Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-31
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Special dispatch to the Republican,:
WASHINGTON, July 29.-More than
half the members left tonight, among
them Speaker Colfax.
1t is understood here that George G.
Fogg, late Minister to Switzerland, will
be appointed by the Governor of New
Hampshire, United States Senator, vice
Daniel Clark, appointed United States
Circuit Judge. The unexpired term
ends with this Congress, after which the
Senator elect, Patterson, fills the place.
The hotels are thronged with appli
cants for office. Many who we're rejected
by the Senate remain to be appointed for
the recess. Congress left the President
untrammelled to make changes. Among
those to be removed are the Commits
sioners of Patents and Pensions.
Ex-Congressman Kellogg, of Illinois,
is endeavoring to be Commissioner of
Patents.
The amendatory bill passed both
houses aud has been signed by the Presi-
dent 1t imposes duty of 3 cents per
pound on cotton; of So per pound and
so per cent. dd rdlorem on cigars of all
kinds and on all compounds of which
4 stilled spirits are a component part of
the chief value, duty not
less than that levied upon distilled
spirits. The provisions of this bill
are so far Of no great Importance,
but after passing through Committees
of Conference q section was retained
which, without describing the articles in
detail, virtually raises the duty on the
entire ad valorem list by adding to the
cost of imported merchandise the ex-
pense of first packing, brokerage, ex-
port duty and all charges incurred in
the purchase Of such merchandise in or
der TO determine the dutiable value Of
the same. This will increase the tariff
on large portion of importations from
ten to thirty per cent This important
section, as it is law is given in full as
follows:
"SEcTIoE g. That ia determining the
dutiable value Of imported merchandise.
there shall be added 10 the cost on the
actual wholesale price or general market
value at the time of expectation in the
principal markets of the country, from
which the sale shall have been imported
into the United States, the cost of trans
portation, shipment and transhipment,
with all the expenses included, from
the place of growth, production 9
manufacture, whether by land or water,
to the vessel in which shipment is made
to the United States; the value of the
sack, box, or covering of any kind in
which such goods are contained, at the
usual rates. but in no case less than
two and half per centum BROKERAGE
export duty and all other actual or
usual rates for putting up and preparing
and packing for transportation or ship
ment, and all charges ola general charac-
ter incurred in the purchase of q general
invoice, shall be distributed pro rata
among all parts of such invoice, and
every part thereof charged with duties
based on value shall be advanced &C.
cording TO its proportion, and all wines
or other articles paying specific duty by
grades shall be graded and pay duty &C
cording TO the actual value SO determined,
provided, that all additions made.o the
entered value Of merchandise for
charge shall be regarded as part OF
the actual value Of such merchandise
and if such addition shall exceed by ten
per centum the value so declared in the
entry, in addition to the duties imposed
BY law, there shall be levied, collected
and paid duty Of twenty per centum
on such value; provided that the duty
shall in no case be assessed upon
an amount less than the invoice or
entered value; provided, further, that
nothing herein contained shall apply TO
long combing or carpet woods, costing
IL cents or less per pound, unless the
charges added shall carry the cost above
II cents, in which case one cent per
pound duty is 10 be levied
Ex-senator Browning, of Illinois, was
confirmed Secretary Of the Interior by
an almost unanimous vote