New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-22
THE TARIFF.
WORK OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
SOME CHANGES IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.I

METHODS.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The Senate Commit
tee on Finance held daily sessions, considering the
tariff revision scheme OF the Tariff Commission, SINCE
Monday OF last week. and have made good with
the BILL although their action thus far s subject ny an
agreement made on the day OF the session. to reeo
! sideraiion and further amendment
The schedule OF smdres is the subject OF consh-
Grafton and that together with the free list VIII proD
ably be completed this week Members oil tue commit
tee are recent about their action, but 1t is known that
| a considerable number of changes have been made'
chiefly reductions takng the Commissions sehemo ~
basis
The Commission had doubled the rate of duty on tin,
and the committee has stricken OF the increase leaving
tin where it stands Whsn the schedules OF metals
was reached pgron reduced from SO 20 per tou as
| the commission recommended. to SO per ton The re-
| maindcr OF this schedule passed over for the
| present.
In sugars Commission recommended the use Of the
poariscOpe for all grdes 10 thirteen, Ducn stanufc
with minimum rate Of / 5000 cents per pound, ana
| for every additional degree or fraction OF a degree
shown by the parsco,e s. 100 Of a per pound al
| ditional The committee has voted 70 extend the
! use OF the poiariscope up to grade sixteen.
Dutch standard reducing tho minimum rate to 1oloo OF
cent n pound and increasing az the rate or 5-lO0tor
each degree shown by the ponrscope up to grade SIX
teen. which will make the upon that grade ABOUT
that some of the members OF the com
mtes are not pleased the rate of duty thus hxed
upon sugar by the joint action OF the committee ana e
Commission, lnasmuch as 1t only reduces the average
duty uoon sugars aJOut per cent. As there Ia war
rate OF % per cent still CHARGED upon sugar. they oecVe
this reduction Will not be satisfactory to tue country
Senator Morrill, said to-day debate tnat such prog
ress had been made with the bill that It would be ready
to report the Senate as soon AZ the senate was READY
for It, This is understood to mean that 1t VIII DC READY
very soon after the frat OF January
Mr. Sherman this afternoon reported to the Senate
from the Fin Comm tee the bill proposed by the
Tariff to further provide for the collection
OF duties on Imports Tue Commission found chat nu-
mcruus articles being appraised for import duty I'M
der the gen raj provision relating to articles not spec
fed while tn substantial equivalents IN material were
on the free list This is lied In the present Dill by
substitute section 2499, Revised statutes proYdng
among things that nonennmeraed articles similar
I'm material quality texture. etc. TO articles on the free
| list and in the manufacture Of which no dutllblc
| materials are used, shall be fre sub
stItute IL also proposed Tor section Z,62b, WIN
view to avoiding duplication of work Dy tae port OIL
This section makes 1t tue duty OF Tue Naval Olhcer
10 al copies Oh nanltcsts ana entres ana verify
inc iua az enlistment liqudaOnOi duties made by the
Collector; keep separate record OF estimates, 70
countersin all ueOenture cert ncdtes To D. gHnLeu Dy
the collector and examine tue Collectors abstracts Of
duties and otner accounts or resep s. bonds ana ex
pcnutures and found right, certify 10 the same IGe
Surveyor the direction " the Collector Is 10 SUI
periuend direct ali Inspectors weigners, measurers
and saigers in hs port, report week to the Gel
ector ,ne name or names of all in
| suec,ors welghers, gaugers measurers who
are absent or neglect to 90 their duty
visit and Inspect all which enter the port aud
maze report IN writing every morning 10 Inc Collector
ID ali vessels when nave foreign ports
preceding uay specinc Information concerning the
vessels He 10 also to put one or more nspectors on
uoad each it arrives to ascertain the quanti
ties Kinds OF dlsted sprts Imported, rathS such
spirits according 10 their respective degrees Oh pro9i 10
ne ascertaine ana reported To lin ny tue appraisers
uenned by tue laws Imposing Huos on SPLITS 10
ezanine wnetnor the goods m ofeu Oh any Vessel ana
the deliveries thereof agreeaOy to tne Inspectors re-
turns correspond with the pers 0r n"i III .ne same
ana IL any error or ulsds Appears, W aepost u1
same TO tue ConeetOr anu 70 + lug t'avai
or alton Of all goods entered for benent Of
any drawDacA. bounty allowance, ana examine ana
n,1s 40 den Oh board any vessel for expiration COS.
respond with ire entries aud permits grHIod t1eIeOr
tine rst Monday of January july eacuye, try the
weguts and O,her instruments used III uscer-
tanning the duties Imports VITA standards 10 he pro
vded ny eacn tOector, AT Tue pubic expense 10, Ihao
pur Osc and where dsagreements or errors are dscOv
execute directions IA he may receive for correcting
the agreeaby to tue stanasTas l., IN.
hill are substitution OF single enry fec at the Gus
tom House for the present numerous and annoying
small fees giving authority for cedures now
adopted w.nodt tue sanction OF law giving facll.les
Tor he importation OF personal enec,s Oh euigrants ,
giving authority mat weights and measures III invoices
snail be OF general hse IN the co1uTy OF lnOrta-
ZION recurring INVOICES OF merchandse subject 10
ad valorn duIy DE made ont III currency actually paid
therefor wei as That OF the place trOn wmch imp9r,i
| cate invoices 10 articles subject 20 ad
",
certifying invoice the Consllur Oihcer small re
mr., m uatn, affirmation, declaration that tue
y,ees are correct prOyluhg more equitable rigid and
eHcent penallles ,ulderya.uaons providing tor
apOralseen separate and distinct III All eases per
mining the examination Of bIky goods Tor appralSe
mrnt Al other places than tue puDlle stOres Otner
changes which Will be more particularly Referred 10 III
| onotuer pOrIiOI or TINS report.
| Probably the most Important change proposed 10 be
uie Nv me Dill in existing Law is III tue 5certunnlent
a. tne value imported articles. Under the Present
law appraiser adds to e cost or TO tue actual whole
| a,,r price Or market value or the article
at the time of exploration In the principal markets
into The United States the Gust OF transportation. SNIP
mput and nent, wltn all the EXPENSES Included
from the place of growth, production or manufacture,
wnethcr by land or water TO tue vesse III whlcn snip
sack box or covering any KIND III w.hcn The iaercban
disc contained commissions at the usual rates. Dut III
no case iees IMAM Dig per cent and brokerage export
duty and all other charges for putting mp, preparing
and packing for shlpnen THls law Is repealed, the
result or when will reduction Ia tue valuation III
impors subject tU ad Vai0ren duty of from ~ 10 20
ar Ia oer cent, and more The trainers
of Inc bill SAID in recommending TINS reduction; " ihe
commission recommend the repeal Of THESE sections
because of the great LABOR mt tue Custom House III ap
pomionlng and distributing the charges on inc liqud
nn or entrirs Tao are advised tine WORK Or Hquldd
nan on aa yalorem goods more used than doubled by
req am Oh these charges aud their dsl1DuOnD Tue very
cared calculations Involved III tue distribution OF the
chorges on goods in the invoice bearing Inherent
rtes OF duty tue delay, ana expense 10 the
lmporIer arising from the necessarily tedious lqulda-
tiun thus Occas0ued, and because, III the judgment or
tne commissions theso charges should not De Regarded
| a, part vi the cost OF the goods"
| Inc bill cOnteuplates complete revision OF the
| Methods of apprglsng and assessing Imports, and
confaIns nunei GUS provisions Bnd exceptions Gov
I erng minor details OF the import service
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES WORK.
| WAsuINGTON, Dec. 21.-The Ways and