The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE. FRIDAY, Arersr 20.
AN IMPORTANT CHANGE.


A very important Amendment TO the
D!ngley bin was made by the senate. and
II viii have TO be admitted IN Justice 70
that body. that II the delay in the passage
OF the act resulted n 20 other advantage
the country has gained insmeasarabiy By
the omission Of FIVE words
The omission Of those FIVE words may
have very much 90 do with the rebuilding
of our merchant marine. and in time make
Us the commercial rival OF Great Britain
on the seas. At one time In our history
We had maritime service Of which any
nation Of our class at that day might have
been proud. bat an unfortunate revulzlon
OF public opinion. whlch Is sometimes not
satisfied with the Ills Il has. but alez to
others that Il knows not q. took action
whose consequences have been disastrous
70 our shipping.
IL seems thai one Of the last sections OF
the bii found On the isoth page OF the Of
fetal copy OF The bin as II went TO the sen
ate Is numbered Is tn that bin. but /, APP
pears IN the Law itses as section 2. They
agree perfectly. the Is and The e exceut
that five words In IL. namely. .or any act
OF congress" are not found In section p.
II II the omission Of these words which Is
relied upon 70 open up the way for revo-
tuition in ocean traffie. and it fails 20 the
bot OF the Inter Ocean 20 make c0nsplc1a.
ous the effect Of the change In justice 70
Mr. Alexander p. Smith. editor OF the sea-
board. II should be noted that he had al
ready pointed cut the significance OF the
change and. while he modessly refrains
from aiiuding 10 the fact. it is not !rnprot,.
able that he had something 10 DO with the
eiisiun. The section. as It originally stood.
Was as follows.
That discriminating duty Of 10 per
seiiium ad yalorem IN addition to the du-
ties imposed by law. shall be leviea. col.
ieeted and paid on all goods. wares or sner-
chandise. which shall b. Imported In yes.
sels not Of the United States. but this dis.
eliminating duty shall not apply 10 goods.
wares and merchandise which shall be ina.
ported in vessels not OF the United States.
entitled BY treaty cor any act OF congrcssp
to be entered Ia the ports Of the Unst-l
States on payment Of the same duties a..
shall then be paid on goods wares and
merchandise Imported In vessels Of The
United ssaies"
Mr.. Smith says that there is only one
treaty between the United States and Eng.
land on the subject OF dlscr3niostin,
duties. and that applies only 10 British
goods and products. That treaty was FIRST
negotiated Ia ISIS. and made indefinite IN
time ia Isl, since which time e has under.
gone no change. Bat Ia Isas. according to
Mr.. Smith. congress passed The Ak re-
ferrsd 10 in the original Dinghy hil "a
.any AK Of congress The secretary OF
the treasury al that time vas that emf
nent Phllsdelphls lawyer. william II
Meredith. and on October IS. issa. he Is
sued circnlaE 20 ;ae several custom
house oaicers mStructlns them thal from
January / ia, British vessels would b.
allowed 70 enter our ports with car-oes
Of the growth. manufacture or production
% any psrt CT the worla on The same
terms as The vessels or the United States
Subsequent tariffs have taken coxngranse
Of shat aei OF 1919 quite a. matter OF
course No doub, NJ pinE'ey followed
the custom without any Thought. gate as
matter Of course aut Mt AldrIeh ar
some other na8nher Of ghe senate com
mltsee en- anancc just drew his pen
through ghosr Hve lg,le words. ara al the
rest concurrea.
The later Ocean says thst e does nel
appear sha, anybody q, AIRY stage q che
proceedings made any attempt 10 restore
the words ''or any acs OF coasrcss.' 4,
any rate the law. as it actually stands
does net eontatn shosc words TIE nune~-
ieai change In ere seosion s. % no corse-
eucnee. huy the elimination - theae few
words NAV. IS we have already sai1. "a
eTecs be rhc a.esnninE 81 new CONNER
elai era IN The History a the raue3
states. By tels ere Es;ls chauxr IRE OBJ
sec& aimed a, sn the hig on - suefe-, ~
discriminate autse@. introduced hv SeeR
ter Flklns q wess vgrr.n.a. e. atsaire>l
VERY likely &c was tbe Keen csc f,~ ssaa.
ness % that seuasor NhscA srss ssu Row
easy Il would ~ 20 secure by thc shast cte
Of this aneataHsn; she re4g os ais ve.
measure measure the Inter ocean
strongly urrea eonscess 90 Q4as. 2, is ce~.
sAsnly none ne iess s'saia1ant ~ EFFECTIVE /
because tlSe the Kingdom which fs r,.
az thss world. g eame 'not BY csse~ya- !
slon''
T'he ealuion jas, rta6evea hy AttOsuev-
General NrHenra IN regar8 20 A roas.sa. /
mont 81 3samouas whtcs we're SHIPPED 70 /
tais oeunsry - say - Caaaaa sese-s 70 !
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