The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-19

This diminishes the House nineteen members,
and is on the whole the most eligible number that
has been seriously proposed.
This matter disposed of, the House went into
committee on the tariff, upon which vast amount
of wisdom is to be expended.
The ultra Wings have concocted every scheme to
"head Captain Tyler Having resorted to every
means to hwart the President and embarrass his ad
ministratlon, the browning act OF their wisdom Is
about TO be performed.
" from and after the last day aforesaid [3Oth June
lS42 the duties required to be paid by law on goods
wares and merchandise shall be assessed upon the
value thereof at the port where the same shall be
tered, under such regulations may be prescribed
by lao.
Under this law, Mr. Forward was of opinion that
all the acts for the collection OF the revenue will
cease on the 3Oth inst; and the wings have accord
ingly introduced bill extending the existing laws
the first of August next, and this has passed the
House of Representatives, and is now awaiting the
action of the Senate.
The plan is to let the bill remain without action
until from the 18th the 18th of June, and then to
pass il with the expectation that it will be vetoed,
and then they suppose the country will be without
revenue laws or the means to collect money from
the only source on which the Government relics
If President Tyler should veto the bill at the time
anticipated cry would be raised through the coun.
try by which the party would expect to overwhelm
him with obloquy:
head Captain Tyler. in this manner: The laws
have provided for this contingency. The acts OF
1925 and 1892, provide that "the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall from time to time establish such
rules and regulations, not inconsistent NTH the
ws of the United States, the President shall think
proper to secure Just, faithful and impartial APP
praisal of all goods, and merchandise, afore-
| said imported into the United States, and just and
proper entries of such actual vulue thereof"
The compromise act already cited, uses this Ian
guage-that the duties "shau be assessed upon the
raiuc thereof, under such regulations as may be pre-
| s,ibed b. M,e." 1t will be observed that these
words apply as well to laws already in existence. as
those that may be enacted. The Secretary. there
fore can issue his circular TO the various collectors,
directing the mode of home valuation, and # the
| President should veto the bill, the wheels OF
| the government would still go on unobstructed;
and the hopeful project of the wings will prove abor-
| tive. For several days these gentlemen have been
congratuating each other the idea that they had
effectually crcumvented the President at last. II
he signs the little BILL say they, he is committed to
the distribution principle and cannot escape. Ii he
refuses to sign it, there is law imposing duties on
imports, and the government is disorganised,
But they are mistaken in this, as in all their other
calculations. The authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury provide for the imposition and collection
| of duties is ample-is unquestionable-an will UNI
doubtedly be exercised The wings their trap very
adroity but they in danger offsling into it them
| selves.