The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-10

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any salutary reforms unless have the hearty coop
eraion OF the heads Of departments We have not the
knowledge OF details 10 enable US 70 strike down
these abuses which the Secretary can do possessing
all necessary information Any such department a. his
must have large number of drones about H. They can
be pointed out BY him. controlling the whole and failing
10 do So he is chargeabe with wanton disregard Of the
public interest This reform should have been eected
in July last when the act Of ls49 really went into opsa
t,on Had the administration been disposed e rsioT
law OF isas On the contrary they made no reform un-
far the Secretary JUSTIFIED in the reforms he has just
now made But can say laccording to my inormaion)
that instead OF decreasing the number Of officers. IN some
that he has increased the number; how far be fails
form even In reply to our direct inquiry Now. II we
are true to ourselves and to the q seosony BY
made togo on in the work Of reduction and reform
Mr. SCHENCK. In what instances have the salaries
of these officers been increased t Raia
Mr.. THOMPSON. | cannot give the exact data, be.
the Secretary has failed to demand for
the information oppose the consideration Of this reso-
luton until that information shall have been furnished
AS for the revenue cutter service believe d.
nish its expenses, increased during Mr. Tyers admin
istraton 100000 We want cutters the lakes,
lying adjacent 10 the West India islands, and have little
need for them the Atlantic In reply to the remarks
yesterday falling from the gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr. WNrHRop,1 relative to the amount OF good done by
the cutters TO vessels in Distress ask what principle
is that we are to keep up an arm OF the public service
pertaining to the collection Of the revenue for the purpose
Of saving vessels This is no part Of the revenue ser
vice. and those benefited by il should pay for it. fdaily
on the ocean, il Is the duty Of the cutters. on falling in
But to keep up Of the service, alta cost OF
$300OOO to take Of the insurance companies and
TRa[HsoRss i idle |. \. d,.Dcr =.
tween keeping up light house system to enable vescss
entering port to escape rocks and shoals, and sending
out cutter to aid her on getting upon them W.s i
not the business OF the government TO aid vessel with
half mion cargo about TO pay into the treasury $780,
600 in duties, il case she should g. on the roeksi
like illustration The government has the same power
over internal commerce as over that on the ocean On
the mississippi vessels run on snags and snk or are
placed in condition OF great distress: should the gov
ernment keep up boats Tor their reiefs Il would be
idle M Hs0M 8H
Here the hour Of Mr. T. expired; when li ,elG
Mr. HOLMES addressed the committee for an hour in
opposition to the proposition to limiting the expense OF
collecting the revenues proposed by the COMMITTEES OF
Ways and Means he held that those who had preceded
issue which was, shall the Secretary be enabled BY
Congress collect the for the balance of the
fiscal year, not 8#l g& t fEfes wv stgT
Mr. H. spoke at length upon the importance Of trans
marine commerce to the country. more especially TO the
prosperity Of the seacoas cities one OF which ne repre-
made obligatory upon him 10 that there should be
little embarassments upon the Secretary OF the Treas
ury in the collection OF the revenue as possible and,
therefore he anxious that the Secretary should have
the facilities for collecting the which would
vent the disasters to that branch OF the public
service by the nadequacy OF the original appropriation
for the collection OF the revenue for the present hsca
Mr. H. further argued to show that the want Of ade-
Complete success Of the system Of free trade enaced in
lsi6, which he too much attached 10 stand wu-
ngy by and not exert himself To- sustain it. when his
support might be wanted to that end t8 3As
Mr. BROOKS felt called on to make few remarks in
defence Of his constituents, who had been assaied by
the gentlemen from Georgia [Mr TooMssl and Tsn-
upon these joint resolutions. They had laborsd to
create the impression that the citizens Of the pot of
New York were re constantly a. engaged N u s.io%das % tie
unnecessarily expended in the collection OF the ve1pe
from customs accruing there. This was not 60. Tbe
ne Almost entire CHANGE n our .S
had taken place since 1885, Previous to that hmes The
business Of importing into this country was almost en-
tirey in the hands OF a few heavy. merchants, who
brought in goods in immense quantities at Tina Spes
then, however, the introduction OF ocean steam nav-
igaiion and other causes had resulted in GvdmS
thousands were previously engaged init Now,a ness
atlantic steamer arrives at New York or Boston, bnng-
ing some 2.5oo packages, one hundred OF which were
for consignees in ST. Louis twice many Tor merchants
in Baltimore. fer Nashville houses, othere for
Cincinnati or Chicago. &C.; The manifesto Of mese
goods coming IRON brussels, on Man, 4no
other foreign ports, written in foreign tongues,
and had TO be at least critically examined BY compeent
officers In custom houses The adoption OF the m
dependent treasury system also brought upon custom
house officers great extra labor That change, with the
adoption OF the system Of cash dues forced upon them
labors previously performed by the deposte banks In
one week not long since, quarter OF million OF DOL
lars had been paid the New York custom house for
duties in specie. This had TO be counted examincd,
weighed posted, &C. by officers competent 70 the 1sk,
before being paid over TO the United States asslent
treasurer The adoption OF the warehousng SYSTEM too.
( B. coutended by greatly increasing the duties ofhat
branch OF the public service, necessarily increased 10
expense upon the public treasury Such, with the natn
raj increase OF commerce he conceived to be the
true causes OF the nadequacy OF the appropriations Tor
the collection Of the revenue from customs for the pres
ent fiscal year. a E,
Mr. B. took occasion to say that IT, a. gentlemen seem-
ed TO WISH the collection Of this revenue should BE- com
pletey suspended on account OF the want OF the spo
praion asked by the Secretary. instead of injurug his
New York would then become virtually free city, and,
SUCH she could not fall very shortly, 70 become the
wealthest city in the world ..ssgiss -
He regretted that gentleman holding BY the courtesy
Of the House, distinguished position ~ that 81 the
Craftsmanship of the COMMITTEES OF Ways and Means,
should as the gentleman from Virginia Mr. BAYLrJ had
done recently, make party speech upon such saes-
ton W. ~
Mr. BAYLY (interuptng the gentleman from New
York; desired that, il there line or word IN nis
opening speech upon this bill OF party chafacsers
might Be pointed out His effort bad been 70 spesk on