as such, that the person in the United States, buying directly or through his agent in the United States or through a foreign agent, has any financial or other interest in the business of the person in the country of exportation shipping or selling the merchandise to the person in the United States, the appraiser or the person acting as such will secure from the person in the United States his sale price in the United States of the imported merchandise plus the cost, when not included in such price, of the package and the packing charges, and compare this price after due allowance has been made for all expenses included in said price incurred from the place of manufacture or purchase in the foreign country to the place of delivery in the United States with the sales price that the person importing the merchandise pays or has agreed to pay to the foreign shipper, manufacturer, or owner, and report to the collector as the sales price the lower O the two.

(c) If the merchandise imported into the United States has been secured from the foreign owner, manufacturer, or shipper otherwise than by purchase, the sales price, plus the cost, when not included in such price of the package al the packing charges, win be the price at which the person importing the merchandise sells or agrees to sell the merchandise in the United States, plus the cost, when not included in such price, of the package and the packing charges, either prior or subsequent to the date of importation, less all expenses, included in said price incurred from the place of shipment or manufacture in the foreign country to the place of delivery in the United States.

Sec. 8. That the foreign home value or the value to countries other than the United States, as the case may be, shall be taken at the date of sale or purchase of the mrchandise exported to the United States, or if such merchandise is secured otherwise than by purchase, at the date of exportation of the merchandise to the United States.

Sec. 9 That whenever merchandise whether dutiable or free is exported to the United States of the class or kind provided for in this Act, and the sales price is less than the foreign home value, or in the absence of such value is less than the value to countries other than the United States, or in the absence of such value is less than the cost of production, there shall be levied and collected, in addition to the duties on imported merchandise prescribed by law, a special duty in an amount equal to the difference between the sales price and the

foreign home value or the value to comtries other than the United States or the cost of production, as the case may be.

This section shall not apply to any article imported the like of which is not produced in substantial quantities in the United States, the same to be ascertained determined, and promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Sec. 10. That the appraiser, or the per son acting as such, shall report and return to the collector his decision as to the foreign home value, or the value to countries other than the United States, or the cost of production, as the case may be, and the sales price.

Sec. 11. That if the appraiser, or the person acting as such, can not ascertam the sales price in the United States provided for in either (b) or (c) of section 7 of this Act within ten days after the entry of the merchandise he shall withhold his return to the collector under such regulation as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.

Sec. 12. That if the collector shall deen the foreign home value, or the value to countries other than the United States, or the cost of production reported by the appraiser or the person acting as such of any imported merchandise provided for by this Act to be too low, or shall deem the sales price of such merchandise to be too high he may within six months after the date of such report and return appeal to reappraisement, which shall we made by one of the general appraisers, or if the importer, owner, agent, or consignee of such mer chandise shall deem the foreign home value, or the value to countries other than the United States, or the cost of production reported by the appraiser or the person acting as such to be too high, or shal deem the sales price reported by the ap praiser or the person acting as such to be too low, and shall have complied with the requirements of existing law with respect to the entry of such merchandise, he may within ten days thereafter appeal to reappraisement by giving notice thereof to the collector in writing.

Sec. 13. That the general appraiser, in cases of reappraisement provided for in section 12 of this Act, shall report to the collector of customs the foreign home value or the value to countries other than the United States, or the cost of production, as the case may be, and the sales price; ani such value or cost of production and sales price shall be final and conclusive agains all parties interested therein unless the owner, consigee, or agent of the merchandise shall deem such value or cost of pro

duction reported by the general appraiser to be too high or the sales price too low and shall within five days thereafter give notice to the collector in writing of an appeal, or unless the collector shall deem the report of such value or cost of production to be too low or the sales price too high, and shall within ten days thereafter appeal to re-appraisement by the Board of General Appraisers.

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Sec. 14. That in all cases of reappraisement or re-reappraisement provided for in sections 12 and 13 of this Act the collector shall transmit the invoice and all the papers appertaining thereto to the board of nine general appraisers, to be by rule thereof duly assigned for determination. such cases the general appraiser and the boards of general appraisers shall proceed by all reasonable ways and means in their power to determine the foreign home value, or the value to countries other than the United States, or the cost of production, as the case may be, and the sales price, and in so doing may exercise both judicial and inquisitorial functions. In such cases the general appraisers and the boards of general appraisers shall give reasonable notice to the importer and the proper representative of the Government of the time and place of each and every hearing, at which the parties or their attorney shall have opportunity to introduce evidence and to hear and cross-examine the witnesses for the other party and to inspect all samples and all documentary evidence or other papers offered. Affidavits of persons whose attendance can not be procured may be admitted in the discretion of the general appraiser or Board of General Appraisers.

See. 15. That no reappraisement or rereappraisement provided for in this Act shall be considered invalid because of the absence of the merchandise or samples thereof before the officer or officers making the same, where no party in interest had demanded the inspection of such merchandise or samples, and where the merchandise or samples were reasonably accessible for inspection.

Sec. 16. That the decision of the appraiser, or the person acting as such (in case where no objection is made thereto, either by the collector or by the importer, owner, consignee or agent), or the single general appraiser in case of no appeal, or of the board of three general appraisers, in all reappointmnt cases provided for in this Act shall be final and conclusive against all parties, and shall not be subject to review in any manner, for any cause, in any tribunal or court, and the collector or the person acting as such, shall ascertain, fix,

and liquidate the amount of the special duty provided for in this Act, in addition to the duties prescribed by existing law on such merchandise, or other merchandise subject of this Act.

