Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-12-20

six cents per gallon was imposed. This
discrimination, 50 far as regarded the Port
wine Of Portugal, was deened violation
Of our treaty with that Power, which pro-
vides, that No higher o. other dusies
shall be imposed on the importation into
the United States Of Amerioa Of any arti-
Gle the growth, produce, or manufactures
Of the Kingdom and possessions Of Portu-
gal, than such as are or shall be payable
on the like article being the growth, pro-
duce, or manufature Of any other foreign
country" Accordingly, to give effect to
the treaty, as well as to the intention Of
Congress, expressed in proyiso to the
tariff act itself, that nothing therein con-
tanned sould be SO construed as to interfere
with subsisting treaties with foreign ma
tions, treasury circular was issued on the
sixteenth Of July, 1874, which among 9TH
er things, declared the duty on the Port
wine Of Portugal, in casks, Under the ex-
listing laws and treaty, to be six cents per
gallon, and directed that the excess Of du-
Ties which had been collected on such wine
should be refunded. By virtue Of another
clause in tie same act, it is provided that
'all limitations of Port, or any other wines
shall he subject TO the duty provided for
the genuine article. limitations Of Port
wine, the production of France, are inn
ported to some extent into the United
States: the government of that country
now .laims that, under correct construc-
ton Of the act, these limitations eught not
to pay higher duty than that imposed up-
pom the original Port wine of Portugal. -
1t appears to me to be unequal and unjust,
that French limitations of Port wine should
be subjected to duty of fifteen cents while
the more valuable article from Portugal
should pay duty Of six cents only per
gallon. I therefore recommend to Con-
|gress such legislation as may be necessary
to correct the inequality. s.
concluded neat Week.)
The President then recommends to
Congress the consideration of the claims
Of the State Of Texas, growing out Of the
disarming Of body Of Texian troops,
while the latter was an independent gov
ernment, in which disarning, Texas suf-
fered loss e sea
Informs Congress that the Commission
er to China, A. H. Everett, had returned
BY reason of i'll health; that his health had
amended, and that he would soon be able
to proceed again on his mission.
The differences among the nations Of
South America then noticed.
The state Of the finances is next treated
Of. The fiscal year ended on the 3cth Of
last June. Amount of imports III, ,254,-
564 dollars, Of which the amount exported
was $l5, 5,346, $50, leaving balance Of
$l0l ,907, ,7S4 for domestic consumption.
The exports for same year were $ll4,-
GAG, ,606, Of which the amount Of domestic
articles were $99, ,299, ,776. Receipts into
the Treasury $29, ,769, 1873, 56. Expen-
ditures $29, ,96s, ,2O6, SO, Of which over
$8,OOo,OoO, were applied to pay public
debt. On the lst Of last June balance in
the Treasury over u millions of dollars,
Public debt now about $l7 ,OOO, 900.
The President then recommends nsodi-
6cation Of the Tariff so that the d,ty en- I'M
ports shall NOT bear more heartily on the Ia
6orsr and The poor than It does on the rich,
,rhich he a6frms Il to be the case noU.
He next recommends separation Of the
moneys Of the Government from banking
institutions, and the establishment Of con-
stitutional Treasury in which the moneys
Of the Government may be kept, and that
it be placed beyond all Executive control.
Next, he recommends change Of the
present policy in regard TO the mineral
lands, and that they be judiciously brought
into the market, and that the right Of pre-
emption be allowed to such as have al
ready settled on them.
Next change as to public lands which
nave been long IN the market, reducing
their now minimum price, so that they
may be purchased and settled.
Next recommends the doctrine Of pre-
emption as TO all the Government lands
whether in the market or not. Next Of
importance, the President recommends an
increase Of our Navy, in the course Of
which he states that our commerce is Sc
cond to but one nation on tie globe. In q
few years more and we shall be at the
head Of all nations not only in point Of hap
pinens,s but in point Of wealth and strength.
The present Post Office law, or law Of
low postage is next considered. The Post
Office Department has net sustained itself
under the present law; he recommends to
Congress to consider the matter and adopt
such remedial measures as they may think
fit. Next, and last, the increase ofbusi-
ness in the several departments Of Gov
ernment is brought to the notice Of Con-
gress, recommending some action on the
matter, SO that the necessary business Of
each department may be attended to more