Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
Letters of Instructions For
Warded to Collectors.
REYNOLDS TROUBLES ON
He'll Be the Target for Questions
Hereafter.
CABELL TO TAKE THE HELM
Orders for Enforcement Of Corpora
ton Tax Not Necessary Until
Late This Fall.

Treasury officials are forwarding to col
lectors of customs today circular letters
of instructions for the guidance of these
officials in collecting revenues under the
new Payne tariff bill. Copies of the law
itself were sent out last night and reached
nearby points this morning in time for
officials to make collections under the
existing schedule.
The woes of Assistant Secretary Rey-
nolds and his subordinates will begin
Monday and continue until the new tariff
| law is in easy working trim. There will
arise hundreds of questions as to the ad-
ministration of the new law. Every col
Hector of customs will be a large question
mark and Mr.. Reynolds will be the tar
get. Telesraphic and long-distance teie-
phone interrogations will pour in for some
days to come and letters will be numer-
Gus. Much of the probable inquiry was
anticipated in the circular letters going
| out today, in which great deal is ex-
| planned.
All Free Except Rice.
/ As to goods coming 10 this country
from the Philippines, customs collectors
| have been notified to admit all articles
| except rice free of duty from the islands
| until further notice. Collectors, however.
| are notified to report promptly to the
| Secretary of the Treasury all entries OF
| sugar cigars and tobacco so that the
Secretary may check the shipments from
| the islands. This is done to keep track
| of the amount of these things coming to
| the United States. The tariff law limits
| the free entry of sugar from the Philip
| pines to 100000 tons; filler tobacco to
LOCO, 600 pounds; wrapper tobacco to 800,
600 pounds and cigars to 100000. 1t
| Is estimated by Treasury officials that
| the limit will not be exceeded on any OF
| these articles for some years to come, but
as Congress has fixed the limit the pro-
visions Of the law will be carefully obeyed.
/ The commissioner of internal revenue
| has prepared circular letters of instruc-
tions to internal revenue collectors as to
/ the provisions of the new tarin law re-
! moving the tax on leaf tobacco under eer-
tain conditions. The change in the tax
on cigars does not go into effect until
July l of next year and collectors VIII
not be instructed on this point until close
to the period when the change takes
Cabell to Handle Tax.
AS to the corporation tax, the collection
of which is put under the commissioner
of internal revenue, instructions to off,
l
fall. The law provides that corpora
lions shall make their returns under the
law January 1 next. Assessments for
| the taxes are to be prepared from these
returns and the collection Of the taxes
does not begin until July !.
! The handling of these corporation tax
problems will be left to the new com
missioners OF internal revenue, Royal e.
Cabell of Richmond. Va. John G..
capers. who has been ill for many
months, has sent his resignation to the
President, and it has been accepted to
take effect September 1. The appointment
| of Mr.. Cabell will be announced by the
| President SO that the new commissioner
| can enter upon his duties at that time.
Mr.. Cabell is postmaster at Richmond
there attracted the attention of POST
master General Hitchcock, who recon-
mended him for commissioner. He is a
graduate OF Princeton and studied law
| at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Tariff Commission.
! President Taft will make announcement
at the earliest possible date of the ex-
perts who will constitute the tariff bureau
provided by Congress. The President de-
sires this body of experts to get to work
at once gathering data. especially in con-
nection with the maximum and mini
mum features Of the law. The maxi
i
81. and the President will want enlight-
ening data upon which to base action as
to the operations of this law toward other
| countries, The President will fix the
| salaries of the members of the bureau,
an appropriation Of $3.50 having been
made for this purpose.
There are number of reports con-
Meeting the names of well known people
with appointments to the board. AS
| sistant Secretary Reynolds, who has been
/ In charge of the customs work of the
| Treasury for years and has travelled
abroad Investigating the workings of for
| eign tariffs, is believed to stand an excel
lent chance. In his present position he is
no more secure than any other political
appointee On the new board he would
| probably be a fixture for life, as it is the
announced determination of President
| Taft to urge upon Congress the making
| of the board a permanent body, part of
the tariff laws and system of the United
States, an aid to Congress as well as to
| the President
Watson May Get the Job.
Another man whose name is mentioned
as possible appOintee is former Repre-
sentative James Watson Of Indiana, who
has had hand in the making of two
tariff laws. President Taft offered him
two or three fine positions. one Of them
| governor of Porto Rico, but Mr.. Watson
does not care to leave the United States.
1t Is doubtful whether he would care to
| 60 upon the new commission.
| President Taft decided before leaving
Washington yesterday that he will not
make appointments for the new customs
court of appeals. The dispute In Con-
gress to salaries. no appropriation
| having been made, induced the President
to leave the question to Congress to
settle.