The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-27
TO COME IN FREE
Secretary Carlisle Issue Lnstruc-
tiOns to Customs Collectors.
Goods in Bonded Warehouses
Have Benefit of New Law.
1T is RETROACTIVE.
His Decision Will Especially
Affect the Wool Interests.
He Will Let Courts Decide the
MOOted Points.

WASHINGTON. Aug. .27.-Secretary Car
Isle has decided and will instruct Gus
tom collectors that goods placed in
bonded warehouses under the Mckinley
law and made free OF duty under the
new tariff act are entitled to free entry
and need not be exported aud re-im-
ported IN order to get the benefits Of the
new act This i OF especial interest TO
the wool trade. a large amount OF wool
being stored now in bonded warehouses.
In this as all other moOted questions,
the secretary will follow the intent Of
congress and let aggrieved parties appeal
to the courts if they care 10 con-
test on technical grounds In &C
cordance with this determination he
undoubtedly Will hold hat diam 'nds are
duIia bic, nOtwi. hStandIng the erroneous
punctuation Of the free list The secre-
tary today sent the following telegram
to custom officials at all ports Of the
[ nNed States:
Vessels with cargo not discharged
nor entered for consumption may be
made vessel warehouses temporarily for
such goods as snail be entered today IN
bond"
The secretary today sent the following
telegram to collectors at New York San
Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, BaIti-
more, New Orleans, Chicago and Port
Townsend, Wn.s
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WAsHISGToN, Aug. Il, 1891
To Collectors OF Customs:
You are instructed as follows concern
ing the collection Of duties under the re-
cent revenue Legislation Of congress:
EIrsL-Ai drtIcieS heretofore subject
to duty be made free by the provisions Of
the new act may be Withdrawn from
warehouses on and after August g, 1894,
without payment Of dGty.
Second-AN manufactured articles
schedule "k." winch are composed
wholly OF materials other than wool OK
1eOrsted. OF of which some one material
ether than Wool or wOrsted, Is the com
ycnent art Of their chief value, will be
aGlnited on and after August 70, 1894. at
the raie Of duty prescribed in the new
act; all other manufactured articles
specifically or generally provided for
IN said schedule will continue
until January 1. 1895, to pay the rates Of
duiy imposed thereon by the act entitled
-.An act to reduce the revenue eQUaliZe
duties on imports and for other purposes"
approved October, 1890.
Ihird-Coffee and teas, hides and skins.
raw or uncured, whether dry. lied or
picked. viii lie admitted free Of duty on
aud after the 2Sth day Of August 1894,
and treasury circular s., >" 1850, dated
March y, 1892, issued in accordance with
prOclamatiOns of the president Of the
United States dated March 10. 1892, and
directing the collection Of duties upon
certain articles being the products Of or
exported from Nanezuela, Columb bia and
L VII is hereby revoked.
lSlgned j. G. CARLISLE, Sec'y.
Although as stated. II is Secretary Car
isles purpose that tile intent Of congress
shall be followed, it is learned that as to
al questions OF error IN punctuation Sec
retaIy Carlisle Will make no decisions nor
give any instructions to collectors until
after actual cases have come before him
on appeal from the decisions Of the board
of general appraisers as to whether liza
monds. seeds and certain other articles
are by the terms of the bill on the dutia-
BILE or the free list. collectors will. Of
course, Without any instructions hold
them 10 be dutiAble IN order TO protect
themselves, and importers must go TO
law if they contest these rulings