U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York November 11, 1902, No. 3,141 (United States v. Schering)

TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an importation of chloral hydrate, .under the tariff act of 1897 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1626]. Duty was assessed on it at 55 cents per pound, as a medicinal preparation, alcoholic, under paragraph 67 of said act [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p 1631]. The importers claim that they should pay but 25 per cent, ad valorem, under paragraph 66 [U. S. Comp. St.