The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-24
APPRAISER COOPER WINS.
TIE CHARGES or TIE Special
AGENTS FALL no THE GROUND.

Notice TO That Eject Comes TO Cornelius
n. Bllss-Guillotine Lists Nearly Ready
The Light Money Tax on Yachts.
One OF tho bittcrest controversies concerning
Federal pla,e was ended yesterday. when Cor
nelius y. Bliss received letter from Secretary
Foster announcing that Appraiser Marvelle
! w. Cooper had boon cyonerated OF The charge
OF negligent administration made against him
by tho Hepburn Commission. The Appraiser
was congratulated on this outcome OF his
troubles.
Mr.. Bliss was asked il he would give the con.
tents OF the Secrctary's letter. lie replied thai
his was not at liberty to do so. but he believed
that theirs was no harm In announcing the
Sccretarys Conclusions. Mr.. Bliss said that
these conclusions were in eiicct that Secretary
Foster had looked carefully over the charges
Of the llepburn c mmission. and had given
attention also to the eport OF the committee
Of merchants to whom tho Secretary referred
the charges.
This committee consisted o, Charles Stewart
Smith. President OF the Chaniter OF Commerce;
Cornelius " Diist. Col. William l. Strong,
John Clad n. Charles q. Laudon. James NJ.
Constable. Ma,ecllus Hartley, traucjs D. Thur
,oE Charles L. Tiffany. B.. Eichaldson. A. u;
ILHl!ari. John sloane Frank Cheney. and
The committee met at the Lawyers Club in
the Eauitab!e building. Thr Herbprn Com;
IulNelpu toISISlcl SOtlClIpT Ic,lburn ana
Special Treasury Agents t,corGs Whitehead
hnd m ,Ha Lam, dncy hal renqr,sd ,h" ths
merchants 1He and al were sa;isiied With A.;
rralssr Coole administration, aud they said
So. The committee of merch,Y's Is Composed
two Democrats aud Murwumps on 1t. The
sSS.r:tnry IN his letter to AlI; Eli,s says in
inm the liepl urn Comm ssion's rrpo,t.
In,s Is o!9 swat at ne inin"nce OF tho Treas;
u So
Manning and Secretary Window. They arc
No., in aty, way 10 interfere With he, n lniinis
they are rather to assist him 10 tctectn;
iraud. Their func,iois are not 10 cast, ie.
nectl, ns on the executive ability OF high Gov
Naval 0fic,r Willis carried out yesterday
tho ioin"nons in his oliirs. Mr. Wills was
.,narles 5. swee; ey was eproipied AUDITOR u
tue place until was transferred e. his WASH.
i1S1n ,or got $500 , year o5 The place 81
nb"lish.d; AS also was the place OF Thomas j.
Ala .Douald. who resigned short time ago.
]. Kenncdy, II cler; appointed unl"r Naval Of.
ieer Burt i, ,hs oicyrlanl Adminis,ttntlop.
were reduced from sl,Goo to 81 400.
Ss 81 rrys orH sDsI
w, tho changes in the coIlsc RS oflse. The
SoNcct't bhlh warn tuat Ill tile lStS WOu!u
be completed byto-Lay. and that they would
be- forwarded 70 Washington this afternoon;
A good many customs officials regard the
Instructions OF the Treasury Department at
Washington concerning the imposition uf the
light money lax on foreigu-built yachts
owned by Americans as ridiculous and impos-
ible Of enforcement This decision says that
these yachts must nay ffty cents ton
every lime, they enter IN American port.
The yacht Miranda, Owned BY George II. L. Hill.
arrived from Vineyard Haven at This mort on
July H. Collector Er,.arit. through his on.
GERS. made n demand for si2 80 light money"
tax. Mr.. Hill refused To pay il He believed
that the Treasury departments Instructions
wete without founlnl ion in law Collector
Erhardt yesterday decided to MAKE a test case
OF this matter He therefore sent all the papers
to United States district Attorney Mitchell.
I'm for the collection Of the tax. 1t is friend
ly suit.
ERHARDT AND HESS DISAGREE.
WASHINGTON. July 23.-Actng Secretary
spaulding received two communications to-
day on the subject Of the outrage OF tutinble
merchandise a. the port Of New York. The
first was from Collector Ert ard'. and said that
Mr.. Hess. I'll" contractor for this service. docs
not use n sufficient nu mler OF trucks to recaive
and deliver merchandise t. the public stores
as fast as 1t is landed on the docks. 1hr other
communication was from the contractor. AMI
charged that the force 1t he public stores WAS
fast as his trucks delivered II. The acting
Secretary has orr ered a special inves igation
If the case. and has authorized the Collector
In case he is satisfied that tho contractor alone
l. in fault to hire a. many a iditional trucks
as may be required FOR tho prompt delivery Of