Sec. 17. That if any person importing merchandise into the United States shall fail, at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, or an appraiser, or person acting as such, or a collector of customs, as the case may be, to secure permission for a duly accredited officer of the United States to inspect any or all books, records, accounts, documents, or other papers pertaining to the value or classification of such merchandise of the person selling, shipping, or consigning the merchandise to the United States, then the Secretary of the Treasury shall, while such failure or refusal continues, prohibit future importations into the United States of merchandise from such seller, shipper, or consignor by any importer.

Sec. 18. That if any person engaged in the importation of merchandise into the United States or engaged in dealing in such imported merchandise shall fail to refuse to submit for inspection of a duly accredited investigating officer of the United States upon request so to do from the collector or the appraiser, or the person acting as such, or any other officer of the United States customs duly authorized by law, any or all of his books or records, accounts, documents, or other papers pertaining to the value or classification of any such imported merchandise, then the Secretary of the Treasury, while such failure continues, shall prohibit the future importations of any merchandise into the United States by or for the persons so refusing.

Sec. 19. That the consular invoice covering merchandise subject of this Act that is actually purchased shall contain, in addition to the facts and details now required by existing law, the foreign home value, or, in the absence of such value, the value to countries other than the United States, or, in the absence of such value, the cost of production, as the case may be, when such value or cost does not equal the sale price.

Sec. 20. That if any person engaged in the importation of merchandise into the United States shall give or receive a rebate or concession from the sale price whereby the United States shall be deprived of the lawful duties or any portion thereof accruing upon the merchandise, or any portion thereof, without notifying the collector of such rebate or concession from the sales price, either at time of entry or afterwards, or shall fail or refuse to submit to the inspection by a duly accredited officer of the

United States, when requested so to do, any or all of his books, records, or accounts pertaining to said merchandise he shall upon conviction be fined for each offense a sum not exceeding $5,000 or be imprisoned for a time not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court; and the collector of customs, or the person acting as such, at the port where such merchandise shall have been entered shall have the power, and is hereby authorized, to reliquidate such entry and assess duty, as provided by this Act or by existing law, upon such merchandise, and any provision of existing law inconsistent with this provision is hereby repealed,

Sec. 21. That the special duty herein provided for shall be treated in all respects as regular customs duties within the meaning of sections 2977 and 3015 of the Revised Statutes and paragraph 0 of section 4 of the Tariff Act of October 3, 1913, and all other statutes providing for drawback customs duties upon exportation of imported merchandise or articles manufactured or produced in the United States with the use of imported merchandise.

Sec. 22. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate or appoint a sufficient number of special agents or other officers in the Customs Service having expert knowledge of appraisement of imported merchandise and the administration of customs laws; and if such officers are not available, he shall appoint persons from lists of eligibles, to be supplied by the Civil Service Commission and in accordance with the civil-service laws. For the purposes of this Act there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920.

Sec. 23. That this Act shall be cited as the "Anti-dumping Act."

Sec. 24. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Act.

DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

Dec. 1.-The Senate convened at noon for the first regular session of the Sixtysixth Congress. and adjourned at 12.20 P. M.

The House, the first roll call of which showed 255 members present, met at noon and adjourned at 4 P. M.

Dec. 2.-President Wilson's annual message was received and read by the reading clerk. The message dealt entirely with domestic questions.

The House heard the President's mes

sage read and adopted the conference report on the Edge bill authorizing foreign trade financing corporations.

Dec. 3.-The Senate adopted a resolution providing for investigation of the FordNewberry senatorial élection, and a resslution authorizing a general investigation of the Federal Trade Commission,

Dec. 4.-After hearing Secretary Lansing and Ambassador Fletcher on the Mexi can situation, the foreign relations committee appointed Senators Fall and Hitchcock as a committee to wait upon the President in person and discuss that subject with him.

The House passed the Senate bill enthorizing an additional allowance of six months' pay to the next of kin of al regular army men killed in the war.

Tariff legislation to "encourage domes tic industries and at the same time provide additional income for the govern ment" was proposed in a bill introduced by Representative Fordney, Michigan chairman of the ways and means committee.

Dec. 8.-The Senate adopted a resolu tion requesting the President to transmit copies of all correspondence between the United States and Great Britain relating to the British-Persian treaty.

Dec. 9.-The House, wihout a roll-cali passed the Fordney bill, calculated to keep foreign manufacturers from flooding the American market with products made in unfair competition.

Dec. 11-The Senate confirmed the nom ination of Representative Alexander, Mis souri, to be Secretary of Commerce. The State Department informed the Senate that 44 States have given official notice of their ratification of the prohibition conste tutional amendment.

Dec. 12.-The Senate passed the McNary bill continuing the life and duties of the sugar equalization board until January 1.

1921.

Dec. 16.-The House passed by 256 to 34, the Senate bill containing the United States sugar equalization board through 1920 after amending the measure so 25 to retain in force the provision of the food control act giving the President authority to control prices and regulate the move ment of sugar.

Passed the Senate bill continuing war time allowances to officers of the navy until peace is proclaimed by the President

Dec. 20.-The Cummins railroad rear ganization bill passed the Senate intact. and immediately was sent to conference. It includes the anti-strike provision against which there had been heavy at tack. Thirty-three Republicans and thir teen Democrats voted for it and eight Republicans and twenty-two Democrats against it.