The New York herald., 1868-03-03

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Treasury, asked the Supreme Court Consistent win
its Of propriety to permit the United states
heard through him In the Supreme Court IN suppot
the constitutionaliy Of the Legal Tender act Inc o0u
this morning announced the continuation OF all these
cases until next term with leave for general reargu-
ment IL desired So the opinion concerning the conssi
tuonalty Of the Legal Tender act will not be delivered
until next December. ..5 IL ,ss3z.
:, -.S-~~s The Glycerlne Story.
A government detective who has bseh investigating
the ogiycsrins story reports il Is said. to the MILL
tary authorities in this city that the glycer!ne was
ordered by New York house Of a Canada agency ana
that the article In question had never been IN 'ne
United States.
The Tax on Passports.
II has been erroneously stated that tho government
tax passports is s10 The act OF Congress OF June
90 1854 imposes tax OF only s5 upon passport and
no subsequent regulations changing the amount have
been Issued from the state Department
The Admission of Alabama.
The Reconstruction Committee mo! at an early hour
this morning and commenced the consideration OF Judge
Bnghams resolutions for the admlss Of Alabama to
representation in Congress No conclusion was reached
the committee was obliged to adjourn carly TO attend
the meeting OF the House at ten o'clock. From what
said by various members OF the committee It Is un.
derstood tina. clear majority is In favor OF Bingham
resolution.
Tho Contested Seat for Kentucky.
The Committee on Elections will hold meeting TO-
mornIng to make up tho na report in lhe case
Of Young against Mckee, from Kentucky. II Is said
that the Committee Will decide that neither is entitled to
q seat
Decisions OF the Treasury Department.
The following Is synopsis Of sundry DECISIONS made
by tho Treasury Department during the month OF
January
That vessal trading on the Northern, Northeastern
and Northwestern frontiers OF the United states, not
course OF to be repaired in order to secure the
safety Of the vessel to enable bcr reach her port OF
duty OF fty per cent on all repairs so made that
vessel which after encounterng gale 10 enabled 70
navigate tho entire length Of Lake Ere past Detroit
whero the necessary repairs could have been made-a
jb procured-to the Weand Canal should be enabled
to mako the shorter voyage from the Weland Canal to
Oswego and was therefore liable as above for jb pur-
chased at st. Catharnes, Canada West
That the act May, 1857 for the admeasurement Of
vessels having established new rule for such ad
measurement and having repealed all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with its own provisions the rules oi
admeas9remsns prescribed 6y section six.yiouI .. ,he
forfeiture of vessel Of less than thirty tons bur-
den under section nnetytwo OF said last mentioned
act for importing duabe goods from foreign port
conditioned on admeasurcment under section sixtyfouI
OF said act forfeiture can attach for such mpora
ton TO q vessel the tonnage of which Is ascernined IN
accordance with the provisions OF the act OF 1864. even
| though OF less than thirty tons burden.
That iron cotton ties are subject 10 duty OF one ana
half per cent, being classified hoop iron in accord
! ance with the departments decision OF August "a
1867, and buckle annexed by rvoting or otherwise
and which be detached by hand eyon cut on
whereby the balance Of the ie styled may be used
hoop iron, will not class manu- iacture OF Iron
not otherwise provided for because u may still be
used hoop iron with but little loss. The only IoI
tie present classified manufacture OF iror
not otherwise provided for is the tie known as Boards
patcnt lock tie, which was rec ognlzcd as such fo
reasons stated the departments decision OF Novembe
30, 1861 Magnetic iron, sand or subject to duty
Of twenty per cent ad vaorem that ron sane
| or orc imported from Canada Is to be classified
the basis OF the departments decision OF September
!, 25, 1867, as mineral and bitumnous substance In
crude state not otherwise provided for and s subject
duty OF twenty per cent ad vaiorem That to ascertain
! Brunswick and imported into the United State
| the stumpage Is to be taken at the pac,
where the same cut and adding thereto the cost
cutting and hauling to the bank Of the and th
| expenses III scaling and making tho same. The impor
tation shall be considered complete when they arrive
the place OF manufacture and put board, and thu
logs Should then be entered and the dutes paid thereon
That the penalty paid to make valid inssrumeu
invalid for being issued without stamp renders th
game valid to all ntents and purposes Ii stampe
when made or issued. The penalty paid in such cas-
Is In the nature OF consideration receipt Of whicl
the Col ector OF Internal Revenue Is authorized to
what no else can dotO give validity 10 tho instru
ment This applies to receipts as we'll contracts
either party to which may have 1t made valid by pay
ment OF tho penalty and stamps II the Secretary ha
the power 10 remit the penalty in such
| II inexpediont to do so.