New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-19
IMPORTERS SEEKING THEIR RIGHTS.
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PROTESTING AGAINST SECRETARY MANNiN"
oRDER-vIEws OF Mr.. SCHULTZ
The parlors of the Merchants Club were well
filed yesterday with the representatives of about
forty importing firms who had been invited to meet
issued on june 10. regarding the reappraisenemt Of
merchandise. Among those present or represehtta
were Jackson s. Schultz. A; de Rlesthai Co, n
Sallenbach & Co., Menke & Fran"kel. Passavant 4
Co, W. b. Maddox, NJ. Guggenhelm & Co, ). n;
Meyer & Co., Thomas Madd0cks q Bro, L. n Asel
& Coz !selin. Neeser & Co, Lpckemsyer. scbeier d
Gross & Co.. l.. Straus Sons lIoeninghaus "
Curtlss and Hitchcock & Potter. W. Il. DE Forrest
was elected chairman The Chief complaint made
is that the instructions of the Secretary deprive the
importers of fair participation IN the proceedings
before the board OF reappraisement. when is the
court of final resort in all excessive advances
made by the examiners This complaint was en-
bodied in preamble TO a resolution offered by Mr.
Curtiss. The resolution called Tor the appointment
of committee of ten to 60 to Washington, present
tie grievances of the importers to Secretary Manning
and try to secure the desired notifications OF bis
Oscar s. Straus in seconding the resolution said :
There are three main points the secretays letter to
General ApI raiser Perry TO which object In tine
ment as trial In court of law erein the reappralse
ment officers sit judges and render decisions according
to the prepouderance OF the evidence II they are rot
guided the preponderance OF evidence what are they
guided byf Secondly. Mr.. Manning says that the
appraisers The original appraisement IS ca
the s same pnspss sh naar Sp in TIC Te
praise the goods and not depend ,or in,orna =,
uon upon experts III inc nnc ~ s"p,I' ~
question. that there is no authority Tor the
puhlic examination OF witnesses or their cross
examination BY the importer or his counsel III oten
happens that a witness misundersaAds the aprlslng
officer aud the appraising officer misunderstanding inc
witness question by the importer his counsel will
set matters right.
Jackson S. Schultz chairman of the Committee
on Revenue Reform OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
was asked to present ms views. and said:
have had this mater under AMUSEMENT Tor hfteen
wears and want suggest something practical You
NAV talk of general reforms OF reforming the tariff
81 srfi Tor
particular abuse Under the law IA IL now stands secre
fary Manning may make regulation, authorizing the
merchant TO from three IN five men 10 the Collector
from WHOM shall select one Tie treasury Depart
,nent already members OF this board the General
Al praser aud the Collector and there Is no danger mat
its interests will be impered but under the present
system the merchants interests are imperlled be-
of misrepresentation Of special agents.. have been
living for twenty -four years under an Administration
which has protected the American manufacturer: l
this Administration enforce the revenue laws
and II In so doing the American manufacturer Is PRO
tected, well. But let the revenue he collected. We
must not stop with the Secretary. III redress cannot be
got from him. must TO the President lie cannot
afford to carry this Government with all ,he i'm
p0rfers feeling that they treated unusy Fancy
II speak unitedlg you VIII succeed But there
is the trouble. You merchant struck down aud
cay, Poor fellow. I'm sorry for him. ana there u
ends. You must make common with him whoever
he may be and stand by him until his wrong Is righted
The resolutions were passed unanimously. as was
another resolution that the committee should confer
with the Committee on Revenue Reform of the
Chamber OF Commerce, and extend 10 the latter
committee an invitation TO accompany them 20
Washington. The committee appointed consists of
w. II. De Forrest. w. G. Hitchcock, Carl Schefer,
Oscar S. Straus Richard Muser, II. W. Curtss. j.
G. Neeser.- James Hartman. .. A. eager. and
Walter III. Lewis.