Show A Tax Question Washington 9The treasury do partnrent some lima ago appointed a committee to consider the cfftct of the seventh section of the tariff act of 1833 as to whether it intended to repeal the duties I du-ties on ali coverings of goods including small boxes that contain them such as blacking and cigar bore > or only to repel re-pel the duties on outside boxes necessary for transportation the committee today made two reports to the treasury department depart-ment One recommended thet only outer coverings be exellpted from taxation taxa-tion The other recommended that all coverings be exempted and duties be asstsspd only on th merchandise It is probbe the d p irtnect will rarer the questons to the ittor i y general for his decision The quesions Involved are of great interest t j importers some favoring taxing all covering and others confining the charges to the goods alone |