Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-02
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER z 1894.
The New Tariff Law.

WASHINGTON. August 27.-The tar
iii bill. which has been in the custody
of the Treasury Department. was ro-
turned to the White House this morn
ing. 1t is stated auihor,tivcly that
a veto Is out of the question. The
bill will become n law at II o'clock To.
night. Secretary Carlisle this after.
noon will issue instructions to the
Collectorsof Customs throughout the
country directing them to carry out
the provisions Of the new act.
Secretary Carlisle has decided and
VIII instruct the custom collectors
that goods placed in bonded ware.
houses under the Mckinley law and
made free OF duty under the new tar
III act are entitled To free entry and
need not be exported and reimportcd
III order to get the bcnehts OF the
new act. This is Of special interest to
the wool trade rs large amount of
wool is stored III bonded ware houses.
In this rs i'll all other mooted aues.
tions, the Secretary will follow the in
tent Of Congress and let the aggriev.
ed parties appeal to the courts if they
care to contest on technical grounds.
He will undoubtedly hold diamonds
dutiablc, Notwithstanding the erro-
ncona punctuation OF the free list.
The Secretary To day sent the fol-
lowing telegram To custom officials at
all ports: Vessels with cargo not
discharged nor entered for consump.
tion may be made vessel warehouses
temporarily for such goods as shall be
entered to-day III bond"
The secretary sent the following
telegram to-day to the collectors of
New York. San Francisco, Boston.
Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans.
Chicago and Port Townscnd: You
are instructed as follows concerning
the collection of duties under the
recent revenue Legislation of Con.
grcss
-firsr-All articles heretofore sub.
Jcct to duty but made free by the pro.
visions of the new act may hc with.
drawn from the ware houses on and
after August %, 1891. without nav.
ment Of duty.
Sccond-All manufactured articles
specified or generally provided for in
schedule * composed wholly of
materials other than wool or worstcd.
or Of which some one material other
than wool or worStcd is the component
part Of their chief value. will he ad.
mitted on and after August %, 1891.
at the rate Of duty prescribed in the
new act: All other manufactured
articles specifically or generally pro,
vided for in said schedule. will con.
tinuc until January !, IS9j, to pay
rates of duty imposed thereon by the
act entitled: Act to reduce revenue
cqunlizc duties on Imports and for
other purposes, approved October
! 1870.
-Third-COifcc and tea, hides and
skins, raw or uncurcd. whether dry
snltCd or picked, will he admitted
free Of duty OH and after the 2sth oI
August. 1891, and Treasury circular
IS l2,5l0, dated March u. 1892. is
sued i'll accordance with the procla
nations Of the President of the Unit
cd Stntcs. dated March IL. 1892. ant
directing the collection Of dutie.
upon certain articles, being products
OF. and exports from Venezuela
Columbia and llayti, is hereby re
vokcd."
Although, as stated. it is Carlisle,
purpose that the intent Of Congress
bc followed. il is learned that as To nj
questions of error in punctuation. Il,
will make no decisions nor give mn,
instructions to collectors until aftcI
the actual cases come before him oi
appeal from the decisions ofthc i}oart
OF General Appraisers as Ia whether
diamonds. seeds aud certain other nr
ticlcs are, by the terms of the hill oi
tho dutiablc or free lists. Collector.
will. without instructions. hold then
to bc dutiablc in order to protcc
! themselves and the Importers whc
must 90 to law il they contest these
| rulings,