New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-20
L. THosAs, Aclutsnt'UenefL
BEPPEaDEsT TO GENERAL GILLIAN.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan ls, 1868
DECISIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
1. LINCOLN.

WASHINGTON, Jan ls. 1868
DECISIONS BY TIE SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY.
The Secretary Of the Treasury on appeal has
made tho following decisions:
Tho Collector at Boston had assessed duty at the
rate Of two and bait cents per square yard and IN
addition thereto ten per centum al vaiorem, uhdsr
the fourteenth section Of the act Of March, io6 on
ten cascs of ginghams The applicants claimed that
said goods were known not as bleached but printed
goods and consequently the goods not exceeding ~
fneness 40 threads 10 the square inch were ddtsoe
NJ the rate Of only two cents per square yaiu ana
ten per centum nd yaloTem additional.
The Secretary says the mere fact that cotton may
have been beached in the process OF manufacturing
the print goods does not change their distinction or
commercial sppeaton. Ginghauis are printed, not
blenched goods in the language OF trade. Conse,
quenly, tie half nj per square yard Tor bIeache
assessing duly a. the rate Of y cents per square
yar, and in addition thereto, 10 per eentum I'd va
lorein on the goods IN question, IL oyerraied'
Tue Secretary has affirmed tho decision OF TIE
same Collector lsvyipg duty Of is eents per ioV
poun1s on certain salt imported from LNerp00l, on
The ground that salt IN barrels is neither sat in sac rs
nor salt III bulk but must be considered us falling
within the proviions Of the act OF the 3Oth OF Aug
1872 which provides II any nor-ennmerateu srtlclo
equally resembles TWO or more enumerated srliciee
on which different rates are eDhlBeapie, ,'o'o ST.
be paid on tho came rate Of duty cbargeabie on TIC
article il resembles paying tue highest duty, etc.
The Secretary has affirmed Collector barney We
csiou OF 40 per centum on ELK and cotton piusu I1
der the second section OF the ACT OF ABum,,, A
providing for all other manufactures OF rih, OF VI
which elk shall 10 the component OF cnel 'aius
not otherwise provided for ALSO that pattern car1S
are subject TO the payment Of duty, tue charge upon
the invoice beng indubiable evidence OF commercial
vlue Of the cards or samples; that carbonate OF lime,
lead billiard chalk fall within the provision OF the
oi section of the act Of 1901 Tor oil articles manu-
f,ctnred in whole or in psr not enumerated or pro-
v;ded for. are liable TO duty a. the rate OF ~ per
eeutum nd yaiorcm; that silk and mohair mix
urea silk being the component material OF
shat value, arc chGrgeable a duty of 30
Der centuin only; that printed picture cards are
prorerly classed engravings, or plates bound or
unbound ard liable to duty of 10 per centum, that
Hessans and wheat bags were properly assessed g
duty of IS per centum. The claim of the appellant.
of 70 per centum could only be- tenable the ground
OF the article being suitable for the uses TO which
cotton bagging is applied, If not otherwise provided
for But the Secretary says it il otherwise provided
for, and is not suitable for the ordinary purposes o.
cotton bagging, Though it might possibly be uset
as substitute. The assessed duty OF - per centuu
is therefore proper. That single and twns silk Il
liable 10 q duty Of 40 per centum, the article II
question having been purified from Tho gum ant
dyed, can DO used without further manufacture foi
wearing and other purposes.