New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-22
COLGATE & CO.'S
1906 LAUNDRY SOAP.
For years exclusively used by the best families

e's Sss@ na: III FREE
set" etc. The Senate struck ont ne w1fd IN ga ta-
ziers "a to insert miners before H. h IN 90 q,
now reads. diamonds miners. glaziers. ana en-
grayers Diamonds not set etc. The be gse by S e ee
perts indicate that damonds themselves; as a
class no; set in ada01 to ns e' admitted rSr free
is said that some Of the largest importers Oh o
cious stones in NewYork aware OF tns error, H err
be corrected -
In communication sent to Congress some yeam
ago 1t shown that the insertion OF a comma
instead of hyphen in tarn oll cost ,ne
ne n n%Os s n h free m
graph reading. Fruit. plants tropical ana SEN,
trpcai Instead s ae Of the the
there should heve been hyphen me article tn III.
srpor w 10 D eorraed BY joint Of
g. 1874 but to that time hundrecs OF rSs,gh
Of dollar. worth Of tropical fruits were brought
ssro"s error 1ff in the act corrected
ms uI ' Of parenthesis: The paragraph as
II appeared In the law read: Gables; cordage ana
i~p psr eS OF s S"e or ampco Sre
SUNNI one and one-haf cents per pound me 1h
sis were except binding twine." which made very
material change in the OF the s
the law. however. having been in force since oc-
toeer / lS" 49, as to,,rd hi, was never corrected
The duty on chocolate in the Mckinley act read
as follows: Chocolate tOther than chocolate coh-
fectionery and chocolate commercially known as
sweetened chocoate) 2 cents per pound The House
passed a joint resolution May o. 1892. In which the
Include only the words "other than chocolate con-
fectionery." The Senate Finance Committee. now
ever thought the of no Importance ana de-
clined to report the resolution. and 1t was never
Imported goods now in bonded warehouses and
placed on the free list by the new Tariff bill are
to be assessed at the rates prescribed by the NC
Kinley Jaw, while goods In bonded warehouses on
which the duty is lowered by the Senate bill but
the lower rates This seemingly inconsistent CON
struction OF the Tariff bill has been made at the
Treasury Department as the result OF conferences
between Secretary Carlisle and Attorney CencraI
Olney. The bill provides that goods imported un-
der the Mckinley act and paced in bonded ware
houses may he withdrawn for consumption AT me
lower rates of the Senate measure Inc dement,
thus conferred undoubtedly intended 70 APP
ply to the free list. but unfortunately Tor me I'm.
in the bill The intent OF Congress In the matter
is so plain that II is believed the courts would con
strue the benefits of the tariff law TO Apply 10 me
importer, but the Treasury Departn IS ANXIOUS
to avoid legal complications. In view OF the dcCls-
ion of the Secretary. however II appears mat TINS
will not be possible. Goods In bonded warehouses
and placed on the free list by the new Dill VIII De
assessed on their withdrawal under the rates I'M,
posed by the Mckinley law, and the importers VIII
naturally protest and sue the Government Tor q
refund of duties. Importers. however. may AVOID
embarrassing complications by Withdrawing their
goods without pa meDt OF duty. exporting mem 10
some nearby foreign port. and then reimport them
under the free list after the new law becomes OPP
erative.