The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-08
Portland's Representatives Back
From n. Y. Conference.
MUCH WORK AccoMPLi SHED
Questions which Concern the Entire
Conntry Discussed and Disposed
Of ut the Eastern Meefing-An Inn
pOrtant FORMULATION Relating TO
Aided-Chinese Seaweed Diseased

a. Portland. Or, has just returned 20 the
Coast. after having attended the confer
ence oss local appraisers Of the United
States which met IN New York city from
August 3 10 81 inclusive. He was il tais
city yesterday on MS way home. and II an
Interview with Post-Iniell.gencer report
er SAID:
The discussions Of the conference o. ap-
pra4sers from San Francisco. New Orleans
Boston. Baltimore. Chicago and other pria-
cipal cities took in a wide range. inci6d-
ing all the tariff subjects under the new
Dlngley Law. az Ehey took up the depart
nenfs as sney are arranged IL the New
York office. shere being ten OF such for
that city. and ten assistant Apr aisers. the
contained force numbering about 10 men.
One of the subjects discussed which is
Of interest TO the Northwest. was that con-
Corning the duty on hides Ii viii be re-
msmbeTeG that Congressman Tongue. %
the FIRST district OF oregon. mad spe
eiil fight TO secure a duty oa hides TIE
original draft OF the BIN having been pre-
pared with hides on the FREE list. He sue
ceeded n his efforts. But the free list
contains a provision admitting without
duty skins. excepting skins Of sheep with
the wooi on. As soon as the Law went
into effect, the large importers OF hides
began 70 bring in their invoices with most
OF their impoTiat.oBs classified and entered
as skins. y case was appealed 10 the gen
efai board ot appraisers. which body made
a ruling that all hides up Ia twenty-five
pounds Wet weight and twelve pounds dry
weight should be classified as skins. ard.
OF course. admitted duty free. The treas
ury department was not satisfied with this
ruling, and the case was appealed 10 the
United States district court, where it Is
now pending.
Conference Makes Recon- m N da ion
After lengthy discussions and the ex-
animation Of expert testimony from most
of the largest dealers in hides n America.
the conference decided TO recommend 20
the treasury department a PRONUNCIATION
on the subject. 10 govern appraising Of
ticers until there is final decision reached
n the courts. and no doubt i viii take
d.ctum by the cour; OF higAes; resort. the
supreme court Of the United States
This PRONUNCIATION. as recommended,
contemplates that al skins CT cattle shall
be classified a. skins. and, Of course, aa-
fiitted duty free, us, 10 twelve pounds Wet,
butchers weight. ter pounds dry sailed,
seven and one-haf pounds dry. and tlve
pounds flint dried. These are the CONNER
eiai Designations under which skins are
MIR Hendricks was elected recorder OF
the conference and accordingly dcsigpat-
ed 10 convey the report OF the proceedings
to the treasury department and requ 81
tts publication in Official form Cor the fu-
tnre direction Of app-ais nS Officers When
he reached Washington he found that the
department had already been apprised of
the action or the conference in regard to
The recommendation on tfle classification
Of skins and hides. and thu, the promuga-
:i0n had already besn lssUe1.
The action. SAID Mr.. UcadrickS,
taken on the question Of the class. ticaI.on
az skins. Il IL is sustained ~ the courts. OF
which there Is little doubt. will make L
difference in the receipts in favor OF the
government of about ss,eo.0o annually,
as IL vas estimated that tbs ruling OF the
general board. II adhered 10. would have
yielded only abou; sa0o,oso duty annually
There ia also a question OF protection
20 the farmers and stock holders OF the
country. although this question did nos ap-
pear in the discussion. as it had no place
there. But 1t is notorious that Nj
Tongues objec. n securing the tariff On
hides VAS 20 attain this ma.
Continuing his Interview az the work u
the CONFERENCE. Mr.. liz ndr.cks sad.
Whole Range Gone Over.
AS said before, the whole range of DIFF
ficulties arising under the new tariff WAS
gore over. For instance. II vas found
that sha app-aisng officers in 1he Puget
sound districts are charging i lufy OF =
per centum adj yAlo.em an chjna nat ols
classifying them As expressed oils whsle
Portland and san Francisco are admitting
them duty free 1nier th% clause e The
tar;T laws which makes nat oils free The
Experts tn the Ne~ York 1tfiee. however.
find that thsTe are two kinds ~ So~cA}.#a
CANA nut oils. one made from peanuts and
cocoa.ate, etc, ana tAe o.her express -
from the seeds e trees which grow IN
China Tie confer nce decided that China
nut oils should be admitted dWty free. and
that Of coarse, the ais express from
me. seeds CT trees ought - he classified a.
expressed OILS paying dGty. This viii
in The future uercssittte Test Il china
oils brought IN. AZ Ia whether they are
nut ~ expressed OILS,
Another tht9g wh m Il ~ interest to
the reople az the Coss. came up ~ the
conference. The Chiaanen % th@ Coast
import a great deal - seaweed, dried snd
prspare,i using It n The preparation of
s7ups. ard III other Way IN Their refecto-
~es San Franc sco has been admitting