The morning call., 1894-08-15
UNDER NEW RULES
Important CustOm-HOuse
Changes.
An Effort to Make Smuggling Diff
cuIt-RemOvaI of Jerome and
Tobin Deferred.

A portion of the report made by the
special agents who recently investigated
the Custom-house was received by the Col
lector from Washington yesterday.
The portion that advises the removal of
Deputies Jerome and Tobin will be held
at the capital until Hamlin's arrival from
Alaska. 1t will then be referred to Col
lector Wise for action.
The following recommendations of the
special agents have been approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the changes
proposed in them will be adopted as soon
as pOsslble:
A thorough probing OF sugar, rice and vegeta-
bles from certain ports should be required TO
detect the presence of opium. Packages OF i'm
ported Chinese goods under one mark often
bear but one number. Ali THESE should be re-
quired to have consecutive numbers or other
wise all should be examined.
The searching OF vessel when once begun
should not be suspended during lunch hour, but
continued until finished.
The presence OF suitable revenue boat Is re-
quired 10 prevent smuggling OF opium at San
Francisco, together with steam launch with
search-light for night WORK.
Two inspectors should be stationed at the
Southern Pacific sheds and one at the Wells
Fargo & Co.'s Office In This city TO examine
freight arriving from the vicinity OF Puget
Sound as domestic freight.
The office OF the Naval O1icer be trans
ferred from the third TO the second moor oil me
Cuslom-h0use and construction OF room for
his occupancy near his clerks.
Recei Is for invoices should be taken by the
Collector and Appraiser for all invoices passing
between them with the VII W OF liking the
responsibility in case OF loss
Foreign packages arriving by mall are not all
submitted to an appralsing of1icer aud only a
record is made Of registered packages. Iull
record should be kept giving the name OF the
addressee, description OF the merchandise,
value rate and amount of duty:
the importer OF merchandise is not required
to swear to his entry at the time he makes It.
He may make his declaration at any time
within thirty DAYS. This practice is contrary
to the regulations. The oath should be taken
when the entry is first presented.
To prevent rep tition OF the fraudulent use of
certificates of expectation issued at San Fran
cisco covering bags shipped foreign filled with
American products which have been used at
other ports hereto to procure Tree entry of bags
not OF domestic manufacture 1t lie recommended
that these certificates be not issued unless the
inspector in charge OF exports has certified at
time of expectation that the bags they cover
were OF American make entitled TO free entry.
Steel rails imported under act OF March 3,
1885. which have remained over three years IN
bond have bern permitted 10 be Withdrawn on
payment OF lesser duties provided for in the
act Of October 6, 1890. Portions OF two entries
of these rails now In warehouse at San Fran
cisco should be Teliquidated ana the entire lot
sold as abandoned merchandise.
It is understood that Deputy Jerome's
action in permitting the withdrawal of the
rails referred to in the last paragraph of
the report was one Of the reasons given
for his removal.