The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29

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turers and operatives who to-day ask that tariff
shall remain as 1t is, It may be OF interest TO state
that the duty is sixty per cent with raw material
free.
Customs Decision Spanish ImportntiOns.
In reply to letter from the Collector OF Customs
AT Boston mquiring would cargo OF sugar i'm
ported from Cuba in Spanish vessel and entered
In bond for CANADA be subject to discriminating
duty and If So what would 1t be' and should she
then load cargo OF -four In bond from CANADA
would there be any charge on that accounts ana
what would the tonnage dues on such vessel Der
The Secretary OF the Treasury replies that
the vessel would be subject to tonnage
dues OF $50 per ton only. dscrim-
mating tonnage dues on Spanish vessels having
been abolished and merchandise imported In Dohd
from Canada may be exported in Spanish vessels
on the same terms as IN American vessels me
sugar In question could go forward in bond TO Can
ada without ether charges than are made on mer-
chandlse imported in American vessels, provided
satisfactory evidence be given that 1t was deS
tined when shipped from Cuba for immediate ex-
portation to Canada, and Is NOT therefore
to be considered an importation into the
United States within the meaning OF the
law. II, however. such evidence cannot
be furnished. the regulations provide that the mer.
chandse shall be treated as imported for home con-
sumption and be entered for warehouse, In which
the discriminating duty Of ten per cent i'm
posed by law upon merchandise imported from
Cuba in Spanish vessels would attach, and should
be retained, whatever might be the final disposition
OF the goods.
UespOiling Poor LO of His Land.
Congressman David r. Lowe, Of Kansas, was be-
fore the House Committee on Indian Affairs to-day,
IN advocacy OF aland grant for railroad company
through the Indian Territory. The company in
whose interest Mr.. Lowe appeared wants strip
five miles wide through the Cherokee and Creek
lands west OF the ninetv-sixth parallel, which those
tribes have receded to the United states for the SET
Element OF other Indians VINO may desire to come
into the Territory ana the negroes VINO were for
merly held as slaves IN the Territory.
Alleged Revenue Law Violation.
Messrs Naylor Company, OF New York city,
appeared before the Secretary OF the Treasury to-
day IN reference to the suit for 100000 brought
against them for alleged violation OF revenue laws
beng one of the matters which was subject OF
examination by the Senate Investigating Committee
In New York city lately. They claim that the testi
mony taken before said committee fully exonerated
them from the charge OF criminality, and appealed
to Secretary Boutwell, TO have the suit dismissed.
Internal Revenue stamps That Were Not
COunterfeited.
The Collector OF Internal Revenue at. Chicago
recently seized lot OF cigar stamps which he had
reason to believe were counterfeit and they were
sent to the Commissioner with statement Of the
circumstances under which they were taken. Elk.
perts have carefully examined them, and to-day
decided that they were genuine but very bad i'm
pressIons, and should be destroyed. The Internal
Revenue Bureau has not been annoyed with coun
erfeit stamps for several years, ana the suspicion
that the cigar stamps forwarded were OF this lass
caused some uneasiness the part Of the officials
at The Treasury Department.
Monument to Tclegra pliers.
movement Is on foot among teegraphers to
perpetuaIe, in the form or o suitable memorial
work, the organization OF the first telegraph COM
pany which event took place in the OLD part OF the
Capitol, in the room OF the Clerk OF the House Of
Representatives, and on which occasion there were
present Professor Morse, W. w. COrcoran John M.
Brodhead, at present second Comptroller of the
Treasury; Francis o. j. Smith, B. b. French Amos
Kendall and Mr.. Coryell OF Pennsylvania. This
was the company that built the first line ipsm
Washington TO New York.
The Austrnlnsian Mail.
telegram was received here To-day stating that
the Australasian and Northern mails passed Ogden,
bound west ut six O'Clock this morning. This
the arrival at San Francisco of the mails
the 1st OF March IN time for the steamer.
Funerai of COored Man Attended by
Supreme Court Judges.
The judges and officers Of the United States
Supreme Court this afternoon attended In body
the funeral OF the late Gowen Clark. The coored
dOorkeeper OF the Judges cOaKroom who had
charge Of the department since 1888 He was aged
sevsnty.twO years. Their attendance at the funeral
was mark OF respect for an honest and faithful
servant
For md Against Chicago Relief.
The Chicago Relief Committee had to-day final
hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance
in favor or the bill to remit the duties building
materials for twelve months. They insist they
should not be required to pay duties on new mate
rails, as they PAID duty on those which were de-
stroyed by the late fire.
Senator Ferry, OF Michigan, presented to the
committee, behalf Of some manufacturers Of
Chicago, a protest against the passage of such a
bill, as they think 1t would injure their business.
lie said he was authorized to offer the sale OF lum-
Der from that State at the average OF last year.
and ten days in which to accept the proposition.
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