Show diio kaisee its legality A cue Br arnat nat before an alijo conr NATI 0 jan 20 an important suit 1 as filed in the united states court in this dry which raises a question whether the mckinley bill ever became a law and if so whether its provisions arc constitutional the peti the john oDry goods company and the are the of customs it york city the plaintiffs beek to recover leuh diey allege was the m the pe ahat the appraisers erred in deciding deci diug against the plaintiffs plaint iffa on ahr basis of a pretended taibi Cony resi known as Idy biU which it is pretended was bika ed by the president ot the tiu tel states alie petitioner claims thai acevas never passed oy the senate yr represents t yea d was unconstitutional on account of the provisions of lie third section also by reason of the bointy feature or the leaving die creti nary gocr in the hands of the Ire to suspend the provisions of alie bill under the rep rocity clause of abe bill alie company claim that through a mistake of the enrolling bill blat passed coneless Con eress and alie one signed by alio president are not the samo it is aleo claimed that congress had no power to grant bounties out of the public revenuers revenue BS to suar grow ars and that the mckinley bill if it bever passed is of its on the subject falio aho makes another point under the mckinley act duly is a not on y on alie market alue importer import ei but also on the cost of packing them for shipment to ane united states in addition to this alie Co lector has asserted i duty against the Shill iio company on alie cost of the trademark trade mrK and bables which the company put on the boods after buying them to this ahey object on the ground that theae tickets constitute no pert of alie calv of the merchandise and that it is rubbing it in a little boo strong to make the importer duty on the merchandise and llie oust af boxing it but also on ernle and labels which have no co or value the court ii i i asked to reopen the case and lest tlc alc constitutionality of the alleged law |