The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-03

Provisions OF the New Section 20 the
Tariff bill.

Tariff BiII.
Washington, April 1.-The follow
ing Is the text of the new section To be
added to the tariff bill as agreed upon
10y the republican members of the com
mittee on ways and means, fixing the
date on which the duties In the bill
shall take effect. 1t was introduced by
Mr.. Grosvenor (rep., o.. chairman of
the subcommittee which investigated
the subject. IL reads as follows;
section 2-That all articles mentioned In
the several schedules OF this act which
shall be imported into the United States
between the first day OF April. 1897, and the
date OF the passage 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 1, 1897. shall bear the same duties
10 be charged upon similar articles In this
act and such duties are hereby made a lien
on such articles. wherever and I'm whatso-
ever hands found, except In the hands OF
persons holding them for final consumption
and have no purpose TO sell or part with
the same or any part or product OF the
same. and except also In the hands OF per-
sons shown TO have obtained such articles
without notice OF the provisions OF this act:
and any person, not such final consumer
without notice having obtained an In
terest In or possession OF any such article or
articles so subject 10 duty, except as a COM
mon carrier or warehouseman,s shall be liable
for the payment OF such duties thereon and
the same may be recovered with interest
but without penalty In an action or suit
by the United States against such person or
persons In any district or circuit court
thereof And all persons liable under this
act for such duty or any part thereof In re-
spect OF any shipment. cargo or lot OF any
such article or articles may be Joined In
tho same action for such recovery without
regard TO mutually or nature OF interests
or defenses, and such Joint or several judE-
ments or DEGREES may be rendered therein,
including the enforcement OF any such lien.
az Justice or equity may require. In every
such case, the process or the court In the
district 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. II Is
hereby made the duty OF the secretary OF
the treasury TO prescribe and enforce
suitable regulations 70 carry out the pro-
visions Of this section. including the re-
tentIon IN the bonded warehouses OF tho
United States or any other place where
such goods are deposited samples OF such
goods until required for evidence on any
such trial"
The prevailing opinion In the senate
IS that the proposed retroactive feature
OF the tariff bill will not be approved
by that body when the measure comes
up for consideration there. The pur-
pose OF the amendment may be meas
ureably accomplished nevertheless in
the encouragement of the imports OF
merchandise OF all sorts against which
high protective duty will be imposed
under the new law. The theory OF the
republicans who are backing the retro
active proposition is that American in
terests are entitled to the fullest pro-
lection that congress can give them
against n flood of imports which will
cone In competition with home prod
ucts during many months, u not years.
after the law goes into effect. unless