The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-07
THUssDlr, Angus, 6, 1916.
IN SENATE.


Mr.. WEBSTER rose and said, that N lhese las.
crowded DAYS Of the session it was with great ies'es
-, Re ala anvthin1 10 Withdraw the ausnlion OF
a. SENATE from the business before thsm' eui ne
m, eonstr,insd 10 make few remarks upon SUB
isct which he deemed 10 be OF some pooie intsfeN'
By some error or misrepresentation, or 's,
1,,;oo Il had been stated IN q paper called The
ITs :, ,b.I duties were 10 be assessed under the
rev bil upon home valuation. Seeing, lhls SLATE
v.nt he thought il was a duty incumbent on him,
Isn,6eiaI 10 The public and agreeable even 10 ths
edtor himself 10 point out the mistake, and 70 ahoS
hat the ad yalorem principle, under both the iofms
law and the present. had been and must be ASSESSED
uooo the foreign valuation. He perceived IN the
Union of the evening before last the following state
ment (Mr. W. here read passage from the co.
ito,i.l columns of the Union, and continued thus;
The editor then quotes the eighth section oil th'
new law 20 sustain his statement. 30 mueh iof inc
EDITOR and nov for the correspondent oil lhe edlto'
who seemed TO be no better Informed on ms suUJee
han the editor himself Mr.. w. quoted from the
Of the Union.l This statement icon
tjnued MIR w \ has no foundation whatever. The
onIv hing that Is true in il is, that the eighth sec
ton OF the present law makes no change IN the man
psr Of assessing duties He Is right 80 that. Mr.
W here read the eighth seeuon.l There h
nothing doubtful about hat there IL no room Tor
mistake; il il a. certain ~ any provision OF Law
whatever Now, lr, the sixteenth section OF the
act Of 1872 Is the existing Law 10 which THIS ACT
refers and hat requires the collector 70 cause The
aeiusl market value Wholesale price at the Pon
from which the goods are imported 70 DC az
raised Well, what are the costs and charges that
are 70 be added under the existing laws as con
shutting part Of the value at the port Sher
the goods are imported The law settles thai
point Mercantile commissions and shipping
charges n not included in the invoice, arc 10 be Gd
ded 70 make up the value upon which the I'D Vaio-
rem duty Is 10 be assessed. But the correspondent
n. ~ valne - be made uD Dy az
ding freight and insurance, which Is total mistake
Insurance il never 10 be added, and freight Is never
10 be added make any part OF the iofeigh Iaius'
bat when added, they constitute part OF INC nom
cost or home valuation. But the law Pfo'toes Una
they shall be appraised at the market value m ih
Mace whence imported. The sixteenth section o
IN. act OF 1892 requires the collector io cause III
a,iaaI nartt uaIus on the Wholesale price thereof a.
the time when purchased IN the pnneipal maike''
IL the country from which the same snail nave Se'h
imported, to be appraised and estimated IN
eosi. and charges which are 10 be added are MOI
Cg,ivkL. Sir, one thing more by way Of conhrma
tios n confirmation be necessary. The oath whieh -
10 be taken by the appraiser for the faithful DIS
charge OF his duty in all such cases Is prescribed
by the act Of ooh April, 1915. IL Is IN these
words:
shall ssverslly MAKE oath diligently an
faithfully inspect and examine such goods wares. o. msi
ehandss collector may dree and truly 70 report 70
he Rest OF their knowsdgs and belief the true value Thereof
when purchased At s place tr"@ ~Asns' A' SANE ~'' ~
yOytsdn
Now hope that those Who have an interest in
this matter will require the editor Of the Union TO
nnhlish the act ITSELF and not random and erroneous
opinions.
Sir. | thought il right to make these remarks, not
for the purpose OF sustaining my legal opinion
against the editor Of the Union, Il do not think !
shall perform a very anxious labor TO accomplish
that but because these statements regarding the
e L. 1T MAJ Lead A miRaUDTe-
hension Of what the law really Is, and 80 lead per
sons 70 make returns 70 the custom house under ar
erroneous conception Of its provisions.
THE OREGON rRkATr.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the
following message from the President Of the United
States:
fThe message and treaty were given in the House
proceedings published in last nights Union.l
The me- re he ing been read,
Mr. sPi Sg,.s ; sSa pr6 BE referred to the
Mr.. HAn -JEC then roso ~nd lid. A.
pre.ident 1 confess that cannot see any proprie-
~ in attempting, at this late period oil The session
20 act upon any measure in relation 70 oregon Vu
,,bIe n now yroaning under the great amount OF ou-
siness already on IT. AInTiiitoraI g5Sernment in Or
the establis A matter OF course under all the cur
ums,a noes which have heretofore transplred, ellc
considerable debate. IL IL only right, just, and
proper. that those who voted against the treaty
g. oud have opportunity of giving their views TO
the country. Heretofore, no such opportunity has
been afforded, and, for my own part should fee
ashamed to obtrude myself upon the time Of the
Senate upon this subject when there are but three
days remaining of the session. therefore move
that the communication be laid upon the table, and
that the consideration Of it, and all measures now
pending relating TO Oregon, be postponed until the
first Monday OF December next
Mr.. BREESE here made few remarks, which
were not distinctly heard in the gallery; but the hon
orable gentleman understood to say that, while
ne was not satisfied with TIE convention, he was IN
favor of action upon the Oregon measures which had
been reported from various committees, and were
now pending in the Senate.
The PRESIDENT here observed that part Of the
motion pending being to lay the communication on
the table, it was not debatable.
Mr. HANNEGAN then withdrew that part of his
motion.
Mr.. SPEIGHT then addressed the Senate, and
said: have no disposition. Mr. President, to excite
discussion at this period Of the session, the sub
iect of Oregon. ] made the motion to print and re-
fer simply because think some disposition ought
TO be made OF the communication from the Presi-
dent, and did not see any other gentleman disposed