The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-01

The foreeoing calculations are based upon the
supposon that the secretarys estimates OF increase
are correct which by no means admit. Can any
man suppose trif1ing reduction on almonds, raj
SINS prunes dates, nuts, currants, cassla, cloves,
mace nutmegs, pimento, cheese, corks, ginger root
or opium, will cause any increase of consumption
Will the dram-drinker drink any more or less whe'
ther it costs FIVE or six cents per glass' ooo
The secretary estimates an increase OF 81 ,lOOO0o
on linens and manufactures of fax when the reduc-
ton proposed is only five per cent, and very near
the whole Of these articles consumed are now I'M
ported; therefore, should there be any considerable
increase it will operate diminish the use Of other
articles. A large increase of imports is calculated
upon gunny cloth; this may be so, but the effect
will be to reduce the use of hemp and cotton There
is scarcely an article in which increase of imports is
not overrated and in my judgment there would not
be an increase of five six miiiions OF collars
at furthest; and in no event would the revenue ex,
coed twenty millions of dollars, and probably would
not exceed eighteen millions. The secretary esti-
mates the expense Of collecting the revenue at one
million five hundred thousand dollars, while the cx-
pense last wear was two millions; and II the
system of paying revenue officers is not changed,
the expense will probably increase rather than les
sen. The constitution provides, that mo money
| shall be drawn from the treasury but In eonse-
quence of appropriations by laws" yet in defiance
Of this all expenses attending the collection Of the
revenue are paid by the Treasury Department with
out any accountability whatever. #''... 'd
IL not my intention TO detraCt little from inc
Secretary of the Treasury Iappreciate his talents
and his industry but in the multiplicity Of his en-
gagements no doubt he has had TO rely upon others
| for the estimates furnished. ..' b" ""5h h'
Mr.. Chairman, should rejoice if the expenses
| Of the government could be brought down TO what
the bill before the committee would produce They
ought to be; but while the practise 10 continued Of
appointing members of Congress and their sons and
| relatives to Office, am satisfied we shall have no
reform. No useless officer will be discharged, nor
extrevagant salary reduced. The practice 10 wrong
in principle and perncious in its effects. There is
another inconsistency almost daily Witnessed in this
| House. We see members who are advocating low
duties, and yet constantly voting for extravagsnt
expenditures The amendment ! have presented
will yield near three millions Of dollars reve-
nue. than the original bill, and it is no more conser
vatve in it's character than the best interests Of the
country require. b." d. 'a.''.: ..l'
Mr.. Chairman, my friend from Georgia made q
stirring appeal the other day TO the North and the
East up to the help Of the South in support
| OF this bill Now, sir wish to reciproeaie; and
invite my friend from Georgia, and my friend from
4 North Carolina invite the whole South TO unite
with in bill that will not be destructive to Penn
sylvsnia and that will seriously injure any great
| interest in the nation II IL is not exactly what you
desire il is nearly sol il il at al events great i'm
| proyement upon the existing law. Need remind
our southern friends that the East, and the West
and the North, came up to their aid in obtaining
| Texas Why, sir, Texas was greater pill for the
North to swallow than the existing law is for the
| South; and yet we swallowed II Notwithstanding I,
| il true, MIR. Chairman, we did believe and'we had
good believe that the alternative provided
for in the joint resolution wodld have been sdopted
and that pegots6Cr would have been entered upon