The evening world., 1894-08-27
A Law AT MIDNIGHT.
No Chance Of q Veto Of the
New Tariff Bill
Goods In Bond Under Mckinley
!. Law to Come In Free.
Carlisle Telegraphs Instructions to
Various Customs Officers.


WASHINGTON. Aug. H.-The Tariff
bill. which has been in the custody Of
the Treasury Department since shortly
returned to the White House this morn
ing.
It is stated authoritatively that a veto
is out of the question.
The bill will become law at u
o'clock tonight. Secretary Carlisle this
afternoon sent the following telegram
to Customs officials at all ports of the
United States:
Vessels with cargo not discharged nor
entered for consumption may be made
vessel warehouses temporarily for such
goods, as shall be entered to-day In
The Secretary sent also the follow
Ing telegram to Collectors at New York,
San Francisco: Boston Ph hina Ia
Port Townsend, Wash.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF THE
w StsTfSaF6 Aug 81. 1894.
Collector OF Customs: You are instructed as
follows concerning the collection OF duties under
the recent revenue legislation OF Congress:
l. All articles heretofore subject to duty. but
may be withdrawn from warehouse on and after
Aug %, 1894. without the payment Of duty.
orally provided for In schedule X, which are
composed wholly Of materials other than wool or
Ssn Or or Of ons OF
chief value. will be admitted on and after Aug
rs, 1894, at the rate OF duty prescribed In the
new act; all other manufactured articles. spe-
cincally or generally provided for in said sched-
ules Will continue. until Jan. l, 1895 to pay
the rates Of duty imposed thereon by the act en-
titled: IAN act 70 reduce the revenue, equalire
duties on Imports, and for other purposes.' ap-
3. Coffee and tea and hides and skins, raw or
incurred, whether dry salted or pickled will be
admitted free Of duty on and after the asth day
dated March Il. 1899. issued In accordance with
the proclamation Of the President Of the United
States. dated March Is: 1892 and directing the
the products OF. or exported from. Venezuela, Co
lomS.s and Hsyti is hereby TsyGsod s.or.
1t Is learned that as to all questions
of error In punctuation. Secretary Car
Isle will make no decisions or give any
instructions to collectors until after act
ual cases have come before him on APP
peal from the decisions OF the Board or
General Appraisers.
As to whether diamonds. seeds and
certain other articles are, by the terms
OF the bill. on the dutiable or the free
any instructions hold them to be dutia;
BILE In order to protect themselves. and
importers must 20 to law II they con-
The scarcity OF Senators in the SEN
ate Chamber to-day was more than
compensated for by the immense crowds
of visitors in the galleries.
Mr. Cockrell Dem, MOI moved tina,
the Senate proceed to the consideration
OF executive business. The motion was
carried, and at 1910 the galleries were
cleared OF the expectant but disappoint.
ed throngs, the doors were closed, and
the remainder OF the days business was
transacted In secret session.
In the House the galleries were also
crowded with visiting members OF the
Order of Knights OF Pythias
Mr.. Holman CDem., Ind, the old
some amusement by asking unanimous
consent for the consideration Of bill e
pay to j. +. Cobb q Co. of Aurora, Ind
s., 400, the value of some barges taken
20 session of by the Government during
the war. IL was the first time he had
asked for the consideration Of u private
bill for years, he said, but the Hous,
was not lndulgent and Mr.. Marsh Qtep.
| ILL., objected.