Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-24

Bills Introduced IN the House
| In the House today the following bill,
we're introduced and referred:
BY Thompson. of Ohio, TO requisite the
| i'm oor,ation Of copper.
By Morse, of Massachusetts,. in aid Of I
national monument TO Miles Ssandish.
Dorsey. of Nebraska, from The CON-
mittee on banking and currency reported
back bill for the issue Of circulating notes
to rational banking associations; ordered
and fecommitted.
Customs Administrasi Bill consid-
cred.
The House vent iaso q committee of the
whole, Burrows of Michigan, in the chair,
on the customs administrative bill. Car
Isle of Kentucky, regarded il as unjust
the proposition Of bill which imposes the
came rate Of duty on goods brought here in
. damaged condition as on goods in = per
feet condition. Mckinley called attention
TO the fact that the bill provides that any
importer whose goods are damaged may
abandon the goeds to the United States.
and be relieved from the payment of duty
Carlisle rer lied that tha. meant that the
government was 30 liberal to its citizens
that it would allov tbem b give theis dam.
aged goods to the United States for nething
Mckinley said the adminissrstive bill was
absolutely necessary for the honest admin
istrstion Of the Law. Dingiey of Maine.
conteBded that it was just and equitable
that If the cost of package was necessary
to ft the goods for transportation it should
be taken into consideration in the sppraise-
ment Of the value of the goods. Breckin-
ridge of Kentucky, argued that the effect
of the bill would be to increase in every
way the protection already granted domes-
tic manufacturers.
An amendment was adopted providing
that invoices be produced to United States
consul, vice consul, or commercial agent of
the consular district in which the mer
chandise was manufactured or purchased
for export.
Section ii of the bill defues more clearly
the elements Of cost to be ascertained by
the appraiser when found imprac,icable
otherwise to apprsise the value Of the mer
chandise. One element according to the
bilI is reasonable profit upon the total
cost.
Breckinridge of Arkansas considered this
language indefinite. and upon bis motion
the words reasonable profit were stricken
out and the words profit Of five per cent
inserted.
An amendment was iopted providing
that the owner, importer, consignee or
agent Of merchandise subject to re-appraise-
ment by board of general appraisers shall
have the privilege of being present with or
without counsel.
Bayne of Pennsylvania (acsing uudar in.
structions from the committee on ways and
means. offered an amendment to section Is, |
which provides for appeal to the circuit
aud the United States supreme eour, for a
decision as to the construction of the law
as to the classi iication of merchandise. |
providing that during any pending contro
versy or litigation about the amount of du
ties to be paid on any Imported merchan-
disc in court. the merchandise shall re lain |
in government warehouse under the :on-
troll of the Secretary of the Treasur, in |
all actions brought against collectors of |
customs by owners, importers, consignees
Or agents, the plaintiff shall be required |
before he can recover, to show the mer-
,hsndise at the time of the trial is in |
The custody of the government. Pending |
action the committee rose.
House adjourned at 5.