Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-01
s44,9s7,Oe2 7s
Duhcit July l, 1851,
Do. July !, 1850,
Total deficit, 1850 and 1851
sl6,375,2l4 80

rno 10 tho first of July last the expenses of collecting
revenue from customs were paid Of the accrung rev.
the several ports and only the balance came into the
easuy OF course the receipts the Treasury actual and
Spenses
By the act of Sd March last the system was changed
ana alter st July 1919 and accordingly the receipts
e'ua and estimated from hadate are Of the gross
ano estimates are sub ed of the expenses of colec-
Inc alteration thy ade in the law prove to be sal
Sh1fitenh IN of Congress will be annually drawn
..pe.-..ases under this head and they win DO ena-
d limit them ina spirit OF economy as severe as the
-sencics Of the public service will admit
Notwithstanding the great increase Of the business Of
country the act of 7h June 1874 has prevented any
addition to the number of inspectors gapsers weshoss
its except ten inspectors New Orleans per
Sd March, le45 and the consequence Is that at all the
ports % the number nna Se Us e
breaches eyasions Of - revenue laws
Those duties lave bed greatly increased BY the establish
Of the waehousink system and the difficulties les there
Of officers meet tn emergencies of the new service In
dditon lemporsy ads to the revenue appointed by
of the collectors Under authority act of 1897 have
compecs meet In part the emergency thus occasion
3D. by authoz ne thepots of New York. Boston, New Or
ans phladelhia Balmore and Bristol J. the employ
md relieve from aendnce upon the warehouses that num-
er of inspectors in that they might attend thsE a
ropo duties: and hive declined asserting requests for
authority from cher ports only because the necessity
not appear % be of urgent character to make it
npossoc 10 await heacton of Congress this subject
The establishment ofnew collection districts in Texas and
shiorn and Tho prot.be necessity of creating moro, will
course an addition the expenses heretofore incur
ed, as we'll as 10 the rGenue TO be received.
The preventive serv Is amagamated by our system with
he service Of collection There ITO collection ds-
fets In the United St3es OF this number l8 are main
the public expnse not having collected any reye-
during tia past yel There 36 at which the revenue
Is NOT sufhcient 10 meet the annual expenses ana
a's which the gros revenue exceeds the expenses.
haer these circumstances, submit the estimates, here
presented (markd CO. of the expenses of collecting
evehue from custms the present scale Of service,
n"iiihs 10 the wisdm Of Congress the question OF re-
a' scae and t mode of such reduction. Iannex TO
report copies letters marked T) received from collectors
of customson the sbject. In my judgment, reduc-
practicable Consistently with the security of the rcye
On 'he contrary lnaye doubt that the force should
proper TO little the early attention of Congress
en-, sopstion roqred for the second half Of the cur
Year. for whih separate estimate Is submitted,
nj NJ by the section of the Of the Sd March
and reman,s flde 70 each collector for oil tho
u, '4stu 't,y great embarrassment would
~ coarations were delayed
H,, OF lie 9th section of the act of ID
kfm So. femi Statement of the amount
lrh sc. custom mouse ~ VIC y. states
ain isE u 30th June last, and also the
.ysdjG3 the occupation and salary
etk a 9 ssi, sSYs dscustom-h houses during the
II. 0fla4. t. y SRss :,
ompi Z 2N sac aSN&lAfent referred 70 tnaI iul
khants ts-e;. M7t v6nfS-foM revenue vessels were
'e%ta esi WPAnmber Of oficess has been