The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-12
ATTHE CAPITAL.
The Adjournment of Congress.
The Question 10 Come Up Thursday-In-
dian Anairs-The Work of Special
Treasury Asents-The Deli.
cafe work They are
Called Upon TO
Perform.
WASHINGTON, May II.

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present Sheriff Of your county, and in his
long retention under different administra
lions here, presents one instance at leas
where efficiency has been recognized. HI
has charge of some thirty-flve agents
whose businessi it is to hunt out and breal
up fraud practised by importers and others
upon customs, and some cases referred to
by him, present such difficulties and
embarrassments that the necessity o.
having first class men to cope with them,
is at once apparent
Unlike the internal Revenue laws which
permit the seizure OF books, papers and
all other material likely to furnish evil
dence Ia cases OF suspected crookedness,
the statutes regulating the conduct Of the
Treasury agents do not allow OF interter-
ence on their part with the business Of
known delrauders OF the Government un.
Ill the offence IS established. 1t was other
wise until few years past, but the out
cry made over the operation OF Agent
Jaynes in New York(who blythe way saved
the Government hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars, was sufficient TO induce the law
makers to remove from the Treasury
agents the power OF siezure, heretofore
used by them in apparently plain cases OF
fraud, and the department has suffered
correspondingly ever since. Now cases
have got TO be made, where made at all,
by outside testimony, which is frequently
difficult to obtain, not always reliable and
frequently expensive.
CASES IN POINT.
For instance, some sine since the de.
partment became morally satisfied that
the firm Of A. 7. Stewart & Co., Of New
York, the largest dry goods house per-
haps in this country, were bringing in
kid gloves without paying the full amount
ofduty imposed upon the particular class
Of gloves imported. They were what is
known as the Alexandra gloves and were
inyoiced at iorty.two francs per dozen.
The price Of that quality OF gloves, as re-
ported by Treasury agent sent abroad to
investigate the matter, was tifty-two francs
in the French markets, and they could
not be manufactured for much less, but
stewart & Co., who controlled the manu-
iacture OF the Alexandra gloves, claimed
the contrary, and 1t was only alter long
and tedious trial that the position OF the
department was sustained.
Another like case, came up in the form
of attempt on the part OF the English pub
Usher OF the Encyclopedia britannica to
meet the opposition OF American publish
ers who pirated their works and undertook
to publish an American4editionot the En-
ecu. britannica, as soon as. the latter ap
peared. The English edition (which was.
first imported, was invoiced at something
lessthan twenty shlllings a volume, but
when the cheap edition was published
here, the English publishers ran out an
edition iorthis market, printed on little
lighter paper than the first and
inyoiced 1t at aboutfve shillings
der volume. This led to in
yestipation, but in the end compromise
was effected by which, l believe, the Eng
lish house is enabled still to compete with
the parties who took advantage OF the alb.
sence OF an international Copyright, and
attempted to steal the work
Sugar is a troublesome material 10 Gus.
toms officials, the devices for coloring, and
eyading proper duties. being numerous
and varied, and the effort OF parties to
escape proper taxes by giving old mater
ials new names, Is another source OF troub'
le.
/ had from Mr.. Tingle quite an interest
ing account OF the hoop iron controversy,
but as that has been pretty fully written
up In your columns, relialn from lurther
mention OF 1t now.
CONGRESSIONAL.
As Won have doubtless noticed, the &C
ton on the resolution to adjourn on the
9th inst. indicates desire on,the part OF
the representatives of the dear people to
get back into the cool embraces OF their
constituent. There are good many
matters to be disposed OF however, the
discussion OF which to any extent would
prove fatal to an early adjournment, and
besides the city papers here are calling
Justify upon Congress to stay and hnish
numerous matters in which the District Is
interested.
PERSONAL.
Senator Hereford informs me that he
will be absent several days on account Of
sickness in his family.
Captain Ed. Moore and others Of your
resident Republican statesmen here lelt
for the Wheeling Convention last night,
loaded to the muzzle with Blaine and
fusion.
Congressman Wilson is expected back
20 'morrow II.
ADJOURNMENT.
WASHINGTON, May l1.-At a meeting OF
the House Committee OF Ways and Means
MIR. Phelps moved to substitute May Slst
for oath as the date for the adjournment
OF Congress. Thursday next was liked to
consider the question.
TIE RIVER AND nARBoR BILL.
The House Committee on Commerce
decided to make an effort TO secure the
massage OF the river and harbor bill OF
Monday next under the suspension OF tht
rules.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The House Committee on Indian Affair."
to-day instructed representative Scales u
report iayorably to the House on the gen
eral allotment bill, which provides foTsi
settlement Of all Indian tribes upon tn
agricultural lands in their several reserya
tions, and authorizes the Secretary oil tut
Interior to grant them lands IN the sever
atty. The committee also ordered ias
orable report 10 be made to the Hous'
, upon representative Washburne's bill Z
authorize the Secretary OF the Interior Y
ascertain the amounts due citizens 10
the supplies furnished the Sioux or Daco
tab Indians in Minnesota, subsequent :
August, 1850, and prior to the massacre
August, 1852, and providing for their pay
I ment.
. From well.known citizen of ChIcag'
' CHICAGO, H., Jan. /, 1880.
H. H. Warner q Co., Rochester, N. Y:
!. Kidney and Liver Cure with the create
t satisfaction: 1t is the only remedy has
. y aver r,aeh that / Gao recommend to m