The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-07
the TARIFF TROUBLES.


The Building Nearly Empty-Businesss 1t
stand still-How Damaged Goods are
70 he Charsed-AnOsher Instance or tho
DePssit Exceeding the Dates, sso.-A
Dispute About Amended Entries, &c.
The appearance Of the Custom House yesterday was
'desolate in the extreme The largo circular hall was al
uost empty, and many Of the clerks were idle The
brokers looked as lusubrious boy who lost dollar
and picked up NUT They had no business, and conse-
quently pecunary receipts The dull appearance Of
the Custom House sscribed to various causes One
asserted that 1t arose from the fact that vessels Of
Importance had arrived during the past few days
"But why Is it that no vessels have arrivedr
"Because there is NO trade"
"why Is there no trader
"varous reasons. The crisis the administration, the
tariff"
"TAere you have ii. The tarf-ths de Morrill-izing
tarih-that's the cause
cts all very well Of you. but the tariff joke TO
the importer, nor Is this want of business"
"we we have nothing better to do, we had better
be seeing how evade the nuisance. have just
thought Of plan by which fifty dollars in
shipment, and -"
And the two went walking off around the scow, put
ting their heads and their ideas together
case Of dispute up relative to entry Of "gar
ancne" This article is not enumerated In the tariff
under that name.
"This, }" said the clerk, must pay 20 per cent
unenumerated manufactured article"
Nonsense" SAID the Importer garancne is extract
Of madden, and that is free"
" How tell whether n be extract of madden or
pot"
+" II wss 30 decided by former Collector"
Eve must search for the Documents and after the
eearch the merchants assertion was verified.
There great difficulty about dye materials. Ar
ticIes, crude, used In dyeng admitted but not
word stated in the tariff regarding articles not crude
used IN the same business In the absence Of instruc
lions they are all charged at 20 per cent
cotton entry, rated by the square inch test came
before the entry clerks The invoice stated square
yards Of unbeached cotton valued at $780, The actual
duty uron the import SIS 49, about ten and half
per upon the value The deposit required Is
per cent This certainly appears very unjust to the i'm
porter, especially when the invoice is explicit regard
ing al the minute of the particulars
The Collectors decision in Of trouble still pend
ing. II IS with regard to goods damaged in transit
quantity Of sugars say one thousand pounds, damaged
ffty per cent. The tariff states that sugars shall pay
three quarters Of cent per pound The question Of dis
pute whether the duty should be charged on the
sugar completely runed-being totally unsacable. In
one or two instances the duty has been charged the
whole weight but yesterday clause in the act of March
2, 1872 hunted up relative to the question Section
Nifty two distinctly states that allowance shall bs
made for damage deficiency whether the goods pay
duty BY the ad vaorem specific rates The matter is
still 10 allegiance; but this law is said to be still
pealed If SO 1t must be acted upon.
The Amendment Clerk had a little trouble with Of
the importers regarding the following Of the
disputes reporter found that entry made out
and passed embracing several invoices. sample case
from each invoice to II Broad street for APP
prasement In three Of the invoices there
In the amount Of duties paid. Tho remainder
correct
"Can have those cases yeti" asked the importer.
WNo, replied the clerk, there in three OF
She invoices, and nothing be delivered till the whole
Is Dquidated."
But can't have those that rights
"No;.I have received instructions to the contrary
ssDc you think the merchants will stand that kind Of
work. have sold of the cases, and shall lose the
sale cannot deliver it,"
"I have discretion in the matter, was the reply
and the merchant left grumbIing.
Mr. Barney visited Mr. schell in the afternoon but on
Monday The takes virtual possession Of his seat
in the building He has given notice that he will attend
to no other business but that which ia Immediately
nected With duties OF the department II also fur
ther understood that he will make appointments
cause re novals until after the 1st Of May.
ausion yesterday to the guardian OF the door Of
the Collectors private Office reporter did not intend
TO slur upon him. and understands that he has
been employ with credit for many years In the build
ing Of Indian descent not negro, first sup
posed