The herald., 1894-08-30
THE NEW TARIFF Law IN EFFECT
1t Promises to Make Lots of
Trouble.
Custom House Officials Kept on the
Keen Jump.
Many Protests Fiicd Against Duties
CuiIected-All Further Claims for
Sugar Bounty Dis
allowed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
New York, Aug. 29.-The applica.
tions for Withdrawals yesterday at the
custom house in this city because of the
new tariff bill numbered about 500 and
the receipts ut the end of the day were
something like 100000. Everything
worked smoothly. The day before the
Mckinley bill became q law $2,500,000
was taken in.
Many protests have been fled by the
brokers with the law division because OF
the workings Of the new law. When
the Mckinley law was passed five
months time was allowed the brokers in
, which to arrange matters for their Gus
toners. In this instance they were
given scarcely 4S hours notice, and ore
expected to accomplish as much in that
time as they did under the Mckinley
bill. Deputy Collector Phelps said he
feared section OF the new law was 60.
ing to cause deal OF trouble.
"You see it provides that all articles
brought into this country" ssid he.
Unjust be marked or branded in legible
English words, in manner 30 as to in
dicate the country of their origin aud
the qusntity of their contents. II not
properly marked, the contents must be
re.examined and re-appraised. This
means that all quart bottles OF wine will
have to be re-appraised, for quart
bottle of wine never contains more than
fifth of gallon. Then, again, if
house be consigned 500 dozen needles,
and there should be one needle more or
less, We will have to go over the case OF
needles to get the thing straight. The
result will be the greatest confusion,
and business will be brought to stand
etill."
Thus far, however, everything has
gone smoothly.
PROTEST AT PROVIDENCE. @
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Aug. pa prom
inent lumber firm of this city has filed a
protest against the decision of Collector
Pomeroy, which will necessitate a test
of the conetitutionality of the new tariff
bill. The firm imported on August 10Th
q carload of lumber on which, under the
Mckinley bill, the duties would have
been $3.50. This they paid under pro-
test, claiming the new bill should go
into effect August lst, and they were
entitled to bring in lumber Tree after
that date, regardless of the time on
which the bill passed. The protest will
be submitted to the board OF general
appraisers at New York, and if they
overrule it the case will be taken to the
| United States courts.
INSTRUCTIONS TO COLLECTORS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Following is a
copy of the answer sent yesterday by
Secretary Carlisle, in reply to an in
ouiry of the collector of customs at
Boston, respecting the administration OF
the tariff law:
mo merchandise which arrived be-
fore midnight on the 27th is entitled to
new tariff rates, except merchandise
already in bond"
| THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
The secretary Of the treasury has de-
cided that, under the terms of the new
tariff bill, payments OF sugar bounties
on claims already filed cannot be legally
made. Section 1882 of the new act pro.
vides, among other things. that there.
after it shall be unls wful to issue any
| license to produce sugar or to pay any
bounty for the production OF eugar of
any kind under the act approved October
l, 1907
1t is not denied that persons who have
filed claims for sugar produced during
the last year may not have just claim
against the government, the only con-
tention being that under the terms OF
the new law it is made illegal for the
secretary to pay them.