The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-29
Ae1-,h. additional duty was accordingly as

tsiASA-ths additional duty vi. accordingly as
At Baltimore, entry was made without any ad-
ifioa to the value the APPRAISERS added I'd TO the
vaiue. resppra's1mrnt by msrchants was de-
nsnled. and the APPRAISERS valuation was not sus-
tsined Upon n report Of all the facts to the So
czetary OF the Treasury, he decided that "as these
sserchant appraisers had placed before them st tho
time evidence fu.Dsh.d on Apr Aisenent at New
Ysxk Of imporIstions Of pimento from Jamaica,
shpfed about he same time, going to show that
The market value of the article was higher than
tAAt stated In the invoice usder reve ", the depart
Hest IL compelled to inier that their estimate Of
vaue referr safely to The price cost paid BY the
swAer or shipper, and not the actual market vaiae
81 wholesale Price a. the time OF shlpmeat IN the
PincsPel marx, ts OF th- country. This being the
ease, their appfaisement rs not in conformity with
law, and cannot b. treated OF taken as valid and
etaectual. and must consequently. be disregtrded.
Prom this review at some OF :" tho me asures
scopted TO prevent frauds upon the revenue since
tho passage of the nc, u 3Dth July 1916, II be-
Ieved that all thu authority conferred by Law upon
this departmen bar been exrred, unless It should
be decided that the construction of the al section
q the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill OF
led August, 1916, contended for by those interest
cd, il the true spr
Without extending this communi cation to an
nareaaonsble length the answer 10 the inquiry GEN.
saiaed in the resolution of the Senate, what has
hcep the resp' of the measures adopted to prevent
lhese fTauds T. NAV he briefly stated -
All the frauds which can b~ perpetrated by dou-
Die Invoices and f.se valusuons continue without
abatement. Honest merchsnts and fair traders
have been DIVE, from the business OF importing
feroign merchaD'iiee, bring unable to compete with
the dishonest prsctces that prevail, and which
Nesent system faNUrs
The business OF importing merchandise has
nallen rapidly and p-imane ntly into the hands of
foreign manr IA ctuTers and IN. Tchaus, and own
citizens are dsprsro 1T lucrative employ mcnt in
consequence a. ihrs- ~ -femsIic frauds
In the last znndt r-p.rt from this department
several tables ~rr nssftrd, To illustrate the effect
81 the suhstitr ijon az dnres the foreign value of
nerchsndite IN pi,ce at specific duties. Taking
tive examples 81 ths operation of our present
system the attention ut the senate is invited to the
result, viz =
MADEIRA wryR.s
Tor Eve months snIibg lth November, 1916 under
specific duties sv-.asr value per gallen 81 %
Tor se,tp non'hr -Ddirs so.h June. 1si7 under
al vsior. m dutiss average value per gsllon.. IL
For the year eudips &nh Jui, 1888. under sd
valor'm duties Az rsgs valus per gallon. IS
Tor the year enaing 39th June l8ts under ad
vslorem out-,- average >sus per gallon. 81
Fer nine months tunDs 5lst March, 1850. under
sdvslorep ont,s- av~r"s" value per gallon. ~
BRANDY.
Por ave months sua'us SUts November, 1875 IN.
der specific ant-- sV''sg. cost per ssllon 81 OF
rocsevrn months -piius 3oth Jups, lS4T, under
sd vslor' m ouIi.. sE.rsys cost per gallon. %
For the year sno,pg soth June ls4s under sd
For the y,ar ending SOB Juns. 1919 under I'd
vnlo-.n dntist-~ vefasr 60. I per gallon. es
for nine months en1iog 3lst March, 1850, under
ad vsloren dotis, cost per gallon. 81
FlCIn Inquiries iosutuIrj by this department. il
was clearly shown that the value OF these articles
did not decl'n- 70 The countries from which they
were imported 10 he -atnt which the above Ia
bles wond 'ud,cats NOR did the prices at which
they were sold ~ Consumers ct all conform to The
declared values IN III" lhvoicrs aud entries.
