The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-04

decided 70 recommend non-concurrence ana ~
committee OF conference. IL Is believed thar IN
this way the bAi may DO perfected satisfsctorns "a
both houses
Alarmea Petitioners Deprecatfnx the Ii.
legal Issue Of the Groenbsck Reserve.
Mr.. Fenton presented to the Senate to-day q
petition OF large number of prominent Dunness
men OF New York city, setting forth that they
alarmed at the assumption OF tho Secretary OF the
Treasury in issuing United States notes without
the authority of law; that civitlzed government
mad ever resorted an issue OF irredeemabe paper
money in time OF peace. and asking Congress "a
put an immediate stop to any further issue OF
greenbacks by the Secretary Of the Treasury, and
cause the retirement % once OF the legal tender
reserve issued. The petition was referred TO the
Committee % Finance. M Fenton, In presenting
It, said the sners represented ct least $500 900
capital
A Treasury Decision OF I'm POrtancc % the
Irsa Trade-Octa Sonal Bar Iron To He
Cissscd - Rolled Hammered Iron.
the following decision Of great importance ia
the iron trade has been made BY Secretary Richard
SON.
TKHAsURY DETACHMENT
WASHINGTON, March 2 1874
SR-Mesars Nsylor Co. have appealed tsec--
assessing dutiss 1t the rate Of thirty -dve per cent
"a vai0rem less ten per cent On certain bar iron,
imported by them rom Sweden, per barks Reggie
and Mamie T. Bell and from London, per bark
tain SPECIFIC duties on bar iron In round, square
and nat but provides that 1t snail not pay Q 1esA
The same act a also Impose, pa duty duty cent?
per pound ON al other descriptions OF rolled or
iron Hs e
literally IN the shape Of either round, square OF
sighed IN the Of
2Nh OF January last Tor classifying It as
above, instead OF IS roaea or hammered IRON nou
Oth rurfc no a m ant To-.
cided April I 1874, on the appeal Of the washburn
and Moon Manufacturing Company, which ems
although the iron was slightly nattened on the cor-
ners 1t was not changed Is TO take Ii out Of the
tind however, upon further investigation, that
Inc department., under date OF February H. isead
should be given to certain iron mvoiced as octag1
onal cardwire iron and described having tho
edges OF the original square bar hammered or bevd
as the IRON was not actually nat, round or square,
10 should be considered as embraced in the prod
VISION Ior al other descriptions OF iron not Others
wife provided for" Upon careful confederation
Of the subject cannot but regard the decision Of
April 4 1871. as an innovation upon the true CONF
struction OF the law, and that the only
proper rule Of action In the matter is to follow th
papers submitted that the trade do not recognizes
as square, round or nat, any iron not actually I'M
the shape OF the iron, the department feel CON-
strained to adhere to the decision Of February lis
You win therefore govern n y Mp action accordnev
and readjust the entries embraced in these appeals
at ~ cents per pound. less ten per cent classify
ing 1t as rolled or hammered II on not otherwise
provided for. am. very respectfully,
W. A. RICHARDSON, Secretary.
To the COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS Boston. Mass.
The Howard Court Of lnquiry-Adjourn-
ment for . Week.
The Court Of Inquiry In tue case OF BrigadieH
General Oliver o. Howard, Of the United StateH
Army, appointed under the recent act Of Congress-.
held its first session to-day. There were present.
General Wiiiiam 7. Sherman. Brigader General NJ.
C. Meigs, Quartermaster General; Brigather Gen.
era John Pope and colonel Joseph J. Reynolds OF
the Third cavalry Major Asa Bird Gardner, Ju dgep
also present. Major General Mcdowell was absent
on account OF sickness. without proceeding to
business the Court adjourned until Marcn 10
inst at the request OF the Judge Advocate.