The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-21

very considerable The vessels engaged in fishing, and
in variety OF ways not connected win iereign CON-
tendance ni the custom house officers, and place whe
the lapers OF the officer can be safely kept The senator
from Michigan Informs me that s 10, came case all along
the lakes | can mention custom bou-e upon the hos
ers OF this country where there nearly perhaps on
many entries made as in any Other part Of The United
States refer PASSPORT Nearly all vessels hound d
this country and forced To put Ia by stress OF weather
touch there aud make enlry there, while hardly aov
duty is paid there. will NOT take up the time OF tn
Senate further shall vote Tor the appropriation, because
think il lisa place which jusliiies the construction Of the
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi Mr. President, gentlemen
have struck at last upon the true explanation OF this mat
ter Goods imported 10 supply every portion OF the We
are imported into New Orleans; the duties Received
there and consequently tie labor IS performed hal
place. Now, sir could not give more striking proof
of this than 10 look into the Bue Book and see wbaI
Is done al 81 Louis Thele j. receiver at s., LOUIS,
who receives for his services ~ a. There i an assistant
who receives $50 suppose this i full compensation
for all the duties they perform Nothing can be more
appaTent 10 me Than that most OF their duties relate IL
the internal commerce OF The country There is, knos
large, very large tonnage, but II Is TONNAGE enyagd
in the internal irade-a tonnage not registered, but
licensed When vessel arrives IRON foreign county
with goods intended for the Interior consumption, he
duties are assessed al the coua oi New Orleans They
are seldom taken up river upon the same vessel bu
are generally shipped upon other kinds OF craft Now
am willing to vote Tor measures like this, Whenever there
i'd an emery ency shown am as willing 70 vote lor
custom house in the West IN tue East there any
evidence before me that y necessary 70 pud one at all
but have evidence before me. that there IS any de-
mand for such al appropriation al present. shall there
fore vote against it 1t subject that ought TO be In
CURED into The business should be understood before
we adopt measure OF this description
Mr. DAYTON This bill is now IN committee OF the
whole. give notice to the senator IRON Maine [Mr
HAmLIN than when the bill is reported 10 tue house.
shall move 70 strike out the appropriation Tor The custom
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi The senator from Maine
has argued from the extent OF tonnage, register, and
license, the necessity for custom house. think really
wa have no occasion to build custom house anywhere
for such purposes A single room twenty feet square
would apprehend, be sufficient TO discharge all the d.
les connected with those Transactions You want
custom as depot for goods and it will be reco
leced that last year the Senate was much occupied with
the question OF the warshousng system ahd think ,he
impression OF the Senate them was, that y was more adj
van,ageous the UniIed States TO hire WaTehoustsbe
longing to other persons than Tor the uniied States to
build and own them / have no doubt that with The
PROCESS Of settlement, large amount OF goods will
pass up the Mississippi river, and up many oil ils bu
tares ard some time hereafter il may come 10 las
thai the trade will reach that point that custon.hou
may be necessary but that will not depend SO much upon
the amount OF goods imported will upon the amount
and location Of capital engaged in the foreign trace For
the present. have no doubt that Will be much better
10 hire than 10 build.
Mr.. DOWNS. want 70 say word 10 reply to the
honorable senator from Illinois, Mr.. DOUGLAS lie
seems think il equitable that there should be custom
aouse- in the interior, because there are custon-houe
The coast am in favor sir, OF custom houses Just
where need then, and nowhere else y seems 10 me
that would be just proper to ask Tor light houses and
cutters, aud al the other machinery oil seaport
for ST. Louis Cincinnati, as to have custom houses
there, VIXEN we have need for them. Gentlemen will
not find me opposed any thing that will contribute to
the real bel eht OF the West am western man.
especially So and will vote Tor its interests a. much as
an, other man. | will go for giving them whalevers
reasonable and proper but have idea of voting away
thousands OF dollars 10 build custom house al Cincin:
natl, where there is no need OF one whatever.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. do not. Mr. President desire 10
see custom house in the West where i is unnecessary
but think stall be able 10 show that D. LOUIS does
more foreign business than a number OF lowns whee
we have appropriated upon the seaboard The income
ST. Louis from the there last year, according
the statement before me, Sl25,0Oo. inc amount
OF business al ST. Louis, therefore, INSIST Is greaiei
than at many other points that eau ennnerae bnI
do not desire 10 any debate upon the point When
you begin with Maine and take the number there, and
follow the coast from there TO New Orleans. you vii
lind that there is difficulty in getting an appropriation
Tor a custom. house on the seabosrd. The anendmens
are adopted without word being said--withoui one
single word OF inquiry to the necessity oil them bai
when il 10 putting in an appropriation for D.
LOUIS and one for Cinclnna sct scrutiny Is aaop'sss
Judged upon the principle others. insist lhs
the amount OF money collected at ST Louis Is si2o
aud Is RAPIDLY increasins-that there Is sub ueasaY
there, at which millions deposited sometimes. hsa
place which you disbure your Indian annuies, and
place which you dsburse The appropriations Of The
army the western fronuer. All that amount oil money
OepOsislu tncfc anu, Desiucr
office, aud for tie courts and the poet offices iG
which there IL necessity Tor fis.proo bdilding
there any other point where needed, alter New
York, Boston, and New Orleans, IL is this. Nearly al
toe arguments that apply 10 ST Louis apply TO Cnclnns
AMI hops that TIE Senate will adopt this amendment 10
Cincinnati. II II doer, shall renew the one Tor
Louis In the pieci,e words in which the Cincignah
amendment now stands We do not ask II for every
town there. The committee does not propose one 10
Louisville, because the department does not recommeod
Louisville. The time may come, and probably fa
come, when il may be necessary there. do not sa
there is considerable foreign commerce and very hge
amount of business; because satisfied that the 10.
teress OF the country this time and the amount OF bust
ness do not ju,tfy il. We did put any Buffalo,
OF Cleveland or Detroit any Of those points, ior me
same reason For various have adopted these
beng recommended by the Committee on Commerce
Of both houses OF Congress, and believe by ne de
ment cordially ommended and we thought they Ougn
be put there We thought the department was the poPs
Judge OF the matter and when they recommended H. ana
when the Committee on Commerce endorses mai recon.
mendaon Tor these places, neither oil which CONES
Immediately within my vcinity--omting my own place
as ihrk propehy- think livery strange that the recon-
mendaon 10 appropriate, by the department having charge
OF this natter in conpexion with the facts that have been
exhibited should be rejected, when the appropriations
upon the seaboard adopted without word of com
ment, or a word Of explanation.
Mr.. EWING. Mr. President, the question seems %
have been considered solely the custom. house Ina
has been the whole OF the subject OF consideration fo m
last half hour, without reference 10 any OF the other puoh
buildings Now, sufficiently informed 10 the ne
cessites OF the public building for custom house mercy
either at St Louis or Cincinnati but the fac, that ~
recommended BY the deparimenthe fact that is repoS
upon iavoraby by the committecssatisfes me tbs, ig
that purpose a building is wanted To what extent "
course am not able say. In the proposed appoanon
al 1t Louis, and also at Cincinnati, buildings pssSo y,