New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-11
WASHINGTON,

Cabinet Sessinn-BaiI at the Naval Acn-
demy-The Prssidfut Attends-Cotton
Tax RefEndins kchause How it is
Pressed-Consul Seneral Of Belgium 1
New Orleans Important Treasury iir-
cuIar- Weight Of kEaiEroad Iron for As
sessIuent Of Ruty.
WASHINGTON, January lG.--The Cabinet
held brief session to-day. Nothing i'm
pOrtans TRANSFERRED.
The President left for Annapolis this
afternoon, to attend bail at the Naval
Academy.
The friends of the cotton tax refunding
scheme are making powerful, and, what
they think will prove successful, movement
In furtheraDee OF this object q circular, ac-
cOmpanied by arguments from Judge b. K.
Curtis, Eessrs. Hughes and Shsrkey and
Herschel V. JohusDn, as well as memorials
and resolutions of nearly all the Southern
States. signed by nearly all the members
from the cotton States present.
This circular, which with the accompany
ing papers will be laid on the desk of every
member, Is q declaration that they intend
to press the passage of an act at this ses
sion to refund the tax collected By the
general government after the close of the
late war They set forth that the law i'm
posing the cotton tax WAS unconstitutional;
that it was unjust and oppressive in its
operations; that 1t fell essentially upon the
producers, and was passed when their
States were wholly unrepreseuted, under
mistaken idea that it would fall on the con-
sumers.
They ask of Congress a fair examination
of the arguments submitted, which, they
claim, demonstrate the correctness of their
position and the reasonabeness of their de-
mand. 1t is stated that this paper is signed
unanimously by all the members of the
House of Representatives. now present from
the cotton States, irrespective of politics or
color. and It is expected, will have power
full effect and give dignity and force to the
argument.
The President has recognized E. Bruysser
as consul general Of Belgium at New Or
leans
The following circular was issued from
the Treasury Department to-day:
TRRAsuRy DEPARTMENT I
Washington D. c., January 9, 1873. )
To Collectors Of Customs and others
II having been shown by experience that
the rule adopted by the department on the
eighth of june, l8G9-synopsis of decisions
for 1869 No 40l-for ascertaning the
weight of railroad iron for assessment of
duty does not produce accurate results,
owing to lack of uniformity in the
weight of the bars, modification
of tho same ia deemed necessary
Said rule directed the weighing of
a sufficient number of bars from each
invoice of imported railroad iron when en-
tered to ascertain the average weight there
of. The counting of the whole number of
bars and the return OF the weight so ascer-
tanned by he customs wrIgher in the same
manner as in the case of other weigh bic
merchandise. Also that railroad iron with
drawn for export should be dec ed weigh
able merchandise: that the weight should be
ascertaned in the same manner, and the
fee of three cents per hundred pounds pro-
yided by law be collected from the owner.
Said rule il hereby modified as follow $:
The weight of each invoice of railroad iron
or steel rails hereafter Imported will he
tested in the manner prescribed IN saIi rule
OF June I. 1863, but if the weight, az sho n
by the return of the weigher, does not vary
more than onc-halt of one per cent from
that stated in the invoice, the entry will be
liqEidated at the invoice weight.
In case "a greater variation from the
invoice weight is shown. the whole quantity
embraced therein will be weighed. When
ever the entire quantity of railroad iron oI
steel rails mbraced in an invoice is with
dFawn for export, no reweighlng need be
had; but in case of the withdrawal Of les
than the entire quantity, the whole amount
SO withdrawn will be weighed You viii
be governed accordingly.
g. s. BOUTWELL,, Secretary.