New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-07
WORKINGS OF THE NEW LAW
DOUBT ABOUT TIE MEANING OF y SECTION
OF THE TARIFF.
TIL TREASURY DEPARTMENT ASKED TO GIVE
ITS RULING - NALt \BIE '\N''"EN NJ"
RIVE TOO LATE TO ESCAPE
TUE MlGIlI.E DUTIES.

The now tariI law wont int" operation az VI" u
tom IIou- yesterday wifi init" or "" h"t"'' - '
r..pcr, morsin,,. Tho dlv Wa light one H'Ph''"
with any heavy day last w"" and Tie ''tal receipts
were, *,.G.-,12 which Is ahont tn" average amount
collected Last week the receipts were d""''''' ',''
collections lcrc over 80 OOOOl3. which was ca~' ~
The r,i>h Of importer AID others y" "n'"r INC ''"
undcr tho old tiI3N. The ''.l"'t"" was ~ '''"'
and cotcntci tate of mind ". t"iGav w''h h' us
eu,,cd the Workings Of IN" ;ari% and N'd that
sy,rythu: was progressing smoothly an" S''>i"
toriiy special Deputy Collector tou'h >am that inc
general "a ii, ,,Itv that arose WHEN :cW tar" 700"
eject wa IT," 'rnuhlc hat the cn>'""~ "''' """'
lave in famii,ar7in: Themselves with lis details end
working accurately and rapidly under them
O.r question which has already given some trouble
was again under Iteration Yesterday II Is whctrr
goods row i'm The i,oudcl warehouses. imported nnd'r
fine old ,I,iH lc.nrc Ocu'c, l. and paced on The free
li,t hy the Few law can b. wHhdr'wh rom '"""
u,dcr the new Law before February l. ihcre are
many lois @: goods in bond which VIII br ai'cth
be the ."t,lcucr; of this question. ard larSc sums f
money are al stake. The difficulty comes from ire
wording of a section Of thu law.
Tn, Collcc;o: ana Mr.. Couch have been overwh"im""
with INQUIRIES the Interpretation OF ms se''"''
On SATURDAY Col mel ErhaINlt sent telegram I" WE
Treasury Department at Washington aNhng Tor !"
struc,ons ana Assistant seer tary SpauidnC answered.
Yesterday that the goods could hc withdrawn Oh ID"
Old scr,.nlc and that the importers. after paying '
duties. might protest 10 III" Beard {" ""nerhi NJ
nr,ia.-s collector Er,lardt aud Mr. coach tE"neht
tina, there w,i- in the tr"nNm>>i" OF 'r
telegram and repeated their inquiry. N' an'w'r ~"
hoe, received ycS 'r.ay when t" Collector am Nr'
Couch lr:l TIC Cls'om lio>r at p IA. I"c i""''H
Is the Collectors message:
IL think the prOv>o Ia section 30 was c!c"N u"
tended "a grant a privilege. and not t. IMPOSE !"
feDnlty. D. give extension OF time i"r inc VIZ"
travail If certain goods under the oh Law. hi was NJ
intended. and should not he construct 1" Ple''"' wv
,,,,b,. flp
law. There VIII 10 a heavy pressure 70 "th'ra"
Goods becoming free on N,ndav. Am antI"rA'o u
slow the same 10 be withdrawn without payment I'll
dmyl'
,utc ir.r butts manil, siSal grass and many o'''f
articles of which large storage iaS been haHc' "'N
n,aCcd on i'c free lit. and Consequently VIII i' al
feciod bv 10 settlement Of tn quc'ti"n In' an VI
terpr.ta,i" j. "Nl"c" g m Washington y" ""N' ""'
viii clear avn IL doul',. There = an rt''''' IL
,;, m c,nc,;ou with the second pIyi>". Whio' ~iy
that "v,cn duties aIc l:'>.d upon the W"i-' g."
merchandise DIP ,~,;cd in public "r irv'tc hl''i
warehouse ~sid duties Sail be l"v"' ana ''i''"''
upon She w".i- "f such n"i''Iand" ~ we '"' '" ~
Withdrawal" Storage r,Gnc"~ 'u+'f IL "" Sh' ''u ~
crca.c, o.. reduces ,ol.,cco rlnc - tn a;'r'~
,hcic c,,,d tons o. which Il i -ui"t"' ana >"-''
ahsvc No. 10 batch standard ana '''"''" '"''
under tbs provision.
The steamers 2,anGlm and T'ncralia. "l'h
cane 81; Il; ~" lul end "i IL" horn Ia III II f''"
with TIE Old tara. entered ~ IA" '1't IN''e
Yesterday Tie alleged Flying Dut'hmsn LAD a
yalrabIc cargo # c'i. tobacco and 'i"r> Wil'h re
,or,S said were worh a. much ~, o.o"o. He
ThinSval. brought II cargo Of n>h and iohnc IL
car~o csc,nc1 M, ,.r i,v irca,,-c onlv ,'r'r'
twentieth Of her cur:" wa entered on >:'r'M ''
hour of midnight cane" and ~" 'nir~ - ~" GOVT
rcpreSen,"d |, 81! iaT"c"~ ar" >'d - - 'i''',
$50 900. that from Tlo'"o :? '''" va ~"
tn The imporicr, Nv Captain laiI,', midnight ap
pcaraIcc AT the Custom ii'"'c'