Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-02-01
WASllINGTON.
The Tariff Bill.

Washington. January 81. The following are
the outlines of the tariff bill introduced to-day, by
Representative Morrison, and referred to commit
tee of Ways snd Means On and after July lst,
in lieu Of the duties heretofore on the importation
on goods, wares and merchandise, there shall be
levied the following rates In all manufactures of
goods except Jeans, dillling5, bed ticking, ging-
hams, pantaloon stuff and goods of like descrip-
ton not bleached, colored, etc five ounces per
square yard, "a cents per square yard; if
bcached 3 IL cents if colored. stained, painted
or printed cents on finer and lighter goods
cents per square yard, if b,eachei 4 cents if
colorcd cents an cotton Jeans, denims, drlllngs,
bed tckings ginghams, plaGs, coitonades, panta-
looms stua and goods OF like description tor SINH
lar use, il unbeachcd not exceeding ounces 10
TIE .quare yard, cents, but if bleache1 IL
cents per square yard If coloIed. &C. 5 cents;
there Is also a scale of goods of lighter dsscrip-
ton, Ga all cotton goods the value of which shall
exceed . cents per square yard, duty of % per
cent al valorein Cotton, threads, yarn warps
valued at not exceeding 10 cents per pound, 10
cents por poUni.
LATER.
Represen aive Morrison of H., TO day intro
duced act to sin plfy the appraisement of
goods, wares and mel chandise imported into the
Cnited States and subject to ad yalorem duties.
The bill defines the basis on which dealers are to
be assessed on imported merchandise subject to ad
yalorem duties to be the fair market value or act
ua wholesale price of such merchandise in the
places of the country from whence exported, at
the time of expectation and repeal the law of 1856,
which compes the importer to separately add TO
the cost OF the goods, the cost OF buying and cas-
ing although the same have been before included
in the cost of the merchandise as well as for all
little petty charges for brokerage, cartage dock
fees etc. An omission of any one of these items
by neglect of an employe is now held to violate
the invoice and subject the importer to heavy PEN
altes, and their retention the statute books, as
elements for estimating the value of invoices OBJ
vously constitutes the basis for the operation Of
the large class of iniormers, whose very existence
is a disgrace to any government.
The Medical Corps.
A bill reported in the Senate, by Mr.. Logan,
from the Military committee respecting the med
cal cor - of the army, provides that the number
of assistant surgeons now allowed by law shall be
reduced to l2j. That the Office of medical store
keeper be abolished, and that hereafter there
shall be four surgeons. with the rank, pay and
emoluments of cooucls, and eight with the rank,
&C., of lieutenant colonies, to be promoted by
seniority from medical officers of the army. These
provisions however, are not to be construed to
deprive any medical officer or storekeeper now in
olfCe of his commission.
Light House Service.
Senator Sargent's bill to promote the efficiency
of the light house service provides that hereafter
all its operations shall be performed under the
general supervision and direction Of the Secretary
of the Treasury. Also that hereafter there shall
be but one Secretary of the Lighthouse Board,
who shall be officer Of the navy. That there
shall be detailed from the engineer corps of the
army an officer to act rs engineer TO the board
and perform the duties now devolving by law
the engineer secretary, and have general surervi-
i'm OF the work of construction, &c.; and all ar
Iuv or navy officers whose services may be re-
qued in the service, shall be detailed by the Sec
rctary Of the Navy and Secretary OF War, respec-
lively, upon application of the Secretary OF the
Irpa.ury.