The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-22
ON THE FAMOUS SECTION
Attorney General Nc Kenne Gives
His Interpretation OF II.
THE GlSI OF HIS OPINION
Goods Coming Directly Into the United
States From Foreign Countries Through
Canadian Ports Are Not Subject
to the Discriminating Duty.

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."e matter o' sscuo" "i the new
tarin iaN. h' h"ids IN eject ,ha' goods
coming direct into the United states
from foreign countries through Cana
dian ports are not subject 60 the dis
eliminating duty of 10 per cent and
also holds that forrirp r,ods shinp. A
from countries other than british pos-
scssiops ure not subject Ia dlscriminat-
ing duty
Two questions were asked IN. sttor-
n.y general The flrst uas wh,aher the
discriminating duty of 10 psr cent
provided for In section 81 should be
assessed against the price OF tea from
China which had arrived al Vancouver
IN British vessels and theme. shipped
through Canada 10. Chicago. The sec
ond was whether the discriminating
duty should be assessed against a cargo
of manganese orr. from Chile. which
recently arrived In a British shin al
PhIladelphia. Roth these ouestions th.
attorney general answered In the mega
tive,
The opiniop of the attorney general
first quoted section % In fun and then
continues. The three piausible CON-
tentions ar. based ON this action which
as TO strength only differ In degree IN
That the duty IA "A discrimination upon
importailons in vessels not of the
United States. whether directly To the
United States ar 10 "A contiguo,,s coun-
Try and thence into the United States.
q, A discrimination against the i'm
portations nf yoods ,not in the usual
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