The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-30
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
TREAsURf DrpaHrMrsr,

SIR On the 2st OF December, ls46 the following res
oluton was adopted by the House OF Representatives oil
the Congress OF the United States:
ssopsd That the Secretary Of the Treasury be rcqnir-
ed inform this House whether the Yeighers gaugers.
and heretofore employed at the various custom
houses in the United States have been retained in Office
since sria Of issS went into operation and u
for what purpose and under what authority they are so e
tsnsd, 80 y,
By the 2sh section Of the Of the aoh Of July. 1885,
IT was provided as follows:
for their services shall be allowed and paid by the collector
OF the revenue. @ the measurement OF every one hun
sa sas o o ss hundred d coal
osnts for the weighing Of eyey one hundred and Twelve
pounds or tie gauging OF every cask SIX cents
BY the 34th section Of the act it was provided
follows:
Sand for measuring weighing Kaagi9g good, iol es
poraton. the fees shall be allowed as In IKE cases
upon the importation thereof"
BY the 53d section of the act of the 4th OF Aug, 1890,
Il was also provided as follows;
q, h paid by the collector out Of the revenue Tor he meas
Of every hundred bushels OF gran thirty cents
forty cents for the measurement of every hundred
bushels of COAL fifty cen,s for the weighing OF every one
maEing ofevery casf 60 be marked in durable chsacers
with his name, and the quantiy htcents for
marking eases containing distilled spirits and wines three
per for counting the number ofboes of cider
beer ale porter one cent per dozen and In proportion
for any greater or less quantity"
By the I'd section OF the compensation of the I'd OF
March, 1892 il was provided as follows;
the welghers,
DO paid monthy by the collector Out OF The revene and
charged the United States for the OF every
msnt every one bundled bushels OF salt according to he
weight established by law for the payment OF duties there
fifty for the measurement OF every hundred
bushels coal sixty for the weighing Of every
hundred and twelve pounds and marking cask, box
package weighing than two hundred pounds EACH
except sugar coifee pepper, peno and indigo in bales
bags, mats. cansters seoons with the weight in dura
Boston and Charies,own and Baltimore one cent and
quarter in district of Norfolk and half; and
every cask 10 be marked in durable Characters with his
and the quantity, eight cents; for computing the
and wines three cents per case actually counting the
number Of bottles of cider beer ale perry, porter
per Dozen and in proportion for any greater or lesser guam
iity and the allowances aforesaid shah be deemed
cudc compensation for making returns of the goods
quality well as quantity"
By the act OF 10th of February $780, entitled 'An act
to provide for obtaining statements OF the foreign
commerce OF the United States was provided as fol-
lows;
"src. l. Be enacted, That the register of the treasury
shall under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury
annually prepare statistical of the OF
the United States with foreign countries for each proceed
the Secretary OF the Treasury the first Monday in De-
Ss, or dI % PGSS and
all goods and merchandise exported from the Unit
eSandise, imported into the United States from other coa
tries aud all navigation employed Ia the foreign trade Of
the principles, and in the manner hereby directed
SEC That the kinds quantities and values OF all ari-
articles imported shall be distinctly stated in such accounts
except in cases In which may appear the Secretary OF
ties or values OF any particular articles would swell the
annual statements without utility and in such cases the
gother in such classes the Secretary OF the Treasury
sEc That the exports shall be so stated as to show
the exports each foreign country, and their values and
that the imports shall be stated show the imports
from each foreign country, and their values
SEC. That the kinds and quantities OF au imported
toles free from duty shall be ascertaned by entry made
or agent of the importers by actual examination, where
the collector shall think such examination necessary and
that the values of ali such articles shall be ascertaned
tho in which the values of imports subject
to duties ad yalorem asceItained
specific duties shall be ascertaned in the manner in
which The values ofimports subject TO duties ad vaorem
II being conceded that ascertain the value of goods
when the duties are specific there must be weighers,
gaugers and measurers this eighth section requires the
to be applied where the duties are ad valorem.
By the Sd section OF the act OF July 1885, it pro-
vided as follows:
"SEc. And be 1t further enacted That the Secretary of
the Treasury be- and he is hereby authorized pay
collectors deputy collectors naval officers surveyors, and
measures, and markers Of the ports the United
States out of money in the treasury otherwise APP
ivey the same compensation in the year thousand
eight hundred and thrtyeight according the impora-
csve If the act Nth July one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty-two had gone into effect"
BY the It'll section OF the OF 21st july 1S4O the Sd
section above quoted of the act OF July Il 1888, de-
caed to be evved and continued force for the year
eighteen hundred and forty and until otherwise directed
by law" @
BY the act Of the both Of August 1s42 it was provided
Is follows: -a
"Exc 23. And be 1t further enacted That it shall be the
duty Of the Secretary of the Treasury from time
70 establish such rules and regulations inconsist
emit with the laws Of the United States just
faithful and impartial appraisal Of all goods and
merchandise aforesaid ported into the United States
and and proper entries of such actual market value
wholesale price thereof and of the square yards parcels
other Quantities, the may require and of such
tual market value wholesale price every them
SEC. "a And be ii further enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of all collectors and other officers of the
ocue and carry into effect all instructions of the Secretary
laws and in any difficulty shall arise the
Construction meaning Of any of such laws
tho decision Of the Secretary Of the Treasury shall be
elusive and binding upon all such collectors and other Off
cors Of the customs" 4EGg 4t#s II,
By the act Of 18th June, 1914, it provided, that
the number Of inspectors gaugers weghers measurers
Or markers in any custom-house shall not be increased
beyond the number now in service" &s1
BY the act of Both July, 1916, Producing the duty
imports" it was provided as follows:
"Src. A. And be H further enacted, That in all cases
which the invoice entry shall contain the weight
weighed or measured OF gagged the shall be weigh
ed gaugcd Mt the expense Of the owner agent
consignee.g ts
"Src. Ind be f~the enacted That it shall be lawful
for the owner consgnee agent of imports which have
been actually purchased, entry of the same
addition In tho entry the value given in the in
voice in his opinion may raise the TO the
market value OF such imports in the principal markets of
or in which the goods imported shall have been originally
manufactured produced, the be, and add