, 1870-07-07
Provisions of The Port Of
Entry Section Of The
New Tar Bill.
Conference Committee'sR Repo
on the Currency Bill
Adopted in the
Senate.
.Action of the Senate on the
River and HarbGr
Bill.
Opposition in the House to the
Payment Of British
Claims.

O4l4AtAES
Special Despatch to The Chicago 1f7hune-
THE TAX ElII-POKT or ENTRY SECTION
WASHINGTON, July G.-The port Of entry Secuon
OF the Tax bill, as passed by the 5enase, p1of-a@
1hAt whenever any merchandise, except "lue. uts-
titled spirits, and perishahle Of explosive atne,ea
or articles in bulk, imported at the ports OF New
York, Ph,adclphla, Boston, Baltimore, Portland
{Matne1. Fort Huron, New Orleans or San Fran
CISCO shall appear hy the invoice to be consigned
to Or destined for clihcr Of the following p1aces:
New York, Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Bal
tlmorc, NeW Orleans, Portland (Malne9, Buffalo,
Chicago, Cincinnati, St Louis. Evansville, Milwau-
kee, Louisville Cleveland, San Francisco. Portland
(Orcgon), Memphis. or Mobile, the Collector at the
port Of arrival shall allow rhe owner or agent to
make entry thereof for warehouse
or immediate transportation, designating
tic route by which the goods are to be Forwarded.
The entry ts 10 be compared with the fnvofce,
and duly swosn to, and such examination made
BY the CuBtom House officers as to satisfy them
of the character OF the articles imported, and
such merchandise is to have priority OF time in
examination made b5 the officers, but the e1-
animation for apprafsement and payment OF
duties shall be made at the port OF destination
The courier agent ts TO give bond with not less
than ITO sutetles in double tnvoice value, With
the duties added, which bond may be executed at
the port Of nnal destination, anA transmitted
to the Collector Of the port Of arrival
This merchandise Is only to be delivered to and
transported by such common carrier as the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury may designate, and such
common carT1ers are made responsible to the
Cnited States, and are to give bonds for the faith
ful performance Of thia work. This merchandise
Is to be transported In cara, vessels, or vehicles
fastened with locks OF seals, and under the excin-
sire control OF officers Of the customs, and nspec-
4nrR a m he ted hy the
Treasury, sud stationed along the lines at the ex-
pense Of the companies, snd there shall be no un-
loading or transhipping between the ports Of ar
rival and flnal destination Merchandise mag, un-
der proper supervision. lie transferred from
the importing vessel directly to the car or other
means for transporting the same, aud the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may authorize bonded w7re-
houses especially for the reception Of these goods
Tie provisions Of the I'LL are to apply to fmpotta-
ttons from or to Europe, and from or to Asfa7 or
the Islands adjacent thereto ra the United States
As this In all the 1aln features is the House BILL
itseetus almost certain that it will pass.
THE LIVER AND HAREoR ELL
had several large SUMS added to It in the Senate,
to-day, after a long debate. Most were for points
at the South. Among them, slOo, 600 for Cape Fear
River; So0,oG0 for the Potomac River, opposite
this city; soo, 900 for the James Rlrer and
for B4you Teche, La.
TIE CURRENCY BILL
1At Euu4t1EuEE Oh Tue OIL HGlEEQf W-
GAY, to recommend as = basis OF settlement the
issue Of rfty-1ouE millions Of National Bant noses,
the withdrawal Of 1orty-1ve millions Of per
cents redistribution OF twenty -dve millions from
States having an excess, and free banking, on q
gold basis. The redistribution, however, Is not to
commence until after the absorption Of the tlfty-
four millions Of new notes. These latter IRE to be
distributed on basis Of the old bond law until
the census is completed, and from that time on a
basis of population. Messrs- Williams, Morton,
Judd, and Picker agreed up0n the above, while
Bayatd and Knott dissented-
DEFICIENCY BILL
LII. Dawe8, from the Committee on Appropr1a-
tsons, reported bill making appropriations to pay
deficiencies for the yea1 ending June 80, 1870. The
bill appropr1ates about s1.7oo,oeo. Of which
$1,o00,00o Is for the ninth census, and about
$4,000 tor the Department OF Justice recently
created The other appropriations are for paying
the codders Of the axs Of the United Stat:s saia-
nes Of members Of Tet1itortal Legislatures, and
various smaller itens-
CLAIMS OF SOUTHERN cESsuS OFFICERS.
short time since an act was passed providing
for the payment Of Marshals In Southern States
for services in taking the last cenaus, out Of Ger.
tain unexpended balances The expectations ot
those who drew up the bill were that all snch
claims could he paid out OF the sum thus Set apart
1t aprears, however, that they amount to $500 900
while the balance Oh hand to meet this is ouIg
*s' eV Mo- 0.o.e ~ 4 enA.' w " F's'sps1 ~
by the feoeilon from 1ot"&sa1n2 thelf accounts,
Will realize only Two cents on the dollar under thlz
bill Of relief.
rT, II. A..,r1.+.a 1s--rr,
HnNTSaT1nys W1TupHAES
w.ss1%f1oS Jnir E-The name nf Janes r.
UonEtns Nominated f0r Judge of The new TudicI al
1isrtict in W'isconsin has been wffbdraEn bv the
Coun Of wisconsin, viii propably be appointed.
TEE DEMOCRACY.
a. Mecuns VI .ne UetnpG,auG t; So1ns1ess.oua
eAa,,t so1sGsttaa y-.s 80 onn;rt aI. ff1on Snmna
j. Randall PENNSYLVANIA Chairman: Hon. Henri