The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-05
New York Custom House Commis.

NEW YORK, June 4.-The Custom
House Commission appointed to investi.
gate the affairs of the New York
Custom House met with the
members of the SChmsber Of
Commerce to day, in the rooms of the
Chamber OF Commerce. Mr.. Jay read q
letter received from Secretary Sherman,
asking the Commission to enquire into
the salaries not fixed by law OF the Gus
tom House officers, and TO fix plan for
their proper classification on fair basis.
Also regarding complaints respecting the
customs and revenue laws made with q
view to their revision. The Commission
will report suggestions looking TO this
end.
Mr.. Eaton read q long document eX-
pressing the views of the members OF the
Champ of Commerce and merchants
on the remedies required in the customs
service.
The following are the changes recon-
mended:
l. Abolition of the naval Office.
2. Oaths 10 entries TO be made before
any notary public or commissioner.
8. The abolition of triplicate in
voices.
4. The abolition of consular certif-
Gates.
5. Payment of duties IN certified gold
checks.
8. Entries to be passed the same day
they are left at the custom house.
7, A change from the present law su-
thorizing the Government In detain-
ing one package in every ten or one
package in each invoice. TO allow I'M
porters to take the other packages on ex-
ecutiDg a bond and a substitution in that
law ef provision allowing the Govern
ment to retain in its discretion the whole
or any part of an invoice ior period
which shall not exceed ten days, At the
expiration of which the entire invoice or
portion SO retained shall be delivered TO
the merchant.
9. The completion of the liquidation of
entry, within thirty days, said liqsids-
ton to be the final adjustment and end
of all clsims except for fraud on the part
of the Government touching imports-
tion.
10 The abolition of petty fees, includ-
ing fees for permits and entries.
IL. Duty Is now assessed on the mar
ket value, if it is more than invoice price,
but on invoice price, il the same, is more
than market value. Let the law be
changed SO that the duty will always be
assessed on the market value.
II. The custom house to be kept open
from 9 to o'clock.
l3, A reduction of charges at the gen.
eral order stores; also for carriage.
IA, The prompt filing by welghers shd
guadbrs OF their returns.
Ia The total abolition OF all damage
sllo oSances and the repeal OF all laws
providing for the same.
l6. The reduction OF penal bonds from
double the value of goods to double the
value of duties.
II. No charge whatever to importers
tor carriage and other expenses on goods
entered Tor consumption.
Is. Simplify the law tor dischargIng
export bonds.
i9 Greater facilities for the withdrawal
by the buyer of goods purchased while
in bond.
20. To provide that when judgments
are recovered against the collector for
duties, paid under protest, the govern
ment shall also pay the,lnterest and costs,
the same as other defendents.
2l. Where goods are entered for in
land transportation, two bonds are now
required, viz, one from the common car
rier and one from the importer. Let one
of these bonds be abolished.
~. Let the entries be taken entire
charge OF by the custom house from the
time OF presentation to the payment OF
duty or permit OF bonding.
%. An adequate system OF equaiiZlng
appraisements at different parts, that all
goods shall pay like duties at all custom
houses.
"a. Abolition of the Tee of $40 on re-
appralsements.
rs. Let resppraised goods be bonded.
26. Increased dispatch in resppralslng
merchandise.
27. No duty should be charged on the
goods burned or lost while in bonded
warehouse.
2s. Goods procured otherwise than by
purchase should be InvolCed at the actual
market value At the period of exporta'
ton.
20. Crest prudence should be exer-
cised in disturbing the rates OF duty
when once fixed by the Treasury depart
mani