The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-05

Are navy officers smugglers? One OF the
reasons for which Senator JOHN SHERMAN op-
poses the transfer OF the revenue marine to
the navy Is that o leading function OF the
former service Is to execute the revenue laws
and that officers OF tho navy are 30 much ad-
dicted to surreptitiously bringing home from
their foreign cruises goods which ought to pay
duty that they are not fit for such a task.
This charge might perhaps be Of less moment
but for the fact that Senator JOHN SHERMAN
has been Secretary OF the Treasury. and his
remarks upon the proposed transfer show that
he was speaking from experience In that Office:
III reputation always fault the naval officers
generally supposed TO be the
country In proportion TO their number and the idea Of
putting naval oicer to guard coast against SNUG
RerS at least rather strange position for old SAit
suppose there is scarcely naval vessel that
ports but what has goods that under tho strict
rulings OF the Treasury would DO subject to duty.
"Ar. GEAT-I should like to ask tho Senator from
Ohio II that wholesale smuggling which he seems TO
think ia engaged in by naval officers is part Of the
high function from which We going TO call them
whom We trAnBfor them to revenue dutyf
M. sHHRNAS-i think they will stick to their high
function of smuggling than they will to their
duty OF guarding against smuggling revenue marine
ofcer cannot enter vessel OF the United Statss
aud inspect II as no would commercial vessel and tie
result that many things brought In here without
paying duty"
These are remark able statements to be made
In the Senate, and perhaps We shall hear moro
on the subject when the bill comes up again.
II Is said that the Enterprise, whose last
cruise proved so unfortunate for Commander
McCALLA. may return to the European station
with new set OF officers, and that II SO she
may be selected to carry the remains OF Capt.
JoHN ERICSSON TO Sweden for interment there.
On her last voyage from Europe the Enterprise
performed similar task. in bringing homo the
body OF Minister PENpLEroS. Accordingly she
might. perhaps. continue In this form OF ser
vice By restoring also TO his native land the re-
mains OF an earlier diplomat JOEL BARLOW.
who also died in Europe while serving as
Foreign Minister there. BARLOW. who was the
author OF the once famous poem. she Column
bad was our Minister " France 10 the year
1917, AFTER having hIled various vfices In this
country. While the Emperor NAPOLEON WAS
engaged In his Moscow campaign he sent 10
Minister BARLOW then at Paris. "a request TO
meet him In Poland and conclude treaty be-
tween France and tho United States. While
making this Journey Minister BARLOW was
taken I'll from exhaustion ana exposure. and
died aud was buried near cTacow. A bill 10
bring home bic remains Tor burial q It's birth.
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