The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A Ruling by the Secretary of
the Treasury Relating to
Bonded Goods
Gen. schofeld Issues several Army Or.
ders-To Have Charge of yellow stone
Park improvements.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 Secretary Car
lisle has issued a circular To all collec.
tors of customs calling attention to para
graph COS Of the new tariff act. which
admits salt free Of duty but provides
that the covering in which IT is imported
shall pay the same rate Of duty as II i'm.
ported separately; and further, that il
salt is imported from any country which
imposes a duty upon salt exported from
the United States, then there shall be
levied, paid and collected upon such
salt the rate Of duty existing prior to
the new act. The secretary furnishes a
list Of such countries which impose a
duty on salt and therefore salt imported
into the United States from these coun-
tries will pay duty Of eight cents per
hundred pounds. The principal coun-
tries imposing duties are Canada, Aus
tria. Argentine, Brazil. Germany. Mex.
co. Russia. Australian provinces and
Spain.
Secretars Carlisle today, In answer 10
sent the following kilograms To all col
lectors: The department has decided
To toe governeh by the suIrsms court
decision IN the case Of Iisrtranft ~
Oliver, l2j L. ). reports, page - which
extends the benefit Of the new act To- all
imported goods held IN custom custody
on Aug. u, 1891, whether unclaimed on
board vessel. or in process Of trans
purtatiun."
The decision ot the supreme court. to
wuirh the secretary refers IN hIs trIc.
gram. Was brought to his attention after
the receipt uf a / 30 word Telegram from
the collector al Chicago. IN which he
took issue with the secretary's ruling
The court. in It's decision in the case ut
Hartranft ". Oliver. says: The intent
Of the legislation Is 10 Toe followed even
II not strictly within the letter Of the
statutes. and it follows that the con
struction placed upon the section by the
secretary of the treasury, IN his circu-
lar of May ~. 1893. to collector Of Gus.
toms Is correct So far as 1t recognizes as
subject to duties under It's goods i'm
ported before the act took effect. wheth
cr actually within the walls OF bonded
warehouse on that day. or on the dock
or on shipboard IN port, or undergoing
transportation in bond either after ap-
p-oval or under the immediate transpor
tation act.
Gen. Schutield issued several army or
ders today, among them one which IN
creases regimental bands from sixteen
to twenty pieces. Another carries out
the law approved Aug. d. ia relation to
the issuance Of certain articles for the
subsistence and quartermaster's depart
ment. Another order adds a provision
directing the commanding officers OF
posts. before forwarding charges for trial
to personally investigate them. and his
endorsement on the charges must say
he has made snch investigation, and
state whether, in his opinion, the charges
can be sustained.
Capt. Hugh q. Brown. twelfth infan-
try, has been ordered to attend the en-.
campment Of the fourth regiment. Mis-
sour national guard. at st. Joseph. Mo-,
from Sept. 10 to 10. Lieut.. Col. Henry
W. Lawton, inspector general, has been
ord red Los Angeles, Cal. to report at
the headquarters Of the department of
the Colorado, and relieve Major AR.
ChafIee, ninth cavalry, who is ordered
to return to mis- regiment. Capt. George
Sanders, sixth cavalry, has been as
signed to duty in Yellowstone park. re-
lieving Major William A. Jones' corps Of
engineers, who has been in charge Of
the con struction Of improvements in