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

OF the United States, ths Department has an ac-
cumnlatlon OF the most undeniable evidence.
ms proof, consisting OF great variety OF de,
talls VIII with great pleasure be submitted to
Congress, or any Of its Committees that may be
charged with the subject.
Through the vigilance OF the appraisers, vast
numbers Of advances upon invoices have been
made. At Boston an New-York the number so
advanced, from January, l349, to October LIST
i73oI amounted to more than 4,OOO, table II rang
ing from per cent, to upwards of i0G per cent
Statement I s an importation Of fruit and is
cited as exhibiting not only the system Of fraudu-
lent differentiation, but the inequality of values
III the different ports of the United States under
the present system The fruit was shipped by
the same house about the same time, one cargo
arriving at Philadel pha, one at New ork and
one a: Boston, the quality and invoice value
being the same, AtPhiladelphia it passed at the
invoice value at New York the appraisers ad.
venced it Is per cent, and at Boston % per cent
and objection nor appeal from the decision of
the appraisers was made
would respectfully and earnestly urea uDon
Congress to inquire Iuy into the practical oDera
ton of our present system of imDosing d1ties
upon the foreign cost or yalueg of merchandise
being fully satisfied that the longer il is contind
the weaker will become the restraints unon' and
the stronger the inducements TO- the connission
offrauds, BY msrepresentng the dutiable values.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The estimated receipts from customs as pre-.
sented Tor the remainder Of the current year, and
Tor the year ending Both June, 1852 are based M.
on g continuance of the present large amount of
imports. Aside from our increased expenditures
and exclusive of estimated purchases of stock
we have to provide for s., 220 952 SO of the public
debt which natures within the next Two Gsca1
years.
The ordinary expenditures of the GovernD,ant
and the public debt originating chiefly ia the re-
cent war with Mexico together with variety Of
demands arising out of that war, present the
amount OF liabilities for which it becomes the duty
of Congress to provide
Our trade with foreign nations. and the moneys
arising from the sales Of public lands. have con
stituted heretofore the resources from which the
annual expenses of the Government have been
procured and they are at this time the only
means by which these necessary CHARGES can be
paid, the public faith upheld and speedy liqui.
datOn of the public debt insured.
Bv the long and unlroken Dracticc. Of fine Gov.
eminent. duties on imports have been regarded
as the least objectionable mode of raisiprreyenun
By the various acts of Congress anDronriatine
tbo ntl;o Iode - ~ ioc+s 1,tbicl ;+It ~ ~
ri H., -, ,,,,,,aa !, =; ,;4 r
,.oin lesnnue Pla Poees IL - qute cel-
a4 'i,@' ~; - w
oe ~ ~ oiS III It's
FcceiPts upon ouIies ieVieu upon ioTeiSh merchah'
disc.
The act OF the 28th January, 1917, appropriates
the entire proceeds OF the sales OF the public
lands to the payment OF the principal and interest
of the loan provided for by that law.
BY reference to table d. 1t will be found that
the loan Tor the redemption OF winch tins fund IS
appropriated amounts to s27,l35,l22, the interest
upon which, at per cent. per annum, is to be
pad Sem annually, and the principal on the LIST
January, Ie6S
The laws recently enacted giving lands to
those VINO served IN the war Win Mexico and
Nv inc last scss!oh, 10 thoSe VINO hau SoIFeu ~
former wars, IN addition to grants to states Tor
internal improvements, will undoubtedly supply
the market with the greater portion OF the lands
that will be required for occupation for many
years to come This source OF revenue, there
fore, small, indeed, comparatively, but STILL in the
ten years preceding Is43 available Tor an annual
average OF s2,9936 GIG 10, statement W should
not hereafter be relied upon with any certainty
or to any considerable amount IN estimating the
receipts OF the treasury
Statement X, appended TO TINS report SHOWS
the number Of warrants located ny the acts 10
Wicn Leierenco nus oeen iiudG, a,l'i 1a1
ye1 10 DC iocateu' as es1 ron 'uo Peylons
ana otHer evidences on az - "is h y.
tt r ln6s soid md taken from, m arlret bv
TirII,e cr those warrants for the wears l847 1848
on6 1a4o ie IA 727 742 40 acres. averaging 1900.
247 46 acres per annum valued at Sl8,9l1,l34 70,
averaging $G,303 III So per annum.
The warrants yet to be presented under these
acts will require 7s,922,5l3 acres valued at $685.,
653140 At the above average of 1905, 247, As
acres per annum, over sixteen years VIII be re-
CURED to absorb and satisfy the warrants yet to
be issued, as estimated under the several bounty
land acts now IN force. ,...,c.... a.. r....-
There will then be diverted from the treasury,
from the sale OF lands the sum OF Sll5,2448gO' not
anticipated at the date when the revenue law OF
1916 was enacted. (See statement A
This state OF things imposes upon Congress the
duty OF determining whether the laws now exist
ing, with the rates of duties imposed by them on
foreign merchandise, will produce the amount ne
cessary 10 Geiray 'no 49, tbe
lures of the ana meet e pahGipay t the
interest on the Pupc aoot mo an,'S VI -I e
country to discharge every opsa.oH upon ~ II
aided BY WISE and timely hn s u l tb
uonabe ample ProVstIh S'ai' u? qiG .nV
prompt discharge OF annually accIulh6 nAoliiTs'