New-York tribune., 1886-11-13
COLLECTOR MAGONE'S FINES.
NJ GAYS THAT HE DID NOT IMPOSE THEN.

opnxRs TO sroP ISSUING THE NoricEs-sTEA"-
SHIP MEN APPEAL TO WASHINGTON
.I n.vor issued an order to impose fne OF *oo0
upon each and every owner or agent OF VcSsoi
mo from rort before first fling complete mshhos'
~ her cargo consequently / could not coun'crhiahu
~ said Collector Magone ycsterday. fet hlhe'oon
.uch notices were sent out by the Law DIVISION ana
agents of steamship lines not only called upon .oi
,ector Maeonc Yesterday protest against such acuon
and freely expressed their opinions OF an aosu"
INTERPRETATION Of the law" by the Collector put 'ne
law Division was told to discontinue tho issuing VI
the notices.
rhs collector was asked: "Have you counter
manded the order about issuing notices OF nnes ior
violating Section 4197 Of the Revised eutu'es H""'
Of 1899, relative to withholding clearances where
complete manifests have not been fled y
al gave NO such order originally, and dont soc
how should countcnand it." he replied.
"If YOU did not give such an order, would NOT ono
from your representative in your absence % 'n.~, a'
and would you not naturally countermand IL II you
wished 1t suspendedf II
"That was not what you ssked mo st nrs@
"wen, what will DO done In the fa'0'0 ia 'H''
buAtteri"
"Oh, I don't know"
Nevertheless tho agents Of the White star han0
reoeIved q notice Of . fne Of $500 sgSms. INC
.s..,o. N. Au.s IAne received notice OF similar
A.. ..a,nst the Claribel and similar hnes have peon
,nosc araiust ono of tho Wilson Line steamers anu
xhree OF Funch. Edyo CO.'S s'eame"' .'e
notices have not been recalled, ana the agents no
appealed TO the Secretary of the Treasury 70 re s
Anes Mr. Currier ono Of the agents OF the Ounaru
Tsne called upon Collector Magone yesterday 70 pieao
with him against the enforcement OF inc la"' anu nv
rrnod that he would have the order 70 Issue houoes
of fnes rescinded ct once uu
II w @ Edye. of Funch, Edge Co., said. we
have had three notices of fines against our 'essei ~,
clearing before q complete manifest was hieo' anu
of
ouestne that they be remItted 1t would pc prao 90
Teal iRpossiblty TO do business Win he e. i nstri
l7ee enforced srcs asasc s' If ths port 9hls fact
Recognized many years ago. and that .e ,,ar onr
stnssmers sailed TO file supplementary manless: ~
may seem necessary carry out the law 70 lts 80
est letter but 1t Is done IN 'ns nd then these notices
Of fines were sent to us "i'hou' any P''''
ing" ,. ., ono Of the leading steamship
lines who did wish his name published iOI ia ner
course with the Custom House, said: This lnsr
probation of the law by Collector snot hasS1 S1sVeani
hr;ngs county lawyer TO administer the aiiars VI
the Custom House at this most imporan' Por' & ~ his his
countIy IDEAS When MIR. Arthur was Colec.or ne
feCos1ea ne w and he ensby granted four days
grace after the ship sailed to hle tntGtS
MAJ Information understand that Mr. Magone was
at one time a special agent OF the treasury De
and with this experience he attempts to be autocIau
and place his knowledge ana apilty aoo'o 'n"' VI
others OF greater experience" 49,. l.. on
Another agent said: MIR MagSne's attempt 70 enr en
force such law ia the most absurd thlig .le eSel
hearl of Nell it's one of the hundreds OF mistakes
made BY the present am sa co%
merce has been injured more III the last TWO years
than was thought possible 4 ca. said =.
Henry Alcxandre, OF F. Alexandra q Sons, sala a: !;
"If tbs law is enforced business could not De
conducted promptly We often have goods conc 10 70
onr steamers at the last moment before sailing ana
without the bills of lading. We could not enter
them on our manifest al have DESCRIPTION OF
them The same is true with goods coming TO us ty
rail and by express just the vessel Is about 10 san
The law should be suspended. rather the penalIles
should be suspended until the law can be repealed