Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17

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manufacture, the registered number of til,
mandatory and the gross weight, tar,
and net weight Of the tobacco in every
package, provided that these limitation
and descriptions Of the packages shall not
apply to tobacco and snuff transported
in bond Tor 'xportation and actu
ally exported, and provided, further
that tine-cut, shorts, refuse, scraps
clippings, cuttings and swespings
OF tobacco may be used in bulk as mat te
rial and without the payment of tax by
our manufacturers, directlySto another
manufacturer. or, for export under such
restrictions, rules and regulations as the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue may
prescribe, and provided further that wood,
metal. paper OF other materials may be
packing tobacco, snuff and cigars under
such regulation as the Commissioner OF In.
ternal Revenue may establish"
Section 1863 is made to read as follows:
mo manufactured tobacco shall be sold
or offered for sac unless put in packages
and stamped, "a prescribed in this chapter
except as sold by retail dealers from pack
ages stamped as provided in thus chapter,
and every person who sells or offers for
sale any snuff, for any kind of manufac-
tured tobacco, not 80 put up in packages
and stamped, shall be fined not lees than
$500 nor more than So, 200 and i,nprison-
than two years." The bill was passed.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, called MP
the bill repeating section 3,15l Of the Re.
vised Statutes, providing for the appoint
ment OF inspectors OF tobacco and cigars,
and providing for the inspection OF to-
bacco, cigars and snuff. It provides that
manufactured tobacco, cigars and snuff
may be removed for export to foreign
countries without the payment of tax on
making such entries and filing such bonds
and bills OF lading as the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue with the approval of the
Secretary shall prescribe. The bill was
passed.
Mr.. Hewitt called up the bill amending
section OF this act to amend the statutes
in relation to the immediate transporta-
ton OF dutiable goods. Passed. By this
bill the existing law is amended so as to
permit merchandise to be carried by ex-
press companies in pouches as well as in
safes and trunks, and also when carded
and sealed in such manner as shall be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
and to be carried in Q. binary cars instead
of separate vehicles provided for that pur.
pose by the existing law. Passengers bag
gage is not provided for. The proposed
bill will permit such baggage and effects
to be carried by the express companies in
the same manner as other merchandise,
may, in accordance with law be carried and
the pro, isions OF the existing laws are
made applicable to all routes which are
bonded for both land and water carriage.
Mr.. Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, called up the
bill amending the statutes in relation to
the Immediate transportation OF dutiable
goods. 1t amends the statutes SO as to
allow merchandise liable to specific rates
Of duty only to be entered for immediate
without appraisement to
my port mentioned in the seventh section
of the act OF June 10 1880. although the
'ame may not appear by invoice, bill OF
aiding or manifesto Of an importing vessel
% be consigned to, or destined for either Of
aid ports, when the consignee at the port
II receipt shall make application therefor
% the collector, giving the name OF the per-
ION at the depot OF destination to whom he
lesired the merchandise to be consigned.
dr. Morrison called up and the House
!, ,314, of the Revised Statutes as allows
o collectors OF Internal Revenue Commits
ions on taxes-collected on distilled spirits.
IN motion OF Mr.. Morrison a bill was
passed reducing to $3.50, with an addi-
ional $50 for each person employed in
making cigars, the amount OF the bond to
'e given by manufacturers Of cigars. The
fouse then went into COMMITTEES Of the
Whole on the Joint resolution directing the
'ayment of the surplus in the Treasury on
he public debt. The following is the text
IS the resolution: That whenever the
urplus or balance in the Treasury includ- |
ng the amount held for the redemption OF
United States notes shall exceed the sum OF
j, 900, ,O0C and it shall be and is hereby |
made the duty of the Secretary of the |
treasury to apply such excessin sums not |
sss than $40, ,OOO, 900 per month during the |
xistence such surplus OF arrears to. the |
ayment OF the intsrest-bea indebted |
ess of the United States, payable at the |
ption OF the Government" Mr.. Morrison |
aid, counting reserve at 100000, 900,
here was still surplus in the Treasury OF
100, 100000. OF this about $28, ,OOO, 900 |
7as unavailable, being made up OF frac-
ional coin so that all this money that |
would be reached under this resolution |
vould be about $7O,OOO,OOO. 1t would |
make productive that which was now un !
and unless it would do some |
hing toward making money a little cheaper !
+ would save the Government something |
q interest and more than that, it would |
axe away some OF that temptation which |
ed men to vote large appropriations and
make improvident expenditures. He criti- |
Used the report of the minority and denied |
he statement made therein, that the effect |
4 the resolution would be to shake the |
ublic confidence.