The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
WASHINGTON.
Classification of Wool Under the New
Tariff,

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23-The Secretary Of the
treasury has received the report of a special
committee appointed to consider the general
ques ion OF the classification of wool under the
new tariff. The question rose whether EAST
INDIA Cashmere" should come into class z,
combiDg wools or into class 3 carpet woods,
aud tbs committee voted 7 to 2 to place 1t IN
Class 3 as carpet stock. The committee decided
unanimously to place mohair nols in class 2
instead of class 5. Upon the general subject Of
classification of wool waste the following reso-
lutions we're adopted by the committee:
L. All articles of waste which can be returned TO
cards and used over again without any other pro-
Cess shall be deemed wool.
r. here other yarns, tops, roVings. laps or Sud-
bngs were mixed with waste, the whole shall be ex
ciuded from classification of waste.
y. Wo yarn in the form of hanks or skeins or
claimed as waste, however imperfect, shall be elas-
slned as yarn and not as waste.
Report of the Director of the Mint.
The report of the Director of the Mut will
be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury
toward the last of the week 1t will show
falling off in the gold coinage of the United
States for the year OF about 81, 900 900, aud an
increase in the silver coinage of about S27 OOO,-
OOO, Mr.. Burchard will probably not make
any recommendation to Congress regarding
the Limitation of silver coinage or the repeal Of
the Bland law. He is hopeful that the coun-
sells OF Representative Lacey, of the House
coinage committee, will prevail, aud that Con-
gress may be induced to take action next win
ter toward providing for the limitation OF the
coinage OF standard dollars.
Alabama Gases Considered.
In the Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Claims yesterday, the following cases, all VS..
the United States, were argued and sub
mitted;
No. 676, ". j. Cronin; 1889, Robert McIlroy;
499 ) George Vernon; 174 John H. D. Brown;
1465 A. II. Crowell, administrator; 1870. Shubaeh
Baker; l476, Berwin SPHINX; 1853, Jon tthan hig
gins; 1850, Shuhach B. Kelley, administrator;
326i. q. H. keley; 1852, Joshua Doane; 1868,
ssS5 FeemsS Eeea ksder a6s s Daniel psans
David Kelley, 3268. Harry c. Brooks; 1896, q. W.
Kelley, executor; l4S3, o Dupy, administrator;
ministratrix; 3642, Christiana A. Wing. admins
trix; 1866, Jose Valadas Bras. No. 1868, Alvira
Baker VS.. United States, was dismissed by consent
Importation of Rage.
The following circular was issued today by
Secretary Gresham TO customs officers:
Department circular No. 145, dated Aug. So
1884 is modified so as to limit it 10 infected ports
only and all Mediterranean ports that are deemed
inflicted ports W thin the meaning of this order.
Provided, however that no old rags shall be landed
at any port of the United Stat except certiti-
cate OF the United ates consular officer at the
point of departure that such rags were gathered
or b4led at or shipped from any injected place or
any region contiguous thereto.
1he star Aouse Controversies.
The Postmaster General has referred one of
the Star route controversies to the Court of.
Claims Tor settlement. w. M. Griffith large,
mail contractor in Arkansas, dem .nds pay for
two quarters amounting to $24, 900. The de-
partment, however, contends that the contrac-
tor has already been over paid for fraudulent
expedition upwards OF $4,000. The issues are
much the same as those involved in all the
Star route cases, and the VIII le matter will
now be passed on by the Court of CT aims. All
questions relating to the proposed Star route
civil suits were some time since placed in
charge of Assistant Attorney Dluglas, who
says the cases are being now vigorously pushed
ia all directions.