New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-11
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Cu.,oms' Revenue Collection mud Warehous-
ing of Imports.
CoTfe-pOnd nee OF The Trlbune.
n oP r.. WAsmSGroS Friday, Psi


Correspond Of The Tribune.
n oP II. WAsHiSGTOS, Frldav, r NJ.
NJ BAYtY Of Virginia, Chairman Of the Com
mltt.e OF Ways and Means, has replied 10 Nj
BROOKS. aud others, relative u the work to bo
done at Custom Houses the salaries, retrcnchlnent
&c He is now declsimrg about the excessive
incomes allowed 70 revenue officers, their numbers,
Ac How idle this is Why does mol bis Com
mlttee bring in bill regulating the incomes, de-
e,dinc Oh the numbers 10 be permanently employed,
defining their duties 80 fer AS that can be- discreet
N done by statute, providing that Naval Oiicers,
Measurcrs aud Inspectors cannot DO Kept iour
,nonths on pay at New iOrk while employed and
paid % per day at Albany, Tor regulating State
affairs sweeping away sinecnres, increasing the
CONDENSATION where the duties are OnerOus, d.
minishing 1t where II is light and easy
Nh Books ably set forth the increased duties OF
the Customs Offices showed the vast changes which
the last 80 years had effected IN the mode OF collect
inc the revenue, the new multiplied and, IN many
respects oueruus tasks 70 be performed, which
were not dreamed of ia 1916. He stated that IL
lal6 the importers were few IN number, goods i'm
ported In large packages or quantities, and the
duties paid by a few checks on bankers but that
now we had steam and sailing packets, and many
importers-goods came IA smaller packages-a
steamship now arrives with goods probably b 800
different conslgnees, many Of her invoices are N
foreign languages and when imported goods are
warehoused new entries have to be made
TIL 1923, there was NJ system Of ap
praisemenis established but last year the
Appraisers examined 1900 packages-Ot course
a large additional expense was thereby incurred
The Sub Treasury Act too cash duties IN place OF
the bonding system, the vast nuutddes OF settlers
who arrive on our shores these, and other causes,
have greatly increased and multiplied the labor aud
work 10 be done by educated men IN the collection
Of thirty 10 forty millions OF revenue. Whoever,
said Mr. h. has Me dpD0sHtmCW dHd control Of me
Agpraiscr, under me Ad l'ai0rea system nor m
fJrce has a pOirer far highcr man the House Of
Representatives, HEr'ng and dfermHing me Ia
ri
It's pleasant to listen to Mr.. Brooks He speaks
well aud to the purpose, seems 10 use no notes
throws light upon the question, and studies brevly
But neither Mr. BROOKS, Mr. BAfLY, nor Mr.
WINTHROP fully met the constitutional question
Why. m a case where the law has not fixed the
number of officers to be employed, the salaries or
WAGES they are 10 receive, or the duties they are
seyerally to perform does not Mr. Secretary MERE
DIN send down 10 the House, a statement IN de
tail OF the officers he is informed and believes VIII
be required the incomes he proposes to pay them
aud the other purposes to which ne intends to APP
py upward of three millions asked Tor the IL
months ending in June 1891
Mr. WINTHROP is a constitutional lawyer Has
he forgotten that the best feature IN the practice oi
our British ancestors was the voting, ia detail inc
supplies the Colonsis ably adhere 10 an
nual votes where public money was asked Tor the
public service-that the Canadians, at Quebec, IN
is36. and before having enforced the ancient con
stitutiona practice were put 10 defiance by nom
nal Senate and that blOodshed iollOwed-that when
the Constitution of New York state was revised,
the new instrument required strict recurrence 10
this system of detailed revisas, whether The sal
aries were fixed toy law or not-and that the
I. tl4tl A
rot opposition 20 this humping system ct vot
ing Is II not absurd that a House that Will not
trust the discretion of its own Committee oi nine
influential members on Commerce, IN the Choosing
OF a temporary clerk at Il few hundred dollars
stand ready Ia vote over 10 Mr.. CoLiAMfR and
Mr. MKREnIIu five or six millions year, 10 be
expended the greater part Oft, believe without
check or limitation Ii il can be shown by Mr..
MEREDITH by the schedule that satisfied himself
that the sums he asks are required, give him me
mOncy--giye HIM more # 1t is wanied-but lei
no, Congressman longer shun their constitutional
responsibility u the people by voting IN lamp
w,h no particulars beforc them, the whole OF the
moneys required for revenue collection uet
schedule from the Treasury, as the act OF last
March contemplstes and then we can meet bad
voters in the House with the just indignation oil
their constituents when they come next before the
country as candidates tor places OF pubic trust
Hrs scl0ck There We're several votes taken IA
Committee OF the Whole on amendments, but no
haA decision was arrived at on the main questions
The House adjourned nll Monday neM-aSes eV'
noes IL Yeas and nays not allowed The Senate
slso adjourned till Monday.
The Territorial and slavery Question
Douslasss BiiI-Mr. Bucbanan-l.aRd Re-
form, &c.
Correspondence OF ii'e Tribune.
WAsAiSS ron, Friday, Feb
~ a,,I
tension to Territory now free. is not adjusted du
rne the present session Of Congress II certainly
will not arise from wan, OF variety Of PROPOSE
tons out OF which To accomplish that resslt.
judge DoUoLAs. the Chairman OF the Committee
On Territories la the Senate has bill prepared
looklog to that object which be intends TO offer in
lew days as the proposition OF that Committee and
in the success of which he Processes To have great
confidence. Its provisions are as follows;
Eysf California is admitted into the Union IN.
der her present Constitution with single al;ers-
ton in her boundary The eastern boundary OF the
State is restricted to the summit Of the Sierra Ne
ysaa. which he maintains is the natural boundary
* the State. r.
Ssooa9 The residue OF the Territory OF Cshtor
ais thus excluded. is TO be attached 90 and torn
part o. the Territory Of peseTet, unul other"'se
provided by set OF Congress.
Third. The Provisional Government formed oy y
TIE People Of Deseret is by the terms Of the e'lA
legshzed and is to continue under that organizS
hoa until Congress shah otherwise provide
F5xsfA Texas. tor a consideration 70 be aSresd
aPOa. is 10 cede 10 ihs United States al claim sne
sets Up 30 whatever Territory hes north OF slrslSh'
hne drawn from tho Paso Del Norte 10 HE'D RIVER
with provision that Texas IS divided into Two
States, either by the rivers Colorado or brsEos al
the option of the Legislature OF that State, and
whenever by enactment she shall so provide. And
10 farther assent Of Congress 10 the iormstion q
! this new State cut OF the limits OF Texas Is TO DC
repaired
fytA: The territory lying north OF the ao3ve
hns, and now claimed BY Texas. IS by the further
prorsions Of this bill, to be recognized as portion
q the Territory OF New Mexico. And the Provis-
ioah Government formed by the people Of New,
Hexico N IN Ia ie~.EusS " the ssme manner and