Mr. HUMPHREY. I offer the following amendment: After the word 'dollars, ” in the word “or;” strike out the linweortdhsir, ty“a fnivde, insert if person such shall be a manufacturer of tobacco, snuff, or cigars, or a distiller or a rectifier, or a wholesale or retail dealer in liquor, he shall be further liable:” and at the end of line 39 insert " or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of court;” the so that it will read: That section 73 be amendedby striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: That any person who exerciseorcarry on any trade, business, or profession, coirsidnog, acnayrraycintghoenre, inafter mentioned, for the exer or doing of which a special taxis imposedby law, without payment thereof, as in that required, shall, for every such offense, be sidesbeingliable to ject the paymentof the tax, be subto a fine of not lessthan ten nor more than 500 dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not less than 60 days, and not exceeding 2 years, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Mr. Chairman, as I have already suggested, it seems to me perfectly proper and right to strike out this last provision making a distinction in punishment between the man who commits one crime and he who commits another. The committee seem to be opposed to that on the theory that the kinds of employment provided for in this last clause may require greater punishment than some other kinds of employment for which licenses must be procured before anyone can engage in them. I desire for the purpose of removing one invidious distinction between people engaged in different classes of business to have this amendment adopted. It will relieve us from manifest inconsistency in determining by legislative action that a man who commits crime in one respect is not as i.as a man who commits crime in another branch of business. It seems to me they should all be put upon the same level; and that we should therefore strike out this particular class of persons. Let this severe punishment attempted to be applied to certain classes be applied to all who are required to take out licenses, leaving to the discretion of the court to apply it when a case comes up considered as requiring as extreme a penalty as this.