The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The House went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Burrows, OF Michigan, IN the
chair for the further consideration OF the
customs administrative bill.
The pending amendment was that offered
by Mr.. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania To section
10, provided that during the pending Of
any controversy or litigation about the
amount OF duty 10 be paid by any owner,
agent importer, or conSIgnec OF any inn
ported merchandise, in the cCui,s, the mcr-
chandlse In question shall remain in the
government warehouse and under the COLI
troll OF the secretary OF the Treasury, and in
all actions brought against the collector OF
customs by owners, agents, importers. or
,onsignccs, the plaintiff shall bcrequlrcd TO
prove, before he can recover, that said mer-
chandise ut the time OF trial Is In the custody
Of the government"
Mr.. La Toilette, Wisconsin, offered an
amendment 10 the amendment providing
HAT pcrishable goods may be withdrawn
pending litigation. This was agreed TO, but
the Bayne amendment rs amended, was de-
fcated.
Mr.. Carlisle offered substitute for the
whole section, the chief effect Of which IL to
allow the courts 10 determine the question
Of fact ~ well as Of law. The substitute was
lotA~~t IL 10 III. us TIE
section "a originally reported, as follows:
Section 10. That II the owner, importer
conslgnee, or agent OF any imported mer-
chandise. or the Collector or the Secretary
of tile Treasury shall be dissatisfied with the
decision OF the Board OF General Appraisers
AZ provided for IN section 10 OF this act, ~
to the construction OF the law representing
the classification Of such merchandise and
the rate Of duty imposed thereon under
.uch classification, they, or either Of them,
may within thirty days next after such de-
! cision. and not afterwar,l, apply 10 the Cir
cut Court OF the United states. within the
district Ia which the matter arises. for re-
view OF the questions OF law involved in
such decision. Such application shall be
made 10y Hing In the office OF the clerk OF
said Circuit Court concise statement OF
the errors OF law complained OF, and "A copy
81 such statement shall bc served on tho
COLLECTOR, or on the importer, owner, con-
sIgnce. or agent as the cause may be. There
upon the court shall order the Board Of
| Appraisers 20 Transmit 20 said Circuit Court
| a certified statement OF their bindings OF the
| facts involved In the case and their decision
| thereon; and the facts so found and certl-
| lied shall bc tnal AN 1 conclusive upoi the
court; which statement ana certificate Of
the board Of appraisers shall constitute the
| record In the Circuit Court. and said Circuit
| Court shall proceed 70 hear aud determine
the question OF law involved 10 such decis-
ion. and the decision OF such court shall be
Of opinion that the question involved IA OF
sush importance A. 10 require review OF
such decision by the supreme Court OF the
United states. In which case said Circuit
Court or the judge making the decision,
may within thirty days thereafter allow nm
appeal 10 said supreme Court; but an APP
peal shall be allowed on the part OF the
United States whenever the Attorney Cen
sral shall apply. for II within thirty days