Trkasury  Depautment,  April  SO,  1891.  ^
Women's  and  children's  dress  goods. — I  transmit  herewith  a  copy  of  the
decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in  the  suit,  No.  880,  October
term,  1800,  of  Daniel  Magone,  collector,  etc.,  plaintifi'  in  error  v.  Edward  Luckemeyer,
Carl  Shefer,  and  William  Schramm,  which,  it  will  be  .seen,  is  in  favor  of  the  conten-
tion of  the  defendants  in  error,  as  maintained  in  the  lower  court,  that  certain
women's  and  cliildren's  dress  goods  weighing  under  4  ounces  per  square  yard,
imported  under  the  tariff  act  of  March  3,  1883,  composed  of  wool  with  a  slight
admixture,  ranging  from  2  to  5  per  cent,  of  cotton,  wliich  was  spun  with  the  wool  in
the  same  yarn,  Avere  dutiable  at  the  rate  of  5  cents  per  square  yard  and  35  per  cent
ad  valorem,  under  the  first  portion  of  paragraph  365  of  Schedule  K  of  the  act  of
March  3, 1883,  which  covers  dress  goods  composed  in  part  of  wool,  worsted,  hair,  etc.
Upon  due  entry  of  judgment  in  the  lower  court  under  the  mandate  of  the  Supreme
Court  in  said  suit,  you  are  hereby  directed  to  take  the  necessary  steps  for  its  settle-
ment by  forwarding  the  usual  certified  statement  for  the  consideration  of  the
Department.  Similar  action  may  also  be  taken  with  regard  to  any  other  like  suits
now  pending  at  your  port,  provided  that  upon  investigation  it  is  found  that  the
requirements  of  laws  as  to  protest,  ajipeal,  institution  of  suit,  etc.,  were  duly  com-
plied with.     (11613.)


New  York,  April  22,  1S91.
