The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-10
rArKs ApPRAIsER,s OEEIcE.

WIN Tue exiSung taIln
UNITED STATES APPRAISERS OFFICE,
Port OF Boston, February rs, 1864
SIR l have the honor acknowledge the receipt OF
your letter of the 18th instant enclosing copy of the bill
OF the proposed tariff, requesting my views in detail to
any advantages il possesses the existing tariff
In reply, would respectfully that it possesses very
many advantages the existing Tariff; and among these
the following suggested to my mind Having but
rate OF duty all descriptions of goods liable duty
with the exception OF liquors, II greatly smples and les
sens the very many clerks employed in the Gus
tomhouses Take, for instance, single clerk the mpos
clerk WHO calculates the dues instead footing up four
fve six seven eight columns changing the foreign
rency into dollars and calculating the Duties he would
have under the proposed BILL general thing but one
column foot up, and but calculation make
much labor and time in proportion there If
Of duty This principle will apply all the
clerks engaged In makngnp the various abstracts for the
the department Washington. 1t would also great
ly facilitate the importer in the making of his entry in
passage through the various offices in the custom-house
and in gaining posse ssion Of his goods.
BY the existing tariff, of duty levied on
manu- of wool three three rate.
on laces three linens four wood and
of wood &c. &c. These different duty levied on
Of the MATERIAL Is the of much
labor causing doubt and controversy to their proper
ssication leading the importer protest against pay
ing the higher OF duty all this descrpo Of goods
and is the constant source OF litigation. Permit give
illustrations Of the facts Under the existing tar
H all blankets" charged with the duty of twenty per
centum broadcoihs, pilot cloths, petershams, beaver
cloths, flushing, &c, &c, with thirty per duty
To evade paying thirty per kinds Of wool
len goods intended for clothing, and per cent
the merchant directs in Europe have the
description Of coatngs-suoh beaver cloths pilot cloths
peersh ans fushings duls, &c.-to be euufacured In
pieces Of a yards with dividing ne or black mark of
II OF inch in width In the CENTRE intended to rep.
resent pair OF blankets, and invoices them "Mack
nav blankets" and enters the same at twenty per cent
At some Of the ports these goods have passed the custom
house at weay per cent while al this port the appraisers
have Invariably made their return invoices of said
goods as manufactures OF WOOL liable thirty per cent
duty Against this decision OF the the i'm porers
protest. and In several instances have brought suits
the government for OF duyat time
and again. In higher court, unsuccessful is and has
BEEN and will be long the present tariff exists the
fruitful source OF litigation.
BY the existing tariff, thread sces are made to nav 20
per cent cotton and silk laoes, rs per and lacos
embroidered with needle 80 per cent and those en-
brodered by machinery, rs per The consequence
Of evying many rates Of duty one understanding
lsces-has been the Of much unnecessary labor pro-
ducing diversity Of practice different ports conuoyer
y protest. and litigation Since the passage OF the pres
ent tariff law machinery has been whereby aces
woven to initiate thread lsce In material quality and
figure and the importer claims them thread
acos, being invsced such. The officers customs.
taking the ground that this article known com.
at the passage of the tariff 1896 subject the
article TO additional duty OF per cent. as an article
manufactured Of linen and The importer appeals
protests and in has recovered the excess Of
dy OF decision OF the district court Thread laoes
no doubt aware made on cushion with a needle
by hand.
great variety Of wooens imported for ,ales wes,
and the lining for Rentemrns coaks invoced ma flannel.
printed in order the per cent duty-aanne. be-
ing liable only % per cents while woolIens are 10
30 per cent duty
Cotton yeves taxed 20 per cent yeIveteens Of
cent the consequence is the merchant enter. ali AT the
lowest rate OF duY and nearly are the two allied in
quality and appearance in many instances thar IL
TO draw the line between them.
Cotton gloves pay but 20 per cent while all o,hs lo
pay 80 per II the merchant enters tbem AZ o0 no.
cent every dozen pair Of goves must be examined 10 90
If there be embroidery upon them or .k ,yr.,er. ~
mixed with any other material
Manu- iactures Of wool, OF which wool sb. ia . oov
ponent Maternal VALUE, and mnnuf,ct,,es NJ
metal, OF which metal shall be mponent material az
chief value, made pay 30 per centum This also .
the OF much difficulty and the source of grsa, diver
sY Of practice the various ports For instance ea,
proportion Of the higher vesng are compo.4d ~ h
and four materials viz cotton, silk WOOL and ,ln.ol Tb
difficulty consists In ascerainng the material az chic,
value and, matter Of course, the merchant make. hi,
entry as elk, or silk and cotton fancy vestne. paving
bat rs per cent duty analysis has be made 10 do
ermine the relative value and these materials daer
various styles OF vesting, of necessity diver
sy OF prectce will prevail at the different ports and
be renedied except by adopting bin, prooosed or
one assinisting 20 IL,
This difficulty, far where wool /. the .aterial Of
chief value, has been settled by instructions from voor ore,
deccssor in Office, under date Of April H. 1882 by ubiso