The particulars ~ n,,ny cases of the grosyest
fraud have be-b "a n'shed 10 the department, and
the evidence. - conclusive that, long As the pre-
sent nd vai"r-n 'sir'n continued they will pre-
vgl
The spIrsis.Tsin ,he n principal ports where
alone any srT'Js' r. Ars employed, have been ex-
Gated 10 labor suo vStcrcr in tae highest degree
cOuim|ndsble, rl'r We been sustained by the de-
partmrDt IN fiicif ,ttp!is
There ere, t'~.N-f nirety. five ports Of entry
where th'r az O." -ppfHlsrrs, From these, very
Few instances ulvr b. reported Of the detection
OF frauds or upd-5y4 u ioas while there is every
reason 10 b.ii-s th1i tey as frequent at these
Poitsss at".te'" The increase, annually of new
osllsctisn disIuct-, U'thngt spyrasers, opens new
avenues tn no uutdr cuon of foreign merchau-
die withoui sui Irur LECTION 10 the revenue.
Mary Frauds h.v" nr~u detected, and the pc
nalh.s lnp 'o D., 49, we hern Inflicted; seizures
have been fiiodr, ara frcrny, 1ros-cu ions OF the
oflencng par'-- i,tv, rs-a commenced
The isc,iIur, t,r .ct r.,nisg the true market
value OF The Rt'Ht vatt"', oi foreign merchandise,
N The TTlrtpi ~ kei- ~ the countries Of pro
ductIou or n,Hu' t.'int,. very limited st best,
ard sic l,sssIi'i ~ .a.it. ~ u.rckants Of known
character sTr 'CrH jv ID ,ndun their business as
nur rteIs
The means ~ 'b. q spo~sl Of this department are
eunIelS iprtrq 30. 20. .pcb ~ examination OF i'm
ter's ~ Viii 'ircU Nv empress the systematic
udhn' kt''N % TO NV w p~rpttr atfd.
lR crnCtU-'Cu. iftks ihr liserty to suggest that
sdrqute rerns''. ~ ti--r fr.uds can only b. pro
NGvd ~ .ct- a. lr',, rr-s: that mainly they at
tech 10 the ss-'-ls col !,syInq al vllofrm da,irs
ulon The HE'~,t 'F.ir- - N rchabdi-e IN foreign
c"uitrr- HjiE r E Hi.np-t Impo .sihle for thr nf-
fcrrs ~ The ,lr.tsu'- % ser ain uadr the most
ftvorhh' cfcuiri. l,'-- Hud hat. prscc,lly, very
few ~ Thrfn pfri.Iu tO -ccIr+te knowledge con
ccEBing them. itai sH. lnug"r thts system Is con
tnus q. a.. ~. &c. 81. b-ron- the restraints ant
the sirugLrr thr lu' lgrgI"Dts To arfrdud tn
TtNsnur
Our d. lsu..r,a fi- lavrsu- j. low upon the re-
ceiJds {, GO ,'i's- irtf ui,nu thu importation Of
f1r'iRn u-rohsrtt-". TOE rates AZ duty arr ii x-d
by Law; h.t rlr ,.' .. o.. -,p which th-y are i'm.
pU,ed ave l,t -'Iiiri, tqi. std foreigners.
! wUult, fhrrti,0', rs-I-Citully submit that
gnsuV ~ tie r,-vn. ;! jss Il our pre-rnt system
would. W gaN ut,ptop be- rfUed-d by the slNsti-
tuition ~ hOur. tpr turrigu valuation az duti.bls
nerch4Id-r l'.- t'fut, would place ~ unior
teTs upon Fr squ.i 'l"uus Iu frap. % a. valuations
for duty: % w,ui. rHrr yurrd The revenue against
noei a. he r.HG'r' Practices complained Of
and fsII tH it- .r'afF
Aitf,ueh it. srtud ri ne = ijournmsBt ~ Con
gree bs- E.rI nA@t. .4 q g. urHr Ut h-nd, wa
tnI- to .Cuii.us'o ttat ne cs inge ne m ide al
che yi'ttnt -'fs.,t.
Most rtr.i-i.t.gt' A.g- 1a~t mt s-rv4ht.
1Ho~As .ur~ :. -. ere Hry q The TIE tsury.
HUn. WA Il kf,J prr.f,fli ~ the SEN ate.