New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-08

other. IN The Iron Aqe Of Nov a. in their assault upon
the American steel makers when he knows III t
aud tns in 80 many words that it Is iact lhil ,ho
Special Revenue Agent W Vs. Fdrwe, e9, n' ,,ni,.
ing charges against the importers Of Enes steer u ~
Why then This persistent effort shift the responsibility
these charges of fraud by uuderNaluatlOns Ion @
Treasury Department to tho shoulders Of Their AG an
upon double injury American tax payers ahn as
contestant for trade, which they desire to mohopoh%o
la the future as they have In the past ,,, r.
We believe implicitly the charges Of fraud by MT; far
WE'LL because they are sustained by the gnest ofr Vi
proof viz the evidence the alleged cuprls Them
selves, in writing over their own signatures
Mr. Wardow ana myself seem 70 agree oe eHa on az 70
attempt to wrest Interpretation OF the law by
Cast se e and Of S course ali the better grades in the
highest class for duty" !Iepeat aud affirm upon my
the effect In conjunction with other American gentle
in the trade was in frequent consultation with
members Of the Committee OF Ways and Means or the
House. and the Finance Committee Of tho Senate and we
were heard before both In our demand for change OF
which were then considered equivalent TO iu revenue
duty IL being understood that the highest rates WOud
attach to all steel OF as high grade as best cast Steel
aud upward
Judging from the foreign invoices and the prevailing
prices Of English steel in this country, 1t was not sup
posed that the Sheffield steel makers could, by any pos
smty, crowd their fine steel into the second class LOT
duty but it their combined wisdom IN the meet
ing of April 1867, was equal 10 he emergency ana .Sy
did conrive way to accomplish that result SIMPLY ~
beng law unto themselves, instead OF comply IE iS
with the law OF Congress as have already stated oee
81. Act March ?, 1SGl. H., A..
Il
eve could exhibit evidence sufficient TO convict before
any court aud jury in the land" aud protects himself
from this Omnipoten one by the comforting assurance
that the Secretary of the Treasury has RENTED inc u
cisOn Of the question TO the Appraisers of the
CustOm-hOuSe am aware That IN suCh case lhe ue-
oison OF the Secretary is final and without appeal so a
as tho action Of the Government Is cohcerhSu; anu
have apprehensUus that the law VIII not DC lulS Nlu
dcated. But if the Appraisers should determine tIa
tho invoices were fraudulent, and the steer shouiu US
cOnscated 10 does not prevent the importer whose steer
has been seized from prosecuting Inc Ioee,or oi te
Port FOR its recovery ana in such case Think Court
,,,1 nulI Vtgt
have referred the importer himself being the witness
And few words with the Free-tldders, VINO VIII III
ss that duty paid by the consumer one OF the most
respectabe OF the English steel houses, IN defending
their myOced rates before Mr. Boutwell,, assured MN
that had sold best cast steel NJ 1870 per O sO
which the present premium would DO less IMAM NC
per h. currency. They claim that We their American
competitors, tderScH them. The fact Is PATENT anu
cannot be gaiusad that before the war; when inc duy
was but cent ad yalOre, ana there was no Ahe
can connections the established price OF the same ue'
scription OF cast steel l7c per d., in gold Ths SIN
Gle TACT unauswerable argument OF ITSELF ana tells
tho whole story To the effect OF protection III Fostering
the manufacture Of an article oil such prime necessity us
steel without increasing It's cost 10 the consumer
Before concluding, wish TO ask Mr.. MardlOw, OF any
of his colleagues among the English steel manufacturers
question touching the subject OF internal revenue
itcm-incOme.
Do these houses in addition to n regular license on
sales for their resident well resident parncis
comply with the income tax of per cent on All gains
81 provided by section ll6, act Malch 2 o
i'm the following words wit: "A like tax snail he
levied, collected, and paid annually upon all gains
profits &C. OF every business trade or PROBES
sion carried the United states by persons rsuns
without the United States, and not citizens thereof
have Impression that this important clause III tlc
Internal laws may have escaped the attention Oh
of our astpte opponents and they M palGoh O
j for reminding them or It, JAMES W. COonbh' r.
| Firm Of HusSey, Wells d Co.
| Pittsburgh, Penn, Dec G. 1869.