The Portland daily press., 1867-01-05
WASHINGTON.
THE FORTIFICATION BILL.
Statement of the Public Debt.
The Ne,U Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.
The fertilization bill reported in the House
to-day appropriates as follows: Fort Scam
mel, Portland, 100000; Fort Winthrop, Bos-
ton, SiOoOoo; Fort Warren, Boston, $50 600;
Fort Sewall, of Great Brewster Island, $25,OO0;
Tor sea walls on Deer and Lovel's ISLANDS, Bos-
ION, Sao,Oo0; the fort at New Bediord ma nar DOT
100000; Fort Schuyler, New York, $4,000;
the tort at Willett's Point S5OoOO: the tort on
the site of Fort Tompkins S1OOOO; Fort Pop
ham, Maine, $4,000; the fort at Sandy Hook
The following is the statement of the public
| delft of January, 1867: Total debt bearing coin
interest 81 400, 400, 741.S0; total debt bearing
currency interest $SS2, 579, 40; national debt
ed States notes $3SO,497 ,842; fractional curren-
cy S2S,7 gold certificates of deposit
SIG, 49, $50; total S425,673 1884 80; total debt
$2,675, 0625 05.43 Amount in treasury, coin,
s97 g6.I5 currency SssSs5,765O total in
cash in treasury $2543, 325,174.62. 40
The Arkansas delegation had an interview
with the President, Cabinet and Gen. Grant
to-day. Senator elect Hunter said Arkansas
had a regular State government and officers1-
An effort was being made by party there to
overthrow the present State government and
obtain an enabling act from Congress to recon
struct the State. The object of this delegation
was to prevent such measure, as the agita-
tors We're handful unheard of before the war
Secretary Seward said he would not say more
then, but would if they would dine with him
Tomorrow. +1
The President has pardoned the confederate
General French. on the recommendation of
Gen, Grant. Six criminal pardons were also
issued.
Capt New has been sent by the Treasury
department. to investigate the loss of the
steamer Commodore.
Capt Bell, of the Asatic squadron, reports
the Hartford at Yokohama. The Wachusett
was sent from Yeddo to Hong Kong on the 18th
OF September. The Shenandoah will reach
Singapore the first of December and the Wv
oming is detained at Yokohama The health
of the crew is suffering.
The following are the leading features of
Commissioner Wells new tariff bill The du-
ties are levied as follows: Teas % cents and
coffee cents per pound, as now; sugars now
paying 3 IL, and ceuts, reduced to 81, 3
"a, A 1-2 and - cents per pound; brandy, as
now, So per gallon; reduction of 90 cents is
proposed on other spirits; wines are increased
from rs to so cents gallon; bottled liquors in
creased 8 cents each; all other spirits 100 per
cent. Cotton, raw, as now, at 2 cents. Class
of manufactured reduction is proposed to
4 and IL cents per yard and 10 per centum;
Glass No. 8 and 1-2 cents per yard, with Ii
per centum; Class No. 3 increased to and Z
II cents per square yard, with 20 per centum;
Glass No Cents with 20 per centum; other
goods 30, 80 IL and IS per centum; cotton ho-
siery 10 cents per pound with 30 per centum:
other manufactures 40 per centum Woods
three grades; clothing woods from cents with
10 per centum, to II with 1Oper centum; comb
ing woods cents per pound. Dress goods to
6 cents per square yard and 40 per centum-
Velvet carpets 80 to 80 cents; ingrained 40
cents. Flour $40 per ton. Hemp $40. Iron
in pigs, as now, 50 per ton; railroad iron 70
cents per 100 pounds; bars, rolled, "a cents
per pound; on ether kinds a general increase.
Steel AZ per centum, as now. Drugs paints
&C., in soma cases large reductions especially
chemicals and dye stuffs. Embroderies are
increased from So to 90 per centum Laces are
increased to 40 per beBtum. Watches 90 per
centum.; earthen ware 30 per centum; china
and porcelain, as now, 30 per centum; glass
from IL to IL cents per pound; hides, as
now. 10 per centum raw; frebricks reduced
from 80 to %; coal 81. so per ton; cattle IS per
head; sheep 80 cents, plows 10 per centum;
fruit 80 per centum; beef in barrels 81; pork
in barrels 81; potatoes 10 cents per bushel;
seeds unchanged; timber and lumber 81 per
NJ; planned 81 and $3.50; furniture 80 per CEN
tum; implements 40 per centum; raw materi-
ais not specified 20 per centum - .1ss E NJ
In the free list are bells, bones birthstone gold
and silver, bleaching powders, native ores of
mercury, coal stores of American vessels coins
gold, copper or silver collections of antiquities
copper when imported for the United States
Mint, unmanufactured coral corn India or
Muize), cornmeal, firewood, fish for immediate
consumption, gold, silver platina, hemlock
bark, ice, photographic stores and engravers
machinery, steam for agricultural purposes,
masts and spars, models Of inventions and 9Th
er improvements in the arts, oak bark, old Junk,
oats, whale and other fish oils of American
fisheries, oysters, paper waste or maste mate
rial of any kind fit only for the manufacture of
paper personal or household effects, net mer-
chandise, wearing apparel in use, professional
books, implements and tools of trade, occupa-
ton or employment, paintings and statuary,
the productions Of American artists residing
| abroad, paintings and statuary imported ex-
| pressly for presentation to National, State or
Municipal institutions, phosphates for fertalz-
ing purposes, plants, seeds, shrubs and trees
imported by the Department of Agriculture
for distribution, plaster of paris or sllphate of
lime, rags, cotton, linen and hemp, railroad
ties of wood, rattlands, manufactured shin
gle bolts, silk, raw or as reeledsfrom the cocoon
in the country of its origin and not doubled
twisted or advances in manufacture in any way
and silk cocoons and silk waste, spars, seamasts
and spars, specimens of natural history, botany
and mineralogy, when imported as objects of
taste and not for sale, sponges, sulphur. crude
sumac, teazles, timber round and not advanced
by manufacture, timber for ships, tin In pigs
bars or blocks, mahogany, rosewood and satin
wood in the log or stick, and all cabinet woods
manufactured
Section 19prohibits, and be it further enact
ed that on and after the passage of this act the
importation of the articles mentioned and en-
| braced in this section shall be absolutely pro-
hibited, and IT imported or presented for entry
in any collection district of tine United States
shall be declared forfeited, and shall be dispos-
ed as the Secretary of the Treasury may de-
eide:
First, false or counterfeit money or plates or
uicS lol pTiutlug Tue SslLle, second, indecent Or
obscene books, prints, paintings, photographs
cards, Autographs or obscene articles; third,
articles OF foreign manufacture. or any package
OF such articles, bearing any names, brands,
marks, or devices OF any manufacturer or pro-
ducer residing in the United States. eSection
20. Be it fertilizer enacted that in all cases of
claims for return of duties or imports on ac-
! count of damage accruing ON the voyage of i'm
portation, where tho damage so determined
under existing laws, shall exceed Is per cent
of the value OF the merchandise damaged, the
same shall be sold at pnblic auction by the
Collector under the same conditions as now
regulate thd sales of imported merchandise,
and the amount of damages shall be determin-
ed by such sales; the round value of the mer-
chandize.to be determined by the appraiser of
danage, provided, that when in the jud gment
of the Collector he public interests requiae it,
the said sale may be made by the importer af-
ter due and efficient notice, and in such case,
report of such sale shall be made to the Col
lector, aud shall be attestad by the importer on
oath, as being bona ide and to the highest bid