The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-17


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By deductng this aggregate OF excess $2399 las 64
from the aggregate estimated expenditures for the year
ending 3Oth June. 1852, of $4s, 1893 49, there will
man the estimated ordinary expenditures, the su OF
Thus will be seen that Of the aggregate expenditures,
actual and estimated for the years ending the
30th June 1884, ting to 1924 s07407 95. the sum
OF IS, exclusive OF 514 06 interest
government. pledged or implied arising in consequence
Of its acts during period subsequent to both june is45,
and prior to Ist July, 1S49.
Some OF the objects OF these estimated expendr by
of the extended OF territory have beer made
either permanent charges upon the treasury, will con-
nue for long series OF years, and may be stated a. fol-
lows:
Excess of expenditures of War Department; Navy De.
partment Pensions Interest War Debt; Territorial
Survey of Boundary Line Survey OF Coast
Further experience will undoubtedly result in compel
ling still greater expenditures in the fufment Of treaty
stpulatons and in controlling and subduing the Indians
and other awless bands with which newly acquired
Territories infested and before there will be that per-
emigration to and settlement therein OF that class
Of citizens neces sary TO full development OF the
resources and defence oil that country.
These charges upon the treasury, not found in
penditures in former times arising from greatly
panded territorial limits, will doubtless for the present,
L..s.
for these additional burdens in the i'm
nense mineral wealth Of acquisitions, and the
rich commerce which commanding position on the
Pacific ocean opens to the enterprise OF our counrymen
Frauds upon the Revenue.
ln obedience to the act Of 10th May $500, whereby IT
is made the duty of the Secretary OF the Treasury to
digest prepare. and lay before Congress, at the
mencement OF every session, report on the subject OF
public expenditures. and plans for improving ncIeas
ing the from Time TO time, feel j my duty,
in view Of our necessarily Increased expenditures and
yress such suggestions the present state OF
Try and The revenues seem to demand
We cannot overlook the fact in estimates OF future
revenue that the last three four years have been
ceptional ones; that indebted for our large
part to the famine, the revolutions, and the broken
iown markets OF Europe. The with which the low
iuties under the OF 1916 may be reduced still lower
by successful frauds and combined with
The just stated, have induced large OF i'm
porlaton. But the markets OF Europe recovering
our country is filed il is believed, TO excess with for
sign goods; and il would be contrary TO all reasonable
expectation to look for continuance OF these large
mportaiions
The provisions Of the act OF JaIy. ls4e, have been
ound insufficient Tor the prevention OF frauds and under
valuations The extent TO which they have been carried
and the degree n which they have been rendered sys-
ematic and complete, have been highly detrimental 10
The revenue The department has long given the subject
Of these frauds its attention. and exhausted
all its authority for their prevention and detection, but
t,.t onAaf
their effects demand the immediate inerposition OF
Congress.
special communication on this subject made to
The Senate on the 26h September last in answer 10
olution OF that body, and that embraced much that
would otherwise be incorporated in this report copy
thereof s annexed hereto, marked -.
That numerous frauds by means oil undefvaluatons
have been and continue be systematically perperated,
and that they confined neither 10 class e articles
Market port OF the Uuited States, this de.
partment has an accumulation oil the most undenaoe ev
dence. :,
This proof consisting OF great variety OF details, will
with great pleasure be submitted to Congress- or any OF
ts committees that may be charged with the subject
Through the vigilance OF the appraisers, vast num-
bers OF advances upon invoices have been made. At
Boston and New York the number so advanced, from
January, ls49, to October l., $780, amounted to more
Than 40O0 liable I'd ranging from per cent TO upwards
Statement is an Importation Of fruit and is cited as
not only the system OF fraudulent undervalua
lions, but the inequality OF values in the different ports
Of the United States under the present system The
ru was shipped by the same house about the same me
one cargo arriving Philadelphia New York. and
one at Boston, the quality and invoice value being the
same AT Philadelphia Il passed at the invoice value at
New York the appraisers advanced il rs per cent and at
Boston, 90 per cent, and objection nor appeal from
The decision OF the appraisers was made.
| would respectfully and earnestly urge upon Con-
zress to inquire fully into the practical operation OF our
present system oil imposing duties upon the foreign cost
or values Of merchandise, being fully satisfied that the
oneer is continued the weaker will become the re-
,trants upon, and the stronger the Inducements to the
OF frauds, by msrspresentng the duhable
values.
Ways and Means.
The estimated receipts from customs as presented for
he remainder OF the current year, and for the year ending
10th June, 1852, based upon continuance OF the
present large OF imports, Aside from our in
creased expenditures, and exclusive OF estimated pur.
,hases OF siock we have provide for 50 OF
he public debt which natures within the next two fiscal
years. ~
The ordinary expenditures OF the government and the
public debt originating chiefly in the recent war with
II that war present the amount OF liabilities Tor which
becomes the duty Of Congress to provide.
Our trade with foreign nations, and the moneys arising
rom the sales OF public lands, have constituted hereto
ore the resources from which the annual expenses OF the
have been and they are at this time
he only means by which these necessary charges can be
,ad the public faith upheld, and speedy liquidation OF
he public debt insured.
BIZ the long and unbroken practice Of the government,
lues on imports have been regarded AZ the least obec
ionable mode OF raising revenue.
By the vurous acts oil Congress approprang the pub
ic lands 10 objects which Withdraw them from ordinary
evenue purposes quite certain that for several years
d come the treasury must be manlyif not enrely-de-
pendant for its receipts upon duties levied upon eregn