It is believed that these amendments will be helpful to the Federal Government as well as to our association in securing all the facts and an expeditious final settlement of such cases. Respectfully submitted. JOHN E. WALKER, Attorney for American Jewelers Protective Association. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of July, 1929. [SEAL.] REUBEN A. BAGLEY, Jr., Notary Public. REPEALS BRIEF OF HON. JOHN J. COCHRAN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI [Importation of cigars and cigarettes by parcel post] GENTLEMEN: Buried on page 244 of the tariff bill as it passed the House will be found paragraph 4 of section 647 which provides for certain specific repeals of acts and parts of acts. This paragraph reads as follows: "(4) Section 2804 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (relating to limitations on importation packages of cigars).” Over 50 years ago Congress enacted this law which prohibits the importation of cigars to the United States in less than 3,000 lots. The title of the tariff act reads as follows: "To provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect American labor, and for other purposes." I maintain that the repeal of section 2804 of the Revised Statutes will discourage industries and seriously affect rather than protect American labor. It will enable foreign countries to immediately inaugurate a mail-order business with the people of the United States selling cigars in small quantities, as in lots of 25 or more. An investigation will disclose that the Republic of Cuba has been trying for a number of years to have this law repealed. When our parcel-post treaty with Cuba expired, the Republic of Cuba declined to agree to another parcel-post treaty unless the United States would repeal section 2804 of the Revised Statutes. On the recommendation of the Postmaster General a bill was introduced in the House providing for repeal. This bill was called up by Mr. Green, then chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the House in the Sixty-ninth Congress, and was overwhelmingly defeated. In the Seventieth Congress the bill was again introduced and favorably reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearings were held which should be available in the office of the Ways and Means Committee. A resolution was introduced asking the Rules Committee for a special rule to consider the legislation. The Rules Committee took the matter up but declined to report a special rule and the bill was not considered on the floor of the House in the Seventieth Congress. The cigar industry in this country has not prospered, especially since prohibition. There is not sufficient tobacco grown in Cuba at the present time to manufacture all the cigars labeled “Habana cigars." Cuba is a large importer of tobacco, as statistics will show. The result of the repeal of this act will not only seriously affect the tobacco industry and cigar makers but will also result in American citizens receiving inferior cigars labeled "Habana cigars." I maintain that this provision has no place in the tariff bill, but should be considered as a separate measure in both the House and the Senate. I respectfully request that your committee give serious consideration to this question and I sincerely hope that it will not be included in the bill when it is reported to the Senate. JULY 19, 1929. INDEX TO SPECIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NAMES A Allen, William, New Orleans, La., port of New Orleans, foreign trade zone. American Export Millers' Protective Association, statement in behalf of, Page 184 255 211 318 American Farm Bureau Federation, statement in behalf of, general state- American Mining Congress, Washington, D. C., letter, products of foreign 311 American Smelting & Refining Co., New York City, statement in behalf 403 American Steamship Owners' Association, statement in behalf of: Equipment and repairs of vessels.... 537 Lack of manifest penalties... 590 American Tariff League, statement in behalf of, general statement.. American Wage Earners' Protective Conference, statement in behalf of, 21 153 Association of the Customs Bar, brief, additional duties.. Bevans, James W., New York City, National Council of American Im- 72 Black Hardware Co., Galveston, Tex., letter from, drawback. 402 Bond, W. H., Boston, Mass., National Association of Customs Inspectors, 481 Border brokers, statement in behalf of, general statement. 