The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-08

49, 49, .rr-r 49, g. 49, .:- -: .7-
mouth of the Government. after its con
lshlton thSa H'aggs. ana oHg- nor. Wt'. -. II
ciair1sr,fse I s5fTr7zf 7 WIS mistaken. but
because was wrong and YOU were right
viii now insist that VIII not night
me "IoLS mus ++II,sl It;s On On Etg N
D0rtalia arri-Trs l1r,1-, which 7 had no
right to exact import duties The law OF
refund only applies TO duties paid on m
~, f3 1-l No -., ~ vzf'i.,,i III ~,
banrff Of the remedy provided for refund
where duties are wrouEtulIy eNactcd on
imported articles
his Is the reasoning OF dishonesty.
The Government, In 50 far as il Is con
c,Euet. fixed the status Of imported goods
on these sugars and should not d. heard
L say that they are not Imported goods
ID tiit same }itistSf-tl4"4 IL sl'-l- -at tflS-
blow hot and tl-G cold The Government
inst impressed the character rl imported
articles On these sugars for its own adj
vantage and II is @1d should be- for
ever tSfCpped from CoDttldlDE TO the con
tTaTy,
10 their being imported articles this
would be the Law as applied between indl-
FlGuals, and / see no reason why Il
should not apply To- the Government as
Wei as to individuals The Government
should not be permitted 10 wrong a Clii-
zen any more than a citizen should be
permitted to wrong the Government
fr1yh when dealing with the other sI22uld
not bc permitted TO take advantage OF his
own wrong
F11NrVC ny TIL. tr-T M TO-
II the act of $50 IS IN force and opera
tive, then, in my judgment. you are au-
1horfzed To make the refund racr7as4sd If
z-,s7 a-a Of III, r-,=,4o,, -7,.+ e,-,b 7r-f;a-
ny 'F---'" 1-''C sun "'-'.09
nave Deth assessed ana c9iiected under
The erroneous view that such sugars so
hr,91reyf,r iron, Porto PHO 7z-aro al
.,--.xI,.- e. - - $50 - -
" ~ "1.Il va nay . u ca anu iielu
- { Z
Sulh cases. and provided, further, that
the claimant has satisfied ..,-istf-,rr rsv,- o. =
to protest and aDpeaI The s-'-SsaI T,7-o-
vijyd Tor at the time of fhe ma ssh % OF
said act of 1879 was thu r,ro1--f;rrF in sar
ton 2qs wherein II zl-,e r,T.,[-i,5aI 80
within thirty DAYS after TiG71ffgfior3 b.y
IN. CoFIpCfor- sTJcf, cIsin7snt if ,iies.a+;s
fled theravy5ir saoI4!sj aT,T,eaf +, tF7e So
Jary Of the Treasury But s1lCh Sqction
2ggI was sr,acfacaI7S- Ts7,alTs5 ~ III o.
toms t5-ai7IisrT-sfiZ-a ct 81 TcG5 ~ i n
vIgIra Troyi5l1i II, ssi4 49, se ,5iriG7
precedent 10 a raf57nr779a-Tr fber any an
neal shall he mad ia ~ G.srst.sry- 5f ~
The Customs Administrative act sf,-
pra- is accorjfne- 10 rs I'LL an act n
lfrr,fif ~ Ta, - - - q az ~
l-l-r5C., - ~, -,-, 80 eS+=- - -,
OF. he ezcfinr If The aNt Which MAKES
provision f6r rsfT-i7T7ar7f h. y-5+I IDS
Tho e-t3Srsc+i--1 - - - eS- - '. - - =
- tLt % 81 ~ - q - el IN
Ta5nr55 ar sSTiTI1afa7 49, ~, 7,e1--y1.er7+
80 -, $50 - - - - -, - -
mage upon 5Ipeai more money mas been
,--.S - Wy l,N'E'i - W. q LII 80 u
mai jir,.iie+if ,Tf II q - 20 - i ~
- =, a. - - l5.----5+,I -, 80 -.
CF ~, -- - III - - -. u $3.50 -
= 80 - - 1ll11lA III ~ tiie II % "a =
- = ! ~ ~ llS tiIe S-I-lS out % any
gt "a IN ~, i 9ILi : i-.t otllssi !" ~ q
- ne eS2ss1ty none ; tIleIe
~ a !leL ShS 2ppt V5liiattg' anu lliS d p
IN tial- - G'li'eo q PEI me- l-t7-tt
e = - l 80 ne SCI
iaTy OF me treasury IS hereby author
- - - - TiI,;5-'t5 - - q - : -
49, iici'<1 t-"-- iOi VI a6-it4st
llLg 1i+lFL $50, u any tLltf "l.LILi
- SS1A - '-- 'LlS rS-ts % SuSL Si-tLS >
~ ts'l y = :. leleet u ny lLLe
80 SL1lle VI IN Lleels-IS sian III NJ az
Aual irpOit 10 NoAsitSS siHt d uttdIisu
statement OF lhe various SUMS Oi money
Re. u4lesI ullutE i l P[oN-st"4 ~ 81 lIl9
- % " @lis INittt az "a S',tSt - -
1aIllS - tiie ISN Ttiue- t9SsbAEi Win
copies OF mes L-Ll5isS ui>ief 'I'icn re
i.ag Hitii'S WtIE Hs,5ots
ms Sect+9yh dutiioll1tS you 70 L:ICI.I
ed. or abb DaymeGts made On APPEAL,
where % palG, or - deposited III excess
- l-i'i''I - maj ii
The Secretary of the Treasury may
correct manifest clerical errors ta) In an
entry. or % IN a liquidation, within one
% ,.,,,,,fo, +r,, ty,. 7,,rfos s,,,,,r4
10 BE- refunded ca..nat be prontrIy be said
to come within the purviev of this latter
sact, however literally we may construe
Us JIoElSIotiS-
~ rF,7@37 Cei-lri r tr7.I+
ed duties on imports. or upon payments
made on appeal Evidently the appeal
1sLeIieu 70 y Ll-t atPseL ioI le'eG I'm
49, aIraay4,- eae,, -T7at n Eos-i7 of An
T,raiseTs co1IId NOT consider or determine
IhC question whether an article vas an
fn1DoTt. hence there cannot DossibIv 6f an
zrreaI IN Re sCr7r+e fror7, !. v,7ar+er which
r6I5Id NOT he coT,sig5errd
.1'Tbe IlT7ties e,[actad II this case cannot
he sid to he r71asCa-faine[I or ,--+i-7atej
aS T6SSe no Tr.Tfg-s e.-i,Ier7f1,- rlTsr tn
amounts flar1zr7tj5rr- mon cIas-i4catjoT or
TaIUe Eeifher can we saw the d5Ifv ey-