230 HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 
Mr. Wizey. Sometimes it is below freezing and sometimes it is not. 
The CuarrmMan. Do they not have a special division in the bonded 
warehouse in which they put perishable goods? 
Mr. Wier. Yes; they have those divisions. 
Mr. Apams. But does not the greatest necessity for this provision 
lie in this fact: There are often merchants that want to get their goods 
on the market by a given time, and without some such provision as 
this they can not do that? 
The Cuarrman. But they can not sell these goods; the merchant 
simply gives a bond for their safe-keeping, and if the United States 
Government finds anything deleterious in their composition he agrees 
to return the identical bonded-warehouse goods to the Treasury # 
Mr. Apams. Is that the bond—to return the identical goods? 
Mr. Winey. Yes. The old bond required to give an indemnity, 
which we do not care for. 
Mr. Apams. I think the best policy would be to make them store 
them at the United States bonded warehouse and not let them take 
them in their possession. 
Mr. Scorr. I was going to inquire whether that means pending the 
inspection of the goods that may be taken and introduced into the 
market. 
The Cuarrman. No; they agree to return the identical goods in case 
the United States Government finds they contain something injurious. 
Mr. Grarr. There is a penalty in the bond, and if they do not 
return the goods all they can do is to collect on the bond, and the only 
penalty would be paying double; but it would not pay for the busi- 
ness house to engage in that business right straight along. 
The Cuarrman. Do you seriously think there is any situation that 
might arise when the United States bonded warehouse would not meet 
this case? My point is that they remain in the hands of the United 
States Government; you do not have this detail about the bonds to 
be gone into, and the bonds are very necessary, as you know, and the 
goods are treated exactly like other things being imported to this 
country and put in the United States bonded warehouses. 
Mr. Winey. The law now allows the goods to go directly into trade, 
and when you consider that the great majority of the inspected invoices 
are within the limits of the law, it would entail the additional expense 
of a double moving of the goods, and also the storage during the time 
of the inspection, also storage during the time duties were to be entered 
and liquidated. It requires usually about ten days to liquidate an ordi- 
nary entry at the custom-house. 
Mr. Haveen. This would save considerable expense then? 
Mr. Witxry. This would save considerable expense and annoyance to 
the importer to allow him to take his goods under bond. 
Mr. Scorr. Does this same bond cover the duty also? pe 
Mr. Wirey. It provides for full payment of duty and in double the 
value of the goods. 
Mr. Scorr. Or are there two bonds made, one to the Treasurer and 
one to cover the inspection ? 
Mr. Winey. One is to the Treasury and one is to return these goods 
if they are found to be contraband goods. 
The Cuarrman. Most bonds are made to the Treasury. 
Mr. Witey. Both are made to the Treasury; yes. 
Mr. Scorr. They are two separate bonds? 
