The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-15

VI ine army anu the payment Oh dScuarReu sOuers;
100000 for sea coast cannon and carriages, &C.;
$780, 000for manufacture OF arms at the National
Armory.
The southern Claims Commission.
The Southern Claims Commission to-day heard
the cases of Hester Nealy Asa b. Daniel and Eidred
Nunelly, all OF Mississippi the aggregate OF their
claims Is $55,460.
The Hornet Permitted TO Come to New York.
The Attorney General has decided In the case OF
the steamer Hornet to allow her to go to New York
upon bond to be en- cred into by sufficient sure
ties that she will proceed direct to New York from
Baltimore, and 90 nowhere else.
Asked 10 Resign.
Louis f. Johnson, United States Marshal for the
district of South Carolina, has been informed
through the Attorney General that his resignation
win be accepted by the President. 1t is reported
his successor VIII probably be Robert W. Wallace,
son Of Representative Wallace, and q native Of
| South Carolina.
Philadelphia Wants n New Post Once.
| A committee Of the leading citizens of Phiadel-
phia arrived here this evening and will tomorrow
appear before the House and Senate Committees on
Post Onces and Post Roads to urge the claims Of
| that city to a new Post once building.
The Assay Board.
The Board appointed by the President to attend
the annual assay at Philadelphia has completed its
abors and reported TO Secretary Boutwell, that the
Francisco mlnts were perfectly correct. Some sug-
gestons adopted by the Board In reference to the
Mint Dill before Congress have been sent 10 the
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures.
The Tariff Bill in COmmittee--The Salt
Duty.
The Committee of Ways and Means to-day talked
over the tariff question and debated whether they
should wait until the House disposed OF the bill re-
moving the tariff from tea and coflee before they
| ,ott, thn orrlNtA Thnu
| concluded to 90 with that business irrespective
of the tea and coffee bill According to present in
dcations month at least will eapse before perfect
| ing the Tarlf bill.
| Mr.. Nickerson, an importer, from Boston, was be.
fore the Committee OF Ways and Means to-day ana
| advocated the removal of the duty salt He took
the ground that salt could be bought at Liverpool,
Turks Island and other foreign places from nine
| to fifteen cents per bushe. and consequently the
duty OF eighteen cents per 100 pounds amounted to
200 per cent on the original cost. Salt. he said, had
doubled IN price in this country since the Increase
| Of the duty. The committee gave him the privilege
| of submitting statement In writing.
Mr.. J. +. briggs, Of Saginaw, submitted o state.
| ment showing that he purchased salt at that place
before the discovery of the salt basin there in 1856
| at 81 rs per barrel ana sold 1t ct 81 81; that he
would now contract to sell, during next summer
at the same place, from twenty to twenty
at Saginaw, for 81 So per barrel. This he
could do owing to obtaining his fuel
from the refuse OF the sawmills comparatively Free
| where wood Is bought at SO per cord, market price,
| making five barrels to the cord. The cost OF pro-
| ducing the salt Is, including barrels labor, &C.,
81 "a per barrel. He showed that the reduction OF
the duty and consequent reduction OF the price OF
salt would close all the salt works buying their fuel
| which Is tnelarger portion.
| The Tax TCbaccO-The "Plugs" Feeling
| Ugly.
| The manufacturers Of plug tobacco are indignant
at the action OF the Committee on Ways and Means
in their discriminating resolution to reduce the tax
on all grades OF the thlrytw0 cent class 10 twenty
| four cents ana leave the tax on smok.
| ing TOBACCO at sixteen cents. An effort
| VIII be made to mass the strength OF
| all the manufacturers OF plug tobacco here
to prevent the passage Of the bill II reported by
the Committee. 1t is well known that the Commis.
| sioner OF Internal Revenue earnestly recommended
! uniform tax, but sad nothing about the rate.
He could even prefer that 1t should be sixteen cents
| than that the proposed recommendation become
| a law.
To test tho sense or the House Mr.. Randall. OF
| Pennsylvania, viii on Monday next Introduce bill
TO make the tax on tobacco uniform at sixteen
cents per pOunu on all grades.
| FireprOof Materials for Public Buildings.
|
test be made OF freproofng material for filling In
| walls, and the supervising architect, with num-
| Der Of experts. most OF them safe makers. COM
| menced the experiments to-day at the Navy Yard.
| the object Is to ascertain If there Is any material
| that can be economically USED in making public
buildings 1reproof and prevent losses, such as the
| government nearly always experiences at large
| fires in the principal cities.
The Celery Seed Duty.
The Treasury Department has decided that celery
seed IS not medicinal seed, being unknown to
| trade or commerce a medicine. Neither Is 1t en-
titled TO entry free under the twenty-second
| section Of the act OF July H. 1870 but
| should be classified for duty as o garden
| seed under the provision therefor, found IN the
eighth section OF the act OF July II, 1852, which
| reads as foows:-"On garden seeds and all other
seeds for agricultural purposes not otherwise pro-
| vided Tor thirty per cent ad oatorena."
Civil service Reform.
The House Select Committee on the Reorganization
OF the Civil Service agreed to-day on bill to
organize the clerical force OF the House. They had
under consideration, without arriving at conclu.
sion, bill similar to that Of Senator Trumbus, to
preserve the freedom OF members Oh Congress by
disconnecting them with the procurement OF Offices
Presidential Nominations.
The President sent the following nominations TO
the senate to-day
POStlndStefS.-Wm. l.. Bgby, at Newman, Ca;
Alfred Kent at Gonzales Texas; G. w. Farrow, at
GroesDeck, Texas; T.. Is. Dawson at Boonton, N ].
J. ). Lozler, at Hackensack, N. j.
Uncle Sans Country Houses.
The bill which passed the House to-day Tor fire.
proof building in Hartford, Conn.,, for government
purposes, appropriates 100000, and the same
amount is appropriated In another bill, which
passed, for the purchase Of site for public build.
| Ing in Cincinnati.
Inf0rmers, Profits.
The amount paid by the Internal Revenue Off &C
as nformers shares for tho year ending with Mo-
vember last was SCI 900.
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