The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-28
.cARLrsLE's INSTRUCTIONS.
Collectors of Customs Have Been In
formed as to Their Duties.

Washington, Aug. 27.-The tariff bill,
which has been in the custody of the
treasury department. was returned to the
White House this morning 1t is stated
|authoritatively that etc is out of the
question.
The bill becomes law at z o'clock to-
might.
Secretary Carlisle will this afternoon
issue instructions to the collectors of Gus
toms throughout the country, directing
them to carry out the provisions of the
and viii instruct the custom collectors
mat goods placed in bonded warehouses
under the Mckinley law and made free
of duty under the new tariff act are en-
titled to free entry and need not be ex-
ported and reimported III order to get
the benefits of the new act. This is of
amounts Of wool is stored now in bonded
warehouses. In this as in all other moot
LED questions the secretary will follow the
intent of Congress and let the aggrieved
parties appeal to the courts, If they care
TO contest on technical grounds. He I'M
|doubtedly will hold diamonds dutiable
Notwithstanding erroneous punctuation of
the free list. The secretary today sent the
following telegram to the custom officials
lat all ports: Vessels with cargo not
discharged nor entered for consumption
rarily, for such goods as shall be entered
today in bond"
The secretary today sent the following
telegram to the collectors at New York,
san francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
Iimore, New Orleans, Chicago and Port
Townsend, Wash: you are instructed
las follows concerning the collection of
duties under the recent revenue legisla-
ton of Congress:
"First-All articles heretofore subjected
to duty but made free by the provisions
warehouses on and after August 18th, 1894
without payment of duty.
Second :. All manufactured articles
speei1GallX y or generally provided for in
|1als other than wool or WorSted or of
which some one material ether than wool
or worsted is component part of their
chief value, will be admitted on and after
August 2S 1894, at the rate of duty pre-
scribed in the new act; all other manu-
featured articles specifically or generally
tinue until January l, 1895, to pay the rate
Iof duty imposed thereon by the act en-
titled An act TO reduce revenue, equalize
duties on imports and for other purposes,
approved October, 1890.
'"Third-Coffee and tea hides and skins,
raw or uncured, whether dry, sailed or
picked. will be admitted ed, fee Of duty on
Jury circular s. 12.510, dated March "A.
1882. issued in accordance with the procla-
nation of the president of the United
States dated March Is, 1892, and directing
the collectors of duties upon certain arti-
cles being products of or exported from
Venezuela, Columbia and Hayti, is hereby
revoked
Although, as stated, it is Carlisles pur-
pose that the intent of Congress be fol-
lowed, it is learned rs to all questions of
error in punctuation, he will make no de-
cisions nor give any instructions to the
collectors until after the actual cases
have come before him on appeal from the
decisions of the board of general apprais-
ers as to whether diamonds seeds and
certain other articles are. by the terms of
the bill, on the dutiable or free list. The col
Electors will, without instructions hold
them to be dutiable in order to protect
themselves, and importers must go to
law if they contest these rulings.