Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-11

nd -, vi,bou, coast Guard or preventive service,
arc If rare occurrence Those who opposed lhc le
sent taiiti have since earnestly ,iev have kcpt ur Il
va vnoren, system, and for this purpose 'l,ey o r
continual cry # frauds frauds! but Without proving -
The Senate al last ordered the Secretary 10 'epo,. w."
subject and the whole operations oil an '' ilts " "a -
a. - 80, hayc hecn ransacked and investigated a:iu .ie
resrl, il only insignificant ilsrepfeseh'ao' i
SECRETARY IL was rather sly in the Scnatc III oi'e' VIZ
III; h;r.t Ia report upon frauds in The revenue, anu hs
ia isnv 10 leave the 10 Mr. Corwin VINO ~as ,eau
m tic mercantile community, as Wei IL 'e ~
~ will "boody hands ard hofP.'ap'e sasII has ,ouLI
mn, cnn!d do 10 i,scn frauds pcn he revenue nc m
iss dam and . appears only 10 rclterair thoSc danh'
eornIions OF Mr. Walker, which have been BIZ Suceess"
in preventing lau.s. IN, , t. mind renu5atel all
i n,nrn,rg and commenced with the ad"Ph"n "i ut"
ono The protective principle was abandoned anu 'i' ~
,sn r;ncaie avawcd. The specific system WAS "a"@eu
" ~ - ,,ro As We haze remarked, no syste'a oil tli
al;on direct or indirect existed ta did no. er
der fanls Attempts al evasIon vary win ,ne ,'Ie " Wv
IA, The scfs -yslrm had been fruitful OF such u.,
"a tho nd rl5rcm system would encounter changed lac'ss
IN The mar, of the roguish Mr. Walker foresa@ hs result
and AHMED regulations TO the changed system, and es
aan,nns have been eierua that the Secretary can
G ~ fruds 10 report lie finds his treasury ovelii"Wlng
from The effects of this tariff and attendant rules ana
susnecs thai the merchants as well az the cabinet oces
cheni the government but he cannot show H. lie repeats
A. w,lkrr regulations show that Mr. Walker appe-
hended frauds lie show that those regulations
were not ciec,ual He says that difference Of ofhon
nc 70 he,her goods should be lnyoced al the purchase pce
ar n, The market price the day Of shipment ard THINKS
TIM, merchants will consrue the law in their own favor
Al
He oyes fearful OF possible frauds by underveud-
lion and the only he qoiess OF three cargoes OF p-
mcno OF which, be ii remembered, The whole annual nm
nor, is s 0G0 out of sl3 OoOOoO or onehousanoh part
in This he shows that the law was eectua,
and the aael duies collected But the astue Secretary
wos mn there find frauds und rs ne cannot do ms nc
wants Senate 10 take the VIII Tor the deed near MN
rbcre are however, ninetyfive ports OF entry where
,bera are no appraisers From these very lie" Instances
have been reported Of the detection of frauds or unde'a
atone while there every reason 10 believe ia hey are
fhnsnr lrt
Iodoubcy quite ~ ports as al others
I'M, he fails to show frequent they al others out
of Sle3 5G49 Of duties collected he shows cases weIe
The frauds had successful any were intended the 60
yernnsnt would have lost perhaps 81 900 Nhal cannot
be shown by ac however he seeks to attain BY aSeooa
in tho manner following, 10 vii;
"ln The last annual report from this department several Ia
bcs were inserted illustrate the effect OF the Substitution
of duties the foreign value of merchandise IN place o pe
ci.c duties Taking ms examples the operation VI oul
present system attention Of The Senate Is invited 10 the
| result, viz: n, w., px.,
For five months ending 3Dh Novem-
Der 1916, under specific dulles-afer- :, m :. q,
age value per gallon :! W - VI
For seven months ending 3u'h June,
1877 under ad yaarrm duties--aver-
age value per gallon ~ -
For The year ending 10Th June, lS4S
under ad valorem duties average va -
lue per gallon - .
For the year ending 30h June, lSl9,
under I'D valorem dutes--ayerage -
value per gallon u %
For nine months ending 3lst March,
1850 under nd yalorem dutiesaver-
aae value Per gallon - o4
"trom inquiries instituted by ths department. was
clearly shown the value of these articles did not decline
in the countries from which they imported To the ex-
tent which the above table would Indicate did The prices
AT which they sold TO consumers al nil conform 10 the
declared values in the invoices and entries
1t IL weknown law of trade that when the price OF
an atic. is raised by duties otherwise its consumption
or other articles substituted for IT, Under
the tariff OF lSi2 wine charged % cents per gallon
and brandy 81 per gallon; under the present tariff the
former is i0 per cent and the latter 100 per cent. The
effect of these increased duties TO send lower quality
10 this market, because the best became loo high 10 SELL
They prohibited The lower had destroyed the trade
in the best Qualities ana because they longer came the
sage Secretary declares fraud He prices abroad have
mol chansed True but lowerpiced articles are shipped
here Nevertheless there gross fraud but II is on the
part of tina Secretary The tables from which he took
these prices extended back 10 Si3 and will supply
the portion which the cabinet officer franduenly sup
aSal