The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-18

Report " A ssssrssssy n sAs Treasury
This doegnsntie very elaborate in s dsails and 10
ACCOMPANIED Dy tabular statements that contain vast
amount OF valuable statistical Information Many Of
the facts stated by Mr.. Secretary corwin curious
and interesting Some Of his opinions are sound and
judicous. aud number OF his Recommendations appear
TO be dictated by experience and good policy But we
cannot refrain from expressing the opinion that he has
fallen into the error OF bis predecessor. of attempting 70
restore the exploded system OF tariff and duty regulations
that has been tried and abandoned. on account OF
its total failure both ia this country and In the most en-
lightensd nations Of Europe He recommends the gen.
alncrease OF the revenue, and It's special increase on
many commodities. as well as change IN the pfinelpe
Of levying the specific system So lar a. this change
OF policy is concerned. he agrees with the President and
asserts that practice and experience have shown that the
best method Of raising was BY levying import
duties His doctrines are ultra federal enough to satisfy
Alexander Hamilton or old Mr.. John Adams. Indeed,
be appears 10 have not advanced figure beyond those
distinguished fnanciers The experience Of the world in
relation to the policy is 10 his Judgment mere
foeishness. There 10 apparent want OF candor in
stating the increased expenditures Of the government
They are all referred to the Mexican war. All are
charged directly indirectly TO have arisen Of this
event We think this is in bad taste All wars are
known to be expensiye-the Mexican war was no ex-
cepton But the fair and rational criterion should be-
what did il cost, and what advantages did it produce
We had hoped Mr. Corwin had dessted from his oray
the Mexican war; since that famous welcome" he gave
to our gallant army in the Senate during the time il was
waged pressure Of engagements prevents from doing
justice to this important report to-day but shall receive
our early atsnt on Il involves interests Of too much
magnitude TO be passed lightly over Al present
we shall call attention only to that part OF the
report which relates to the warehousng system. Ii
opens by an attack on the public stores That subject
has been fully Investigated heretofore during two SEES
sons BY committee Of Congress- with all the facts and
papers before them; and the following the unanimous
result OF that investigation as contained in the report Of
that committee under date Of Sd March. 1s4s blouse
Doc No 1H:)
"Mr. Hunt, from the Committee Commerce., made
The Commis.se on Commerce, to whom IL referred
alterations ought be made In the regulations Of the
Treasury Department In relation the storage Of goods
public warehouses AZ New YORK; and other ports Of entry
That the Secretary the Treasury in answer 70 iuqu-
committee full explanation of his procesdings. with
copies Of circular nsrucoss ssaed BY the Pc
wsrehousing law, and subsequent modica,ions OF the
.s. Wsy. ss e HI % As g
building. hired e order q q .he Of
storage Of m.rchandise. and in relation 70 the
public warehouses situated Atlantic dock. From in
report Of the Of The Treasury 10 tbs House Of
senatves the warehousng system, would seem that
of the Treasury Department respecting the storage Of
goods in the public warehouses ,s5I $50
the Of are Ss s..s
charged between merchant and merchant in those Cities
and the adopted at the public warehouses Atlantic
dock fixed lower appears Also thar rcgu
a.ons have been adopted providing Tor the storage BY The
Stores o. the stores Of individuals. as well as in the ware
hoas,s occupied by the government Such private ware
proprietor Of the building, person enjoying proceeds
o. the storage Is required % Payhe wsgesof the attending
The COMMITTEES are OF opinion that importers should be
permitted TO dspo:s their nefshsndl;s N such private
buildings such the collector shall deem safe and
W.. %sss 81 s hss
coant Of the wages charged with the
that public policy requires moe liberal IN hi. re-
gard than has been heretofore pursued They would
hs, no he
10 perceived why this expense should not the
same footing as other disbursements attending the coee
ton OF the revenue.
~" appears that the passage OF the warehousing
civ New York Including The unclaimed good. deposited
in the pabc stores, up u The 3oth OF September last, was
and goods as
Boston, amounted to SIS, 7s0sb. This shows
ample accommodations fos Storage each those ports
aud the great pensc that wond attend the removal
these goods from warehouse another demonstrates the
pedency OF hiring the stores occupied by the govern
from to year. and being thereby exposed either
exorbtant demands each ior rents TO
the trouble and risk and that must attend the
nua removal OF such vast masses Of merchandise.
the public warehouses at Atlantic dock New York Is fully
forth aud established in the report OF The Secretary OF the
Treasury Il IL obvious, from the Information communi
Gated the committee that these warehouses afford many
advantages TO the importers Of merchandise deposited there
af han M eli Na
They accessible s by vessels, and
dous Ferry them with the city They have
two fronts the water and cargocs received and d
charged with dminished expense aud with facilities
elsewhere afforded In that port Aexpense for cange
saved, and this 10 important Item. Vessels doing busr
with these warehouses lie in safety within twenty feet
the buildings and are protected IN all weather by the
feet security which the ample dock affords Besides these
advantages TO the importer IL IS manifest that there d
advantages 10 the government BY the concentration
OF large portion OF storage at the Atlantic dock not only
four officers Of the customs enabled the bus
which would require the attention OF thirty u
the bushes. done In distinct warehouses
tered throughout the city, and each requiring Inspector
In view OF these and looking the
ent Of business al the harbor Of New York. Its rapid
noease and the crowded state o the wafvrs aud pie
that port, the committee Of opinion that the arrange
ment made by the Secretary OF the Treasury. by which the
for II years, proper and isdcious, and
viii prove alike bene cia 70 the importer aud the govern
ment"
In February. isas, Mr. Walker introduced TO the full
extent then permitted the system Of private
Against that system strong prejudice had heretofore pre-
vailed, well at the cusonbouse samong merchants,
consequence OF frauds pracsed under it, So strong
this feeling that IN The "a Of March iS4I Con0ress