The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-08
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TREAsURY DEPARTMENT.
SIR: acknowledge the receipt Of your report under
date OF the 18th instant enclosing communication from
Messsrs. Buns Co. 10 yourself appealing from your
decision TO the rate of duty be on an inpor
taton OF cotton vestngs and cotton ngs entered by
them ut your port agents Of Messrs Patt Schoter
of Philadelphia
understand you 10 have decided that the articles in
question comprehended under the designation in
schedule of the tariff net Of Sd March, 1887 Of 'all
manufactures composed wholly of cotton, which
bleached, printed, painted, Dyed, and subject TO
duty OF "a per cent the importers claiming TO enter
them at dutyof 10 per cent, under the designation OF
manufactures composed wholly of cotton otherwise
provided for, in schedule of that act.
Cotton frnges and cotton vesngs, not being specially
provided for by in any schedule of the tariff of 1896
fell within schedule of that tariff manufactures
composed wholly of cotton not otherwise provided for
But in the tariff Of Sd March, 1857 modifying that of
1886 new class of cotton fabrics has been added to
schedule G, towit Gail manufactures composed whoyof
cotton, which are beached printed painted, or dyed so
that quesionar provided for nschedue
G., being composed wholly of cotton, and bleached,
printed painted dyed and not specially designated in
any other schedule of the tariff The provision in sched
ule is longer applicable to the articles in question,
but they properly clased in schedule c. The decis
ion made by you in this case is approved
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
HOWELL COBB,
Secretary of the Treasury.
J. THOMPSON MASON, Esq,
Collector of Customs, Baltimore, Md.
TRKAsuRY DEPARTMENT.
SIR acknowledge the receipt of your report Of the
10th umo and its enclosures in the of entry of
mousseline de lane in which there is a difference of
opinion between yourself and the importers, Messrs.
Bernhard and Hutton to the rate of duty to which the
article is to be subjected under the tariff of Sd March
last they having paid the duty demanded by the col
lector under protest and appealed from his decision to
this department under the provisions of the 9Th section
of that act
The importers claim to enter the article under schedule
of the existing tariff the duty of 10 per
cent The collector has decided that is subject to the
duty of "a per cent. under schedule of that act.
The article in question is composed wholly of worsed
of worsted and silk and has been long known in
merce under the designation of ''moussene de lame
There another fabric composed of worsted and cotton
known also in under the designation of sde
lane" Neither fabric specially designated in the
tariff act of 1886 but both embraced in schedule
of that tariff manufactures composed wholly of worst
ed, or of which worsted was component material.
The second section of the tariff act of Sd March last
provides that all manufactures composed wholly of cot
ton which beached printed painted, Dyed and de
lass, shall be transferred to schedule c. and the ques
ton is now presented whether under this phraseology
the article known as '.moussene de laine' well
that known simply ode aines is thus transferred to
schedule and made dutiablc at the rate of "a per cent
In the opinion of this department it is transferred to
that schedule by force of this provision and subjected TO
duty at the rate OF "a per cent That 1t has long been
commercially known " de lame will not 1t is be-
ieved be questioned and the terms de LANES used in
the act directing the transfer receive in the opinion
of the department, other construction than
bracing all fabrics of whatever material composed,
known ard designated in commercial parance at the date
of the act
The merchandise in this case was properly classified by
the collector and subjected to the legal of duty and
his decision is hereby confirmed
return, herewith, the enclosures, including the
pies which accompanied your report
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
HOWELL COBB,
Secretary of the Treasury.
AuGUsTUs ScnELL, ESQ, Collector, &C., New York,