New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-18

scch warehouses the United States may either
esSe hot'ereT remote or h iacc q esiEs1 OF ne ds-
charging reset sv1ay elsrs lead to great
ease ss 70 work virtual denial ~ ise waehousiag oriyt
leee lhe United Sses have entered into leases OF wsrc
bCGss 81 eytrSVagsnI repis points DO no accom-
MEDIATE Tie importer Il would proper thai the loaa
should be borne by the public and hrown upon he
7ro,ers Of merchandise These public y.Arehct sec sr
rot entitled any preference beyond what their greetcT
ssty or belsr management may deserve and secure
ms fscibtjss of TIE wsrebousng systeru are now ex
ersey enjoyed and uay De greatly increased with al
vhn.rge TO The importer, apG SAFETY 70 the Government TO
r,-t these ends woGlo respect hly recommend that the
tiye for winch FOODS be Kept ~ the Store atter
original III uoratioa sld entry Ice eNteued 10 three Year,
ard wi.S he privilege OF export to any foreign country
without NJ payment of duies While the drawback sYs
operation, cTchsn1ise WIS siowed n" bsnct
of drawback exported vi hin three years from the date
he warro,3sir svst,n has supcrsede, that ofdraw-
backs this eNtcrSun e will bc IL sccorisrCo with lhS
former practice ~ the Cove nmcni ard may tee granted
without eadaHesriug the security OF the revenue
would also recommend hat provision ~ nlsde y law
relieve importers from the payment Of duree upon IneT
chssiise Destroyed by FIRE in bonded warehouses
In order every unnecessary restrlcca upoH
cu rec and render the transaction OF business al hs
Custom Houses simple and economical, wcuid respect
fully recommend that all Custom House fees be- saohshed
we'd bose that are charseable upon the registering
enrolling Sd licensing OF vessels IS those resiing 10 he
eiut Natehousl Hl tfslSPor'Alo1 OF ietVUSilLse oy
the set Of ID March 1881 wss provided that In lieu OF
the fees emoumens sA AIRY, ana commissions now allow
ed by Ia" TO any Collector or Surveyor OF any district
and rivers each Collector surveyor aforesaid shall
ceve annually IN fall compensation fer these services
suoun equal to The entire compensation received by such
officer during the past year
sed in Ike collection districts embraced by this Act ard
l. recommended hs similar provisions be extead.
ed TO all the collection districts
In OF the revenue derived rom imports The amount
Of hese fees Is comparatively small, being lcss than
SO0@o Per snnum while their collection IN small sums Is
source OF great annoyance those who pay them.
would also direct The attention OF Congress 10 ue npmeJ
Custom House Cahs and bonds consular certificates,
and other requirements with which our system 10 bur
dened, rendering at once complicated and yoNatous,
Ii would promote foreign commerce, and secure for
cur VI sseS their full shave OF the eghng OF our own pro-
ducts and those OF other nations, we should be careful to
remove every im eimen and extend every facility which
sfe = this intercourse
The changes in our laws which named will b
OF essen benefit to all who iucrestedin the privileges
granted by wsrehousng system and M in addition, wo
should dispense with the osh bonds and certificates that
epperan 10 entries OF merchandise at the foreg cost
value and adopt the value in the United States we should
relieve the business of importing merchandise OF us great
est embarrassment and officers Of investigations
INTO the prices PAID for goods or The value thereof IN for
esn counee, and likewise avoid The frequent collisions
between lie appraisers and importers, which the require
Ms ofouT em occasion.
A etaGemenl is herewith presented No - showing the
Of dutisbie merchandise reeNported from 1871 TO
1850 The total value OF such exports during that period
was $o Og2 ISL being an average of In annually
From the lat December 1876 seth June 1850 the total
value of dutisble merchandise reNpored from bonded
warehouses under he act Of 9Th August 1896 establish
Ing warehousng system, was Sl2li565 being an aver
ase Of S3,iSl}e annually From which s spparent that
he benefits anticipated from the warenoUsng of 9Th OF
August ls46, have not been fully secured
TIE MINT.
