New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-01
THE HOTR or THE TARIFF ENACIn MEN l.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST TVE TREAsrRYs DECISION
THAT TIE BILL. WENT INTO EFFECT
prFoRF 1T WAS SIGNED.

.pc,vrxrs AGAINST TUE TREAsvRY's DECISION
THAT TIE BILL. WENT INTO EFFECT
BEFORE 1T WAS SIGNED.
There ore seventy three protests before 'he DON"
NJ limited States General Appraisers against the
decision OF III. Treasury Department that the ne"
,arin was In ercc; from 1901 n. m on July ~ IN
s,ead OF from 80 p m. that day. the hour the
hill was signed by the President test case haS
hoc, made OF the protest OF Stoddard. Haser'ck.
richards A. co. OF Boston. for whom two iots OF
wool Of 32D and w bales arrived by the Sy'aha
al Boston on the morning OF July ~ DUTY III IL
c.rts n pound cSac''d under the new 'ari'''
instead Of the wool BENG admitted free under the
old tarlT , a.,
" Gibson counsel for the Government. In his
brief in the case. says.
This f. public act. affecting all me people
throughout the whole OF the United states from
the most ea~tcrly point in the State Of Maine TO
tho most westerly point I'm Alaska. extending from
longitude 10 degrees cast ~ Washington 10 about ="
,,s, embracing about io3 degrees OF longitude with
d,nercu-o 81 horal time OF between six ana seven
hours II the act were signed at -" p M "ash-
InY,on time i then about 40 AT Boston ana
as at Now York and II would he retrospective az
all noinfs cast Of Washington. or els" the ports
e,s, ~ washington would have longer time 70
,mrort merchandise under IN" act OF 1871 thah
r,r.s wosi Of tho longitude 81 Washington. When
II was i0i p m AT Washington. II was then 800
o'clock AZ chicago ! o'clock Mt San Francisco. and
about 70 . IN. iu Alaska
~ tho act were 20 take effect from the moment
f. vas signed Chicago would be entitled to have
until in o'clock Chicago time 20 import goods
rodor ,ho &C., ~ lsai and San Francisco and all
othor por,s would have until 400 clock 81 their
i,,oI time 70 import goods under ~" act OF 1894.
o.hervfsc all places east OF Washington would
b.,. advantage over all other places west OF that
roi,t. and the Constitution provides. Article |.
Gcct,r &. All duties lmposts and excuses shall be-
,ri,, I'm throughout tho United States. While the
,c, NJ 1871 would he I'm effect At and east Of Wash
rrton the act 81 1896 would be IN force west OF
that point
"a not established ny the law 81 the Federal Gov
the ac, taking effect should he taken according to
time nj TIA. particular place or custom-house would
~, claimed For example. tho mean solar time at
Washinctoa differs somewhat from the Eastern
STANDARD ti.n", while that at Sandusky. ohio. for
example t. about thirty minutes different from
either tho Ia stern central standard time.
''Tbcre wo.Iid 10 tTo tarlN nets ~ force on the
eaue dny ut the sam" places all over the country.
And IN n customs officials would have TO try
% discriminate between entries made before and
after the moment of signing. no matter whether II
was by standard or solar time
There are about hundred and thirty
toms colcctior districts In the United States; at
each ono % these there is n difference Of time and
II the frpctionv Of day are to b" recognized In
regard to the tmc Of going Into effect Of this act
intcrminablc AID perhaps insolubc difficulties
would arise I'm the administration of this act.
when the President signs u bill he writes It
the day OF the month. and II IL forthwith received
ord The law does no; require that ne shall write
on IL the hour and minute OF the day he signs 1T