1
outrages against the Chinese resi-
dents in the western States and Terri |
tories; condign punishment, capitally. |
if the killing could be proved |
against individuals, and pecuniary in
demnity to the sufferers for their losses,
and that if the United States refused |
to comply with these demands, the |
President was to be informed that |
the Chinese government would i'm |
mediately proceed to collect indem-
nifty from the American citizens in |
business in the imperial territory and |
withdraw its protection from them. In
an interview. this evening, the Chinese
Minister said to a representative OF the I
Associated Press that while he has |
information that China, and especially |
the Province of Canton. the home OF |
large percentage of the Chinese OF the
Pacific slope, is greatly excited |
over these outrages, and that re-
taliation has in some instances
been threatened by the excited |
people, he has received no instructions |
10 make any formal demands upon this |