The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-10
THE TARIFF TROUBLES.

Jute. Teeth, Brandy, Other Spirits, and
Cotton, I'm TroubIe- low the New De-
putty Collector Fills Up His Spare Zine
Seizure OF Contraband Goods from o
Passe niger by the Persia, &C., sc.
The business at the Custom House Yesterday morning
was little more lively than had been during the
few days, although when compared with that of the
same period of hast year it was very slow the day
wore away the business did continue brisk-tbere
ore at the close Of office hours there very little
ctement al the desks, in a business point of view
Some few points Of dispute came up about the new
tariff rates. The following written query put TO the
Collector by broker
What are the duties upon the following goods under
the new tari-Buraps, canvass paddnss, jute yarns,
ute twnes These are entirely in part manufactures
OF jue ask this, as TO my reading the sections in
which they are mentioned conflict with each othery
ID. McARrHUR
The last clause of section Is Of the new tariff reads
thus
On jute goods fifteen per centum ad valorem; on all
other manufactures jute or grass other
provided for, twenty per centum ad vaiorem
The broker contended they should be admitted at NJ
teen per cent ute goods, but there evident
Inconsistency between the two rates above the Col
ector decided the deposit be taken twenty per cent
and after apprasement the overplus to be refunded
The broker said he should pay the DUTY under protest.
The decision with regard TO the following clause under
the ten per cent section
Horns, horn tips, bones bone tips, and teeth, manu-
featured,
is thus rendered. The horns horn tips, bones and
bone tips 10 be considered not having gone
through any process Of manufacture that elephants
teeth are ivory de faco, and rated under the special
clause relating thereto and the teeth manufactured"
specified above to be considered human teeth and
other. g Those who can't turn cant spin"
Tha rayf xvi.h ri IN tha fn nuyinu
clause Of section o.
Sec O. And be it further enacted That from and after
the day year shall be levied collected
and paid on the importation OF the articles hereinafter
mentioned, the following duties, that is to say
Ft7a, IN brandy, for fra lpo2 one dollar per gaon
other spirits manufactured or distilled from grsin
for 1rst proof forty cents per gallon spirits from
other materials for inst proof, orty cen per gallon
cordlals and liquors OF all kinds, nifty cents
per gson on arrack absypthe krschenws sser rataha
and other similar sprtuous beverage lot other pro
vded tor fifty cents per gallon bay rum, twenty five
cents per gallon provided that the duty upon brandy
spirits and all other sprtuous beverages herein enume
rated shall be collected upon the Dasis o first proof and
SO in proportion for any greater strength than the
strength OF first proof provided that all limitations OF
brandy or spirits or of any OF the said wines, and ali
wines imported by any Whatever shall be subject
to the duty PROVIDED for the genuine article which 1T IS
"nded to repIeo.nt provided iurther that brandies
'""s liquors, may be imported in bottles,
49,. = MT lees than one dozen,
or other spin, --dng TO the
when the package shall c9naa.
and all bottles shall pay a separate duty, acco.~
rate established ny this act whether contain pg vines
brandes other spryuons liquors subject 10 duty az
herepbeiore mentioned; on ale porter and beer in bot
tes twenty five cents per gallon other IN
ties fifteen cents per gallon al spirituous liquors
valorem
Certsn branoies have recently been imported that have
been below first proof There provision made for
less ratio Of strength than st proof although provision
has been made for greater Hew then III duty to
be fixed? No other poss bic rate could be taken by law
other than "thf,y three and third per centum
aa valorum' upon "sprtuous liquors not enumerated
This decision caused great among those in
terested in the brandy.
On the duty upon spirits question asked yesler
day, whether ca3c OF gin, in bottles would have pay
duty on the case well as the bottles. II decided
that the duty would have to be paid under the specca-
ton Of Manufacturers of wood otherwise provided
per cent" The style of charging the duty
case, containing dozen bottles of gin would be-rhe
spirit specific according to proof from forty to ty six
cents per gallon bottles 80 per cent ad vaorem case 30
per cent ad valorem. How will spirit importing
merchants like thiss Does the rule apply the
casks9
dispute arose yesterday between two entry clerks
about the following CLAUSE
First-on all manufactures of cotton not bleach
cd colcred, stained, painted printed, and not
exceeding one hundred threads to the square
inch, counting the warp and filling, aud exceed
cent per square yard; inner lighter goods of Xix
DESCRIPTION exceeding hundred and forty threads
cents per square yard On goocs OF like description ex
ceeoDg hundred and forty threads and exceed
ing two hundred threads to the square inch counting
the warp and filing three cents per square yard on like
goods exceeding hundred threads to the square inch
counting the warp AND filing, -four cspts per square
ara GA all goocs sub aced IA the foregoing schedules
" Ieach,d there she'll be ietd ccscet and pad ddtt
t,of al duty Of one hat If rem, PER square gard; aud #
y, ,,d ,aarsed otlore5 o. sclaed there shall re Lued
n nrdT ~ af
dddtor 10 ths rates Of d'oy provided ~ the foregoing
ShedUiS
The dspate whether in assessing the ten per cent
additional DUTY the halt square yard for bleach
ing 10 be first ADDED 10 the original one two three
or four cents per square yard, specific duty lhe
chant asserted should not be- Ia t9is seconded
by OF the clerks but the Secretary of the Treasury
il is believed, intends otherwise. The me chant
however, has decided try the law court
is that viii Involve millions of dollars during tue
next four years, the tariff continues in exstenc,
long.
The feputy Collector does no. take his ueti
next Monday. Ia the meantime he Is making himsei
useful-as he observed yesterday of the
derground OF the Custom House busily engaged
with several clerks in asserting eDdssng and filrg
portion OF the ten bushels OF applications that have
presented
seizure was yesterday made on board the steamship
Persia being the first made under the administration OF
MIR. Barney. II appears that passenger about to
leave the vessel when he seaohed by officer Brown
who took from him halt pieces Of new diamond
jewelry valued at hearty $500 The passenger stated
they not Cor sale but FOR use the qcs
ton is To be decided By the proper officials
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Personal Intelligence.
John Ward, United states Minister to Chna, and
Co,cne Ripley or the United States Army, stopping
at The New York Hotel
r. 81. he olagLbel and NJ Z. De Ferreros and family
Of Nexico;J jones OF Prov deuce, X ana Francis b
Hall, o. Hartford, stopping at the Clarendon Hotel
Sir fieceriek Johnst0ne, Bart, Of England DR. Rae,