The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-15
DECISIONS ON THE
WAR REVENUE BILL
Tobacco Must Be Put Up in Pre-
scribed Form.
BANKS COULD AVOID THE LAW.
IL is Not Believed That Any Would How
ever. BE SO Unpatriotic--Trayell
Statesmen DO Not Come Under ",
Head OF Commercial Brokers

WASHINGTON, July N-Spccial--The
Revised Statutes provide that all manu-
featured tobacco shall be put up for sale
or removal in packages OF a specified de-
sription and I'm no other manner. They
provide also that packages OF imported
tobacco and snuff shall conform 10 tho
specified sizes. and severe penalties are
provided for violations OF the requires
ment.
Under the war revenue law the size OF
packages were ordered to be changed as
specified below.
A circular Las Just been issued by AS
slstant Secretary Howell. OF the Treas
ury Department, setting forth tho facts
above. and adding:
''rhc existing law. therefore, prescrtSes
the following weights or sizes for pack
ages OF MANUFACTURED tobacco and snun:
"Al snur In packages containing ono
half. one, one and two thirds, two end
one half. three and one third. six. eight
and sixteen ounces, or I'm bladders and In
lars containing not exceeding twenty
pounds
"All hne-ctit chewing tobacco, and all
other kinds OF tobacco not otherwise pro-
yided for, in packages containing one.
one and two thirds. two and one half.
three and one third. eight and sixteen
ounces. except that fne-cut chewing to-
bacco may, at the option of the manu-
facturer. be put up In wooden packages
containing ten. twenty, forty and sixty
pounds each.
"All smoking tobacco and all cut and
granulated tobacco other than fne-cut
chewing. all shorts, the refuse OF fine
cut chewing. which has passed through
a riddle OF thirty-sis meshes TO tho square
inch. and all refuse scraps, clippings.
cuttings and sweepings Of tobacco, In
packages containing one, one and two
thirds, two and one half, three ana one
third, eight and sixteen ounces each
"All cavendish. plug and twist tobacco
In wooden packages not exceeding TWO
hundred pounds net weight.
TO AVOID THE LAW
Collector s NJ. Lemon. OF Grand RAP
ids Mich. submitted receipt reading.
Received Of the Manistee County Saw
ings' Bank, one hundred dollars. ana
asked il il IS subject 20 the stamp tsiN
or two cents. Commissioner scott repIied
in the negative, not being IN form eitn"r
a bank check draft or certificate or de-
post not drawing interest, or order TOT
the payment OF any sum or money. IL
IS said that this scheme could be used ID
avoid payment Of the tax, but IL IL nnfhV
probable tnat any oank would be go un-
patriotic as 10 aid In so palpaole an
avoidance OF the law
In reply To an inquiry propounded by
Collector r.. c. Duncan. OF Raleigh. Com
missioner Scott has replied that statesmen
or travelling statesmen Go not come under
the head OF Commercial brokers' ana
are therefore exempt from the special tax
of $50 imposed by the war revenue Law.
MUST STAMP BOTTLES.
The Commissioner Of the internal Reve-
nue. has decided that malt whiskey con-
A.. ...lN .Ns4sns
I'm the category OF medicinal articles by
the advertisements which claim that the
whiskey Is 4 cure tor certain ills. An
engraved promissOry note for one cent
which Is placed over the cork OF the bot
tie IL also liable 90 stamp tax OF two
cents for each note issued, says the
commissioner.
Other decisions have been rendered as
follows:
Judgment IS a promissory note and
Is required 10 be stamped as such.
Barges are not Included IN the term
vessel In paragraph relating 10 charter
party.
Any check or order for the payment OF
money drawn on any person requires
two cent stamp.
EWART'S APPOINTMENT
The President to-dJy appointed Hsmil-
ton Glover Ewart OF North Carolina. &c
be United States District Judge for the
Western District OF North Carolina. HIS
nomination was not confirmed by the
Senate, although the grave charges pre-
ferred BY his opponents were not sus-
taines according 10 tho Committee on
Judiciary. The re-appoiatment ad inter
i'm was necessary 10 enable him TO as
charge the duties OF the position during
vacation.
Private Alexander Walker. Company r.
Fourth United states Volunteers al
fredericksburg has been dishonuabiy
discharged for having enlisted under
false pretenses.
Privates Frank ". Morgan. Company
A Fourth Virginia at Jacksonville. and
Joe w. Barnes, Company n, second
North Carolina Infantry. al Raleigh.
have been discharged from the army.
PERSONAL.
Among the guests at the hotels arr
these
Metropolltan-M. c. Patterson. Rich.
mond: J. l.. Robertson. Manchester.
ST. James-Rev. j. Turner. stalntoni
Mrs. n. ID. BufOrd. Bedford City.
Raleigh-y. +. McBee and wife, Nor
folk.
American-Wm. X. Marriott, s. H.
Merrill. j. r. Humble, Richmond.
Nationally. c. Derr, c. II. Watson.
Mrs. ]. T. Watson. y. Shelhart, Danville.
!, Harry Skinner. North Carolina.
Thomas G.. Mock was to-day appointed
postmaster AT Atlantic. Accomae county,
vice John d. Parsons. removed
Howard House: l.. ii. Martin. SCOTS
VILE: w. l. Green. Mount Jackson
walter Creme. Emma Hall. Markham: H.
Pierce. wife and son. Newport News; n.
w. Carpenter Rockingham: w. j. Snesd.
Laura snead. Richmond: sergesnt-Majof
n. c. Mallory. Company y. Third Wv
ginla, Camp Aiger: J. >. Snead. paswe'i.
Va.
National: Harry Skinner. North caro-
lima; John Jacoby. Wilmington. N. c.