New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-28
THE NATIONS AFFAIRS.
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stamps and making all packages OF opium found without
stamps liable TO seizure and condemnation Smoking
the imported article makes II difficult to distinguish one
from the other The domestic Opium should be taxed and
brought under the surveillance OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau This would prevent attempts to defraud the
customs By representing the imported article as OF do
rim, Reports Of examinations made respecting the
lees ueceh Dy shtppng commissioners 70 ascertain
whether there were In their hands any surplus
above their legal compensation to be paid into the Treas
ury required by law show that the large receipts or
these officers eXhaustedn mainta min their establish
ments that accounts for their collections are rel
dered to the Treasury Department. and that APP
ponees OF the Federal courts thew do not regard them
selves Bound 10 render accounts or reports eX-
pect to the conr upOn It's order The result Is that
particular supervision is exercised them and each
Commissioners acts according TO his own conscience IN
the performance OF his official duties 10 IL not 10 he ex
pected that the judges Of the United States courts VIII
have the time or inclination T. supervise tne acts OF
shipping commissioners or audit their accounts aud re-
turns 10 would SEEM therefore, that these officers
should be brought under executive control ana her re-
ceipts and expenditures accounted for ana audtti Ia
the same is required OF other officers VINO re-
Recent reports from the special agent in Europe, Mr.
Tnge says confirm statements made I'm former reports
OF hi division III regard to the practice OF underwriting
invoices OF merchandise paying al UaOreD' duties Goa
signed to the United States While the vigilance and
skin OF the customs officers may, in some degree resist
these systematic frauds IT IL believed that they Yl CON
tnue and increase until tariff legislation is bad suDst
tuting specific for I'D ga0rem rates OF duty wherever
practicable In the course Of the year special agents re-
covered 81 4l9779 OF, tho greater part of wneh was
from increased duties There were pa seizures
made FROM the tables uDhIlted showing tne eiassiM
cations % sugars imported during TIE year IS seen tst
the average O dIy ha9 been Increased rom O%o'4
per pound in 1870 to .O2I7J per pound in 1881 wElch
gives actual gam OF duties upon l,S3S034, 755
pounds Imported, amounting to 81 ,51I,324 10.
Mr.. In-i says: Toe Increase IN the rate or duty IS
due purity to advance I'm classiiicatiOns Of aricay
c0lored sugars under department oFueI5 vi 3eponDol
81, 1879, and partly 70 tie more careful ana UNIFORM
samplng under tne new system prescribed by the De
partLeut Tho amount involved in suits now pending
Tor the recovery oil duties alleged to be ' gay e4acted
upon sugars imported during fiscal year. returned Iy
tho pOuviscOpC test artltclaIy cOlored, IL
sos, 80 80. Should these suits be finally decided
against the Government, gain 10 the revenue from
increased rate OF duty during the fiscal year
would sim be 81 l4s,5l3.'
Tie following table shows the aggregate receipts ana
expenses Of collection for the fiscal years named: