Mr. RICE, of Maine. The resolution is explicit. It provides that as certain goods (molasses an salt) were imported by Fisk & Dale, Josiah Towle, and I orse d7 Co., and held in bond at the customhouse in Bangor, Maine,0n the 2d of May, 1864, and were on that day released and withdrawn upon payment of the duties imposed thereon prior to tlae enactment of the JtResolution of April 2 1864, the collector not then havingreceived o cial notice of such enactment; and as the said collector is now charged with 50%. additional to the amount already paid upon the goods, and claims to hold the importers to pay the same to him, the SecyTreasurv shall be authorized and directed, in the settlement of the accounts of William P. Wingate, collector at the port. of Bangor, Maine, not to exact from him the payment of the additional duty of 50%. imposed by the JtResolution of A ril 20, 1864, on the merchandise withdrawn or consumption by the parties on the 2d of May, 1864, and to order the cancellation of the several bonds given by the importers in the above cases. The facts recited are all as stated. On the 24th of A ril, 1864, the duties on imports was increase 50%. The decision of the Secretary was that it went into immediate effect, so there was no time to with draw goods in bond. An act was passed by which the time was extended. In NewYork, Boston, Philadelphia, and at all the principal ports the goods were withdrawn. That act provided, if paid, the money should be refunded to theimporters. The notice did not reach the collecter at Bangor until the 4th of May, and these goods were withdrawn on the 2d of May. When the notice had come to the collector the bonds had been canceled and the amount of 50%. charged against the collector. 'A resolution was passed in February. 1865, intended, as the Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. Srnvnss] and other members of the ComWays&Means will remember, to relieve cases of this kind, but the SecyTreasury did not understand it to thatextent and instructed the collector at Bangor not to enforce payment, but to allow the parties to come to Congress for relief. It has been examined and reported unanimously by the ComFinance of the Senate. It has been fully explained to one of the members of the ComWays&Means.