National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-17
DEPARTMENT. VIEWS


APPEALS FOR REFUND OF DUTIES.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued the
following circular letter 70 collectors Of customs;
The act Of June so, 1884, sections = and 70, 70.
produced In sections 293l and - o ~ - -
June - ~ prsseH s ne asi s,lo IN ne col
leetor Of customs In asseaiment Of en1ls' VI m
Collectors Of customs are the responsible officers,
IN the first instance for All such Assessments ana
not the Secretary Of the Treasury. Ine iaH,
however provides that II such ASSORTMENT o. eu-
ties o. is made shall not Be satisfactory 70 tne
importer, he may appeal to the Secretary Of the
Treasury within Thirty days from the ascertain
ment and liquidation Of such duties. The Seere-
on such appeals; but on his decision the assess
mentshan be hnal and conclusive, unie appealed
Jurisdiction. The fact that no suit can Be main
tanned in court on such question until after the
decision Of the Secretary renders Il Incumbent on
him TO decide with IS little delay as may Be prae-
tieable. but no other obligation Is stated 10 the
law, or is 70 be inferred from It.
sariiy follows that the Appeal itself must con
form In all respects 70 the requirements Of the
statute. 1t must be made and presented BY the
chandise." No authority can attach to q paper
claiming 70 be an appeal which is not made In
me manner nm R5eseIEioso, OF ~ me peTsons and
to be made Of merchandise for duties. Thereason
Is obvious since appeal Is for refund Of duties
exacted In excess, and entities the appellant, II
granted, to receive such refund. No other person,
therefore, is authorized in law to present appeals
than such as would be authorized 70 make entry,
pay duties and receive the goods on delivery.
The judicial character Of the act Of the Secre-
tary In deciding such appeals requires thar all
Proeeeoings ~ Lelatlon 70 mem sho1la u. ~ guy
guarded against the intrusion Of unauthorized
persons or unauthorized papers The Secretary
cannot answer with proper legal efficiency to any
other person than such 'OWner, importer, con
signee or agent Of the merchandise" Any pa
pers purporting TO be an appeal from decision
Of the collector Of customs, leVying duty on
merchandise and claiming abatement from any
amount 30 levied, should be refused By the col
lectOrs OF customs from all persons not having
pSIeLI 70 % rsssv sS s sn sivsr
and TO receive absolutely for the importer any
moneys which may be refunded upon such de-
eisions.
ARMY NEWS.
The following telegram has been received By
Adjutant General Townsend from army head
quarters, at 81. Louis:
AStutant General o. s. A., Rashfagton, D. c.:
The following dispatch has just been received
from Lieutenant Colonel Morrow:
DYKE, TENN, Oct. 1.-THE train with bat
TALON or 18th infantry was wrecked ct II o'clock
last night two miles south Of this place. The 90
eident was caused by wheel Of the engine truck
breaking Two soldiers were killed and several
wounded The engine, four baggage 9ars and
passenger ear were completely wrecked. We
afternoon. Please give publicity TO the extent Of
the accident, TO relieve the minds Of friends.
HENRY A. MORROW.
The following casualties among Commissioned
officers Of the army have been reported to the
Adiutant General for the week ending Saturday,
October 10: First Lieutenant PhilO s. Shuttle,
18th infantry, died October az Atlanta, Ga;
second Lieutenant Samuel X. Thompson, 18th
infantry, eashiered August 10; Second Lieut.
enant Russell Thayer, 18th infantry, resigned
September 80.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
Lieutenant Commander W. E.SsWell Is ordered
to the coast survey. Observation-Disclosures CON-
mander Geo H. Wadleigh, from the navy-yard at
Boston and ordereI rs executive OF the nautical
ship ST. Mary's; Ensign DOEnes L Wilson, from
the Hydrogrsphic ONCE, on the 10Th tnstant, and
ordered to the Fortune. Surgeon WIN. ID. King
has reported his return home, having been de-
taehed FRI m the naval hospital at Yokohama,
Japan, on the 18th ulLimo, and he has been placed
on sick leave.
PROMOTIONS.
The following PEI sons employed in the Indian
once have been promoted under the civil service
rules, as the result Of an Examination recently
held in that office: Henry Woodward, Of New
Hampshire, to third class; H. r. Sullivan, Of
Ohio, Alice N. Robertson, OF Indian Territory,
Louise p. Brown, Of Vermont, to second class; d.
Q. Marshall, Of New York, 70 nrst class.
MORE ARRESTS IN ALABAMA.
The Attorney General is in receipt Of tele-
gram from the United States marshal Of Ala
bama, stating that forty-tWo additional arrests
have been made in Sumter county Of persons
charged with committing Ku-Klux Ontrages and
stopping the United States malls