The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-26
IMPORTERS VAIN EFFORTS.
shipments of Goods That Must Fay
New Tariff Rates.

New York, July &c. The New York Gus
tom house usually closes at 1 O'Clock on
Saturday This last Saturday 1t was Kept
open until to permit the entry of goods on
vessels that arrived In the day. The
Importers OF goods on the Paris Eofn
SOUTHAMPTON, the Umbria from Liverpool
and La Touraine from Havre desired to
enter them at the Wilson tariff rates.
These importations included woolens, silks
and china, on which the duties were
greatly increased by the new tariff. Inc
importers efforts were in vain.
As the President signed the bill i'm
mediately after il passed the Senate, It's
provisions applied TO goods entered Tor
duty at any time I'm the day, either after
or before the passing or signing of the
tariff bill. The Government does not recog-
nize parts of day. In the tariff bill 1t
is specified that it shall apply to all EN-
tries on the day on which it becomes q
law. Therefore those importers who paid
duties Saturday under the old Wilson
bill, before the enactment OF the new
Dingley bill, will have to make up the
difference resulting from the greater du-
ties under the Dingley bill.
The duties on the goods that arrived on
the Paris, Umbria and Touraine were esti-
mated at 81 900 900. The ships entry for
the Paris was made at the custom house ut
81 SO that there was time for the de-
tailed entry OF the cargo before the hour
for closing. The duties paid in the day
We're 1851 ,114.76, and were practically
all duties on goods that had arrived by the
Paris. Entry for the umbria was made at
2. 40 p. IN. by Capt. Dutton, who was
taken from his ship at Quarantine and
brought to the city ON tug. A s soon as
ne reached land he stepped into a cab and
was whirled away to the custom house.
He was greeted with cheers by cnstom
house brokers and clerks on his arrival.
Entry for the bark l.. w. Norton. laden
with sugar, was made at $50 O'Clock.
Word had been received that Capt
Santclli, OF La Touraine, would arrive
at 3:15 O'clock He did not appear until
4:O7. 1t was past the closing hour and
ms papers would not be accepted He
was late because he had refused to leave
his ship and come to the city on tug.
He said the regulations OF his company did
not permit him to leave the ship until 1t
had been locked. The steamships Niagara,
from Nassau, and the Habana, from the
West Indies, arrived In tie course OF the
day, but their cargoes We're not affected
toy the Dew tariff like those of the her
ships named The news had not reached
the custom house when IL was finally closed
that tha President had put his signature
to the bin
The question arose in the morning as to
whether the custom house should close Mt
l p. m. or p. m. The custom house
regulations on this point read as fol-
lows
Article 1ta6 Customs offices shall he,
kept open for business on all days Of
the year, except Sundays, Independence
Christmas and New Years days, and such
other DAYS as may be designated by law
or 10y the President OF the United states
or by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
article 1897 Customs offices are to
be- Kept open OH days of business between
the hours or . n. m. and p. m, and
these hours are to be prolonged so far
as relates TO the attendance and service
OF any particular officer or classes of Of
ficers whenever required by the neces-
sites or interest of the public service"
Inquiry was made by telegra oh OF the
Treasury Department at Washington and
instructions were received 10 keep open
until O'Clock. THIS meant also that the
subtreasnry shCuld keep oren until
O'Clock To 'eceive from the custom hou Sc he
money paid in for duties. Where hills of
lading for goods that had arrived were
lacking. bonds Of Indemnity were filed
in the law division. Yet this and all other
means to roid coming I'm der the terms OF
the new ningley bill went for naught.