The table accompanying this Report marked - exhibits
deia the operations OF The Mint M Phadephs ard tho
different branches from the time they respectively "a
tablished down to the 30th October, 1850
The amount Of coinage al the Mint In Phtl9depha. dur
ING the month just past has exceeded four millions OF dol
lars and, II the experiments progressing under Tho
authority OF congress oT testing ne" process OF tssayng
should equal the expectations which have been formed
respecting II. the capabilities OF that establishment will be-
extended TO the coinage OF eight millions monthly and,
with The branch Mint at Orleans VIII De tuly able 70
furnish without any unreasonable delay for all tho
future probable rccep 8 Of gold dust and bullion
IN oroef howeye as tne rrcety' 10 o. le he
iL Ias rom ABROAD, aiH particularly ~ o'A wuoio
me greater portion OF men ary' may aae moro Propa5
and without expense TealzG me amount WoHa .sGon
mend 10 congress ihat niS Oepat'meht sou 1c autuG
ICED receive al gold silver bullion Intended for RECON-
and so soon ms It could be assayed and inc c9frecs
the convenien, at the option Of the
which certificates should hdmade receivable for as
dues the United States the Government being at mo OK
Pense OF conveying such bullion 70 the mint or coinage
Onderihs system the holders of bullion would always re-
alze the full value, without abatement discount so soon
as i was assayed which generally woud PEN 10" e ay
ard without waiting until 1t was actually coined such
cehcatcs would DC ueey received on 4ePos,a al sPeo,
WHO might have duties other dues to pay into tho
public Treasury, and would greatly taoie'e such pay
mcuS W aYoioll,k t,i1 ~, ~ ,,,ro'n s W "
iaFge amounts vi com 'o' ''e PiP''o'
COAST scRYE iY., :. ,o., 49,, 49,,
tne Coast SUI 10y w aS ~, IL, ~ ~
upon rs present iooung by eglsatlye aGthoy ny lhet
organHHuon me an1 operations consuming ourhies OF
ie Whole Were assigned 10 cIMdis ana o,CoIs VI mo
| Army ana me hyqrogrephy 70 oMcerS OF inc Navy
me dsungusAtQ ana scehnhe gencHlan VINO E Gss 50
lulB anu 81 wei! , tio W 49,. e
tGr we're phced uueI te super yisLO anu Totto.
o. M easy ~ mG h S wJ % mo- @
Dev conmad 20 n Vas also hoSh ibei ofcera o} iba
bgIS C",iNu " 40 u.s. h gr -, a., ruts y, VIC nc
% a., yha c,'n,roi ~ oI s b, w. M NM n
pnIfmept '''s' ' - " ''1 wv " 1t " way 'e
Iio ,,.a ,s rcs, ,r tho a, "a os ,,,
vart m fo haI rIe II has nroyed "nnentlv smcccsSi
In Its berson The rnpiv Of s progress as Veil ss tho
accuracy md b. ,neGnt1de nj Tesi,Iis bav
The apnpse of those mos dstnlnsbed for acienn6c nj
tsinIenls in Eurone and America " "
Tbs dennrmen has from lime IN time "a be rvork Ia
nanded called for as many officers Of The army and nsyx
s cp,ld IVA srn,.d f,,, ,;r ot. d',iaSS M @
fr nm orfaf n,ffrr,e ~ Ice,, NJ III
arm, ~ now 1and,,'g Iae,re ,%a Va nsoon, nS
win tjs expected receive a favorable consideration
When the rece nj war with Mexico was declared lhera
officers OF the corps of TopographcaI aeers
and niue OF the line The army employed Coast sur
yey
The survey inns becomes an admirable school ofpracee
for such OF The graduates of West Point and the officers
die Navy as had prediction for The science called into
practice by The WORK. each being cpSoged in his appropn
ate spnere
While the scientific character Of The SURVEYS such as to
reflect lasting credit upon our country II 10 also emineny
N 4 highest Of gcie