Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-09


WAsBiN6roS, D. g.. Dec S-fhe House
resumed consideration Of he Inter state
commerce bill
The President has notified The managers
Of tho New Orleans Exposition that twill
be impossible Tor him 70 leave Washington
q attend the openlig of the Exposition on
the 18th but thst be hopes to be able 70 visit
the Exposition during January.
The President has appointed o. o. steaiey
VIC Nichols and W W Burnham a Com.
nilitee 10 examine the completed portion OF
the sonthern Pacidc Railroad in Califor
MA
slcu. Foster United States Minister to
spsin arrived Ia Washington this mornlng
and presented The Secretary Of state onpy
OF lhe treaty entered into between Spain
and The gnited States
bill W3s introduced III the House 10 day
by he leh to maintain the secrecy 81 the bal
| Ioi "a the election OF Representatives and
Delegates In Congress. 4 provides for
separate, unifer1n ballet, npon Whicli can
didates are 70 be voted fof The qualify Of
paper and slze of type are speci1ed, and
general provisions are made that all ballots
must be the same In outward Appearance.
An important change In the existing Inv Is
nade fn respecitc whit 3 a legal ballot.
| section - Of the Rcyibsd statutes pro
| yides .hat an votes Tor Representatives.
must be by written or printed ballot. and
uuilihes all votes which are not so cast.
| 5esch' hili permits The ballot 70 be printed
| u written OF psltly printod aud written.
| The blu aie0 requires that Al kopfesenta-
lives and Delegates SHAH be voted Tor upon
/ separate ballot
Owing q he crowded condition Of the
calender the House Committee on Pacific
4, Railroads informally decided to day not to
arge Che ccnaidcrstica q tho bllis intlo'
ner and Beliord. relative TO the regulation
q rates Of trsns lion on The rpicn Pact
| &c and Central Pacific roads.
PpstinasLer General Hatton rceommends
y masaliis , sPproPrlaslsn ,S,s o. iooee icf
Msinder Of the year. In q letter sent % the
House tOday, be says vThe accomplish
meni ol certain desired improvements la
between the East aud far West has been re-
duced has rendered it necessary to estsb-
Iish a greater amount OF railway postoiiice
Car service than anticipated when the e6t-
as os ssa iSs osjse naa ss aprsesa sse ssnt
letter to the House recommending an appro.
additional clerks at Chicago. Cincinnati,
Cleveland, indianapolis. Louisville, 81.
Louis. san Francisco and other cities
The nemination Of Hugh Accunonh. Is
Secretary OF Che Treasury, was fay0rably
reported from the Senate Committee on
Finance TO-DAY, butsenator Riddieberger
objected to its present Consideration. and
under the rules il went over 70 The aexf
executive session.
Representative Mortons bill to amend The
statutes reiatiFe to- the transportation OF
ditable good Introduced to-day, provides
for the amendment OF the statutes so that
the regulations governing inland lrhnSpor
iauon shall spIa5 To Che baggage Of the
travelling public.
1. s. Martin. superiniendent Of the special
agents OF the freasnry in his annual report
ssys: No permanent suppression Of That
practice under the valuation Of elchan-
disc subject p adyaiorem duties can be ex
pected until the act Of luns22d, 1854, under
the protection OF which this system OF
fraud has grown up. shall be repealed. X isl
no oxaggeration 10 state that the invoices OF
Inerchaldize .consigned g agents in the
tailed States for shle. as dl4tlrsl ished frcm
those OF goods actually purchased BY Aneri
can Importers, do not represent More than
two-thirds oi the actual foreign mar
kei value oi the good; therein de-
on goods thus effected by the ir rsudnlent acts
of European NJ nnfacturefs and their agents,
In fact the European manufactured BY the
fictitious values he places on his goods fof
customs. iixes the amount Of taxes and the
tnb int TO be paid thereon, subject ouly 20
such additions ~ the greater or lesser skill
and Vigilance Of the appfaiHlng omcer may
InlpOse. However competent aud faithlnl
the appraisers lnay be In fixing values ae.
aeIion Is always subject TO review and re
Safkal by the Recognising Board,
which usually Notwithstanding % evidence
a. nbfnitted and nseertains the kinds Of goods
that are excluslFely imported under the e5n
sifnment systema. Agents and mAnufac-
tufers ssaud by each other in rcappraise-
nents and ~ the means of Testimony thus
0btained in many Gases they escape the adj
shnces aud pensities originally imposed by
the action Of the appraisers. Had the law
above referred 10 been enacted for the ex-
press purpose OF enabling foreign mAunfac;
tarers 10 clrcnmvent the karih lawsil could
not have better accomplished that object.