The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-23
THE DAILY EXCHANGE, MARCH %, 1860.

highest rates of duty applicable to the article of
the same name; provided further that brandies, or
other spirituous liquors, may be imported in bottles
when the package shall contain not less than six
dozen, and all bottles shall pay a separate duty
cording to the rate established by this act whether
containing wines, brandies other spirituous
liquors subject to duty, hereinbefore mentioned.
On ale, porter and beer, in bottles, twenty-five
cents per gallon; otherwise than in bottles fifteen
cents per gallon. On all spirituous liquors not
enumerated, thirty per centum ad valorem.
Section eighteen provides that from and after the
day and year aforesaid, there shall be levied, col
lected and paid on the importation of the articles
hereinafter mentioned the following duties that
to say: On all books printed in the English Ian
guage, or of which the English forms the text,
bound or unbound, fifteen cents per pound, and on
all books printed in foreign languages, eight cents
per pound
Section twenty-nine provides forimportant alter
atoms in the present law, as follows: That from
and after the day and year aforesaid, any and all
goods, wares or merchandise imported from any
foreign countries, and entered for warehousing,
deposited IN the public stores in consequence of
the duties not being paid, shall be entered or
deposited subject to the following conditions to
wit: That the same shall be withdrawn from the
warehouse public stores within thirty days from
the time and date of the entry for domestic con-
sumption, and the duties thereon shall be duly paid
in cash at the time of such withdrawal, or be
thereafter prohibited from being withdrawn ex-
cept for the purpose of expectation beyond the
limits OF the United States; and in case shall
any goods, wares or merchandise, as aforesaid, so
imported and entered or deposited for warehous-
ing. be entitled permitted to be entered for
domestic consumption, unless the same has
been so withdrawn within the time heretofore
mentioned; provided, that goods,
merchandise which shall have been with
drawn as aforesaid and which shall have been
exported and landed beyond the limits of the United
States, may be from thence duly remported in the
same manner provided for in the first instance;
provided also, that this section shall not apply to
goods, wares and merchandise imported from be-
yond the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn until
the lst of January 1861 provided, further, that all
acts or parts of acts relating to the subject matter
herein embraced and inconsistent Herewith, are
hereby repealed.
Section thirty is a new provision, not contained
in the present law, and provides that, from and
after the day and year aforesaid, there shall be al
lowed drawback of foreign hemp manufactured
into cordage in the United States and exported
theretorm equal in amount to the duty paid on the
foreign hemp from which it shall be manufactured
to be ascertained under such regulations as shall
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and
no more; provided, that ten per centum on the
amount of all drawbacks SO allowed shall be re-
tanned Tor the use OF the United States by the col
ectors paying such drawbacks respectively.
The Speaker yesterday afternoon appointed the
following members to constitute the committee Or
dered by resolution of Mr. Hoard, of New York, to
inquire into alleged charges of bribery the part
of the President of the United States and other of
fcials: Mr.. Hoard, of N. Y; Case, of Ind; Burn
ham, of Ct; Dimmick, of Pa, and Bonham of S.
c. The latter gentleman was yesterday morning
excused from service on the committee.