New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-23

date of said bond; The amount OF tax named in the
entry and insured by bond must be paid both in the
time named, even though loss may occur
regard spirits stored in warehouses
are placed on the footing with tax-paid spirits.
The primary object of the present law was to collect
the tax on all the spirits produced and drawn from the
cisern and the privilege storing III warehouse for
one wear or less was not intended TO- and does not carry
with il any advantage in respect 10 loss not conceded
to the diseT who pays the tax on the same day that
the spirits are drawn from the clstern consequently
spirits in dstery, in warehouse are not required TO
be gagged and proved before withdrawal therefrOm,
nor before the entry for withdrawal IS made. The
rule laid down page II, on INSTRUCTIONS, series g.
No /, providing for an allowance lot loss ny leakage
in warehouse applies only to spirits dlstllled ano
placed on bond prior 10 July ~, 1910: In any cos9
where this rule has been applied TO spirits produced
since July 90 1868 the Collector Is heTepy instructed
allowed for loss by leakage or OtnerWlse. ms law
is explicit and imperative and gives no discretion 70
the Commissioner, or to any other officer to modiiy
The Tobacco Convention sitting in this city have
appointed an executive Committee to present 10 Con
gIess their views They want taX-pald goods re-
ieved from the payment Of another tax; stamps 10
lie furnished free for all taXpaid snun ana cigars
and that tobacco snuff OF cigars DC solu hIte uno
passage of the law granting such stamp, unless suc
tobacco cigars and snuff shall be properly stamped
that it shall be lawful to allow retailers to cell snnh
IN Jars and bladders, provided the same are duly
stamped according to law; that the law should be so
amended not TO require the name OF the maliuIac
turer to appear on the brand and label as is now re-
and State shall be retained. -.
The Superintendent of the Coast Survey III letter
to Secretary McCull0ch, says 90 sets OF inetilc sian
dards of length in process OF construction VI
these so brass meters are ready for dlVdng III the
cases. and Is tracers for copying graduation are
finished. The apparatus for making the graduatons
is constructed and very nearly adjusted. FIFTY
KILOGRAMS are made Of which q are in boxes. and 10
adjusted Fifty demokelOs and six decdtoS are ready
for adjusting and six decdklOs under way. Twelve
Efres are partly finished, and four hires are Wholly
finished but not vet adjusted. The superintendent
recommends the appropriation OF $30OOO ior tne con-
struction Of metric standards, 10 be luInshSd eaCh
State according TO the act of July ~ 1866. lie SAYS
the cost of each set is 500 The for construct
ing 30 sets is to have enough to supply future states
Sixteen physicians of this city have presented
memorial to the Senate complaining that Dy the ex-
lsting tariff high duty is imposed on foreign drugs
and medicines in daily and common use; artces
which do not come i'll competition with any OF our
domestic products, inasmuch as they are not inc
growth OF production OF our country. In some IN
stances these duties more than one hundred ana
fifty per cent-thus imposing burdens on the SICK,
os we'll a. onerous tax the country medical prac-
toners who furnish medicines for which the poor are
NOT able TO paw. Owing 10 high taxes medlcines are
SO adulterated that il is difficult TO obtain the III =
pure and genuine state. As they are necessaIes ana
not luxures the memOrialss pray that the tax may
be taken off. and a corresponding amount ueiilNso
from the business. SurgeOn-Gen. Barnes ana the
Tommissioner of Patents indorse the petition.
The President nominated 10 the Senate to-day,
Joseph j. Stewart of Maryland, to be Minister az
Constantinople Selah Waters OF tennessee 70 DC
Minister Resident at Eeaudor; Delos Lake, 10 DC
limited States Attorney for the District OF (alioIha
]. NJ Crissom TO be Pension Agent at st. LOUIS.