, 1875-03-27
MRS. SuERMAS.F1TCN,s DIAMONDS.
Tho (:tIliN Still III the Gust onl- House
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alioudenrr .yetc Fork Graphic.
WAsnixnroS, alarrtl 21.-Ouo Ut The most
the Inst session was resolution intended 10 bo
oouby favorable in lis effect regarding tue wed.
ding pEoeont uf taMoud nncklAce aud car
rings from tho kledive Of Egypt to Gen. 6her-
mau's daughter. The resolution aH il becamo
law III o. follows:
pnsvATE REsoLu1.os, No. 1.--5oint resolution au-
sAoriztng Thomas ". l1.ch. Eng,neer Of The United
Ssss S4sy Il His ot ssny rssn .sat
That TAo,naa ~ Fitch. Engineer Of ths Un!'etl staes
AsrJ, be, and p hereby, authorized to accept Of we'd
ding present Of }swslry sut 10 hs WIFI Mrs. atluuie
sLerinau:f Fitch, by the Khedi's Of Exyp ~ token OF
Approved. Feb 1s, 1875.
1llo above resolution doos not exempt tho
present from duty, but a.eroly authorizes her
huHband, who Ia al oillcrr In tho United States
service. to accept It. The question arlses. What
hAs hs to do with It : It waB aent to his wlfs.
After this bcca,no inv 1t MAS taiul that tue Gov
ornment was still ontltIad to ths duty, and that
waa exactly what tho resolution WAS intoadsd TO
avoid. but the forms wese insufficient. The
woraa "freo OF duty" wero suggested after tie
mosd "aecopt,' but several Senators said 1t was
unnecessary.
When the defect WAS known another Tosolu-
ttou waa ofEorod, aud It would have t,asaed, but
Gen. Sherman went to ths Capitol aud protested
against II III riSluatolo of foullBlntss. Ito said
tho diamonds FREQ Of duty. The naatter sssu,nss
rather funny shape, because FROM tirht to lass
bungliug eec,ns 10 hAyo followed the 1roseht.
ln tho first place 1t should lAva been sent direct
tu tic Turklsl, Minister through our btate De-
partn,ent. Thea it would hsve hcsn froo Of
duty. It was aent In euro Of the Tnrkish attnib-
tor, but some oniclous Custon-iluuHo oliccr
opened tho package for exhibition without no~
ufyirg lin.
Euglncor Fitch hrs not the monoy 10 spars to
pay such ~ enormous anouut OF duty ~ IL ro-
qu1cd. and Als vito would not 10 apt to woAr
The necklace under any circumstances. Con.
Sherman in not wcAlthy 1nau, aAl cannot sup
- 0rt sse seees az tx, i oe sy ' roS y
then be At tho e1ronse uf employing two Hatcl-
men, ono for the day aud the other tor tho night.
aud their Alccp would bo disturbed for fear tho!r
watchmen might walk OF with tho gems. II
vault thoy conld only servo a. aa advertisement
for tae custodian, aud ~ invitation TO thicses,
and might a. we'll bo buried !n tho earth whcIe
they wore iirst discovered.
Tho present Ia now in custody OF tho Collector
Of tAa Port Of New York, whore II will no doubt
remain I'll! ne1t winter. whom aomotf!ing will bo
done about It. 1t is suggested. III vlew OF tito
hopes, feats, I0lsetyinKs, and nucersainties OF
ths natter' thas M1. F!ssh WY do ri.h Il y Lar
On the 10th OF February. two days befOte the
aboYo resolution passed, tlle Secretary OF tho
Treasury addressed letter to benStor Morrill,
III roFlY to letter from hlul. Atatlng that tlo
reaoiution would not exempt the diamonds from
duty. aud yet the Seuats failed TO anaeud It.
There wero procedcnts lnnumotable, atia only
one carried Wth It the exemption from duty,
aud tllatEld 30 ~ e1pToss terms.
Tloss diamonds laya bcen subject to 60 much
tslk and inspection that almost tLelr e1act value
Ia ascersaiued. Their value ts not t400, QUO, ~
has bacn asserted, Or anything like It. Thoy arc
worth eGt. .0o0 10 *7U, ,0N gold, tho dutY on them
ss shout sl7,ooo {as manufactured jowelrY at Is
per cont I'd yaloreEl), OF MORO than 4 years
salary for Gen. Bhermau. aud a Afo-loug
ealasy for a1r. Fitch.