Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-18

1lTE Mis-; Charles A. Ward. Huron
-; Daniel ]. Campan. Detroit; Quincy
q. 1.Iesks. Puget Sound; John NcCai1erty,
ekloRkA; Joseph r. Ryan, assAyer Of the
N11t Of Carson, Nevada; David K. Tuttle,
Msfter and refiner Of the mint at Carson,
Nevada.
COLLECTORS
Simeon Calhoun, district OF Nebraska;
Joseph r. McGrorty, district OF New Mex
leo; Francis A. Hoffman, appraiser OF mer-
chandise, Chicago; Charles B. Morton, OF
Maine, Commissioner Of Navigation. Post
masters-I. B. Miller, Creighton, Neb.; NJ.
II. Ca~vanaugh, Indianola, Neb.; NJ. A.
Camp, Caiistoea, Cal; J. A. Vanarsdale,
Julian ". Gault. Alamosa, COL; M. r. Nor
gan, Hillsboro, Dakota; D. D. Murray,
Mayville, Dakota.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
transmitted to the Senate q report pre-
pared by Mr.. Miller, Commissioners OF In
ternal revenue, in answe to Senator In
CALLS resolution, calling for information in
regard to the operations of the oleomar-
garine law. By this report it appears that
since November, the date at which the law
went iatO operation, the special tax pro-
vided for therein has been assessed on
ID manufacturers OF oleomargarine; on
240 Wholesale dealers, and on 2,41O retail
dealers. The number OF pounds of oleo-
margarine assessed at 2 cents per pound
was 4,430,174. Tie table is given, show
ing the number 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 col.
~lections we're in the First Illinois District,
where 2.61C.7OO pounds were taxed.
Other districts where collections were above
the average were as follows: Colorado,
1O1, 951 pounds; Kansas, 27S,551; Third
Massachusetts,, 155.344; First New York,
191, 100; Second New York, 255 .454;
Rho le Island, 284,326. or the manufsc-
turing establishments 10 are in the First
Illinois. 5 in Kansas, 8 in Second New
York, 3 in Eighth Ohio and 5 in Rhode
Island. None of the old districts contain
more than two factories.
The wholesale dealers are confined prin-
cipally to the following districts: First
Illinois, Third Massachusetts,, First Michi-
gan, Rhode Island and Louisiana. There
are not more than four wholesale dealers
in any one of the other districts. The
retail business is confined principally to
the First Illinois district. Third Massachu-
sets, Twenty-second Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island. First Pennsylvania and Connecti--
cut, in the order named. The above figures
are taken from the returns, az far as re-
ceived.
In the case of Rhode Island, collection
returns are complete only to November Is.
which is also the case with many of the
districts to which collections appear to be
small.
Senator Mcpherson to-day introduced a
bill amendatory of the Oleomargarine Act.
It provides that the section OF the statute
requires all oleomargarine to be packed
by it's manufacturers in firkins, tubs. or
other wooden packakes not before used for
that purpose, each containing not less than
10 pounds, and marked, stamped and
branded as the Commission of Internal
Revenue shall prescribe. Itshall not apply
to oleomargarine transported in bond for
expectation and actually exported.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs
to-day heard arguments by Representative
Symes, Of Colorado, in favor of the bill
providing for the removal of the Ute Indi-
ans from Colorado, and by Telegate Toole
On the bill granting the right of way TO the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail-
road through the Indian reservation in
northern Montana and northwestern d.
kota.
The entire mornings session Of the House
Committee IN Postoffices and Post Roads
was occupied id the reading of the report OF
Representative A. j. Warner, of Ohio, OF
the obligations Of railway and telegraph
lines. The report is based upon an investi-
CATION ordered by the House last year I'M
der a resolution OF inquiry OF Representa-
tive Anderson, of Kansas. 1t is a very
long document.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- lcr, o<,~,l %.l tha oroslorofior of tho
diplomatic a.d consular appropriation
book. As tn, completed bill calls for an
appropriations. ~a,eregating 81, 671, 9O6, the
total appropriation for the current year
was 1906, O65. The total increase Of the
appropriation for consular service, as
stated in the report accompanying the bill,
is $28,34O.