149 Boston Steamship Freight and Customs Brokers Association, statement 138 Brandon, Stuart K., New York City, National Customs Service Associa- 500 C California Walnut Growers' Association, statement in behalf of, marking Campbell, Ira A., New York City, American Steamship Owners' Associa- 299 537 476 176 Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, Calif., statement in behalf of, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, memorandum.. D Detroit and Windsor Ferry Co., statement in behalf of, extra compensa- tion_ De Vries, Hon. Marion, Washington, D. C.: Page 169 479 612 610 516 Self, United States Customs Court- Dodd, C. B., Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, Calif., foreign 176 Doherty, Walter E., Boston, Mass., Boston Steamship Freight and Cus- 138 E Eaton, Hon. Charles A., a Representative in Congress from New Jersey, 447 Edgerton, John E., New York City, National Association of Manufac- 462 Edmonds, George W., Philadelphia, Pa., Port of Philadelphia Ocean Traffic 176 Emery, James A., Washington, D. C., National Association of Manu- 407 F Fix, Otto, New York City, National Council of American Importers and 65 Fletcher, Hon. Duncan U., a Senator from Florida, memorandum: Equipment and repairs of vessels... 564 134 G Gerry, James L., New York City: Border brokers, general statement. American Smelting & Refining Co., smelting in bond... Gray, Chester H., Washington, D. C., American Farm Bureau Federation 403 149 1 Guevara, Hon. Pedro, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Harrington, A. B., Republic Storage Co., New York City, and Ware- 1 585 402 602 577 348 Hedden, W. B., New York City, Port of New York, foreign trade zones.. 188 drawback.. 312 Henry, Frank S., Washburn-Crosby Co. (Inc.), Buffalo N. Y., milling in 354 Hogueland, E. H., Kansas City, Mo., Southwestern Millers' League and Holman, Charles W., Washington, D. C., National Cooperative Milk Page 374 211 Huffer, Hayden, Merritt, Summers & Bucey, Seattle, Wash., letters from, 603 Hunter, Henry C., New York City, National Council of American Ship- 550 I International Mill Co., Minneapolis, Minn., statement in behalf of, mill- 348 International Railway Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y., statement in behalf of, 520 K Kraemer, F. L., New York City, New York Custom House Brokers' 134 L Lerch, John G., New York City, American Tariff League, general state- Lingham, Fred J., Lockport, N. Y., American Export Millers' Protective 318 Lithographers National Association (Inc.), brief, marking and labeling-- 303 170 Loomis, A. M., Washington, D. C., Tariff Defense Committee, brief, im- 286 Loos, Karl D., Washington, D. C., California Walnut Growers' Associa- 299 Lucking, Dean, Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Co., Detroit, Mich., extra 515 Mc McMahon, Thomas F., New York City, United Textile Workers of 293 M Marshall, F. R., Salt Lake City, Utah, National Wool Growers' Asso- 584 Mason, L. R., New York City, phosphate industry, products of foreign 307 Merchants' Association of New York, statement in behalf of, general 55 Metz, Herman A., New York City, Merchants' Association of New York, 55 Meyercord, George R., Lithographers National Association (Inc.), brief, 303 Miller, John D., National Cooperative Milk Producers Association, flexible 455 Mills, Wilson W., Detroit, Mich., Detroit and Windsor Ferry Co., extra 516 N National Association of Customs Inspectors, statement in behalf of, 481 National Association of Finance Companies, statement in behalf of, re- 606 National Association of Manufacturers, statement in behalf of: Flexible tariff.... United States Tariff Commission.. Imports from the Philippine Islands.. National Cooperative Milk Producers Association, statement in behalf of: National Council of American Importers and Traders (Inc.), statement in Page 462 407 455 211 65, 72, 126 National Council of American Shipbuilders, statement in behalf of, 550, 563 National Customs Service Association, statement in behalf of, extra National Livestock Producers' Association, statement in behalf of, 500 211 National Retail Dry Goods Association, brief, finality of appraiser's 465 National Wool Growers' Association, statement in behalf of, appeal or 584 New York Custom House Brokers' Association, statement in behalf of, 126, 134 Niagara Falls International Bridge Co., Albion, N. Y., extra compen- 536 Nicholson, John, United States Shipping Board, equipment and repairs of Osias, Hon. Camilo, resident commissioner from the Philippine Islands, 262 252 P Pacific-American Steamship Association, statement in behalf of, lack of 590 Pacific-American Steamship Owners' Association, statement in behalf of, 537 Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce, statement in behalf of, 217 Philippine interests, statement in behalf of, imports from the Philippine 279 Phosphate industry, statement in behalf of, products of foreign convict 307 Pillsbury, John, Pillsbury Flour Mills Co., Minneapolis, Minn., milling 333 Port of New Orleans, statement in behalf of, foreign trade zones.. 184 188 176 R Reading, E. J., New York City, Silk Association of America, marking and 295 Republic Storage Co., New York City, statement in behalf of, proceeds of 577 Research Institute, statement in behalf of, flexible tariff. 193 Robillard, Basil, International Railway Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y., extra 520 Rogers, S. H., Washington, D. C., milling in bond, drawback. 396 Roxas, Hon. Manuel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Philip- 226 Russell-Miller Milling Co., Minneapolis, Minn., statement in behalf of, 312 |