The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-15

I WASHINGTON, December Ii. - The
President, to-day, sent to the Senate
for confirmation, another long list OF
RECESS APPOINTMENTS.
Among them are the following coIlec-
tors of customs: Daniel Magone, New
York City; Cooley Mann, yicksburg,
Miss; Charles A. Ward, Huron, Mich.
Daniel J. Campau, Detroit; Quincy 4.
Z Brooks, Puget Sound, OREGON; John
McCatfsrty, Alaska; Joseph r. Ryan.
asSayer OF the mint at Carson, New. :
David X. futile, melter aud refner of
the mint at Ca son, New.
Collectors Of internal revenue: Simon
II. Calhoun, District of Nebraska: Jos.
p. McGTOrty, District OF New Mexico /;
Francis A. Hoffman, appraiser Of
merchandise, Chicago, HIS; Charles B.
Morton, OF Maine, commissioner of
navigation.
Postmasters: J. B. Miller, Creighton,
Neb.; NJ. II. CaYanaugh, Indianola,
NIB; NJ. A. Camp, Cslistoga, Cal, J.
y. Nannarsdale. Cotton, Cal; w. n.
Moore. ROseburg. Oregon; J. Julian,
V. Gault, AlamOsa. Col: NJ. R. Nor
gan, HillsbOro. Dakota; ID. ID. Murray
Mayville. Dakota.
The Secretary of the Treasury, to-
day, transmitted TO the Senate the re-
port prepared by Mr. Miller, Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue, in answer
10 Senator Ingalls, resolution calling
for information in reg ard to the opera
tons of
The oLEONARGARISE LAW.
By this report, it appears that since
November 1sr, the date at which the
Law went into operation, the special tax
provided for therein has been assessed
on thirty-four manufacturers OF cleo
margarine; on 2i0 wholesale dealers
and on 2 AS retail dealers. The num-
Der of pounds of oleomargarine as
sessed at9 cents per pound was 49,
liz. a table Is given showing the num-
Der OF persons and firms who have
| paid the special taxes imposed and the
| quantity OF oleOmargarine assessed IN
each collection district of the United
States. This shows that the principal
collections we're in thu FIRST Illinois dis
trIct, where 2.6I3, 200 pounds were taxed
Other districts where collections were
above the average, were as FOL
I lows: Colorado, 10l 95l pounds
| Kansas, 27S. 55i: Third Massachusetts
| l55, 39i; First New York, 19I, T99; Second
New York, 255, 49,; Rhode Island
/ 2S4.326. OF the manufacturing esJab-
/ lishments ten are in the First Illinois
I I'VE IN Kansas; three in the Second New
/ York; three in the Eighth OliO ana 1--WE
/ in Rhode Island. None of the old dis
! tricts contain more than two factories
I The wholesale dealers are confined
principally to the following districts
/ First Illinois; Third Massachusetts,
I First Michigan; Rhode Island and
/ Louisiana. There are not more than
| four wholesale dealers in any other ont
/ district.
/ The retail business is confined princi-
pally 10 the First Illinois District; Third
| Massachusetts,; Twenty second Penn
sylvania; Rhode Island; First Pennsyl-
vania and Connecticut. in the order
named. The above figures are taken
from the returns, so far as received. In
the case OF the Rhode Island collection
I the returns are complete only 10 No
/ vember 18th, which is also the case with
many of the districts 20 VIII CHI the col
| lectiOns appear 70 be small.
Senator Mcpherson, 'o-daY, introduced
oil
AMESDAToRY or HEoLEoNARGARISE ACT
1t provides that the section of the
statute, requiring all oleomargarine tC
be packed By lis manufacturers
in frkins, tubs or other wooden
packages, not before used for
| that purpose, each containing not
less than ten pounds, and marked
| stamped and branded as the Commits
siuner of Internal Revenue shall pre-
scribe, shall not apply to oleomArgar-
inc transported in bond for expectation
and actually exported. 100
The House committee on