New-York tribune., 1886-11-12
COLLECTOR MAGONE IMPOSING FINES.
STEAMSHIP OWNERS AND AGENTS AROUSED - AN
OLD LAW REVIVED.

STEAMSHIP OWNERS AND AGENTS AROUSED AN
OLD LAW REVIVED.
Collector Magone's vigilance in the admins
tratlon of the laws has frequently oeeh cri
csed by both ana brokers on account OF what
thew oharacterzs as radical Interpretation OF the laws
within the last has discovered that custom mas
permitted a modification or the law OF l|99 WHICH,
though not causing any apparent loss to the Govern
mani and being beneficial to commerce, has been tecnn
calIv wrong Section 4,l97 of the Revised Statutes
by Congress 1899 requires that no vessel snail
r,ceye her clearance until manifest giving tho name
w,,gnt aud value OF every article on board
.nau have been flied at tho Custom
u,.. This law was passed when not
.steamer sailed from any United States port But with
the multi plcation OF steam vessels until they now
about every hour IN the day seemed necessary
the law should bo modified aud for tho last twenty
Years agents OF vessels have been permitted to hle
within four days after tho sailing supplementary
nf.s of articles shipped after the original maulcss
has been completed This enabled freight to be taken
81, IN the appointed Of sailing, without delaying the
sailng OF the vessel
On saturday the Collector discovered that Busk
Jeyous hal turned supplementary manifest OF tho
tramp steamer Sirius days after that vessel had
.,,d aud lie then announced that every person vio-
latug the law OF 1893 would be subject to u
nns o, SsIor.on OF agents and own, of cam
n,s called upon the Collector and charged at - was
ra.ponsloln Tor All order would serious -orfere
Win tue tho port aud of tho aud
wanld tenl to drve IL TO Canada Tho Collector re-
nled with con nsid-rablo vlgOr:
It is not true; order comes from the Treasury
DepartnrBt, and will dismiss any man VINO says 10
linen the delegation called attention the fact that
the order enforced II would be seri-
on.ly detrimental 10 their business aud TO tho
cominerce of this port IL would canso
dslay sailing uf from twelve tven yiour hours.
IN, Collector promised the steamship mea thai he
wvud tuve them every faculty IN the Transaction OF
their business would not do thing To embarrss
Ihoni. Nevertheless he sent out yesterday ninoioen
separate notices Of nncs OF 500 for violation OF tho
law aud more will 10 cont out to-iay. The action OF
the Collector caused bitter CRITICISM INT lie escaped IL
yesterday by going out OF town
other gruss of the Law Wednesday, which
caused tho suspension VI empioye Tor
about ten minutes. Charles W. Barney, OF
Ibe Fifth Division, brother-in-law OF United
btatos Marshal McMahon, has the supervision
of the additional and refund OF duties bor-an
under Deputy Collector Bartran. aud he eertihos 10
the latter who bo charged additional duties
or are entitled duties Refunded. He has otuu
hundred certificates every day, aad slgns MT
Bartrams name with his own initial undorneain. one
Of The Importers olJrcied 10 paying additional duty
and look the Collector. mo obs-rvod that
tho sdstipct As soine o those hrst
approved. aud no at once declared IL fraud AMI
suspsuded M Barney Ton minutes iaer tno Coector
dIsoovrrrd that mistakea and rostored Mr. bar
ney 10 duty . -. 49,. 49,,
his duties those secretary of tho boaru
of Civil Service EI miners and has onored hs rosshs
lion OF Tho latter posltons