New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-27

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Senator Conkng sometimes argues very Important cases
| before the Commissioner 81 Patents
A TREASURY DECISION AZ TO PRO FOR~A
INVOICE.
The following letter was sent from tho
Treasury Department to-day:
Collector of rnsi,,,s Bcst0p Mass
SIR am in receipt 81 your letter ~ the IAN inst 70
porting y"tr action in assessing TIE 20 er nu,n ahd
statutes, certain importation OF paper, per
the Siberia from Liverpool made by Mr.. Frank
RowolL II appears that this case Is one where
the goods entered upon pro forna invoice under
the AntiMoiety act of June - 1874; and that the Az
praser raised The value more than 10 yer cent above tnat
declared in the entry. While stating hat such has been
Your general practice yod suggest onb' whether tns
20 per cent add Ona duty proPry aita,bes III cas. on
this kind In rely. have 70 state iia The fact that tns
goods We're entered upon pro folma ,nv?,e does ,r
operation Of section 2e"u Of the Revised
statutes Ih. section states ihe condition nnd'a T ,ns
the 20 per c'iium additional dufy ai'ache, az pelng
when sch appraised saac shah exceed by 10 per cent
the value Gccnr, in ia" cnTy although the
words So declared seem To refer 1" ION 81
value made in an entry upon - c'rtiied invoice as
appears by reference Ia The former part Of the
section Tie Department. for the purposes Of the ease,
considers The pro invoice an hoiil,d by the Anti
Moet! hct' as an ViNai'.t io' a. ''''i Nv ,a,,o
Is deemed correct and Is therefore confirmed am very
respectfully, Il. II. B.I~row, Secretary.
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC AT THE CEN
TENNIAJ.
The Argentine Government, which his ac-
Centennial Exhibition has sent official communication
Washington to the effect that in consequence OF the
evil revolution which occurred in september last the
Central Committee obliged 20 postpone their opera
tOns until the beginning OF the present year. This year
special AGENTS sent 10 the provinces 10 collect
objects ,or the Exhibition These agents bave performed
their duty thoroughly and the fourteen prov ncea Of the
Republic IS iii nov b. represented M Philadelphia AL
the products for that purpose have arrived At Buepes
Ayics. Iho Committee has asked the provinces Tor
duplicate samples Of their products which will he trans
United Santiago in Chli. I'm Oider that the Argentine
Republic may DC represented IN taat 'hy ais"
CHIEF CLERK AVERY RESIGNS.
Information has been received by the Sec
Rotary the Treasury the erect thar two indictments
have been fouad aains, chief Clerk Avery. I'm bs
IL joined sncy IN the issu and the other Joins him
with ex,supcryisor Mcdonald aud cx-Reyonue Agent
Joyce IL Is ndic,el "a con- dra;or 10 defraud the
Government 81 Internal Rcycime dues. Mr. AveTys
iatou rendered Ia Secretary Brstow this after
noon, aud Was accepted by him.
THE RESIGNATION or JUDGE FISHER
Judge Fisher has rendered his resignation of the
Office OF United states DstlictAttomey for this i's,rci
and has forwarded hy the Aforementioned Ia the
President. lie will retire from the position upon tho
qualification 81 cX-GoycIuOr els who has accepted inc
Office. but " no IL now absent from Washington
A DENIAL THAT SECRETARY DELAN0 HAS BEEN
REQUESTED TO RESIGN
lGENERAL PRESS DI-PArcal
WA.HiNGFos, Monday, july % 1879
Recent newspaper statements TO the Ell
feet that the President had On june 20, addressed
a letter 10 Secretary Dcano asking for hs
resignation and that Mr. Dcano had visited Long Branch
and be-ougt the President to retain him ia the Cabinet
was ever written by the President, neither has Nr
D.lano been 10 Long BIauch this season.