The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22

III foIoza therefore. that ths answer
70 y7ur .nqlirJ, - tzr a. ssctlo1 : :
-C5 Jbsr &c eha-acfsr q ths YES
81 in vhi-h t1e goods were carried -
~s2f IL f- foreign vessels. whether
the goos1s we're entitled - treaty - cel-
ventlon Is he EErer@3 INTO rle ports Qf
TIE UrlteG States CO the paymeut g. tls
sane duties As z Imported - AEler-cAn
vessels
= assarne thar the vessels we're not q
TIRE Irited States. blt British vessels
srt thLs brings ne % your comm zrlil4-
t0n q Auggsl Il. - znscA y0u inquire
whether section = r-Pe4lS ssct-1ls -
- a. Of the revised stat4tes. and yglr
communication q SepteEuoer ? asking
whether raEaLese ore imported from
Chlls Sn the British bark Lurlie % P1ila-
celPhia Is also sGoJecL 10 q atseElEl-z4t-
a Iaw imposing discriminating duties
has been on the statute books u
meLt o. the urst ta<ln bill SectioG :
differs frsm the Law previously = force.
Il that there IS omitted from X ire NoEcS
-cy any act of coGET ess- Does rEzs "a
that there are 10 woF4s q express re-
peal C0Esldsra cion Of TIE effect OF t14s
on section as VIII Be s1npltned - 3
reference 20 CoaLeEl poraneo4s legislation
Two Bills Passed Together
"On the same eay that TIE Dlngley
Ar act % zuth0rize the president 20 sus-
pend dlscrIEnlEa ting duties imposed on
foreign vessels and commerce vas ap-
proved I snail hereafter. for coENe-t-
ieuce. consult the suspension act T6.s
ace provides that the president IS author
ized 70 suspend IN part The operations
% sections AIS and Eae-. 50 that foreign
vessels from country imposing psArtS-l4
discrimination tonnage duties upon Amer
lean vessels or partial c4scr1Ynina i'm
port duties upon American nlsrcaaa1Ase.
n >
privileges which The sane class OF Amer
car vessels ard merchandise may enjoy
fn said foreign country. Il @tA os 0o-
served that i recognizes the existence OF
section as. and AMENDS Z ana eElarges
the presidents power by sectlol 4.--s.
that power could oEtE bS exercised WHTr
no discriminating duties were imposed
On American vessels. The ams1dEIleIll
provides mat the power may Be exercised
80 meet and respond 20 partsal alzcTtTIl-
mating duties 2s We-4--Fecs qTocaEEng ne
exact privilege through less than total
sxemp tior2s.
Old Law Recognized and Extended
'sThls act is somewhat confused oy is
references but n0rwIrh standing this co1-
fusion. the act does recognize t.le exist
EnCe OF and extends section -. and Il
also recogui1es section -.51-. haL Is tie
eject Of thtsg The acE and the Llls4ey
ullf we're passed on the same Gay. and 10
rot think the order Of passage Is lmpor-
tGut Z they can be rec0nc1sed. II either
r. peas L4E& 0lGcf. II - &AA&E - A4AA aA-aAs1A
The rule OF Implied repeais IS sci es1ao-
ashsd BY a long liue z cases. There must
Re more than diTere1ce-there naIst he r.
reconefiable conflict"
After citing several authorities IN sup
port ~ his position. tie attorney general
con tinues:
Section e ard section s21s and amend
EEeHfs are not C3-eXtenstve lE sC0ne. n
purpose. therefore. they may be compile
ueIts ar each other. one prescrs5@s rlle,
the other the condition upcu which ard
Each. therefore. has lis purpose, definite
and consistent
'.Section = might be a pruviso TO sec
ZION - and ts IN effect made so ny the s}1s-
pension set and as such pruvis0, Il = cer-
tatrly rot repggCauf 70 section - The lat
ser has its operation. commencing With IT'S
usssaEs. continuing until Ere conditions of
section ~ occur. and the president acts
on them. resumlng again Y the reciprocal
exemptions % foreign nations have been
examples OF this kind are familiar Ia
o,5r legislation The provision n the Ding
lev biH for reciprocity Or trade Is such Al
eN8 r-p5e. Under thats ths duties O. the
act may be changed"
Two law. Sot ia Conflict
TIE attorney general then quo,es several
cases in support of \ conclusion he reaches
that. where there s difference n purpose,
legislative provisions may bs indePsndent.
and then says:
But the rula of repeal hy Implication
does not require us - t13 tl1s rerlt=s7csz.
II thEre - Cot trTeeclclss1ss c3nfilct. the
rea3v seen thers Is certaiuly TO lrrecon-
ciIahle con1.cI. Even K here Vas that
crnfitcr 3n tne4r laDElt3sge--racrs = tEe ptr-
poSe-t6as woJ.1 eaTe Sd yield 90 trle H.