The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-28
To the Ealsox.

i SIN 10 the debate upon the civil and diplomatic
appropriation bill, Mr. Hampton, OF Pennsylvania. IL
moving an appropriation OF $4,000 to build custom
house courthouse post Office, and other public buildings
in Pilisbug, used the following argument 10 show why
very small amount OF duties was collected at Pitts
IbuIg:
chandse. i'm ported INTO ST. Louis Cincinnat and PITTS
bsrg required 10 be imported by tho way Of New Or
leans, when certain entries are 10 be made books
the collector of that port before the goods DO ia or
permitted proceed the before mentioned Al that
brought INTO the eouny by New Orleans than any o,he,
way But since the construction OF our lines OF public
merchants Pittsbug their goods the East, aud
pay the duties there preference 70 going round by New
Orleans. proposition is now pending before tho Senate
informed. In pursuance of Recommendation from the
Secretary OF the Treasury based ON the petition Of our i'm
porting merchants repeal that act and authorize the
OF goods in the eastern ports and the payment Of du
Should this change in the law be made as hope il will
the OF duties collected at the OF Psburg VII
equal if not exceed, thai collected either at Cincinnati OF
ST. Louis We have larger amount oil tonnage there Than
either OF the other places more than twice that OF Gin
Gnnat and more by several thousand than ,hS' o. 81
hospital which the surveyor Of the port must re-
ceve keep safely and account for 10 the government So
much Tor the custom house
II Mr. Hampton was posted up in commercial matters
he would know that the restrictions placed upon mpora
tons into Ptsburg removed in 1885, by the estab
The administration Of NJ Polk may Be- Justly proud
Goods. wares, and merchandise imported into Boston,
New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore, any other port on
burg, any other port of entry either BY canal railroad
wagon, mail route, and arrival at the place of des-
nation, may be entered and the duty paid The Pitts
burg merchant may therefore import his goods via any
port in the United States and yet pay the duty at home
without any further legislation do not question the
necessity propety of the public Offices asked for by
Mr.. Hampton
Mr.. Hampton's plan TO adopt, by indrecon specific
rate OF duty by firing value upon which the duty shall
be assessed EXHIBITS absence Of shrewdness hardly %
be expected OF the head OF one OF the first mercantile
houses the interior OF the Keystone State He pro-
poses
Be il further enacted, That, from and after thirty days
other purposes" approved aOh July 1886 Shall levied
United States agreeaby TO the average value which SINH
lar articles bore IN the principal markets Of me United
asceraned aud fixed under the direction of the Secreta
Of the Treasury
Will MIR. Hampton show one of the present custom
house appraisers how to Fix the value OF an assorted case
of bro adcloh silks cacoes basng such apprasement
upon the average value which similar articles bore in
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ceained under the rule but upon silks OF various quail
tes nvoced in 1916 at from so cents TO " yard up
on broadcoth at from ~ TO VIC yard, or on cacoes from
cents to 25 cents per yard might be difficult Yet
had the passed. would have discovered thai
the proectonsts could easily solve this difficult question
and reduce the law to working order l would IN TACT
rates OF duty upon certain articles as the eastern manu-
facturers might require. II would be the duty OF the
Secretary 10 ascertain Inc average rates OF 1910, ana nt
would be bad calculator in the estimation OF his friends
he could make the Average high enough satisfy
the greedy pro,ectionist "A rich scheme. truly
am well informed that the collector at New York had
under pay last year, for several months number OF add
tional clerks engaged overhaung the invoices and
tries lodged in that house during the year ls4e
and they instructed to ascertain the value oil
almost every thing but, after several MONTHS they dis
covered that the value OF almost every thing depended
upon the quality. wonderful discovery! MIR. hamp-
ton mig hl obtain information upon the subject, il
he were apply of those clerks, though ques-
ton very much il the collector made any important disco
veres except the above Ii is believed that the appropr
alton for collecting the having become exhausted
the clerks were dismissed, and report made 10 the
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