, 1880-02-21
WASHINGTON.
Secretary Sherman's Views
on Interior Ports of
Delivery.
Ho Is Disposed to Compllcato
tic Question by n Sido
Issue.
The Friends of the /. T. Bill
See q Prospect of
Trouble Ahead.
Railroad Presidents Petitioning in
Behalf Of Various Steel
Manufacturers
Against the Proposed Reduc-
tion of Duty on Steel
Rails.
~
Democrats ut Last Divided on tho
Expcdiency OF Unseating
WaShburn.
DistilIers Urging a Modification Of
Laws on Liquors Before
Raun.
4 Report on Contagious rlenro-rncu-
monia In Cattle Laid Before
Congress.
Democratic Opposition to Extending Aid
to 0olored Pilgrims in Kansas.
DistilIers Urging a Modification Of
Laws on Liquors Before
Raum.
4 Report on Contagious p1enro.pncu-
monia In Cattle Laid Before
Congress.
Domooratio Opposition to Extending Aid
to 0olored Pilgrims in Kansas.
PORTS OF DELIVERY.
El:CltETAItY 'SII.IsMAS's VIEWS.

dpft4at DAFafth 10 7fs Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. oo-The Repre-
scntattyes from Indiana l.ayc been en,lcay-
oring to llayc indianapolis 1nnt!e q port Ut
cntry under the Immediate e-Trnnsmrtatio
act. The bill was referred to the House
Commerce Committee. a member Of That
Committee las applied to the Secretary Of
the Treasury fur Information as to the pro-
prlcty Of passlng tho bi1l Secretary Sl.cr-
man las written a letter In reply, which
does not give the Information asked, but
which states Its views as to general
plan which Sherman thinks unght to be
pursued In re'notlullng tie customs service.
FROM this letter Secretary Sherman SEEMS
to 0pprtIye Of the mnettlntc-trnMs|mratlon
system md Of Its extepsi0n along railroads
to interior towns Of ;:5o30o Inhabitants OF
more, where the lc1na{R rs 6T commerce would
warrant 1t. Tlleru IL o}e part Ut tlle letter,
However. which the friends of the Inltnnar,-
oils bill, and Of the Immcdiate-Trausportn
net generally, could scarcely constrlle rs b.
Ing favorable to their bll or to the net, II tho
abolition Of all noll-productivo Eastern Gus
ton-l1onscS is to be l,ntle tho condition prcc-
Glcnt of the
EXTENSION OF TIEE BONDED SYSTEM
In tho Vest. a member Of the Commerce
Committee to-day said tllat willis the sug-
Eesti0ns Of tho Secretary of tho Treasury
wcre doubtless very good In theory, the prac-
ttcal effect Of them would be to put on rs n
rider to all propositions to extend tic 1n,nc-
INSTRUMENTATION uct III tic West n prop
osition tint tho smaller Eastern Cnytonl-
Houses should be abolished or consolidated.
The effect Of this, of course. would be to cx-
cite tho nntaEonfsln Of tho Eastern men rnnro
than 1t now Is even ngnln8t the Immediate
Transportation net, Rlld to unitC tho repre-
scntntlvcs Of the smaller Eastern customs
districts, from Mainu 10 Florida, agntnst
my attempt 10 improve or extend
the tmnet1iatc-tranaportation system. Tho
following IL tic text Of Secretary Sliermnn's
letter OIL tho subject, which IL important III
giving l'lsSiows Oh tho Imme,liate-.rr..ns-
portatEon act,-a question OF lively interest
NOW IN WESTERN CITIES:
TMEAsuMY nErAITMEXr. oFElcE nr TiIs 6Ec.
iIoM. 1Hanulx j. Icndcrsti lfoa*e u Ht1Tr.etsa-
!t"S,i; have rcceiye4 yor lstes 81, 6 et ,he 1o!
md rtsucsting my views a4 to tho prpprtcty Of
IT. pssaKr pSs cv In t rspX hxS to sats
aSo ice Seon s hcretorS 4 10 estas ss fse' of do
ss Tnea stes. sai ost "ts"S .f sssstioa Tts
vessels OIL such naytaaIlo Writer'S. Tho ports 20
ostat'lished; With tne exception Of some which
Is known ns tho Immcdate- Transportation
vt sso Of lls10, , emhr,!tea Il Secs: $o'o 10
Of little t1nportance, and ,Hntly OF them have
bnen Discontinued BY tho scarctary Ut tho TrraA-
nry III ptirs!lat,co Of authority conferred on him
port or 1a!s recommended that a,ith0rlty 10
E!xHn "a fno stscretary @ nf The Ivassy 70 eo.
Gil&pH WlGFB tho ffcRlFeu Gnn6
Mnlount e t1o:.aN per mnnurn. At tho tina Of
the erentlon ot ,nost of tho Collection Districts
allt rDrA Ut entry tho present syAtGni Uf Impnr-
tation " xtean1ships an! Of rnplst rnilrtntl
n,, ~. e goods 70 the Interior
SIt sfcas Il se%s cs ef bo'seo ss en-
the Iarge seahoart cities and foreign ports, and
to sSrfaxs ana ra mo1s %t %
tered q lsos.ol,, Now York. }hlladelphia.. Ralt
risces ;n on the 1; saSar @ wi Wick otco pssesse s @
considerable foreign ttnde. no l'nportntons
na,s,, aays nesm msSs for ye,rs, ana 10 reas9n
%sr.sS t. ssssss ssssi''s a!s's's!
sh" M be e1Sthoa viii to 70 s%Ss2
~ ports of delivery .lndor tho lnimodIato Tmns-
portation act important interior cities Of not
lnhrokgn nsil connection with tho seAbGarI ports.
aIla % disct,nl!l'lo ~ ports th"se placca 9n tho
T p u vi was III qxss M e w s
and other officers IT tho customs nro required tn
nE ,i., sta'onSd suen an Arrangement wHa!,s
hnd onahlo the Treasury l,epart!ent to make
might sYcnt to bc rc9airyd by tho c.,.!rse ot
fratio md commerce, without increasing tho W.
Rregato coat ct collecting thu ruvUnA0. Ii tic
Net of creation [s mt e.nulcl with allthnrity to
at'osh thoss alseu'ty established at which Iittlo
;;seetton vii! bo largely tncreascd without udd
which, IN 1ny Ovcnt must l'e ct,sEuuel Ulhcr ut
tho pIrt ut Importation or delivery. Very re-
spectfusly. JuIiN 1HEltAAd. 6ecretAry.
AN EXAMINATION
Of the rccefpts from eltHt.Il1ls ut the various
ports shows that 1t the plA1l suggested BY
SecWtury Sherman, tn abnllk!, ports Of entry
where this revenue receipts tloos not amount
to $1,000 per atnl!'i, sfnl'l'l bo adopted, The
Gnso,s fns,., otticss of o fooWlng places woa!
liay, Bangor. Wa,lobnro, lls!fast, EastIMe,
W,lseasset, ke,,nebunk, and 1lachias, Me-;
!sarnstablu, Gloucester. Marblehea.l, Now
bedford, zEsIgartow!s, Saleql, and Fall River,
Mass; Newport, Il. l.: Mf4.llutoWn, Fnlr.
E.rix Il Ck Ii. 49,. I.