The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-23
n PORTO R|cAA TARIFF.
.xvKs LEVIED COSs1DERABLY
LIGHTER THAN IN CURA.
~eA 20 Collect nm Average Of
Ahsst Fifteen Per Cent. Al Va
s~,en on Imports, which VIII He
s~neient to Fay All Expenses.

vAeffI SSTfJS. Jan. ze.--By authority
:, executive order ISSUED Dy the pEesi-
s..t January %. SO. the secretary of war
-. urons3gared an amended Customs
$50. which WAS prepared under the d.
--..san Of the secretary Of the treasury,
= sa5>c.ai Commissioner Robert y. Por-
=. assistant Secretary Howell and Or.
r Carrot, ard which Is TO take effect
= n ports and places IN the Island OF
&c Rtro and al islands In the West
,.1n.s cas-, OF the 1stsi degree west iongi-
-. m, and after February i. iss9.
s -. x..rt Of San Juan Is designated a.
- chief customs port and Ponce and
~.xasz,ex az ssib-ports and the officer OF
- army assigned 10 each Of these rub
ss,ss A collector viii have general 3uris-
E~etou over the collection Of customs at
- ports respectively. Any questions
-ss.,rr At any sub-ports WIZ be referred
8 ths collector al San Juan for his de-
49, from which there IL no appeal. ex-
- h such casea az the collector may
- fnr dsfanion 10 the secretary OF war.
Trsae between ports OF the United
ess@s and AL ports or PAGES in Porto
-. ard trade between ports or places In
RIO gieo shall he carried on Ia regis
.sssA vessels Of the United States and In
a,y merchandise transported fin VIOLA
,ssr 81 this regulation shall be subject to
foFfesttre.
IL ale course of his report uceEi sTs-=si
80 porto Rican tariff ~ largely based.
s~sesaI Commissioner Porter shows that
re vasue OF the tmportatlous into Porto
ps~, during the year lE7 amounted to
Ne6s pesos upon which vas collected
Il duties s.. Isl So
n ssys: THE tariff in force in Porto
psro under the United Staies took pos
sssssou Of the island last summer Was
nnrey n revenue measure. the total
synos1sif % duty collected averaging anout
q NJ cent on the value OF merchandise
knoorted These values. both az TO irn-
portaifon and duties collected are given
X silver and therefore under existing con-
Affcns~~two silver Porto RicaD pesos fer
- United States dol.ar-uisist be divided
u order To express the amounts In United
9tafes money. If the same amount of
esreras IL required in Porto Eican pesos
"a he exports are likely 10 keep up 20
IA 1877 standard. the fiscal problem con-
hvnffng the treasury department In Porto
Reo n briefly this
Probable total value OF dntiahie i'm
poffs IL ,sSS tt3 pesos. or 61ba.93f: total
nvensfe to be collected 2,asi,sS2 pesos or
otO9s1.
arisrariIng the money question. which
asser all. IN this case is q purely Porto
near matter the sample problem Is an
Mportaiion Of about s9r1.0o in United
kata~ money and a needed. revenue OF
GxpU6 United States money. The aim
b framing the Cuban tariff was 20 secure
fptFGtN representing kShStt - per LFiiis
a yalorem Of the imports The aim has
hosn In the Porto Rican tariff To SECURE
/ rsyanue representing about Is per cent.
q vaiorem on AZ imports.
TIE value % the ifnportations OK mer-
ehardise into Cuba the last normal year
GND was Sci 3ss. and the total revenue
collected thereon Sis ST. aes. or an average
n nearly y per cent. ad va'orefn
r1n the other hand the total value Of
Imported merchandise for Porto Rico, In
which al that Island IL on
trfned, WAS a normal year. WAS T.ssSoss
rsA and the duties collected 2.4si9s3
PESOS or an average of about IL per
eenG The basis, in the ease of Cuba. was
bat that makes no difference in the rela-
tloa OF the tariff Of one country 20 the
Other Speaking rolndiy, the Cuban
,xsif yissded about q Ter cent and the
hrte Rico. say about Is per cent
1T would be manifessfy unjust" Mr..
hrfer continued. ito Porto Rico Ia adopt
nd put ~ force the amended Cuban
nrY because II 10 believed the Cuban
sNysnue will amount 10 about 2S per cent
= u. imports, while Il per cent ad
tAiosem tariff assuming tha. the imports
Asep up To- these ~ 1877. Will Yield zttf-
Arens revenue for the governmental needs
n Porto Rico The necessities and wants
n IL. two countries are radically differ
e. Porto Rico has not beer devastated
y war nor viii Il require e large United
Rates army tn keen order. There are no
G[mfH tNsSftf&enfA 1sfs}NFtEEE fNtSAenE Tor
payment OF military services to he eharg-
I'll ~ 10 the customs receipts For thes.
and other reasons the amended tariff for
fWto Rico has been framed on a revenue
Wedding basis ~ Is per cent. instead ~
per cent "a in the case OF the amend
81 tariff of Cuba nv this II mast not hs
Inferred thai all the schedules will In
raitnerniy Il Ter cent The schedules re-
afsng 10 wool and manufactures of silk
ssd manufactures of and musical inssTu-
mscss. have been increased tn - per cent
al vaiarem The rates Of THE liquor
saedubr will exceed e Der cent and "a
ra5acRsy the same "a in the Cuban
schedule An endeavor has been made
e Keep cation and manufactures Of be-
bw Il per cent only the finer grades at
ne higher rate and al The cnarser gsaotx
general consumption have been placed
~ per cent az valofeu4. The rlachfn-
cry tn ~ nsea I'm extending transparta-
tas and advancing tho industries ~ the
Nsra has been pat m IS peg cent or ~
N2aya'eut About Is per cent. al va
oreFi has hsref fore been collected ssrs the
imports of thu metal schedule anA st is
sssssaa.e that .tse proposed rates will keen
WITHIN this proportion. Here and there a
fsw changes have been made as wEi -.
S~a by feSeNenos IN the several schedules
sa3eA follow, nut the changes have an
@sa dictated by the desire 80 make the
f~ssnse tariff less tursiensoFne on articles
~ fooG fhan articles which are con-
sssseo by those better able - nav The
general Result wiz ~ a tariff not dis
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