New-York tribune., 1867-03-09
The CUSTOMS LAFS.
ErpchT OF THE REVISION AND coDUYiNG CoNNlS
sIONFRs TO sECEETARY MCCuoCH

rFpCkT OF TIE REVISION AND CODU1iNH |O-"44'
sIoNrRs TO sECEETARY M'cCuoCH
- 7sLEGH4rH yHE rRBuSE
WAsmvGroN, March 8. The Secretary oil
the Treasury today laid before the l'ous1
,he report OF Messrs T. S. 5. Andross ana
nor,yiu > Ware of Boston. Commissioners appointed
under thc act OF July 10 1860 10 revise and couiiy
tbc Customs Revenue laws The Secretary speaks ID
lo tcrlus or ihe lalos OF the CoTmissioncfS' anu
.,,,,cstl,. con,uepds their work 20 the iav0lilDo
consideration al Congress The rport covers o'ii
ARRANGED under 10 titles and the material chaneeS
,oased IN g istnc laws are stated by the Coin''S
sjonc1s themselves 10 I've as follows; s.a..s
:, e roro.cd fhsr every vossG Of tso 'nlled otH s
.,p strred and bc iCcnsed for the spec'dl -
in which sle may he employed uhdef o p,ont ~ the
e., ~ Ist,r and enrolment, no eNac' W ~, 80
fulpaee III the Cucd states can oe IrS az .ne port
son that the vessels may c & ~; The absence
9ul enrocd at another or vice versa s ~ b % fi,c1, OF
of the evidence Of the cancellation on orc T The
s5,rrrrn,cnt vrOposcd VII have Inc enetHS o 1i,ea
ing the t.t5 ,ds dclated VIII ahow the NnnT Vi
cl & we t ci in each In addition 10 the classes OF OF tes h
sells now allowed 20 he do9uhenoeH as oIs built
and Amrrirgn bilt vessels that lsNe pcen Wnan the
Foreigners be nahonalmed on Scn ] oC,n rN rorr Not
u.lIIIf N si,c tNIty as may be deeneu H., ts
,C,yur how far Congress may he disoseu ~ cls rnp
principle, the statute has been % frst ~ forms for
as fo slhInt the question In seVera dllieFe , i
"onsjdclutIon There seems no sound reasons WY n
rur,ose vessels biiit in foreign countries, as WI "0
ntber articles of fOTrgnpTOdueuon or
pay ment of duty under sun " ~ - rnnosed that
the system Of adnleaSurement shall ne lhou'u nocd
TO exclude from the register tuunaGe ol nnyrcr
nv steam the space occupied by the prupeiunE po" p
The theory ON which the existing law stas - o t ts
tainnent Of the carrying caln?E oi Observation-Disclosures ,u in
mo me cIso - oi ' rhe change proposed will make onr
Snoh lfpr,p l"Tfrr in all respects 10 that Of Great
Kyjtan on the same subject IL as iuil'i Il II he
poseI that every vessel of the United Sla,es sud- -
, lr;s
prmneuts OF Great Britain, France, AMI otner .' T
nations aud has resulted from ohNl re'sos, w. T Tbe
| VANTAGE of shin owners and AL others col'cI'u, &
destruction OF property and loss OF me OH % ~
dered necessary stringent lcslSai"n ,o Marine
BoaT,is shall ho established in the p,lncipa p3ts VI
lie United States sea coast lake and inland lor .nc uN
animation I'M the acaons Of officers the seaWOli,
moss and equipment Of vessels, ana he SuilvGn! ~ VI W
clcws and for the purpose 9l p".'S p Nh % y class ~ ses
men better qualified for ordinary uu,A "iu u, H.
cases OF emergency fitted for any serNl'o VIII T re
rcmired Vessels bound On class ol NolaEe tSors ~
mied 10 have in their crews certain psoPo.IoJ a., ;be
Somewhat extensive additions nave Deen inhS have
ay relating 10 merchant seaInen many oi VIII , 10 a.
ee takeI, from British laws, ana nave
san 4on Of commercial ehpeTloDeG ne frgbt is abol.
wares bependent upon the carrying n Htsnt :, 49,
sLsd Stringent measures are adopted 10 setic
hi Cor icsyng scamen abroad. and TO save expense
aoHS niteJ Staes In their relief, aud course OF pro,
ceejins prescribed in relation 10 The wages ol Gtct
soso,1 II is uronnSrd 10 discontinue the scvcial great
coasfing districts particular adyanlast 10 w . %
ernmeut or the people appears ~ I' INV oNcu az -,
raTce,cnt on mann lines Of communication " mas DtsD
tonI6 tn pr,,tirc impossible 70 comply with the
r,oyjsci1, ~ The law existing in reference 10
mauifesis. C,rances, and cntIles Steamers T,y,rk
ana rnntcs caiIut from e nature ofhns ,Is.
ar nter or even be Nied with manfess; lo0pNltc
MS dIffcuy 10 Is proposed that vessels IN suc tIauc
shall he required 10 leave cargo books open AZ an t
10 inspection by officers OF customs, ana tLi l,anscHPs
az each of such hooks shall be furnished 10 me proper
officers al such times the secretary OF % tne t ~
,1a, direct II is proposed 10 modify the FIRST secuo o
the act o March s. 1855, 50 that coS Ve t os
hp produced only in cases Of merchandise paying hut
/ ad yaloram IL j. further proposed mat mhWces vi
! mtrcl,idi,e imported from foreign GouIile'
shall cNhiht the actual marker ~ tno f e,iir
! ,urn Invoices arc verified before lhe cJhsu5
officer bit right granted the importer 10 ndhc h'tI
addition to or deduction from the Naue stated ~ huch W
yocc, 10 the value az the period oi cNpurtaAon nun
this provision effect would be given TO laws rieh5 10
valuation are retained Some changes arr made III gen
eral Laws relating 20 appraisemcnts for he purpose p
bringing them into harmony with laws relating 10 ihel
clal disc imported from toltleh countries. SONIC Ihllui
changes Aa,e made III laws relating 10 tht ware
housing OF imported merchandise. deemed necessary o
pYOaOte interests Of trade aud commerce ~
is proposed substitute declarations IN lieu OF odths ia
al proceedings IN Custom Houses. THIS change has htch
found 20 wOr, well in the practice of English Custom
Laws. The penalty prescribed Tor knoWlhSY mdh!ns
ise declaration Is declared 10 be the same as mat iol
perjury The Commissioners they have made roih"
other changes and notifications IN eNistue laws mn
they OF radical nature and therefore are h"
specified
The revised bonded warehouse regulations require
goods. which are 10 be transported in bond, to be
transferred from the warehouse to the place of ship
ent under the supervision OF an officer and require
an officer 10 accompany spirits from warehouse 10
place of rediStaiOn or reCtfcatIOn. The time for
completing the transportation Is reduced 10 20 days
and for producing proof Of delivery 10 10 days The
time for completing redstillatiOn rTeCitcauOn ANA
return is reduced 10 10 days. In all cases the app
by duly taxed reetifier who must also be party
10 the bond.