Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-14
NEW APPRAISERS, BILL.


Senator sbi which passed both Houses of Con-
gess provides for four travelling appraisers be appointed
the President ard that the value of goods be
ken as from the pa:e and time Of expectation. In other
words, the bill rats and enacts the Treasury circulars
and reesabishes the laws under the Tariff Of
1885, which have just been, in degree nuEed in the
Supreme Court These general appraisers have salary OF
$500 cah and travelling expenses The other appraisers
BY provision in the Civil and Diplomatic Bill also have
their salaries ncreased-so also the Deputy Collectors The
increase pay each is $500 per annum.
II the following interesting article from the Hartford
Times be correct this bill does more- enacs material
augmentation Of the Tariff of 1916 To the value in the
of shipment will by the appraisers be added the
freight and all commissions except insurance. const,u-
ting the value of imports in the ports Of this country
which the duty is imposed. The Northern papers agree
the statement that the law adds 81 Is to the duty on
ron Is per the existing protection IRON This
said will add the abou; $500 900 per unnum The
leading profess "under all the circumstances
be satisfied with this increase. On and woo!ens
the additional protection afforded By this ac said will
vary from 10 per centand coal it will be abou, 60
cents per ton We do not know how all this may be,
but have such confidence in Messrs Hunter Bayy
the Free Trade chairmen Of the committee, of Finance
the Houses that have fear of what they may
agreed upon However it may be- glad to thai
the Tarif;cs at last satisfied and that they
will now agi,aon Of the subject But the striking
article from the Hartford Times:
IMPORTANT INCREASE OF THE TARIFF.-Nex,
the cheap postage oi the most important law beyond
comparison passed by Congress- is the bill which from
Senate several weeks snce for appointing four general
appraisers of foreign merchandise and providing also for
entfey method Of appaising estimating the value
of Imports II does exactly that home vaua-
ton imports bass Of duties which the high tariff mon
have demanded but it very nearly to the thing
upon some arces II constitutes very material alteration
pf nf h,,o
port OF shipment the freight aud all commissions and other
except Insurance. the true value In the ports Of
this country upon which the duties shall be collected.
Tins ne" Law gives the Pennsylvania iron makers pro-
auty ol ~ per cent instead Of the 80 per cent az
oaea ~ tho ar Of 1876 because the average price of pig
IRON In the rncpa foreign market Guspow il about Sl2
per ton and the average freight and charges from thai mort
ms couny &oout 81 per ,on or oneha the value OF the
ron eG -, ne GUY therefore, is equal 10 IS per
cehI ano 'po P'oeon from the freight and charges is cs
ac'y 5O per cent more making in ali 90 per cont of
lection under this new law this primo necessary
Tor ore session. and suppose il eynains h
mysterious appearance OF the whole iersa,nrr of ha,
State In the obbes of Congress upon the las, d,ys Of rho
session. After achieving this result at the coat of ,h -
working OF the people, they can well ai2rd 10 oo
nome and keep heir furnaces in full bast without
for any more taxes on the communyuntl the next SEES
sion Of Congress. This law literally sugred THROUGH
Congress 1t was hurried through the Senate with yery IL
lie discussion, and after umbeng in the house for some
weeks length ION the Eruption of the Pennsylvania
Legislature who literally storned the Capitol like the Go,hs
old) taken up and passed the last day. without any
discussion ALL large portion of the members who were
parties TO the game, wc.e doubtless entirely
the real effect and design Of tho law very material in
crease Of the tariff Of 1916.
Upon cotton and wooens are informed by good au.
hory that this law by levyng the duty upon freight and
charges will afford additional amount Of protection,
ing from to 10 per cent according TO the coarscness and
5ukiness Of the imported article The wcinformed
uiactuers aso.esms,e that the appointment of appraisers
at largo affords them further protection of about 10
cent, compared with the old law by preventing raudu
lent invoices and securing uniform valuation On the
WHOLE the high tariff have managed their card with
siderable adroitness If they have obtained all they de-
sired exobitany demanded they have all events got
than they had any TO expect They pretty
we'll satisfied with the result and We knew they would be
so when observed the complacency with which Mr..
Winthrop accepted Hunters bill substitute for his
One important consequence follows from this state Of
taon an element in the impending election 1t has
leg left to stand The whgs following the advice OF
Of their sleek oxes can no longer agtae TO any pur
pose upon this subject 1t probable that the usmen,
now made is final one and that it will never bo disturbed
BY any future congress the direction of increase of the
l,fiap