The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-15
ton with a similar committee from the Nor
wwegian synod. The committee agreed on 255
hymns, but disagreed as to what constituted
church music. The committee Of the United
church then took up the and prepared
the book, which has alrea| NJ published
PATRIOTS POUl N CASH
WAR REVENUE BILL IS ALREADY
FATTENING THE TREASURY
Brewers and Cigarmnkers Paid
Nearly $4,000 to Collector Won
Baumbach Yesterday, and the
Other Sections of the Bill Have
Not Yet Been EnfOrced-It VIII
BE Some Time Before They Are.

Fifty-seven hundred and fifty dollars
came into the office Of the collector of
internal revenue yesterday in payment
Tor new stamps under the war revenue
Dill. Most Of the demand for the stamps
came from brewers, few going to
cigar manufacturers. The law was put
into erect with such promptitude that
many of the brewers and manufacture
ers of tobacco throughout the state
We're obliged to telegraph for supplies
of stamps.
stamps has not yet begun. The collec-
tor Informed those who offered old
| stamps for redemption that the num-
bers would be- taken and they would
be furnished with forms to be sent to
the treasury asking for the return of
the money on stamps On hand This
is mere routine and the collector is
making provision for the holders to
| realize on the stamps at once The
money must come direct fl on the tire as
ury, however.
Collector Won Baumbach had so
many applications from manufacturers
of proprietary articles for their stamps
that he telegraphed the department
Monday as to the time of the applica-
ton OF the tax and was yesterday in
formed that this feature of the new
btlI could not be put into effect be-
fore July l. At the same time the other
features for the collection of revenue
on corporation business and for the
sale of bill stamps will be enforced.
The business world is likely to be
most interested in the latter phase Of
the bill. Under the new dispensation
1t Will be necessary to afflX stamp to
every piece Of commercial paper and
every writing having a specific value
for record as evidence Of obligation, or
rNNf Nf y, .l1Iks
The collector twill have charge of all
this business, but he is not yet in
formed as to the specific provisions of
the bill.
Every check that is drawn, before 1t
Will be caShed at any bank must carry
one of the stamps. When you pay your
grocer or your butcher he must attach
stamp or the receipt is not good in
law and he is liable for having issued
It. Every mortgage, note, deed or other
instrument must carry stamp.
Deputy Collector Vars said yesterday
that he did not understand how these
stamps would be rated, but that they
would apply to the instruments that
carried them In proportion to the value
represented in the paper. Deeds and
writings specifying large considera-
items would carry stamps of consider
able value, of sufficient value, in fact,
to make the matter one of Importance
to the party who had to put the stamp
OH. The consequence to persons Of the
NIicawber variety may be disastrous,
for it is to be contemplated that one
may have a note that he might do
business on if he only had the price of
a stamp-which opens up a field for
short touches" on a new line.
1t will be some time before the COL
lector will know anything Of the appli-
caltion of the bill stamp features of the
new .neaSuce.. -.