The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-13
Ma.a " frIenaIy srIri. ana INFORMED hlm

CAL ms predecessor as Minister, had protested against
the executive order OF the United Sta.es government
authorizing our troops TO pursue marauders Texas
soil INTO Mexico with view TO their punishment he
did not yet know whether his government would
direct bin 10 enter additional protes,
against the Invasion o. Mexican soil actually
made that time IN accordance wiih the
The protest would stand against all such VIC
lst.ons OF international law During tine be.
tween Mr. Marisca's protest and tho invasion
Mr. Maia has been here awaiting recognition as the
Minister OF that country, with full power enter into
arrangement convention Tor the better
protection OF the Rio Grando border, and
therefore ne says Il is matter OF regret
that an opportunity has BEEN afforded him
for that purpose He says thai the French In
,ervention In the affairs Mexico neither France uor
England has been in diplomatic relations with that
country No difficulty To have arisen from this
fact, the subjects OF those Powers lind ample pro.
lection IN the laws and pursue their business
without any interruption whatever The absence OF
such diplomatic relations of but small consequence
to Mexico, she is entirely from Tie effect
Of European politics The case was different
With regard TO the United States, which
In connection with Mexico had common
border protect in way agreeable both countries
and to prevent possible all acts tina, might lead to
conflict OF The dclicacy OF the question and me
prevent Disturbances and to preserve the peace
therefore DO appreciated by The governments OF both
countries
MORE POSTAL CARDS WANTED.
The Post ONCE Department to-day received rcquisi.
tions for over two million postal cards. They wcro
partially filled by the Issuance OF orders exhausing
the balance OF the stock lett in the hands Of the old
contractors-the Morgan Envelope Company of Spring
neidai the close of the last fiscal year. and the de-
partment will begin making acquisitions on tho now
contractors-the Amcrican Prototype Company, Of
New York--io morrow, by which time Is expected
they will be ready to Nil orders cards Of the
requisite standard
THE NEW BONDS.
Tho Treasury advised that flO2 Is being paid IN
Ioncon to-day for $500 four per cent bond thus
showing that the bonds arc At par value.
JOHN RoAcHs CONTRACT
The Secretary OF the Navy feels somewhat ANNOYED
at the publication of recent Washington despatch TO
the effect that awarded John Roach contracts to
build boilers Tor two ships without advcrtis-
ing proposals. lie states that such contract has
been awarded to Mr. Roach has he even thought
of awarding any. lie is at a loss to know how the
statement originated MIR. Roach has contract to
build either boilers engines of any description for
the navy.
APPOINTMENTS
Henry D. Staring was to-day appointed internal rev.
enue storckeepcr the Fourth district of California:
John Ermontrout for the Eighth district OF Pcprsyl.
vanla and D. a. Cochran gauger for tho Second dis.
trct of Georgia
Lieutenant Leonard G. Shepard, OF Massachusetts.
Standing at the head of the first euenants of revenue
service, has been appointed captain in hat see-
vie IN place Of Captain John A. Webster.
DUTIES on IRON ASD STEEL
The lo,owing is the decision oil the Solicitor Gen.
eral approved by the Attorney General In relation to
tho duties DO paid imported machinery composed
OF iron ana STEEL
Firvt--Al manufactures OF steel, or of which steel
shalt Il CON ponent part Otherwise provided for
forty five per cent ad valorem. Revised Statutes p.
46S, bottom. and
vided Tor of {" iron thirty 1--WE per
cont ad valorcm. lbid p A. top.
The Secretary of the Treasury prior year 1875
issued this regulation -
on all articles manufactured from two or more ma
which any OF its component parts may Le charged
where. however different parts OF machinery or the
ike composed OF different materials which eyon
though IN the same package. readily scparabe in
classification aud assessment OF duty, each will be
classified according to It's characteristics
Under thisJaw ana regulation there was presented
10 Secretary Bristow, IN 1875 case OF the nporta
ton OF machinery. some portions oil which were steel
and others iron such respective portions beng sepa-
racly packed ana tier weights separately atcd IN
tho invoice; ami 1t was held that as the value Of the
was dutiabe US steel at forty ave per Gems
Aiterward, in 1876. was presented ITO Secretary
Morrill, the case oil a company which had imported a
quantity OF machinery, the invoices, packages aud
valuations oil thc iron portions OF win CHI
were separate from those OF the portions com
posed OF steel, OF steel combined with IRON:
and It was held that las the steel forms az,
integral and important constituent OF the machine
and absolutely essential to It's proper workings
| the importation, Notwithstanding tho separate in
voices, SC, was mn entirety and within the
above decision OF Secretary Bristow. Mr.. Bristow's
decision refers for authority decision made IN 1877
by Secretary Boutwell,, who held that, inasnuch as in
the before HIM, 'thc invoices OF the machinery
in question--o iron and steelwcre mace out so that
tho value Of the different portions thereof scra-
ratey stated also that the steel portions OF Inc
machinery separately packed that their
valuo could be easily verified by examination.
,hcsc different horizons were 10 no char,od
with separate duties. ]. therefore, under stand the
facts before Secretary Bristow present within
the administrative regulation above quocd--iha, is
| ono IN which the highest rate OF duty was to be
assessed, BECAUSE the different materials were not
''roadiy sepaablc" IN assessment Mhaicvcr may DO
thought of the Sccretary's judgment that the ron
and steel we're not IN aci readily separabc for asscss
ment. and question lit see ms that
he gave 10 The regulation the scope proper thereto
when he applied II TO matter of nfrc adm nsirAtion
According 10 this 'rcady scparabe'' means readily
scparabio ms items IN the Revenue Customs
&C. by officials required 10 execute t. Ihis
Is the proper sphere OF regulation which,
ordinarily IN point OF theory ucithcr enlarge nor
RESTRAIN astatuc, ana III point OF effect said
do only FAR as parties having nth
department which issued the regulation unrcssou
ably Iaii conform that intercourse thereto nh,
Gocson OF Secretary Morrill, goes further aud holds
that # '.mannacturc OF stec Is known 10 he IAN
iptegra ana I'm poriDi constituent @, a machine -
which, when set up VIII comprise ''man uncture %.
iron imported at the same time. 10th manufactures
must be assessed as steel. no matter that by distinct
invoices, packages and values they have been ar
ranged tc be readily separnb!c by officials whose
duty IS to separate Tor tari purposes which
manufactures OF steel. lnasmuch. therefore ne
the decisions quoted In the last mentioned arc
preccdonts Tor The decision there made have TO
inquire whether the Revised statutes warrant the prin
cplc laid down as above quoted by Secretary Morrill,
The question turns upon the word "manuiactltcs"
used IN the provision above quoted. Cougrcss has
chosen the word machine tn this connec
tion. Tue meaning OF the word manufacture is
extensive than and includes that OF the word
''machinc.n Ia some cases manufacture may be a
machine; IN others not The Customs act renters
manufactures dutaDic whether machines or not a.
dutiabe simply IN their character manufacture II
merchant import machine In such condition a. re-
CARDS invoices, packages, &c, 10 be an integral
whole, IL Is doubt TO DO treated single ''mauu-
facturo," and whether II DO such whole may
within reasonable limits as above be defined h.