The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-27

some writer for the government In the paper OF III,
goyernment secs ~ 10 pour out against him II 10
dsgraco 10 the civilization Of tho age. IL Is disgrace
10 American civilization, II Disgrace TO this gov
eminent II IL a disgrace 60 tho American people
Mr.. w then, at length, dwelt on the Injurious ei
feet which, he alleged, would be produced on the
navigating interests and general industry Of the eoun
Try
MIR w. concluded by moving to strike out the fol
lowing portion Of the 9Th sections
'1And such collector shall cause such good'
10 be sold at public auction within twenty
| lays from the time Of taking the same, in III,
| manner prescribed by law for the sale OF un
claimed goods and the proceeds OF such sale
| shall be placed forthwith into the treasury Of the
United States and such collector is hereby su,hor'
zed TO pay out Of the accrung revenue to the own
e. importer, eOnslgneo, or agent OF the goods SO
| akon tho value thereof as declared in the entry
| and live per contum upon such amount In addition
heruto and the said collector shall render TO the
Secretary Of tho Treasury with his accounts Of the
| customs, statement showing the amount Of moneys
80 paid, the amount OF duties ehargeable on the
goods taken, and the amount OF proceeds paid in
to the treasury; and this sertion shall be in force
until the fret July, eighteen hundred and forty
| eight unless otherwise directed by Congress"
Nit LEWIS said; lie did not feel himself called
upon to reply generally to the remarks Of the hon
oTaho senator from Massachusetts. Nor should he
| say a single word II that gentleman had not made
the 9th section of this ball the subject Of specific
motion, lie had also made the Sth section OF the
| bill the subject Of Snlmadysrslon, Now, sir the
gentleman will find both OF these provisions to have
been substantially copies Of British statute long in
| operation Ia protect the revenue against frauds.
Strange, air. that gentlemen while they tell US that
| the al Vaorvms viii lead TO frauds, IN the next
breath ask to strike out the main section in this
bill to prevent such frauds, But, sir, what was the
evil intended to be romeded by the 9Th section II
IA this, that under the act of 1912, the importer Is
required 10 return invoice OF the co Of his goods
IN the foreign market Not Of tho raius sir but OF
the ced, and " that coa be below the eal,aiioa OF
the appraisers, however honestly stated in his in
voice. the importer 10 liable to forfeiture Of 50 per
| cent. on the duty In other words, the law force,
him Ia state the cs,iand for doing so, Il that cost
| loo below tho standard " appralscment, he Is TO
ray the forfeiture, Now, this sh section gives the
importer the Prir,lrgt-and important one Il is
not " gRdsrral1rg, but Of errvaIsiag his In.
lnyoloc, Il gives him the right Of adding to
his invoice cyst what may raise the same to
The true valuation Of the imports IN 'Ihc principal
markets of the country from whence the lmporta.
tion shall have been made" So far, therefore,
from Ihor being tendency "a differentiation, as
gentlemen contend there Is under existing laws,
| - ngd are tho CNScunns Of the law against the
Importer, tina, an act Of favor, this bill gives the
importer the right 10 save himself by adding TO the
invoice pucc ofhis goods; and for dong this gen
llc0en who favor vt the most rigid penalties
" the act " lSl2 complain, Sir the whole code
OC oar revenue laws tyTannioal aud unjust IN the
extreme They treat foreign commerce a. iii ~orr
= CRIME, which ought 10 bc suppressed and not a.
ono " the lawful pursuits Of the country, claiming
he protection oC legislation. And Will gentlemen
now say tha, this Slh section ought 10 be erased
from tho bill, and that the importer should still be
compelled tn to the has Crd of his goods and
At the same time, nr dong 50, and doing iNy, he
should 6e compelled To pay the i0rteituoS But the
- II . dial l..
the 9th section' ilers MIR, l. read the section.
|, provides that, an certain cases, where goods
enterrd al invoice price ksler the
valuation oG tho appraisers, the collector maV
not Aal, but Wsy-hy the sanction Of the
Secretary VI the Treasury FRS, had and obtained.
