The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-14
HOUSE.

WAsHyGroS, July 13.-Lowery, of
Indiana, from the committee on ex-
penditures IN the Treasury Depart
ment, reported back the resolution
calling for information from the Score
tarY Of the Treasury as to the reason
Tor the failure to investigate the charges
Of fraud against r. d. Lancaster, at
present the surveyor at the Port of
S. Louis.
0'Neill, of Missouri, said that so far
IS Lancaster was concerned, he had at
al times cOurted the fullest inVestiga-
uOn. and that the judgment of the
people OF st. Louis was that the officer
had been guilty of no Intentional
fraud.
Glover. of Missouri. said that
. 50 far from Lancaster desiring an in
vesugation. he had refused to make an
affidavit purging himself of the fraud.
for reasons that the House might well
Surmise
Lowry hoped that the resolution
would be agreed to. and oil poured upon
the t.Oubled waters Of St. Louis poll
TICS.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Ryan, of Kansas, the
Senate bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary Of War TO credit the State of
Kansas with a certain sum of money
on her ordnance account with the gen
sral government.
The House then resumed the con-
sheraton Of the Senate amendment
% the legislative appropriation bill.
lne S-nate amendment relative 10
ne publication of the records of the re-
lion 4
hent reported from the committee
on appropriations for the publication
u me papers relating to the defense 10
tae case Of FiIz-John Porter. This con-
GUIDED the consideration of the amend
4ents and conference was asked upon
ne amendm MS which had b EN- non
concurrCd in.
he floor was then accorded to the
committee on ways and means.
harIls, OF Georgia, on behalf OF that
o1m-ttee, called up the bill amending
sSscIons 1892 and 1868 Of the Revised
e-lotes- II substitutes for section 1862
-s IoLoHlng; SS62-Al manufactured
,yo4cco shall be put up and prepared
!! the manufacturer for sale or removal
% sale or consumption in packages
" the following description, and
q no other manner: All snuff In mack
--ses containing One-hali, one. two.
2ree, four. SIX, eight and sixteen
--nceS, OF bladders containing not ex-
-eeuins twenty pounds; all cut and
Ganuated tobacco, all refuses. clip
Anss, cuttings, shorts and sweepings Of
1odcc0 II packages containing one.
70, t1ree, four, eight and sixteen
---Ces each, except, at the option OF
-Ie u manufacturer, cut tobacco NAV be
~. lp IN bulk packages containing ten
ollls each; all cavendish, plug and
80 Lobacco 10 be in packages not
-se--Ig zoo pounds, net weight, and
@ such package shall have
s--'e- o. marked thereon the
- -,,--.urer'S name and place of
-----lAcilre, the registered number OF
.-- 80 mandatory and the gross weight,
.- are and net weight OF tobacco in
-! package; Prorided, That these
-; ions and descriptions of packages
- lot apply to tobacco and snuff
-. ported IN bond for expectation aud
,-a-y exported; AHd pr0ridef fur
mat nne cut sho Is. refuse,
F.ts, c-lpplngS, cutting and sweepings
oS-cco. may be sold in bulk as ma
50 anc without the payment Of the
800 one manufacturer, directly TO
s-55f manufacturer, or for export
,,f;---l s-ch restrIc ions, rules and regu-
- IS the Commissioner of In
% revenue may prescribe; Al-d
49,, JETtHcr. that wood. metal,
s5'el other materials may be used,
Il .4.ely or IL combination, for PACK
nh .1oseco, snuff an cigars under
q Tr,eslanons as the Commissioner
Se.snsl Revenue may establish.
ua SS55 Is made to read as follows: