The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-20
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
FRIDAT, June 10, 1886.

Mr.. WESTCOTr presented the petitions Of cit
liens Of West Florida, asking appropriations fol
.he defenees Of that part of the country; which wer
referred 70 the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. TULEE also presented memorial of lik,
tendency; which he moved might take the same ref
erence as those presented by his colleague.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. WESTC0TT submitted the following resolu
ton; which was agreed to:
Rssod That the Secretary OF War be directed to com
the Senate copy Of letter from Gaines
dated New Orleans January 7h 1876 to the War Depart
ment relation his recall from the command Of the
srn military division Of the United states.
Mr.. NILES submitted the following resolution
which lies over:
Resspsd That the Committee on Finance instructed tC
inquire into the expsdehey Of providing by Law that the
chased by advertising for contracts to be given to the low
est bidders when this exgonees Of the service will admit Of
and also iRquirs into ths sspediency OF requiring the
generals and the conmisSaTy general sub
,tsncs 20 report annually to tbs Secretary OF War the
contracts not accepted relating to the military service
REPORTS IRON COMMITTEES
Mr.. BENTON, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported, without amendment House bill
for the relief Of John Stockton, late lieutenant in
the army of the United States
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill for the relief of Sha-
drach Giet and others; which was read, and the re-
Mr. w also, from the same committee, reported
bill for the relief Of John Russell accompanied by
report; which ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HOUSTON from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported without amendment the Joint
resolution from the House making appropriation to
pay the volunteers and militia called out under the
order Of Gen. Gaines.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. LEWIS, from The Committee on Finance To
,h,, tha
amended by the House, submitted report recon-
mendng that the Senate disagree to said amend
ments and n motion TO which effect he also submit
ted, and the same was agreed to.
A motion that the Senate do insist on their amend
ments to said bill was submitted, and agreed to.
Mr.. l.. then moved that a committee Of three be
appointed to confer with like committee Of the
House upon the dsagreeing votes; which was
adopted.
The PRESIDENT, being empowered so to do,
appointed Messrs. LEWIS, SEVER, and JARNAGiN.
THE HOuM,s CLAIM.
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, of Louisiana the
Senate resumed the consideration of the Joint reso-
luton in relation to issuing certain grants Of land
in Louisiana, the question pending being upon a
melton submitted by Mr. ATcHIsON, that the sub
iect be recommtted.
After debate by Senators McDUFFIE, JOHN
son of Louisiana, MOREH FAD, and BERRIEN,
a motion was made by Mr.. BAGBY to lay the sub
ject on the table.
The question having been taken by yeas and
nays, was decided in the negatiye-yeas 20, nays
25
The question recurring on the pending motion OF
Mr.. ArcHIsoN, it was decided in the negative with.
out a count.
The question was then put on the passage Of the
| joint resolution and decided in the affirmative
yeas 81, nays IL, as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs Ashley, Atherton Berrien, Thomas
| John NJ ClaYtOu. Davis DAYTON Dickinson
Evans, Fairfield Greene, Houston huntington johnson
! Of louisiana Miller Niles Pearce PhsIps Rnsk sem
pie, Sewer, Simmons, Tuney Upham, Woodbridge anC
I NAYs-Mcssrs. Allen, Atchisoa Bsghy. Barrow, Ben
ftOn BreeSe bright, Calhoun Chalmers Corwin, Hanne
gan, Jenness Johnson of Maryland McDuHe, Morehead
SPeight, Sturgeon, and Wehster-ls.
Mr.. President: The bill under consideration wa
reported to the Senate from the Committee on Com
merce, under resolution instructing them to inquire
into the expediency of establishing warehouse sys
TEN, and giving them authority to report by bill
The committee having charged me with the intro
duction Of the bill, it devolves me TO explain IL
provisions, 10 point out its objects, and to show IL
what respects it mobiles existing laws.
The bill is designed by the committee to RESPOND
affirmatively to the inquiry they instructed Il
make. 1t is true, 1t does not provide specifically
| for the establishment Of warehouse system; but
aims to accomplish all the objects of such system
by extending the provisions of existing laws in rea
ton to the storage and final disposal of imported
l
sible simplicity in form. They have not deemed i
expedent to recommend a complex system. They
have aimed TO Introduce no principles wholly new
or untried They have made the system they propos
conform nearly practicable to the provisions
existing laws. They have founded it on enactment
now in force and in daily and familiar operation, en-
actments of which the meaning and application hav
been settled by construction and practice. The b
consists of amendment of single secton-th
twelfth sectlon--of the act of the Both of August
i lS42, commonly called the tariff act. 1t is almos
a transcript Of that section and the thirteenth. TIL
amendments, though important, are all comprise
within the compass of a few lines. Thus, senator
will perceive that the proposed measure will b
presented for their consideration in the most smp'
& shape, and that the examination which the mpor
lance of the measure demands may be carried on
without embarrassing their attention by compexi
of details.
The first observation which ! deem it proper t
make in connection with the general policy Of tn
measure, is, that the warehouse system is actual
IN existence, though on very narrow basis and |
a very imperfect form. Indeed, believe there ha
been no period from the foundation Of our revenu
system when it was not in operation in some shap
or other and under certain limitations. IL will,
fact be necessary, in order to show to what exter
is in force to go back to the general revenue act
the Cd March, 1899, "to regulate the collection c
duties on imports and tonnage"
| The Seth section of that act which is still in fore
with some mOdlncatOnS, PROVIDES that atter inc eN
puaon of fifteen working days from the time pre-
scribod for reporting vessel, if any goods shall b
found on board, other than such reported fc
entry in another collection district, or some foreig
port, they shall be taken possession Of, and store
under the order of the collector. The sectio
also provides that, after five days notice to the co
lector, any goods may be so taken and stored
with the consent of the owner, or consigned, or tn
master of the vessel. By the act of Sd March, 1872
the time allowed for unlading vessels exceedm
three hundred tons burden is extended from fftee
e to twenty working days and by provso in tn
56th section Of the act Of 1893, which am now es
aiming, the fifteen working days originally Above
may be extended by the collector fifteen days MOI
for vessels laden with salt or coal
, The act Of 1899, like all the early acts reguatn
the collection of duties, gave credit to the impor
err, where the duties chargeable on imported me
chandise exceeded q certain amount If the dutlC
ID did not exceed fifty dollars they were required
that act to be paid in cash; and by the act of tn
K l4th July, 1882, cash payments were exacted f
= duties not exceeding two hundred dollars. On q
o sums exceeding these amounts, the importer too
the goods and gave his gond, payable at periods Vi