, 1874-12-08

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Fssea years ended Idoq,tonic prr noinI
Ao"""'' p!ate G1 shipment.
ship'ntntt
1a7i :, ~, o7o IN n. A.. L., m ....-
1s;a XII 1T ~, ce.,ts
ls74........,,.. S5,sii'e0S 2f1ia.23li37,s2 CENTS
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an1s record or foreign pf1oo6 lor CONGO tohda
sstonely 10 THO conolusion, mating ano allow
ahco tor tho oEect Of short cropB on prices, that
tho dhty REPEALED ny tue ace Or l8t2 Was adacd
10 tue aeilihE price Antoau. With no advantage 70
cohsntnerH hdto. ~allo Tho country, na Whole,
hna phd moro tiian bofore Tor the entlfe atocSs
ING fopoal ot tue datV OH ten cait8oa !ltto or no
roductiou or rrtco to consumers hero, but All ILL.,
cfGnao OF prices abroad.
lho clfcaastahce6 nnder WHICH uatiee on I'M
ports are collocted efc eucll % 10 brlaiB 1nto
pay the most l,oWoftul iofcos ot eol1-intofost'
INC contest bot"ocn regular importers !or
pleeeaehco IN 'llo thhl9ok, a1las therel9le. tor
a,lccees on tne one nanu, ns aga'nst ta,l1re " on
mo othor, oiteti turns upon very small distine-
tioae. apparently o. lttlo CONSEQUENCE NJ tno
moment - h'sHt a'No' nhco III tn9 EAto OF a9ty
pau III one caso, lehs, tnan anotnors o4ton oe-
cohlss OF sno Bfoatest pFact.eal importance
20 tho. importer. ~ Is sometlnes saia
tlat iho interest OF tho morehaht 60
evauo TUG GUY II not g1oat enouEn 20 lnanco tno
atten,nsi w eSpoIienco nus enowll taat 1iolao
otnor tnan the most TiEoEons enlorcomeht OF law
aLo tno power 20 'n1ltct sosere ponaitleS snh'co
10 protecs tho lntosost OF tno aoycfnmeht, anu
70 iee. ny eitoits Gos.n's1F aus ~ aor esasiel
of Tug "u,!ee ief!eu W NV. Eos tnls lennon tl'e
Jaws OF sn oonntf!oa Nnefe customs uttles afe
iniposea nase ooea, n;n,.osliy ana necessatiy
sot,nte, uoGiaasaS 9.i nnn i'euaty W. tl!e
ihuapomsshoiso H. eonalsion .! slolaoh ~ fovonne
!a"s. ine ,,sLasy " 4esta'a.oaa III 'n.a rehpess
IL i1uiol9 ~ u"uioAVu ~ sctton ~ PtSscHtNo
aud penal actn OF the moot decisive character
may 20 l9uila eYpsywaesc, Maateses nsny 70 tIe
recont fcaxet1oh OK the ra,es OF dftty or tno H.
c.cAse o. 1no Iss q attuo tasn 1,. Fu.Ss -
tho onl'ou n.a'eo, ano La'ss u. uutt ~ u. nolIo
years past hAso poeil l'Kn' 1!ten n'E!ef .hnn ato
imposed IN most otneE coantrleb; 1ne tho con,
snlhPtloh ~ loIeasn 1leiu.lss ~ talgo ahu i
the narhot eager aht HhtascitulliiatlnR, lne
quansty .at"n ~ osen .. nfn ouss ollns S.en,et ~
propoIt!Glt ~ lno pepu!a.'tUt. thaM III auy 1otoGn
country lmportpE ron ~ oIhor eouat1los.
~ tho laat sess.on o. congress 1noasaren "elo
propoaeu, ano IN pAtt onhcteu. iooHluk % tno IL.
!iGl " sAeselnuts al'a osneis Mllo eo'np.a!ue =.
That theY ola,ulca 70 ~ nnnoeessnty severity o.
Inc revenue iaWs. nhnoa,nE Fenalty aua Ioslol'.
nre for violationa theyaof. Whatever orrors may
nave e1latea lIi tno aalal.hls.tht!ou .uen" ANS
or WhateVef c1efeno Rteps NAV lHva oeeaa,ohea
tho 4csaia1loi' OF tne .ass sess.on ~ sLat trno
!nak tne paual provisions, ~ luos. notian. par7
tlcillafs: Wele no nIoTe stfnEent thAsi tnoso On
lst,ns asneo the carry a!a.oFx .: tae country.
Iho eatAef hc&s LoiatllH ~ aut!es pu lnlposts,
pofhnps. imposed 1no eeVctost l,snsItes AnoNu
tt: our h1"lutes, ana tnuae lnNs 1sAa,ueo al1loas
uhtii INC iast aossion o. Gonsiess nht tlolr aa-
taiH M!nlssrs.ion was moaineu " tne po"er oa se.
maaslon conferred up9n t!'e secretary, so tat as
to rarely involve forfeiture or Sessela or tho m.
rosIaon OF tne eStIonest penales; II WIS t!in
eohsplenoWua ~ euaraeter o. ;no penalsles tecguty
inpoSea snas exssea puup ;;e auo; J.; H. .a ~ ~
nucGa tno lnou'Nca1'o1's eraooo'ec IN 'no ect Oh
the q! !aht .1 SESSION. , J., A., Alta o.,,.,
~ tao nsAk u lln eauoiic9co ~ sul7 ai!u osnes
Gonarlea ~ LIZ coSco @ o. au.aes ~ 'mpuats,
IL uluHk pp EQuEIGCIGu tIAk my 1uAtcrlAl EllhuED
~ tn9 polcy oE mauuor VI ptotco1ig tno teso~
n!eh w Tue i14postloH ~ ponA1t1es Suu ioE
ieHules ~ nectssa1l!y teutat'e. ~ ~ no5oloteIy
Mdlsnona1nlo tnat th9 revenues snsA DC COL
!ectad ahu IN thelr eol1ceton tne interests Of t,o
Government ahd tue , honest IMPORTER are tIlo
sa1le. notn iequllo tnat "Aatovet tup lnW ue"
clareS 70 pe tno la.e OF asaonui OF GUY shan 10
oquhllJ n!lo isno1lplY enioicsu' LSafions VI ~
apparently snaal ptopoItloh ., tnese outle5 oo-
como N the laeaus vi set1ous uilulY, n9s fnl', 70
LUG ho1ebt 1uefcl4a'!t Mnose uuslnssh ~ unaet-
nihsu ~ hucA coilpet1suu, ;1 Hui o..en result III
ssent loss ~ ,esenuo nn!o ~ ~ not sos n1niot-
Attnoio tt,at tno PstHou: *euuotJ ~ ueelAe ~
revenue from eusto'ns ~ sannaoS ;nnuoncHa oY
NY otnei cauae ti!h.1 tAu accn.u =.
Yasmita fr6m INV iarieiaton iamr;r;ns, fho tiors
ornrnont Of tho most oiictent meaus for tho
detection OF fraud and power to inlljct tho
seycrcst ponalt1oB in cxtro1ne cases, It cannot
DO doubted that tho LEGISLATION Of tlelgst session
Of Corgross has created popular belief that
smuggling is less hazardous, aud violations and
DIVISIONS OF tllo iaw less dangerous, then iormor-
suc aad beei iey to isad ID 10