, 1874-12-27
WASHINGTON.
The Chicago Custom-House
Officially Inyes-.
tigated'
A Very Flattering Report to the
Treasury Department.
The Classification Of Dutiable
Goods Generally Com.
mended.
What Is Being Done by the
New Syndicate.
Speculations Regarding the New
Finance Bill.
THE CHICAGO CuSTOM.HOUSE.
4 GOOD RECORD.

Special Dspatch to The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26.-The agent up
pointed to examine the system Of appraisement
at the Chicago Custom-House has presented his
written report to tho Treasury Department
Tho following are the substantial portions OF that
report The letter OF instruction to the agent
directed linn to proceed forthwith to Chicago for
the purpose OF examining into tho classification.
OF imported dry goods, and the rate of duty as
eeseed upon them at that port. The agent says:
We found remarkable intelligence, system, and
particularly into the rates Of value at which dry goods
entered It that port the rates charged on trans
portation entries The classification Mt which they
assessed for duty and where the classification there
adopted differed from those 1t New York. After
careful investigation, would state that the prices at
which dry goods entered At Chicago the clarges
for transportation frun the plaoe purchase to the
port Of shipment and the classification
for duty do not With but one exception, differ from
City. This exception IL in the case OF
CoUNTADLE COTTON GOODS,
open woven, counting less than 400 threads to the
spu.re inch weighing less than ounces to the square
yard and valued at under IS cents to the square yar
informed the Collector TINT, by direction Of the Ap-
goods classified in New York - manufactures Of
costons not otherwise provided for and nasessed for
duty at IS per centum ad valorem less 10 per centu
which the Appraisers interpretation OF the De-
Eartment decision, wherein it states that open woven
goods, netngs Innings, &c. should be assesscd TO.
1t was matter Of question whether tho above de-
scribed merchandise Ehou1d not be subjected to twa
different classidcatons defined by the Of trea4
to the square inch: one AZ netting7, untnRs OPEN
woven govds. &C., and the other Is aaaimilating ia
goods described in Schedule 4, second paragraph.
Sec. 1854. inclose herein
THE FOLLOWING HAMPLEs
OF open-wovnn goods, cottanar counting uuifer 10
threads to tie square inch.
Sample A, called lining goods. which contains forty
eight :hread1 to the square inch and costs 3k cent?
per square yard
Sample H. called tarletans, which contains nfty-nvs
threads to tho SQUARE 1nch and costs ~ ceuts pex
square yatd-
Sample G, called ta1letans, which contains ninety
four hreadf to the SQUARE inch and costs Tx cona
per square yard.
Sample D. callcd Swiss mu1s, which contains s.ven-
two t1eads to the square fnch and costs 6k cents
per gard.
1mportadons Of drygoods composed Of s11k and cot
ton will soon commence 1t this port and have suc-
Eested to tho Collector that the practice At
Now York Is to clsssify such goods in manufacturer
where silk is tho component Of chief value such
per centum ad Valorem under the provisions Of tho
law in Schedule 2, Title 50, and when cotton il tha
component Of chief value, with sk In sufficient QUAIL
tity TO constitute it leading feature, manufactured
by silk and cotton, the chief value assniat1ng to silk
chief value, per ceutum ad va1ore less per cent
but when the chief component In tho silk and cotton
fabric is cotton, to classify it such under the pro
visions for cotton couutabe goods contained in sec
o,5Q4, Schedule A.