Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-21

whether SuCn MANUFACTURE % " Cut-
ting, pressing, grinding, crushing, or
rubbing Of any raw or leaf tobacco, or
otherwise preparing raw or leaf tobacco
or manufactured or partially manufac-
tured tobacco or snuff, or the putting up
for use or consumption OF scraps, waste,
clippings, stems. or deposits OF tobacco
resulting from any process Of handling
tobacco, or by the working or prepara-
tiOn OF leaf tobacco, tobacco stems,
scraps, clippings or waste, by sitting
twisting, screening, or any other pro-
cess, shall be regarded as a manufac-
turer OF tobacco. Every person shall
also be regarded as a manufacturer OF
tobacco whose business it is to sell lear
tobacco in quantities less than the
original hogSnead, case or bale, or who
sells direct TO consumers or to persons
other than duly registered dealers IN
leaf tobacco, or 10 duly registered
dealers in manufactured tobacco, snuff
or cigars. or persons who purchase In
original packages for export, and all to-
bacco sold by such persons shall be re-
garded as manufactured tobacco and
snch manufactured tobacco shall be put
up and prepared by such manufacturer
in such packages only as the Com mis-
siOner OF Internal Revenue, with the
approval Of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, shall prescribe, provided that
farmers and growers OF tobacco who sell
leaf tobacco of their own growth and
raising shall not be regarded as manu-
facturers Of tobacco; and so much OF
section three thousand two hundred and
forty-four of the revised statutes OF the
United States and acts amendatory
thereof as are in conflict with this act
are hereby repealed" "
The language Of the bill repeating the
Mckinley act has been modified TO a
considerable extent. The House bill
provided for the repeal Of "all acts and
parts Of acts inconsistent herewith. "
The Senate subcommittee bill when
first reported struck out that language
and named the Mckinley bill by title and
REPEALED IT OUTRIGHT
as we'll as all acts Inconsistent with the
present bill. The bill reported to-day
provides specifically for the repeal Of
section 8 Of the Mckinley act, the re-
ciprOcity section, and inserts the follow
ing abrogatiHg treaties made under this
section: "Ail agreements or arrange
ments made or proclaimed between the
United States aad foreign governments
under she provisions Of said sections
are here abrogated, for which she Pres-
dent shall give such notice 70 the au-
thorities of said foreign government as
may be required by the terms OF such
agreements"
Sections Is aud 16 OF the Mckinley
law are repealed specifically. These sec
lions provide that the produce of the
forest upon the ST. John and 81. CrOix
rivers in Maine and their tributaries
may be re-admitted free OF duty.
The following section which was In
serted 10 the bin by the Senate sub
committee has been eliminated from
the bill, the effect being to leave the
Hawaiian treaty in full force and effect:
That the President Of the United States
shall Immediately upon the passage OF
this act, give notice 10 the government
Of the Hawaiian Islands that the United
States Intends Co terminate the treaty
OF Juue 8, 1875, made between the
United States ana His Majesty, the
King Of the Hawaiian Islands, as pro-
vided in the fifth article Of said treaty;
and it is hereby further enacted that
after the expiration of twelve months
from the time Of giving such notice the
said treaty shall be terminated and its
provisions cease TO be obligatory upon
the contracting parties thereto.
TIE FOLLOWING PROVISION
which was in the Wilson bill and re-
NAMED In tue Senate subcommittee 5
bill when first reported has been struck
out, leaving the present law TO remain
In force:
That Section 1854 Of the revised
statutes, be amended so as TO read as fol-
lows: Section 29s4. The secretary or
the treasury is hereby authorized, ex-
cept as otherwise specially provided in
this act upon production of satisfactory
proof TO him of the actual injury or de-
struction ia whole or in part, Of any
merchandise, for any cause whatsoever,
while the same remained Ia the custody
Of officers OF the customs and public or
private warehouses under bond or
in the appraisers stores undergoing
appraisal, in pursuance OF law or regu-
lati0nS OF the treasury department or
while in transportation under bond
from the yort of entry 10 any other port
in the United States, or while 10 the
custody OF officers OF the customs and
not 10 bond, or while within the limits
OF any port OF entry and before the
4 ,
vision Of the officers Of the customs 70
a0ate or refund, as the case may be, out
of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the amount Of
import duties paid or accrued thereon
and likewise 90 cauCe, any warehouse
bond or bonds or enter satisfaction
thereon in whole or part, as the case
may be.
When the bin was 6rst reported by
the Senate subcommittee a great many
changes were made ia the wording OF
the administrative portion OF the VIII
son bill. Some additional changes have
been made since then. In section 4,
the House bin provided that in levying
duty upon two articles Of similar mater
ial, quality and texture aud upon mixed
articles, the highest rate OF duty charge
able under this act should be levied.
The Senate subcommittee struck out
"highsSt" and inserted Lowest" This
had been changed back again and is
now the same as 10 was in the Wilson Dill.
In section 5, relating 70 the delivery
OF imported packages 20 the importer,
IL is provided that such delivery shall
not be made "until the packages are
plainly marked" and the words except
''under such regulations as the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury may prescribe, "
AEE STRICKEN OUT.
In section %, the subcommittee
struck out Of the Wilson biIl the follow