New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-28
COLLECTION OF REVENUE&
DISCUSSING THE MCKINLEY BILL
A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. COMMITTEE suS
:'GSsrs SEVERAL AMENDMENTS

GESTS SEVERAL AMENDMENTS
A special meeting OF the Chamber OF Commerce vss
Md Yesterday 10 receive . report nom mo O"'""soo
of Foreign Commerce and the Revenue Laws on tos
Mckinley Bill' now before Congress. IhS Is INC
hill which Is To Simplify the Laws In Relation 70 uH
Collection OF the Revenues Among the member
present were james N. Constable, p. b. WorrSil =. H.
Ammido,yn Eugene Kelly, Ishor strsns, STEPHEN W.
Carey. Morris X. Jesup. George wilson. Jonn ssoee~
= n. Thurber George N. Curtis, Jackson g. schuifH'
James McCreery, Louis windmuller and George T.
Victor. Morris X Jesup occupied the chair. Ths
-.rort NJ the committee was then presenter oy Chsu'
~ n AmmIdown. IL proposed numerous amcnd'
m.nt, 10 the bill a. passed by the House q hepr&
.entstiyes some Of them are - foliows'
..,, ats, the word .thefeof" section o. line II.
,,. words .'proyided suit shall Be Commences " N.
n,,d states within one year from The date Of ne ENVY
s.,,n,. Tor the word "nve." section Il. line 4.
the word "ten." q, IT,.
To insert after the word nereaAneise' oce.1 -, -
10 the following but samples Of all nefeHanae sIse,
=, .nv mort except New.York. Philsdslpoa Doseoo Ds
~ 80 Er,nriseo tosether with copy o. the entry
ana - IN. appraissI thereof shall be uansmiseee "in
ono week of tne date Of entry, 10 the boAro " "' ~
n,.I..r, at New.York for review, ana unen ae't'
disapproyed their reason therefor shsh oe p'orSS -.
IN the propeP Officer at The pofs ~nsr7 INC essS
made, for his infsrn.stoo' s"~ ="
governed thereby" ...,.. q, ia.
To insert after word 'sppsAise' oeSaSn 20 .
IS, the following words from wAieh 1~NN - -, 49,.
cluded" =, H.. -.
To insert after the word "lsw." Section u.s. line o. ne
words, and the faeU." go. ,,.>
the facts 40 found and certified shall b maj ana con-
elusive upoo the Court. which statement and eefuhea1
the Board OF Appraiser shall constitute tho record In NE
Circuit Court" =.
To insrs after the words United States. section l"
line H. the words. but not including eomInisA"s'
To insert ~ of Section 10 the following "oNs
And the provisions VI this Section shall not apply
merchandise shipped prior " the passage OF this se"
To insert after the word "Aet," Section 49, Inc %.
or ANYTHING In any Revised Statutes OF the Chtos
States"
To add at end OF Section 80 the following worss
and this act effect before July l. 1890 ~
mot les. thar sixty days after the date Of s passage
Jackson = schultz spoke against the entire measure
Gazing. . myself am In favor OF jury decision On
these subjects Lous windmuller presented minority
rcport on behalf Of three members OF the eomm'oo'
containing these suggestions: .-.
Ia cxuunge from line 2, Section T. the ~ofos' shsA
-, ,en actually purchased and also from lines il "
80 60, "a ,uch addition shall be made upon entry %
,hs n>oles value Of any imported merchandise oo-e~
than by actual purehAse." 1t appears uh'uss " 1
mate against goods which have cVnssheo' INC .Sp'
ar, coup..1nt " advance them II they are eh''rei
49, ,a ,,ood. bought for account Of American I'M
portcrs. 90 .,,o =, IN. xord..
"au general eAp,nses covering each ana e'ep o' "
uha,.oey.r nature incident ~ such PRODUCTION @s'
,,n -, sxr.n,. OF preparing and putting up sueh MR.
chand. ready for shipment" And e1puns" from oeuoa
20 al,. the words from including" on ihe W. " ~
word Importer" on line IL .,. .s..,a. ara
This would le.mpose the duties on LACKING o"e.s -
inland freight and would materially raise hol AIon ~
,.,. ON goods ,ubjec 10 ad yslorem duties ou' 'uo
,hos, ~ many goods subject 70 specine rates srA
,,,ordna Ia y.lues ike carpet "oos, a. Array 10
rons,rat.d IL ha. estimated That the ado''sI
duties proposed by sections would amount 10 n''
than go. 0oo,0Oo - =, ,,o,...
MIR Worrall said that he was In favor OF invoices
made out under prices at which the seller Vas WHINE
N sell George NJ Curtis spoke for the stnehoho".
=, s.c,on z T. b. Thurber spoke in support o'
.nme OF the majority Amendments, sAyhg -. .oA
think this 4, the best bill We ever nan sna
c-,,icsm can only be made on the paragraph sooS.
Consigned and dsmAscd goods let con'lsIsn $500 ~
have always been undervslued ana uat oasn ~ iSSs
stonned I am also Ia favor OF impoi, ~.'u'Is
d.n,sse Allowance F. ii. Alnmidp~h sno 80
rcnnr,i now that the tuyer shall value LIs nnpp.,
rot below the reigning market vAius. nnne. H.,
~ the law Frequently. no" ever " nspp.ii I'm
after the invoice Is made out. and oeiore ."e "nr
10 made the marke. price has risen. seeg, ,o Us
in, 10 allow honest importers To sau " ,heir sina
| 20 as 10 make up the mArket '~iu0' ~
the minority report ..,-.-. ,-,e .Aon,>d with
. snnstiintion OF the amendments oferei IN tip
,nnr,v - mort. James McCreery then offered .,
ADDITIONAL amendment extending the power Vi aPp~
| beyond the bench OF the circuit |ouF' " 'N''
| The suggestion was adopted.