The Secretary read sections 22 and 23. to which no amendment was reported, as follows: SEC.22. Abife: that every person r.ifitsromra.olorochoorplboyrcaotine tnin.wuohuosd disistitlill:laotrion manufactures who brews or makesmash.wort or wash for irsatiinl. lotion or the reduction of spirits shall be deemed a distiller uni or this act. And the making or keeping by any person of grain. mash. wash or beer.preparet or fit for distillation, together With the possessionby such person of a still or other apparatus capableof usefor distilling. uponthe same premises shall be deemed and taken as presumgtiveevidence that such person is a distiller within the meaningof this not. SEC. 23. Abife: That every person. llrm or corporation. who reetilics. purities or refines distilled spirits or wines by any process or who. by mixing distilled spirits or wine with h any materials.manufacturesany spurious. iniitation or compound liquors for sale under the nameof whisky. brandy.gin. rum.wine, “s irits.” or "wine hitters." or any other name shall 0 regarded as a rectifier under th is act. The 20 '4th section was next read, as follows: $150.24 Abife: That if any person or persons shall carry on any business of distilling or rectifying without having paid the special tax as required by law. he or they shall forever such offensc.besidesbein liable to the paymento the tax upon the spirits l istilled. also be liable to a penalty of 100%. in addition thereto. to be assessedby the assessor.a ndshall each be subject. upon conviction. to imsrisonment for a term not excced in 2 years; an upon sufficient information ofsuc offense the collector deputycollector or other authorizedofficer of the district in yum]; the same shall be allegedto have been committed. may enter upon the promises of the person or persopsby whom such otfense is alleged tohave beencommitted, using such force as may be neeessaryfor that purpose and may seizeall spirits or spirituous liquors, and all materials for maing or preparing thes ame respectively and all vessfls and utensilscontaining the same and all stills or other apparatus capable of being used for distilling, and may hold the same. And the said collector, upon the assessment aforesaid having beenmade, and upon the conviction of the said person or persons, shall sell such stills. a para tus, and other inaterials vesscls.utensils and iquors so seized and shall apply the proceeds in satisfaction of such assessment, and of the fine if imposed: and the said assessmentand fine, or such part thereof as sahlaiellnniont have boefetnhseo U.S. lf, ruonmtilapnadida.ftbeer ltahied, tiumpeown haellnpsruocpheart syseasnsdmriegnhit tssmtoapdreo. Porerstuy cohffitnhee person by whom such offense shall have beencoin mitted, and upon his interestin the lands and tprem ises in which it shall have been committed, an upon all his property t.hercin, andsuch lien may be enfor codby levy and distraint by said collector, or by suit in rein; and when the personal property found shall not be sufficientto satisfy the same, snci lands and premises may be seized, and upon the decreeof the court the interest aforesaid sold and proceeds applied in payment thereof: and such assessedpen a tieson nes.when recovered shall bedistributed according to law. The comFinancb proposed to strike out all of this section after the enacting clause, and in lieu of the 'words stricken out to insert the following:, That if any person shall carry on the business of a distiller or rectitier without having paid the special tax. as required law, he shall for every such offenebe liable to a fine of not less than double the tax imposedupon the spirits distilled, or double the special tax due for the spirits rectified by such pertsiponneodr, found upon the premiseshereinafter men and toimprisonmentfor aterm not exceedin 2 years; and all the Sglflillous liquors so distilled or rectified, or owned y such person or found as hereinafter mentioned and all materials for making or preparing the same.andall vesselscontaining the same, and all stills or others paratuscapableof being usedfordistilling. owned iysuch person or found upon any premises where such business shall be car ried on in violation of this section, shall be forfeited to the U.S., and may be seized by the cpl leotor or deputy collector of the district within which such offcnseis committed.