The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31

cotton such Is usually produced in the neighbour
hood OF Wilmington. When the price 10 ascertalned
the Commissioners will give more formal judg-
ment
The counsel OF the united states having hed Q
demurrer 10 the memorial Of Joseph J. Brown vs..
the United states tho. 37) which alleges the de-
struction OF claimants property at Columbus s. u,
by united States authority, the value OF
which is placed In his memorial at s15,3s7
The Commissioners decide that they cannot know
whether this was done as justl1able act OF war
not from any averments IN the memorial nor can
they presume anything upon that subject without
proof. Historically they know not what were the
circumstances attending the destruction Of this
particular property, and the demurrer was over
ruled.
The Lumber Interest and Revenue Reduction
Before the Ways and Menns-Syndicate
Minority Report.
The Committee on Ways and Means to- day gave q
hearing parties interested IN the lumber trade.
Explanations were made by several gentlemen as
to the effect OF the present duties. The reasons
why some OF the representatives OF the interest in
New England and New York want the duty re-
pealeu are because prices in Canada having con-
tinued TO advance 1t is plain that the ad-
ditiOnal cost or lumber in the States by
such duties has been and is now largely
paid by consumers; because there are serious OBJ.
staces operating against the foreign shipping trade
from New York and Boston, and because they do
not deem 1t good policy to encourage the present
waste and diminutlon OF the nome growth or lum.
Der from fast waning forests by the imposition
OF such duties. The capital represented by these
representatives may be estimated at from
SIS ooo 900 to 500. OOO 900. Representatives from
Burlington and whitehall showed The disastrous
effects Of the duty upon our foreign
shipping trade in lumber. Before the imposition OF
the duties the United States were factors to
Canada, taking their lumber ana having the adj
vantage of the Inland freight and commissions, and
OF selling and shipping to foreign countries. The
perplexlties attendant upon bonding lumber have
driven foreign shipping almost entirely to Mon
treal ana the ST. Lawrence. They do not
ask that dressed or manufactured be adj.
| mtted free; they ask, If lumber cannot be adj
United Free that the duty be made specific
| instead OF ad val0rem, and that a reduction be
made in the same. 1t was stated that at the expira-
| ton OF the Reciprocity Treaty, IN 1866 duty Of
| twenty per centum al valorem was imposed on
lumber, when, contrary to the general expectation,
there was an advance in the chief descriptions Of
| lumber imported from Ottawa
The committee VIII near the salt men on Thurs.
| day morning.
I The committee to-day had consultation rs TO
| whether they should fix on given amount OF re-
| ducuon or not, both on the general tariff and
| internal revenue They agreed to call before them
| the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue on Thursday
or Friday next to hear from HIM on the latter sub
| ject particularly as 10 the tax on tobacco,
| Messrs Beck, Kerr and Brooks, the minority OF
| the Committee of Ways and Means, will not unite
| In formal report against that OF the majority,
which sanctions Secretary B0utwells course on the
| new loan and the syndicate, but Will take occasion
severay to express their views when the resolution
i1nro ftnn IN
| morrow.
Printing Paper Contract Awards
The Congressional Joint Committee printing
| have made the following awards OF contracts Tor
| paper for the public printing IN 1873, under bids
| opened on the 10th nstant:-William Hoff-
| man & Co., Of Baltimore; Wheelwrlght,
Nudge Co., Of Baltimore, and II. N.
| Clark Co., of Boston, each 10000 realms
uncalendered printing paper, class !, at prices
ranging from Is S4-00 cents to IA 1900 cents per
| POUND. Whcelwright Nudge Co., Francis H.
| Smith & Co., Of New York. and H. N. Clark Il Co..
5000 reams OF class 2, calendered, So pounds
per ream, at prices ranging from 10 s4.loo te
| l6 $1,000 cents per pound Jessup Moore
| OF Philadelphia, secure the contract fol
| the rest Of class 2, OF various weights
and also all of class 3, sized and calendered, q
l6 s2.l0o cents. Magarges h Co.. OF Philadelphia
are awarded the contract for class 4, map paper
5000 reams, at IS 92.l00 cents; Campbell, Hall !
Co., of New York, have the contract for class s
writing paper at 20 62-l0O cents per pound
and also for most Of class o, colore(
writing paper. at % cents-a portion going
to the Seymour Paper Company, OF New York, a.
various prices. Wheelwright Nudge 4 Co., of Bal
timore secure the contracts for classes 7 and s,
paper for Post Office blanks at Ia 76 100 to 10 a. l0
cents, and for sized and calendered tinted printed
papers at II 9.1OO cents per pound
The awards have been delayed on account OF the
absence of two OF the members OF the Printing Com
mittee on the investigating committee in New York
city.
The codncation of the Customs revenue laws
which has peen matter under adylsement at thu
Treasury Department for twenty years past, has Sc
far advanced tnat Secretary Boutwell, Will be able
in few days to send to Congress the bill
proposing important amendments to Tn,
Registry, Enrolment and License laws. The
labor OF the Board employed to codtfy
the laws has already cost this government Ovel
$780, 900, not to mention the expenses of Treasury
officials who have from time to time been sent to
the principal ports Of entry to obtain suggestions
from customs officers, and practically ascertain
what was most needed to make the laws more eff
Gent. 1t Is the OPINION OF the Treasury Official!
that the bill to be presented Is one that SHOULD
be passed at this session OF Congress.
| Checking Disturbing Officers.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has adopted sys
tenn OF checks on dsbursIng officers and now re
quires them to report their balance of unexpended
public funds, for winch they are accountable on de
post and on hand at the close OF every week. These
statements are referred to the Treasurer of the
United States, with the request that the Secretary
be furnished with a statement OF the amount on de-
post TO the credit OF the dsbursng officers furnish
ing the report in this way IL is hoped to detect
any attempt at peculaiioD, and prevent the repeti
ton OF such a defalcaton as was carried out by
Paymaster Hodge.
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