The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-22
DISCRIMINATING DUTIES.
.,,r ON AN OBSCURE SECTION OF
THE TARIFF LAW.

- 8uinion as to the Require
-..s of the Law in the Matter OF
me. Duties on Foreign Vessels
,-.ruine Goods Into the United
I....4 Under Certain Circum-
s.auces.
-....r.,aton. Sept. Z1.-Attorney General
-.ra to-day announced his opinion in
..,er of section p, Of the new tariff
lie holds, in effect that goods com
-,astlv into the United States from
countries through Canadian ports
~, subject TO the discriminating duty
a.. ..., cent. and also holds that for
dds shipped from countries other
british possessions in British vessels
,- -nbfeet to the discriminating duty
.-. Questions were asked the Attorney
..-t the first Of which. was, in effect
..ser The discriminating duty Of 10 per
.~ovf5ed for ia. section =, should be
-.--.I AGAINST an invoice OF tea from
.., WI Oh had arrived at Vancouver
~. rr.ish vessels, and thence shipped
,s--rga canada TO Chicago. The second
.....,n was whether the discriminating
s... e1o,.l be assessed against a cargo
". ,,,'carsse ore from Chile, which re-
C.r-.. arrived in a British ship at Phila-
s...r., Both these questions the Attor-
~. General answers in the negative.
I'll. ou.nson of the Attorney General
o..- quotes section q in full and then
says
,rhrao plausible contentious are based
uoan this section, which, as to strength,
orlv differ in degree.
~ Tslt the duty is a discrimination
,-5a inn citations in vessels not Of the
7.rf..f states. whether directly to the
1.r-.J states or TO a contiguous coun-
t~r anil thence to the United States.
~ discrimination against importa-
+f-rs .f Goods nOt in the usual course Of
e.relv Ie-ail Uade) from contiguous
c-aurr. they not being the products
fre-.ot I'LL this the character of the YES
Sci is not important.
g. A dIscriminaton against goods be
trr tre reductions Of a foreign country
mi CONTIGUOUS to the United States, which
Shall come into the United states from a
fqa,ns country. IN this contention
r5- words come into the United States,
ara used lis designating movement only.
finder the first and second contentious
t5- duty would not be imposed. Under
- +. ,,-orlId he-T hence select it as
a basis for consideration.
,~+ r. If Is eaid that the section
ann, Il, Two casf.4.. (AD When
tba goods are imported in vessels not OF
The United States and to the United
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or Mexico mo re@assifv ~ e. 70 tba ef-
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