IAke such goods fOF the OF the United States.
such goods, - taken, are 70 be sold at public
,tOu, and then The collector shall pay the importer,
not the palWs " the goods, but the prics at which
they rniSTri by the importer Suppose, Mr.,
President, tho importer should enter his goods at 50
Yer cent. below their valuation. with view to fraud
what would be the consequence The collector
sNut selEn ard sell tho goods, and pay him-whaG
Not the trss pGlas of the guods, but the price at
which they esrs Szirrei He would receive only
80 per cent, OF the true value Of such goods and
per cent added, which would hc jus, 6fly-lwo aud
half dollars cut Of the hundred of the real value Of
viii favor fraud. Sur, Il is the ssveres, penalty, 80
far as ~STS y'syftthrs 81, that was ever enacted
The importer loscs, not 50 per cent On the Ssfiss
hat 50 per cent on the ralss Of his goods. Sall
gentlemen who elsmor lsudest against frauds now
cms forward and object to this stringent provision
SsSlGs; them, Hers Mr. l., read the Brush stat
ute, as follows
"lG upon the examination Of any gods en-
tered - pay duty according 10 the value
Iherre' II shall appear to the otheers Of Gus
tomS that such ccois arc not valued according to
the true yRlae thereof, u shah he lawful tor such
okecrs 10 detAln and secGrv such gois ard wiJhln
seven DAYS from the day o. which the spolS shat
te snsly examined by tho prNpcr edoers by virtue
VI duty pad Nn entry, 10 take such gods for the
aSr vi the craWu and the enm IsSioprrs ef her ms
icslys CUSTOMS shall thereea cause the smcun, oi
such NAlustFcn, together with an aadltoa Of ten
,GnaS PER ceN,Hm theTvaa, and also the duties paid
acsa sscs rnsry ~ I've Paid ~ the importer er prs
ard shsl deal With SaEeh goods in such ad the like
aAARncE as sscds 50 eIrcamssNRrca Under the acts
: and vi WillsAm Nv" Sc.
Mr., L. also read the iSh seStion cf the hill, and
thai Il 5sa not reveal Single penaly Ut
the seS NJ lS4s, All thess PENAL clauses asalnss
frauds wesV lsf in fun fnrre; ard the s,a ard oh
were mcvly additional easesnsnts for the
sNase ehSScs Tie tsaA nos Rer how the sssAter
tCeo Massachusetts, onad say that any Of the per-
scS ef tie &ci u 1872 were repealed by this bill,
Mr. CRlrTENpEN suggested thai ~ the CLAUSE
''wsA tAs nSeagion NJ Sefss03ins" there aaass have
eccn ar ssvCT II The esrvISi and IhSI shaaAd St
'>srS,kJGs I've tsseaisea," Sc.
MI, lARNAGIN spoke h-Sesy in faUaS q the |
arsss4useas.
Mr., MeDCFEHg then sad tia, The secsSSg NV
Nv2e1 ~ a&asENYAl rsuae3y preserve shs ssearsyy
" ne rsrvsae> II ~as M rv=se3y 70 Ne Srssse2
20 az Cases aSS rsEscay Mach TIE eaSccaNr
kSrss2 ela SeNly Al his &SscrvsSAn Il wss an ex,
SrSnr4saary rssasty n extraordinary csse<, ~herr
tAs S<SrSsAEr 81 the ICoSsagy, esarE ennSased,
seNa& eNSseF j; ~ R ~ the interest," q Tie Ceasl
>ssss ~ tssH The eas3s Ard ray the prtee al wAFek
they ~sFs EAtc1 IN the iaNas, ard ger crsl ever
"a ~ he rvSsgSFd - ealy wAsa The Secretary o
sAe IrSaSaSTy advised Il; ard ~Ss seS Lxs1y tAss
NJ NeN& aaVtSs q u~ssSs ~Ss a SAoAr tSss cf an
segNst ~ the Jree3 States It's pNsroaA es,srarsNn
~SNN2 ssss3 ~ Ike seeSrty u Tie seve@ue II was
nm SnssWaeG - Ne ccseSsN IN iss egerstsea, ne
sAs, N csAsT rsSevss, II sls1 sxacssy as II wss
NJ pCeaens. Tee SSA set<Noa ~ss also lassnaea ~
Sgysy ~ particular Cases ard Sss~ae2 very p<oy~r
saSsSsNnsl saSr&
Mr., CNlrrENnEN tASassA, that the ssp-
ann sSsu S>elA C&r,sssa wNs r.ssaAksa rs
~ She s~NNasaS II ne secSsor, And he a.
gcess SccsAi ~ ee asoerrs1sAe& sy w. He