The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-17

guam ity OF each parcel in quantity not lees than
one ton weight unless by special authority OF the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury And in the owner, i'm
porter, consgaee, or agent OF any goods on which
the duties have been paid, shall give to the coec
satisfactory security that the said goods shall be
landed out Of the Jurisdiction Of the United States
in the manner now required by existing laws, rela
ting TO explorations for the benefit of drawback. the
collector and naval officer, if any entry 10
export the same, shall, upon payment of the appro
specton of the proper officers be shipped without tho
paymen Mt of ANY duties thereon And in case any goods
merchandise deposited oresa1, shall
main in public store beyond one year without payment
OF the dute and charges thereon then said goo wares
merchandise sh Ill be appraised by the appraisers Of
the United ststes if there be any at such port and
none then by two merchsn 10 be dessnated aud sworn
BY the collector for hat purpose and sold by the coec
tor at public ,ton due public notice thereof Deng
hrst given aod tor the time to be prescribed
by general regulation OF the Treasury Departments and
at sal. public sale distinct printed Catalogues oesSrPtNe
of said goods, with the raised value aiSed thereto,
shall be distributed among the persons present az sad
sals and reasonable opportunity snail pe gwen before
such sale To persons DESTROYS OF purchasing To inspect
the quality Of such goods ami me proceeds OF said aes,
after deducting the usus rate OF storage at the port in
question, with all other charges and expenses including
duties, shall be paid over TO the owner importer con
,ignee agent and proper receipts taken for the
Provided That the oRerplus any there be of the
cesds Of such sales after the ent of storage charges
expenses and duties as aforesaid remaining unclaimed
for the space Of ten days after such sales snail be paid
by the collector into the treasury Of the United States
and the said collector shall transmit TO the Treasury De-
partment with the said overpus copy the inventory
sppraissmen, and account OF sales specifying the marks
numbers and descriptions OF the packages sold their con-
tents and appraised vaus the of the vessel and
master in which and of the port place whence they
were imported and The time when and th name Of the
person persons to whom said goods consigned in
the manifest and the duties AMI charges TO which the
several were respectively subject and the
receipt Of certificate Of the collector shall exonerse the
master or person having charge or command OF any ship
or vessel in which said goods wares or merchandise
were imported from all claim oil the owner or owners
thereof who shall due proof OF their in
tsrs be entitled receive from the the amount
OF any plus paid into the under the provisions
of this Provided, That much the fifty tn
ton Of tho gene collection law ofhe second of March
seventeen hundred and ninety.ine and the thirteenth
section OF the act OF the histh of August eighteen hun
dred and iortywo 10 provide revenue from imports,
and to change aud mo lily existing laws imposing duties
on imports and Tor other purposes as conflicts win the
provisions OF tns sc shall be- AMI is hereby repealed,
excepting that nothing Contained in this shall be
rrued To extend the lime now prescribed by law for
selling unclaimed goo!s Provided also, that all
goods Of a perisha6e nature, aud all gunpowder,
fire crackers AMI explosive sui, tancss, deposited
~ afore.ail shall be sold forthwith
SIC. And be 1t further enacted, That any goods,
when deposited IN the public stores in the manner pro-
vided for IN the foregoing section. may be Withdrawn
here ON, and transported to any other port OF entry
under the restrictions provided in the OF the ID
March. 1899 in respect to tue transportation of goods
wares and merchandise from collection district to
another to be ported with benefit of drawback
AMI the such goods TO he withdrawn for
transpo ration shall give his bond with sufficient
them for the deposit of goods in store in the port
OF entry TO which they shall be destined such bond to
be cancelled when the goods shall be redeposted in
store in the collection district which they shall be
transported Provided, That nothing contained in this
ssctio shall be construed to extend the time during
which vo IDS may bS Kept in store after their original
importation md entry hey ond the term of year
SEC s. And re it further enacted, That if any
housed goods sn ublis or nrivnte werchomse H. .s
shall he forfeited 10 the United States and all persons
convicted Of bstnw sues or su ra
moval shall be liable TO 'e same penalties when are
imposed for the fraud len, Introduction OF goods into
the U. stae aud any mp orer or proprietor oil any
goods or any pei son in his employ, shall
BY any fraudulentl open the wafehouseor
shall gain to goods cept in the presence OF
Of his duty such importer proprt or snail olell and
pay for every such offence one thou. and collars And
any person convicted of altering de ing or obltera
ing mark marks which have been placed by any
officer OF the service on any package or packages OF
warehoused goods shall forfeit for every sch offence
FIVE hundred dollars
Sac And II further enacted that the solicitors
OF the several ports of the United States shall make
quarterly reports to the Secretary of the Treasu &C
cordng to general instructions the said se,ren-
ry may give of all goods which remain in the wareh' uses
respective ports specifying the quantity "a de.
