The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-31
He Has Now Decided that All Goods in
Transit When the Tariff Bill Became
Law Get the Benefit of the New Act.
ALL SALT NOT FREE OF DUTY
Protest Against Exempting AL
cOhOl from the Revenue Tax.
Young Denby's Marriage Said to Be
Contingent on His Succeeding the
Colonel as Minister to China.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Secretary Car
Isle to-day, in answer to kilograms, sent
the following telegram to collectors at
all points: THE department had decided
to be governed by the Supreme Court de-
cision in the case of Hartranft VS.. oliver,
125 United States Reports, page 525, which
entities TO benefit of new act all imported
goods held in customs custody on Aug. "a,
1894, whether unclaimed on board vessel
or in process OF transportation"
This ruling of the Secretary reverses
that sent to the collector at Boston last
Tuesday, which held that goods must be
actually in bond in order TO receive the
benefits of the reduced rates of the new
act. The decision of the Supreme Court
to which the Secretary refers in his tele-
gram was brought to his attention after
the receipt of a 1,200-word telegram from
the collector at Chicago in which he took
issue with the Secretary's ruling. The
court. in it's decision in the case of Hart
raft VS.. oliver, says:
1.-THE intent of the Legislature is to be
followed even if not strictly within the
letter of the statutes, and 1t follows that
the construction placed upon the section
by the Secretary of the Treasury in his
circular of May 10, 1888, to collectors of
customs, is correct, so far as it recognizes
as subject to duties under it, goods i'm
ported before the act took effect, whether
actually within the walls of a bonded
warehouse on that day or on the dock, or
on ship board in port. or undergoing trans
portation, in bond, either after approval or
under the immediate transportation act"
Secretary Carlisle has issued a circular
to all collectors of customs calling atten-
ton to paragraph COS of the new tariff act,
which admits salt free of duty, but pro-
vides that the coverings in which it is
imported shall pay the same rate of duty
as if imported separately, and further,
that If salt is imported. from any coun-
try, whether Independent or dependent,
which imposes a duty upon salt exported
from the United States, then there shall
s es lf fSe rate PAID ID d fnS e eSiisfaed PRIOR appn to sq tSe
passage of this act" The secretary fur
nishes a list of such countries which inn
imported into the United States from those
countries. will pay the duty of 8 cents per
Austria, Argentine, Brazil, France, Ger
many. Mexico. Russia, Australian provinces
r. A. Anthony. for f. 7. & H. D.. An
thony, manufacturers of photographic
chemicals and materials, of New York,
and James r. Davies. representing the
drug and chemical trade of New York.
were at the Treasury Department in the
interest of a proper Interpretation and
execution of Section 81 of the new tariff
act, exempting from internal revenue tax
alcohol used in the arts. Mr.. Anthony, in
an interview with Commissioner Miller, re-
called the fact that alcohol and ether are
two of the principal raw materials in the.
mnufacture of colodion, extensively usec
for Photographic purposes. Consequently
paper coated with %colodion emulsion, al
though superior to other KINDS, cannot be
made as cheaply as other papers by rea-
son of the tax of about 400 per cent. now
imposed above the cost of manufacture.
No other article Of commerce, it is as
| serted, is taxed so heavily and, therefore.
the claim is made that a gross injustice is
being done this branch of trade, and both
he and Mr.. Anthony suggested to the
commissioner that probably the best way
to prevent frauds being. perpetrated by
small irresponsible druggists who would
take advantage of the law TO put upon the
market vast quantities of so-called medi-
cal preparations; which, in fact, would be
nothing but adulterated low grade whisky.
would be to require all articles in which
free alcohol was used to be Manufactured
in bonded warehouses under government
supervision. Commissioner Miller explained
that the department is now carefully in
vestigating the question as to whether eff
fectiVe regulations can be prepared that
| will regulate the operation of the law so
as to prevent frauds upon the government.
The whole question would likely be set
tied within the next four days.
Sugar Production Improbable
WASHINGTON. Aug. Acknowledgement
Williams, at Havana, has transmitted to
the Department of State a report made by
the board OF planters upon the sugar IN
dustry in Cuba, which will form the basis
| of a statement to be laid before the Span
ish Cortes at the next session with a
view of securing remedial legislation. The
report shows a dreary picture of depres-
sion in Cuba, stating that VITA a very few
exceptions the sugar works not only yield
no profits, but they do not meet expenses,
including interest. This unfortunate con-
dition is ascribed to three principal causes
the defective economical regime estab-
| lished, the abolition of slavery without
compensation to the Shareholders and the
great fall in the price of sugar. In addi-
ton to this many imported articles which
are indispensable to the sugar industry
are burdened with duties of from fifty to
one hundred times their value.
Texas Cattle Industry Affected.
| SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 30.-It is
claimed by the cattlemen of southwest
Texas that the new tariff bill will result
in serious injury to the cattle interests of
this section. The duty is reduced from 10
| per cent. per- head to 20 per cent. ad valo-
rem. and now that grass is good on this
side Ii is expected that at least 100000 cattle
will be brought into Texas from Mexico
within the next sixty days, and after being
fatt.ned marketed in this country thus
| forcing down the prices. Thousands or
head of cows and stock cattle will also be
brought into Texas from Mexico. There
will also be large expectations OF cheap
horses from Mexico into this country.
POLITICS BARRED.