The New York herald., 1844-08-29

Total. .................... $G2s, ,464
Thenew Secretary Of the Treasury has been overhau
ling the Tariff act Of lst2 and correcting the mum erous
abuses that have during the administration of former
Secretaries been enforced and submitted to- The first
subject Of complaint to be noticed has grown of the
section relating to the duties chains Of Collec
tors or the different ports have made three classes Of this
article the first class bearing rate Of duty of two and
half cents per pound the second thirty per cent advalo
rem and the third class four cents per pound. As this is
very important section OF the of Congress- August
80 s42 give the annexed extract from the secretarys
circular with the clauses i'll the referred to relating
the SUBJECT.
"lst class. Iron cables or chains or parts thereof
manufactured in whole or in part OF whatever dismster
the links being Of the form peculiar to chains for cables
two and hslf cents per pound"
81 class On al other chains Of iron not otherwise
sPe,fed the links being either twisted straight and
straight Of greater length than those used chains
for cables, 30 per cent advalorum" I"
81 class g. wrought iron for ships locomo.
motives and steam engines iron chains, other than
chain cables and on maeable iron or castings ur cents
Al to iron chains. other than chain cables or parts
thereof, great confusion has arisen; have been
cassed and charged with duty OF two and half
per pound some have been put INTO the second class and
charged with the duty Of airy rer ad valorem and
have been charged with duty at the rate Of four
The two classes of iron cables or parts thereof at two
and halt cents per pound and all other chains of iron
the links being twisted straight, unconnected with
the words and when straight Of greater length th
doubt. Taking but two classes ccmprehending all
chains Of iron the first class including ali chain cables
and parts thereof with their peculiar forms and shotness
oflks chargeabe with the duty OF and hall cents
per pound. and the second class comprehendin all
duty ofthry per cent ad vaorem, there would to
be- 70 mmon intent no difficulty in practice, in apply
ing the proper rate duty to the articles at first sight
beng chargesbI8 with either two and half cents per
pound, or thirty per cent ad valorem.
The suppositicn that there is third class Of chains
ready made for use chargeabe with duty of four cents
pr pound has caused perpexiy and confusion requiring
nice and metaphy distinctions liable TO differences
of opinion, and all adapted TO 81 stem of revenue
TO govern the general mass OF men IN their mercantile
terprises.
Chain cables or parts thereof as described in the act
to be charged with duty of two and half cents per
pound; all other chains to be charged with duty Of
thirty per cent I'D valorem; wrought iron prepared for
chsips other than for chain cables whether for links
twisted straight long Short but not connected into
chsns is to be charged with the duty Of four cents par
pound can perceive no other mode by which to make
the several members of the Of lsa2 in relation to iron
chains, congruous and practicable.
Another want Of uniformity has grown practice under
the first paragraph the eighth section the Act of s4a
in charging duties Brazilian sugars imported brown
sugar not advanced beyond its In some ports
this sugar commonly called brown sngar is charged with
duty of two and half cents per pound while in other
ports charged with duty OF four per pound The
Secretary having received satisfactory evidence that
Brazilian sugar had not advanced beyond its state
orders that it be admitted 10 entry paying the duty OF
two and half cents per pound The eighth section of
tie Act ofsaa laying duty of cent per pound ell
nuts not specified except those used for dysg does not
include tho nut, that article is included In the
sixth paragraph Of the ninth section Of that Act
ating fruit green ripe the West Indies in bulk
among the articles exempt from duty that
species of fruit is ordered to be admitted entry free Of
duty The recent treasury order in relation the wines
Of Portugal has given grounds for complaint from the
presentatvss Of other powers Of Europe The repreen
ative of the Austrian government has complained Of the
fifth paragraph Of the eighth section Of the Act Of ls42 in
imposing duty oftwenty cents per gallon the wines
Of Austria, when imported in boeswhile the wines Of
Sicily are subject to duty Of only fifteen cens-siatng
that it is contrary to the treaty between the Une States
and Austria As that act expressly states that nothing
therein contained shall be permitted 10 operate to
n'e fers with existing treaties with foreign nations the
duty the wines Of Austria must be reduced to fifteen
cents per gallon when in bottles the bottles to pay So
paste duty Coffee imported into the United States in the
vessels Of the Netherands from their ports in Europe s
exempt from duty. Such ues have be- n levied upon
smported in hs vessels ofthe Netherln from their
ports in Europe, mus be refunded. Tho foundation for
this order be found in the first article of the treaty
made in 1899 between the s. and the United Netherlands
which stpuates that goods and merchandise whatever
their origin may be. imported into exported from the
ports Of the United States from to the ports Of the
Netherlands in Europe, in vessels Of tie Netherlands
shall pay other higher duties than shall be levied on
the Ike goods and merchaniisc imported exported in
national vessels" &C. Coffee imported into the United
States in national vessels is exempt from duty
qnenty by the above clause n the treaty. coffee mpo ted
in the vessels Of the Netherlands must also be exempt
duty The Secretary still further orders that no higher
or her duties are to be demanded collected upon the
tonnage Of Hanoverian vessels than such pay a
in the ports vessels ofhe United states This i
10 accordance with the treaty between the United setes
and the king Of Hanover concluded the 2oth of May
1870 These alterations and notifications H.
the tariff act must create great deal Of roHbe 10 parties
concerned and require the return Of large amount Of
duties heretofore sxsced in the articles referred TO- In