Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-31
NEW TARIFF RATES.
They Took Effect After Midnight
July 23
Treasury officials So Rule, and Their
Decision Adds Several Hundreds
of Thousnnds of Dollars to
the Revenue.

Washington, July 27. - The secre-
tary of the treasury holds that the new
tariff act was in effect at the beginning
of the day on which 1t received the APP
proval of the president, and therefore
became operative after midnight on
Friday, July 90. The opinion of
the encouragement has not been
requested on the matter, the de-
partment holding that the question is
of sufficient Importance to justify them
in taking it to the courts for final deter
mination, independent of what the
views of the law officers of the govern
ment might be as to the merits of the
case. Senator Allison was at the treas
ury department Monday, and, in the
course of conversation on the SUBJ
ject, said that in his opinion there was
no reasonable doubt that the act COW
cred all of the day on which it became a
law. This also is the view of all the
prominent officials of the treasury de-
partment, including the collectors o.
customs at New York and several OF
the leading ports of the country.
Sufficient data upon which to base
close estimate of the amount of du-
ties involved has not been received, but
it is stated roughly that it probably will
hc between 100000 and 100000. The
internal revenue department probably
will save even quarter amount by
the new ruling than the customs branch
OF the service. During the five days
from Tuesday, July 20, to and includ-
ing Saturday, July "a, the internal rev
enue stamp agencies sold approximate
ly $5,1s1,s 500 in beer stamps alone, and
of this amount it is estimated that not
more than one-third, or $1,727,26d
reached their destination before the
act went into effect. The saving to the
government on these sales of beer stamps
alone is expected to aggregate not less
| than $1s3,O0 Commissioner Forman
Monday telegraphed all stamp agents tc
settle only on the basis of the increased
rate of 7Hs cents per barrel, and it is
expected that these instructions will
apply to all cases where the stamps
were not actually affixed to the pack
ages before the rate became operative
| No figures as to the amount of cigarette
stamps disposed of have yet been re
ceived, but it is believed that the sale.
have been abnormally large. As
the rate of taxes on cigarettes
speaking generally, was increased
100 per cent, or from SO cents PEI
1000 to one dollar, the inducements tC
tobacco manufacturers to lay in {
large supply were even greater thai
in the case of brewers.
Washington, julie 27.-The treasur,
| ;,l, -, ba, licnnyaraI y
ber of inconsistencies in the new tarit
act, some of them it is feared being in
capable of reconciliation. 1t is pointe,
out that section 262 places the duty Of
plums at 25 cents per bushel. and sec
ton 264 fixes the rate at two cents pc
pound. An error in the paragraphs a
to currants was corrected in confer
ence. Another section fixes the rat
of duty on hides of cattle at 15 per cent
ad valorem and admits raw skins free
The question involved is the classifica
ton of calf skins, it being contende
that commercially calf skins are no
classed as hides of cattle, and hence ar
entitled to free entry, which is liabl
to be contrary to the purpose of con
gress. Attention is also called to tn
fact that the provision as to license
for custom brokers was, by inadvel
tcnce, it is believed, left out of the ac
Circulars are in preparation construin
a number of the sections of the ac
Persons entering this country are pei
mitted under certain restrictions t
bring with them duty free usual an
reasonable furniture" This is intel
preted to mean such furniture as woul
be reasonable and useful for the PEI
sonal use of persons in their conditio
in life.
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