The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-31
A Ruling by the Secretary OF the
Treasury Relating TO Bonded
Goods.
Declsion OF tho Supreme Court
That VIII Govern in the
Matter.
Gen. soho1sld IIsuos Several Army Or
dera-To nays Charge Of Yellowstone
Park improvements.

wAsmNoIos. Aug. So.-secrstary Carlisle
has Issued circular TO all collectors OF Gus
toms calling attention 10 paragraph COS OF
tho now tarin act, which admits salt fres OF
duty but provides that tho covering In
which II 10 imported shalt pay tho same
rate OF duty as N imported separately, and
further, that II salt Ia imported from any
country which imposes duty upon salt
exported from the United states. then there
shall be levied. paid and collected upon
suoh salt the ratio OF duty existIng prior to
fhe new aoL The secretary furnishes q list
Of such countries which impose duty on
salt. and therefore salt iml ortod into tbs
United Stntes from these countries will pay
a duty Of eight cents pr hundred pounds.
The principal count les imposing duties
arc Canada. Austria, Argentine. Brazil.
Germany. Mexico. Russia. Australian .; ov-
inces aud Spain.
Secretary Carlisle to-day. in answer 10
kilograms from collectors OF customs sent
the following kilograms TO nil collectors.
"The department has decided TO be gov
erned by the supreme court decision in the
oass OF hartranft va Oliver. 125 u. y. fe-
potts, page 225. which extends the beuefit
OF the new act TO all imyofted goods hold
In customs custody on Aug. q. 1884,
whether unclaimed on board vessel, or 10
process Of transportation.
The decision OF tho supreme court. 10
which the secretary refs's In his telegram.
was brought 10 his attention after the re-
oeipt Of q l.200 word telegram from the
collector at Chioneo In which he took
iaeue with the secretarr's ruling. The
corrt In iN decIsion In the case of Hart
rsnft vs. Oliver, says: "The intent OF the
legislation is TO be followed, even IL not
strictly within the letter of the
statutes. and Il follows that the
construction placed upon the section by tie
sscrciary of the treasury. in his circular of
May -. 1883 To collectors Of customs is
correct so far as II recognizes az subi.et to
du,ias under ID goods i'm portsd before the
act took effect, whether sotually within the
walls OF q bonded warehouse on that day,
or on the dock. or on shipboard in port o.
undergoing Transportation In bond, sither
after approval or under the immediate
transportation aoi."
Gen. Sohohcld iasusd several army orders
to-day. among them one which increases
repimental bands from sixteen 20. twenty
pisoes. Another order carries out the law
approved August G. In relation 10 the iasu-
Ancs OF certain articles for tho subsistence
and quartotmastsr's department.. Another
ordo adds n provision directing the COM
msuding officers Of posts. before forward
ing charges for trial 20 personally iuvesti-
gate them. and his endorsement on the
charges must say ho has made such invseti-
cation, aud state whethe'. In his opinion.
the charges can be sustained.
Capt. Hugh q. Brown. Twelfth infantry,
hns beOn ordered TO attend the encampment
Of the Fourth regiment. Missouri national
guard, at 81. Joseph, Mo. from Sept. 10 to
10. Lieut.-Co'. Henry W. Liwion, inspsc-
Tor general. has been ordered from Los
Angeles, CAL, TO re- ort nt the headquarters
of the department. of the Colorado. and re-
lieve Major A. X. Chsff,e, Ninth chvalry.
who IL ordered 10 retuin 20 his regiment.
Capt. George Sanderson. sixth cavalry, has
ben assigned TO duty In Yellowstone park,
relieving Major William A. Jones, eotps of
engineers who has been 10 charge of the
construction of improvements in the park.