The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-02

chairman of the subcommittee which
investigated the subject. 1t reads as
follows:
"Section -. That all articles men,
toned In the several schedules of this
act which shall be imported into the
United States between the 1st day of
April, 1897, and the date of the pas.
sage of this act and which were not
purchased and directed by the owner
to be shipped for import into the
United States by any citizen thereof
prior to April I, 1897, shall bear
the same duties to be charged upon
similar articles in this act and
such duties are hereby made
lien on such articles, wherever and
in whatsoever hands found, except in
the hands of persons holding them for
final consumption and have no pur.
pose to sell or part with the same OF
any part or product of the same, and
except also in the hands of persons
shown to have obtaine such articles
without notice of the provisions OF
this act; and any person, not such final
consumer, without notice obtained an
interest on "such article or articles
so subject to duty, except as
common carrier or yvarehouseman,
shall be liable for the payment of such
duties thereon and the same NAV be
recovered with interest but without
penalty IN any action or suit by the
United States against such person or
persons in any district or circuit court
thereof. And all persons liable under
nf Inf o~f
thereof in respect of any shipment,
cargo or lot of any such article
or articles may be joined in the
same action for such recovery without
regard to mutually or nature of inter
ests or defenses and such joint or sew
seral judgments or DEGREES may be rem
dered therein, including the enforce
ment of any such lien as justice or
equity may require In every such
case the process of the court in the dis
trict where the action or suit is
brought and where one defendant
resides and is served shall run to and
may be served on any defendant in
any other district 1t is hereby made
the duty of the secretary to prescribe
and enforce suitable regulations to
carry out the provisions of this sec
ton, including the retention in the
bonded warehouses of the United
States, or any other place where such
goods are deposited, samples of such
goods until required for evidence on
any such trial.
WAsHIN GToN, April 1.-The house,
by vote of POI to 40, has adopted the
amendment to the tariff bill making
its duties take effect Wednesday,
April 1.
WAsHIN GTON, April 1.-The amend
nent of Mr.. Hoar to the general treaty
of arbitration providing that all ques-
tions of national policy. the Monroe
doctrine, ETC., shall be eliminated from
the treaty and all subjects proposed to
be submitted to arbitration under the
treaty shall be first submitted to the
senate and be agreed to by two
thirds vote of that body. was the first
amendment voted on. 1t was adopted.
The Chiffon amendment to the arbi-
tration treaty was laid on the table by
majority of seven votes in the eXecu-
tive session of the senate.
The Chiffon amendment to the arbi-
tration treaty added a clause to the
first article of the treaty so as to make
it read that the United States agreed
to submit to arbitration all questions
! ia dispute between the two nations
which the senate might at the time
deem fit subjects for such arbitration. "