New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-13
AN EASILY CONSTRUED LAW.
THE NEW TARIFF REMARKABLY FREE
FROM INCONSISTENCIES.
x-s ,,oxrp ACT WITH THE WILSON GoRMAN LAW
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pEoisioN Wv
THE BONDING PRIVILEGE
EXPECTED SOON.
inv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiscNE'l

= kAfEO III
t,v TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRthoNE'I
Washington Aug. l@-That the il"n' "a ,n
D,rslev bin brought no, ohy oi''e'' .,,1,,oo 90
dns,rv hut an unusual degree OF i"'e ,,,,as h.
,or,,opce of their task was aahii.'e' -,
'"e Ps who studied the measure inteiiigeh'N
,,ho,,. prejudice and that the pii was S"
,e,ucn,Iv improved III some respects 's VIZ -
md bv the conference committee was &c ,o,,
~, c.nowledged Everybody who cafec 10 N"
aiso easily ascertained that the u'"O' :, -.
.,oa 4, fine preparation and revision y, y"
>nrsc,int Of the measure. and the mos' ii ,
attention and supervision bestowed on ~ -, vvoS
and reading Of the final PROOF pcioi, "a, &c ~
,nnroved and promulgated as law ra an
N .b,s care and labor are daily gamer" a." , ~
,,recia,od by the officials VINO are V'"'e - 49,.
r. -. =. constituting the law. Veterans III '"''
d. branch of the service many OF "'0'' -.
AGO declared the Wilson German Ia" ~ De ,'s,s
a mixture of Obscuri'ies, cruplu'S CIV -, ,oe
onc,es say that the Dingley Jaw Is f'ih"i N"'''
from all II them. and that WIN o"' VI ,,, .,
,t,s :, has been found easy 10 recohcie wiz a.
~. seemed 70 be contradictory lroNiSlO"s.
,,,,e olv.vs arise" said treasury oiioi', 1900
.r,uder every tariff Jaw. Wiener ne" 81 . y, -,
o. o,silv settled by reading the -" 4c'""iU'
-, ND never arise except for the cispoSI'on
- ,.,r,st,d ,,crsons 70 read il backward III OrUe'
y, ..ain supposed advan,ase. but such questions
have been Jess numerous thah usual 0'O0' ''
law 1900 .,,,,.c, chief
Tr, r1Y q question On t.tN @''+'-~ "''
c.,..,.l, 80 49,, customs Division OF the treas
49,, ,,,,,ctrnou. whose official observations ana eN-
,.riencc cover q lcns period OF CUSTOMS 'Ne'''
zion and admins ration. said: III seems - ' NJ.
le the clcar,st ard most easily cohs'lu0u '"' ~
w we have. eve; had-at least in my uine i -
fr,er from antiquities aud contradictions anu
,. ,.tteb nay. been discovered are OIL niIlo'
,,,s,.,ueucc II has been found neoesaaf! u d."
,he Attoruo--Gcneral for his opinion III ''s"iu ~
orl, TWO questions. both OF VINCE relate 10 H'"
provisions regarding the duties on inercnah"'Se IN
,.r..d from Canada Mexico when mas ho' oesl
,,o7,,,sA I'm .ne, q those countries. Both CT the
test cases arose from imporiations rom oal"u"'
and in one c4ae as you know the op''Hoh % 'n
Attorney General is that The diScrihh"Ahs uu'y VI
Ia uer cen, imuoSed 10y the new la" Is apphcaoe'
The 5,br case Is of much greater importance. II
The ATTORNEY -ltn,ial decides that the pioVislohs
q The I,W laN ia roaard 10 ciacUni- "l"e uu!ie9
United States from Canada under consular sea-
which has not been produced or innuiac'u Mi
for.. 81 f6. uerchandisG uttered at Pacific ports
rom CHINA. japan etc. was brought East over
~. Cana ian PucIa, Railway. but NE proportion
- now o ,r % ion in he tnitsd s,aies but
for the European market. which are reshippec from
ION wh4i 'doc, tl,s bandins privilege, as it, is
Of Wasnn- on. but there are also some PROVISIONS
thirueth article OF the Treaty of Washington con
Ia.neG certain reciprocal supulaUons TegarGlhS tIe
ON February 2t 1850, President Arthur, IL purSu-
ance OF a notice previously given. as required by
the treaty. issued a proclamation declaring mat
article 80 and certain other articles Of sa.d treaty
would terminate and exrire ON july l0ss: How
ever, suppose that most. II rot all the privileges
relating the transportation OF sOOeS IN noh: are
covered by the provisions q law 10 Wnich re-
changed by the Tariff law"
If the AttOrney General should hold that the
provisions of Section p Of the Dngley law do app!
10 merchandise coming into the United states from
Canada IN bond. such merchandise not being OF
Canadian production. would II cover merchandise
IN transit 10 Europe and free as well as dutiabie
goods?" ,
"a well as those whose final destination was the
United States: and 1t has been held that a dis
eliminating duty applies 10 articles which are free
Of duty. well as 10 those which are subject 10
duty under the general law"
II seemed he the general impression among
officials with whom The Tribunes correspondent
cOnYersed the subject that the opinion OF the
Attorney general would favor the imposition OF
ton is not expected until next week. as It is one
OF great importance and affects many interests
Before giving his Official opinion the Attorney
eral VIII grant hearings the subject TO the rep
which favor while others opposed to the i'm
position of the duty. on Saturday representatives
Of the New England railroad companies viii he
heard opposition 10 construction OF the law
derstood that representatives. Of Western railroads
and perhaps other interests will be heard on the
other side.
While II is the opinion OF some Treasury officials
from Canadian Pacific ports and the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company TO American ports and
American railroads an immense amount or ranlr.
Others express the belief that the freight rates OF
United States would he reduced II necessary 10 re-
tain control OF that traffic