The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-23
From the Capital

WASHINGTON, April 22--The Senate,
In executive session. to day took up the
case of Charles r. Pollard, OF Indiana.
nominated to be judge of the Supreme
Court of Montana, vice General Coburn.
suspended The case was reported al
versely from the judiciary COMMITTEES,
and Senators Edmunds and Hoar spoke
against Pollard. Pollard was q Con-
federate and Coburn was a Union
soldier. Many allegations concerning
the questionable transactions in
which Pollard took part when
Assistant District Attorney in Indiana,
were discussed. Senator Voorhees, be-
gan q speech in favor OF Pollard, but
gave way for an adjournment.
The House committee on foreign
affairs to-day reconsidered the vote by
which a favorable report was ordered
on Morrow's Chinese bill. Representa-
tive Morrow and other members OF the
California delegation are opposed 10 the
amendments made in the committee,
and especially TO the one which saws
masters Of vessels shall not be liable 10
penalty for bringing any person into
the United States who is entitled 10
come 10 this country under the existing
treaty stipulations. They say the bill is
really an abroxation of the burhDgame
treaty, and that If this amendment
were adopted it would defeat the entire
purpose of the bill. They also said
they would oppose the bill IN the
House. reported IN its present shape.
The bill will he further considered in
the committee next Tuesday.
The House committee on agriculture
to day authorized Chairman Hatch, of
Missouri, to report favorably the bill TO
regulate the traffic in fraudulent
butter, which is substantial identical
with that framed by the American Az
ricultural and Dairy Association. The
bill imposes annual taxes as follows /:
Upon those engaged in the business as
manufacturers $500, wholesale dealers
$3.50. retail dealers $i5. Manufacturers
of oleomarrarine who have not paid
tax shall be fined 81 600 TO s., 600 in add
tion to the tax; wholesale $500 To
g. 900 and retail dealers $50 To $500.
All manufacturers of oleomargarine
shall put up their product in
wooden packages stamped and branded
under the regulations prescribed
by the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue and dealers shall be alle wed 10 sell
imitation butter only from packages so
branded. Violations OF these Prov ions
~ RaAA1A1CAN ~ ahC anu
onment. Every package shall be Ia
beled with the number Of the manufat =
tory. neither the stamp thereon nor the
package TO be removed, released or de
stroyed under penalty Of $50 line.
Manufacturers shall pay tax of 1Oc
for each pound Of oleomargarine manu-
featured by them, and If any manufac-
turer shall sell or remove for sale
or consumption any oleomargarine n
which stamps are not affixed, he shall
be liable TO fine and imprisonment
in addition TO the tax. Imported cleo
margarine shall pay an internal revenue
tax OF IS cents per pound IN addition
TO the import duty. Every person who
purchases or receives for sale oleomar-
garine not branded shall be liable 10 a
penalty Of $50 for each offense, and
TO a penalty OF 500 IN addition
I TO forfeiture of the article for rec ewing
/ oleomargarine from 4 manufacturer
who has not paid the special tax
Fraudulent use or possession of cleo
margarine shall be punishable by fine
and imprisonment. Rigid penalties are
provided for all attractions OF law. The
bill shall take effect ninety days after is
Passage.