The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-27

them succeed OF fail together The senator from Ohio
[Mr CHAsE) has plead the cause OF Cincinnati ad-
dress myself 70 that Of ST. Louis and commence with
poprsiion Of the enumeration Of officers, 10 which ob
lection was aken and confne il 10 those for which the
has plenty OF preeeden.s
Without which the class Of legislative lawyers can DO
nothing leave out the court rooms, the post Offices,
the land Offices, the recorders Office surveyor geneas
Once superintendent OF Indian AFFAIRS
army surgeon, and eonfne myself 10 the custom-house
and sub ireasury mean that leave them out Of the
enumeration do leave them out OF the purvew and
meaning Of the appropriation ! conform TO the prac.
tice-psss the law Tor building, and then make II
large enough for all This me way y y done N other
am better prepared than was three days ago to
do Justice to this subject since then have received
letter from 81 LOUIS giving the authentic and detailed in
formation which the treasury files here cannot yet sup
ply The receipts Of the custom house ST. Louis are
much greater than was supposed, and rapidly increasing
In the rst seven months Of this yearfom January to
August the receipts were $l07,9S7 The entries in
hand g Be collected before the end Of Septembe, were
$330O0 Tor the first nine months Of the year The re-
manning quarter may be safely estimated at 100000 thus
giving above $4,000 for the year This is considera
esum in ITSELF but entitled to consideration from
the rapidy OF It's increase, which is at the rate Of
nusl duplication. This year is double the last. and the
next years receipts be double those OF this yearto
amount e some $35o.ooo, or more than double the
q h Pea
1861 will probably exceed 100000 The last publish
ed Blue Book OF lS49gives near for the
net proceeds OF that Office be precise. $292S7 So and
constantly increasing These two Offices, thenthe Gus
tom house and the post ofice-wl yield more than
double az much n The year 1921 az we now ask say
ton, yet i is mere guess work, and 70 ease the con-
sciences Of gentlemen who always ask limitation ap
proprations whether they be observed not We
wants proper building, and may ask more We may 60
beyond The limitation, but not so far public building
in this city, which began upon Limitation Of $4,000,
and now veging upon 900 ooo Not 50 far as that
but, perhaps, Tar the Boston custom. house. which
began upon 900, and went up 10 This lat
ter sum would about construct q public edifce at st
Louis worthy of the TO which it would be applied,
and worthy 10 raise its head in such city White mar
bic should be It's maerialtbe beautiful and stainless
white marble OF Cape Gradeau, which descends the
Missrsppifor the public buildings in the capital Of Lou
sana and should ascend il for the construction Of the
public buildings in the first capital OF the Upper Louis
lana, and the commercial capital OF the Great West
Economy requires this building TO be erected for the
rents paid exceed the interest OF the asked
The custom house rents are VI 200 the post office
others increase the aggregate to $4,000; which is
more than the interest on the sum proposed
Safety requires it for all the public Offices in 81.
Louis in combustble buildings, exposed 10 the
accident Of every conagraon aud many 81 them in ten
ements which invite the attack OF fire. Public records and
public property should not be lett in such pecarious
The commerce and business of ST. Louis require this
accommodation II is population Of so0 600 souls quad
rapling IN ten years. and commercial beyond all example
for its numbers What 200 in 1850 90 900
in 1640 and, al the rate will be $4,000 in 1860
and will continue to increase If at the ratlo
Floods or grass grows In The Queen Of Valleys lis com
merce is out OF all proportion TO its numbers II is the
commerce Of millions OF people instead Of the city popula
ton is the OF all the OF the Great
of which il is the and the cenre-the commerce
Of the lakes which those rivers borderof the noun
tains from which they take their riseo the countries
which lie beyond the mountans-whch stretch to Santa
fe and Chihuahua TO the gold mines OF California and The
waters Of the Oregon Gentlemen must get md oil their old
dsas wnSn confined navigation 70 .ne ocean ad com
their day. but they have had their day. and must give
place Progression is the order OF The day 10
thing is now in progress. and nothing rapidly and
srkngly than the extension OF commerce. and navigation
10 the great rivers Of the great West! Every great river
mercia repositories Its leading towns commercial
ctes. Steam has worked this change. ST. Louis--the
distance measured by time ana money-s nearer to the
aid Of cid navigation. The commercial cities of the
West rival and eclipse many on the sea coast which
ports OF entry and ornamenied with splendid custom
house could name dozens which, all together would
not equal ST. Louis-St Louis in ls50-to say nothing
tons frequently amount 10 millions The tonnage at her
wharf OF steamboats,, crowded upon each other,
nsssursd By the mile and lying three. four. and FIVE
deep The daily aspect Of her front, or water street. is
thai Of incumbered ievee, alive with people, jammed
and piled with every imaginable product OF commercial
sxchsngs and 'he activity y. that o. great emporium.
commerce on the wharf al ST. Louis the day left there
than had seen in all my voyage thence 10 Washington.
The declaration considered extravagan; but was
imfnedisiey repeated by senator from another State.
and applicable 10 another day Mr.. Young, Of Illinois,
sad that he had week later, and the same
thing, and 20 IL may now be seen any day. ST. LOWS
great commercial city, becoming greater every day,
and TO continue aggrandze forever The United States
have about fifteen Offices there. and place 20 put
one n--a IN hired or borrowed tenements and all La
bic 10 be burnt up with their contents, al any moment
She 10 deriving large increasing revenue from that
place, and we now ask 10 spend modcum OF what she
receives in putting up building for hersef-a building
required by economy and safetyIusted by precedent
and such should not be ashamed It's head
in such city. EtsMEt#.t.M 4
Mr.. UNDERWOOD Thought this question was set.
tied the other day II II is TO be reargued, shall wish
10 move an amendment TO the amendment
tom house at Cincinnati
Al SrxAroa That ia now in the bill
Mf. UNDERWOOD. will merely offer my amend.
menf for erecting custom house at Louisville and we
will zee " we cannot construct an omnibus OF the
three Cities and let the sIsterhood all 20 together
think be demonstrated by facts 20 which called
the attention OF the Senate the other day. that Louisville
n Just much entitled 10 a custom house these two
other places trust that those senators who are in
favor Of giving custom house 10 the other two cities
will give one also 10 Louisville;
sAnd Tor purchasing site and erecting custom house
q Lonisvile, the Of s25 00o,he whole cost OF the
bniding exceed the OF S600s0 provided said
bndiug shall be exempted from city and State taxation
M. PRATT moved that the Senate adjourn.
The question being taken, the motion was not agreed TO
81 Mr. CHASE wish 20 say word 10 the senator from
.Y~nsr>kv xrould be The last in the world to