The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-16
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 1899

| majority in favor of the amendment
| but Mr.. Blount raised the point of NJ
| quorum and the conn ittee rose.
PAYING FOB THE EAGLE.
The bill was passed for the paymen
of Fourth of July Claims" Th
amount involved 100000. The Hous
then took recess till the evening ses
sion which is to be for the considera
ton of private pension bills.
REDUCING THE TARIFF.
The ways and means committee thi
morning practically decided to repor
the bill making an estimated reduction
in revenues of about $4,000 600.
By vote OF 8 to the House commit
tee on appropriations yesterday re-
solved to report favorably substitute
for the Cowles internal revenue bill
The substitute proposes the entire re.
peal of the tobacco tax and omits the
"moonshine" sections of the Cowles
bill.
STRIKING OUT.
The formal action of the appropriation
committee upon the Cowles bill was to
strike out sections Q, and 4, and sub
stitute sections l and of Randall's
tariff bill introduced last session; and
also to strike out sections 6, 9, 10, IL, II
and Is of Cowle's bill.
In the shape in which it will be re-
ported the bill provides that after July
l next, all laws now in force whereby
farmers and producers of tobacco are
restricted in the sale and disposition of
the same, and all laws relating to
internal revenue taxes on manufactured
tobacco, snuff, cigars, cheroots and
cigarettes, and special taxes required by
law to be paid by manufacturers of and
dealers in leaf tobacco, retail dealers IN
manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigars
and manufacturers of snuff and cigars
shall be repealed.
THEY GET REBATE.
tits provided also that a drawback
equal to the tax shall be paid on IN
broken factory packages in the hands
of manufacturers and d yalers when the
law takes effect. Redemption at pro
rata valuation of special tax on stamps
is provided for. The second section
provides that all internal revenue laws
limiting, restricting or regulating the
manufacture. sale or expectation of
tob 4cco, snuff, cigars, cheroots and
cigarettes shall be repealed on
July LIST next. but that no
drawback shall ue allowed upon
such articles entered for expor
on or after that daee. The provlsO de-
clares that all laws now in force shall
remain and have full foroe and effect
in respect to all otfenses committed,
liabilities incurred or rights accruing or
accrued prior to the date when the re-
peal of taxes shall take effect.
ABoLIsHIEG MINOR PUNIsHMENTs.
Another section provides for the
abolition of minimum punishments
wherever prescribed for violation of in
ternai revenue laws with leave for
court to impose any fine or punishment
within the maximum. 1t is also pro-
vided that warrants for the arrests shall
be returnable before competent judicial
officer nearest the place of arrest, who
shall have exclusive authority to make
examination, bail, dis
charge or commit prisoner, Excluding
Indian Territory.
AUTHORITY OF COURTS.
The United States courts are also
given authority to appoint commits
sioners wherever necessary. The re-
sections forbid the destruction
Or mutilatlon of seized distilling ap-
and also authorize United
States judges to make proper orders for
the comfort of persons whose life or
health Is endangered by close confne-
ment.
Provision is finally made for the alb
olition of all Offices for the collection of
revenues which are cut Off by the bill.
The Senate amendments 10 the fortif-
cation appropriation bill referred to
the conference ordered.
The pensions appropriation bill was
also sent to the conference.