The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-15

fixed limit Il is also most true that il has been i'm
possible, from The reports and estimates. and staem@s
money paid originally by imposts into The custom houses
had been detained BY orders OF the Secretary OF the Treas
uy without any appropriation or any law therefor, and
thus consumed in the payment OF expenses. ~No
II is somewhat strange that this matter has continued
SO long unrebuked and unchecked by any administra
ton; and certainly nures greatly TO the credit OF the
last Secretary OF the Treasury that he the FIRST who
ever asked Congress TO take from him portion OF his
power for that is in effect, what Is done, when money
is withheld from the treasurer " the constitution OF
the United States. money can be drawn IRON the
treasury OF the United States, except by law aud YET
from year to year. here a large amount oil money
annually drawn by the Secretary Of the Treasury IRON
discretion. This was an evil which considered TO
bs remeded by the act OF March last u was an
evil which was not first suggested IN March lsls,
which my friend from Maryland lMr PEARcE] seem
ed TO suggest was only carried out in March, lS4s,
TO bear upon the incoming administration. Il was sug-
gesied by hm 10 ms report at The commencement q hls
service, and was followed up year after year, until that
year when his services about to close. Then, for
the first time, in the year is4s he omitted ii he passed
the year lS46 and transferred 10 the lS49 the
action upon this matter This must be apparent that
senator. II he recoecs the political complexion OF the
last Congress.
the proviso at ALL TO increase the appropraton-to in
the sum whatever limits by estimate, may be
found necessary 10 support the expense Of the revenue
do not consider that case has yet been made out to
show that any increase is necessary.
Nor the sum Of 81 100000 adopted vaguely. with
out calculation, as is now minated In 1885, state
ment called for Of the total amount expended IN the
collection Of the According to the report Of the
financial year. ending in june 1916, the sum total was
near two millions Of dollars The same year. Mr.. Walk.
er, in two letters, TO the Committee Finance in the
Senate and to the Committee OF Ways and Means in
the House OF Representatives, recommended the adop
hon q Just such law as this II March, lsie,
make this report. In May, ls46, he renewed the
recommendation, to which he appended section.
the fiscal year ending June. ls47. for any succeeding
year, vi 100000 In his next reporhis annual report
he set forth the various reductions at $500 600. and upon
that estimate and his statements of the expenditures OF
the previous year, this sum was based
Now. sir this Of 81 560,Oe is not the whole sum
appropriated to the collection Of the revenue. There is
to be added TO il further of 240 900 $3.50 900,
account OF the drawback from storage. &c. making total
Of 81 SOC, 900, which directly appropriated
This sum is not equal TO the two millions reported in this
case is about the same originally reported as ex-
pended in 1885, because then there was such draw
back for storage, drayage, and labor, which now
amounts to two hundred and forty or two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, and which therefore be de-
Quoted from the sum expended that year This deduction
will bring it down 10 about that sum-
Them sir do not doubt that the retrenchnens have
been properly made do not expect that any officer OF
the government should dismiss his employees unless
he is coerced TO It by specific appropriations do not
expect that where his predecessor had certain number
of clerks, &C., he will carry his retrenchment into eff
feet by dsmssiDg the employees of his department
II not to be expected OF any man; and trust will not
be expected Of the present Secretary OF the Treasury that
he should limit the expenses of the collection OF the
revenue.
The senator from Maryland seems to suppose, how
ever that new charge heretofore paid by the Secrea
ry of the Treasury be thrown upon the expenses OF
think tha, is not the ease Heretofore. as understand
the government has employed draymen, aborers, and
clerks For all the labor. the drayage and storage the
government originally pays and this is refunded when
the goods taken out. Now, by the act OF March
3, ls49, government will still pay the for
labor. and drayane. when the goods RI
taken from the warehouses, it will be repaid by the i'm
porter; but this sum- thus paid. instead OF going back
ali The difference Now goes e The specific fund fun
formerly il 10 the general fund This understand
to be the whole difference.
As 10 the policy OF aboishing the warehousing sys-
tenn should oppose il rather more than the change in
the collection Of the revenue believe, sir, that il
equalzes the of the country. through different
years that il increases the imports by giving additional
facilities importers, and reduces the expenses OF i'm
ported articles This surely, be the OF the
whole opposition which has heretofore come against il;
because comes in aid OF the importer, and because
reduces the price OF foreign goods sir am the advo
cate OF free uade-free- trade, far il consistent
with arevenue tariff Holding tina, this warehousng sys
tenn into that general policy believe 1t will equal
the amount collected in two different years, and equal
the number Of employees necessary TO be kept 10 the
service o. the government There VIII necessarily Dc
by periods when there will be great imports. Both OF
these extremes tend against the treasury, BECAUSE when
the imports great additional clerks required and
of the government, and cannot be dismissed
lind that the Secretary OF the Treasury, in his annual
report OF this year. states the amount OF the additional
expenditure al Sl9i,64 GO beyond the storage. Now,
SIR think attention ought TO be attracted TO that
point II our public warehouses To cost much be.
yond storage IL is time that should allow private
divduals 10 keep storehouses II is striking fact that
this should be drawn from the treasury of the United
States TO support these sorehouses, when private in
dvduals can afford to keep public sorehouses the
same time and can make money out OF IT,
But sir is this OF $4,000 properly chargeabe to
the warehousesi contend that il is not contend that
a distinction should be made. There has always been
period when service required OF labor, dayage, &c
just il s and the difference only between that for.
merly required and that required is all that should
have been charged upon the warehouses. Let see
how far the warehouse system has been increased.
The total OF foreign exports from the 9th OF August,
1916, 10 the 9th OF September, ls4S, learn IRON
executive document No 81, adding the balance OF the
year the rate, will be about sI0i ,90s ass. In
nearly the time, flor the periods do not exactly
coincide,) Mr. Meredith reports total OF S7 900
Now, the probable duties collected upon ths-ior the
lower price goods do not 20 into the warehouseswill
be the OF S260000O at 10 per believe il has
as very low rate, These storehouses increase the
revenue and the balance Of sigi,oo0 is not properly
charged 10 them, since they by facilitating the mporta
ions, increase the revenue 10 much larger amount.
am willing to concede, Mr. President, that by the Gre
alton OF collection districts, and by the extension of
commerce, some additional expenditure must take
place in the collection Of the revenue. | willing,
therefore, say support the amendment OF the senator
from New York Mr. DIcKIkscSl and increase the sum
though desire il to be distinctly understood that is not
to be added TO the " 100000 but to the ssooo0 IN