scripton OF tn same; which tables 70, med
the secretary OF the Treasury shall forthN nth
be published in the principal papers oil the y
Of w oshlngton.
Sac And be It further enacted. That the sccretai
Of the Treasury be, ami he Is hereby authorised 70
make from time to time such regulations not inconsis
teut with the laws of the United states, may be neces
sary give u.l effect 10 the provionsoi TINS act ana
secure just accountability under the same and 1t
shall he the duty the secretary to report such rcgula
lions. each succeeding session OF Congress
And the following is the of Senate upon its
pissage:-
Ymls-Nessrs. Allen. Archer. Ashley Achison, Ather
y,
Csss Chalmers, Colquit Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, Han
negsn hs, wood, Houston Johnson OF La Lewis, Nc
Webster, westcou Woodbridge Yulee
NAvs-Mes>rs Barrow, tameron Ciley, J. NJ Clay.
Greene. Huntington, Jarnagin, Johnson of Md. Man.
sson-20.
rsn Webster and Woodbridge Three democrats against
1t, Messrs Cameron, Niles and sturgeonl
THE rAsFF Rrorcriovs
al. irt farm rha HDuea IF
dih ;atons OF the act OF lS4..
Mr. EvAS, entitled the floor, resumed his argument
FROM sster1ay against the bill continuing his commen
tariss in detail upon the items OF the new bill with tho
bill OF is4l Beginning where he had left of yesterday,
he said that the single af;ice OF iron by adoP
ton OF sd valorem in place OF spechc duties you Jose
million OF revenue upon the same importaons, or you
gree We nov import thiry-four millions under speci-
nc duties which will have to be increased 10 AN mil
lions under your sd vaorem systen Mr. Evans agreed
with the Secretary of the Treasury that there would be
under the bill, falling of in the on the
whole annual importatons OF some seven millions but
he did with him that this dehct or any part OF
It. would be made up in increased importauoDs Our
Frustrated resources. the dminuton Of home con,
sumption the extent OF the injury oil this oi-debared
the idaa of any very largely increased imporations
while the expectation of imports in exchange Tor experts
10 England OF adstufs uufavorsble from the
cellsnt rops in the British domnions Alter very deli
bsrats examination Of this question imports and exports
Mr. pas cd a OF the comparative liability to
frauds Of the specific and advaorem Of duties In
this the honorable senator gave numerous in
stances of the frauds detected under the valorem sys
of the cusom of many French importers using dou
BILE for the custom house the other Tor the
sorsanI of frauds in the new name. ven to articl
Of the fabric goods known the last year under
ether Finally MIR Evans, in summing up his OBJ
Jscons said he objected 10 this bill because would
yield adequate amount Of revenue because the
il would yield would hardly be sufficient for the
ordinary operations of the government in time OF peace
much less in time like this he objected to because it
founded upon dangerous principles destructive to
the regulations OF commerce; IL wi drive our domesuc
dealers from the import trade and throw IL into the hands
Of interruptions houses abroad; he objected because
holds out and temptations to frauds because 1t Will
east large proportion Of people Of employ mens
the natural results OF which deness and crime he
objected, because II experiment, expert
nent exclusively and At this lime more than at
any other, but at any time out OF place he objected
because the existing system had worked admirably
rity These were his chief objections. He might name
many others He knew his pOsitio would DO a..ailed
he the power OF the advocates Of this bill on the