, 1880-02-26

| L4louEn1 tAo Transportation Companies ~ W
bonded common carriers, wouid themesss,,,as th1es, as
insist upon as a condition essential ~ =
own protection from loss in transit " o1alr
Ihe following outlines of this confa,a...
winch was entirely informal, may he ~ e.
terest to the Western merchants, Tbo " aI n
velsanon COMMENCED @ INT Immediately bS eH tSe
the suggestion that the provision AZ tS4e r. so 70
filing Of the invoices be repealed Ha thar tas tae
THIS WAS ESSENTIAL -
| for the protection Of the revenue. thu :.
there was a discrepancy the inynfca1 49, ~ U
tjon e fne Gas'S m for 3an 3eXamination and
the proposed system was adopted liner merchantni s,t
who violated the provision would f11ns fn,4atss
| their rights under the law. 1ol1eas
Mr.: Tingle- It would be an entire ravo,,,
ton IN the present system. There would hare
t6a orce and ecf fqd M sh3r las
| Mr. Wilson suggested that tha mant+o.*
| should state the amount Of the imnortattiiee,o,s
and that the Custom-House should chsrs.
| the maximum rate of duty,-saY * ~ ~ 50
| cent,-and leave. the burden Of n,nn3 eSs
subsequently, with the importer, unds;1 ;
show what the percentage should ss prpna,!o %
| be, and that the Government would hat sd.c
| quately protected If it charged the nfmnst
possible percentage that the law allowed anJ
that the importer should be required to nav- e
the entire amount unless he could positfveig
and aftirmative1y prove that the Assessment
Mr.: Tingle-''This would carry the sy..
TEN to q very great length.
IT WOULD PRACTICALLY !:
have the effect to cover the entire Consnr..
system and all carriers by steam. Can nm
control that? 1t would be revolution Ief of
NJ: Wiison-'Yes; the steamship GONNA.
nies are very earnest ln behalf Of tnis. They
solicit them. That is Just what they wants
Mr.. Tingle-" We should have to open .
ledger account with each of these Transports
ton companies, and charge them with the
goods that they carry. That would be the
business way OF doing it: The Treasury
afr. Wilson, There would not be any Oh
lection to that The theory is that the CIV
ernMent knows exactly what it carries, bnt
everybody knows that the immediate tans-
portation entry is failure have seen q
whole invoice of toys come out as ea1then-
silks come under the description of cotton.D
Alr. Tingle-t' That is the fault Of Tia
entry OF Of neglect at the New York Custom
House,
AIr: Wllson-"H If there was not proper
dfsS!R92 M the @RGsss .ases Tea m &c s Ss ss5
an ant1v non,;ne nniv I've as hae hannanaa unase
Customs oflicefs everywhere shake their
heads at the Immediate Transportation act
OH account of the fact that they do not know
nraaant law IF curried mi strictly uoriI
reouire ali packages to be opened at lie outer
poft. It was thought better however, to
opened @ T on Tie he wharyes % there Would Would ba
great danger Of
' ~ ., 49,
MT: Wilson, see no dlttIcultyin desetib-
ing the goods with reasonable tullness In tho
snaRs rna,itles 1r Tho on;fo,+. ,ro-o ,n.,.
40 AZ to thorouehiy describe fie eoods se there
81 - sa', ~ Rn ~ I;fic,ltv y, ec'as uo
Mr, Wilson, There il not half the tnDinh1ai
and ianprr from loss to the Gnvemment IN
mnortinS @ qonjs % nnIier The eimmediara.T4sne. -
portauon7 Set that there IS in Sending goods ss,
hnmsa Vsnt n @ anotber ~ A4o11l oA' D'Aus'4 "e'
% Mr. Tingie|sThe great trouble is in
pSfSW r. WiIenn i w was toid bV " enr tng W.
YORK cnrrpsnondent that there vas no easer
way to opgaPze tfaqd tan Gy ffians$
n I d;ffepent H @ thdJ hondeJ Warnhonses - "''
Afr. TingieN TransuortatIons under tha
r. - All ara enh h;act % tn tha same i;fffcnit, f
L ~ ace at9 u SI1 ~ .1e Bostou Hle and Bstti
more, whore the goods are Immediately.
1aaae4 M , a. t1e rall1oao oocAs' Jul 4t = - u
ky Ir Tin11a Tin snpeosted that II wonM t,a
n-nf+o11a F. h,,;iI o., sia.-o|ad ra;1roat1 ahnnt
the wharves 20 ou11u o1 elo' 1'eo 'D
tn r. "4 W1:,1 ..nh+.,r+,., rt.,o.; M
MI. Mllson- 1ne presentsysteMt t f1,es ~ H.
Dettel security 20 LIE tae t3osee!tnuleAS tnA4 LILO
ptoposea system; ,.z..;, ~
AI. ltngle-. lnele Is no mteiencE " ,es. " !,
tween Us ,excepJ as 10 ZAP nllng o. msolH ~ r.
Mf. MllSon-We "in nnaeitahs. ~ mSa
maIll1eSt tnat WILL 1e eq9al 70 uae ~ si;,
Mr. y1nan-l lne ooJectlon W t1o al'ns
OF invoices IS on
:. ACCOUNT or TIE DELAY ...-.,
of sending the goods. If they have to send
invoices to The first ports, tie Western inn
porters do not want to file their invoices IN
the New York Custom House." 4 =:
Mr. Iingle- Ihat IS sentimental, en.1elJ: a:
! 90 not th1nk there Is anything III tua4 sus:
geS1on WhateFeI: -. x,.t. u.
Mt Nyman-1 nave neen told .tl.at !l..a,ess ~
Eastern importers haTeaccess TO our ln'o'ee9
IN New York. ,o.
AT. lins.ie-1 NQutu !ihe ~ ne;'t - s"re onS-
thing speclhc upon tnat sno]ecG a11 II H. m9
thlng o. tne klnd Is cone Me sloulu nag 2tfs
know It, ana would nnve II corlec.ea1 SMe ~
DIRECT violation OF me roies' ana ue W.: H.:
man dlScoVe1eo ID dong IL snonlo % ~1
charged a+;,
= Ar: M5man-' Ihat Woqla not p1asghnts p'cht - -