The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-09
: A Vote in Committee on the
Hoop Iron DUTY.
Investigating the Evasion Of the
Cigar Stamp Tax.
Bill for a Change in the C0llec-
tiOn of Revenue.
PROPOSED REVENUE CHANGE.

= Special to the Star.
WASHINGTON, April 9-The proposed bill
in relation to "the collection of revenue
from customs, and for other purposes" /"
prepared by committee of the New York
Chamber of Commerce. and presented to
the Ways and Means Committee, would, if
adopted, make some radical changes in the
revenue laws. The bill provides, among
other things:
"That whenever any merchandise sub
ject to an ad valorem rate of duty, or to a
rate OF duty regulated by, or dependent
upon, the value of any specified quantity
thereof, shall be appraised higher than the
value as declared on the entry OF such
merchandise, the Collector may, whenever
itshall be deemed necessary in order to
protect and secure the revenue of the
United States against fraud or undervalua-
ton, and the same is practicable, retain
such merchandise for the use of the United
States, under such regulations as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and shall forthwith give the person
making the entry notice Of such retention;
and within five days from the time of such
notice the Collector shall pay to the per-
son making the entry of merchandise the
amount Of the entered dutiable value with
an addition of ten per centum upon the
said entered value as aforesaid, together
with the amount of duties which may
have been paid on said merchandise and
all bonds Heretofore received by the Col
lector to secure the duties, or for the re-
delivery OF such merchandise shall be CAN
celed forthwith after said money is paid as
aforesaid. But whenever merchandise
which shall have been appraised higher
| than the value as declared on the entry,
shall not be retained by the Collector for
the use of the United States, as aforesaid,
the duties on such merchandise shall be
finally liquidated and collected upon, and
according to- the value as declared on the
entry of such merchandise.
"That whatever merchandise is retained
by the Collector and taken to the account
of the United States as aforesaid, the same
shall be sold for cash at public auction
!. within twenty days. unless the Secretary
of the Treasury shall otherwise specifically
direct, from the time when the Collector
gives notice to the person making entry as
aforesaid that h will take the goods; and
all the details of said sales shall be under
the direction of the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Butin no case shall such goods be
sold in lots, parcels, or quantities less than
the entire quantity In each lot, parcel, OF
quantity, or, if the goods are imported in
bulk, in no single lot less than one ton in
weight; and the proceeds of all sales OF
merchandise as aforesaid, after deducting
,uch expenses as may be authorized by the
Ihe Secretary Of the Treasury, shall be re-
seived by the Collector, and be by him
paid into the Treasury Of the United
Btates."
The committee who presented the bill
to ahe Ways and Means Committee think
this clause will, to great extent, correct
some of the main disadvantages of the
present system of collecting revenue. II
Is proposed that whatever goods are taken
in this manner shall, under the direction
Of the Secretary of the Treasury, be solo
in the most favorable market, and not nee
essarily in the part where they may bt
entered. To make proper seizures In thil