New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-27
THURSDAY IN THE HOUSE.

.t.t.tien Ahead on the eubiect-ths late
secretsry of the Treasury, and the present
Land Reform-ihe Annuni Theme Of West
Point, &c.
Correspondence ofThe tribune.
WAsmNGrcN, Thursday, July IS.
The following resolution, presented by Nj MILL
son Of Va. today and adopted, of Importance to
great COMMERCIAL cebters like yours. 1t has been
started BY telegraph, but send it also by mail, 70
make sure as 70 i,srecepton and correctness It's Ian
su,ee being rather 100 much involved ~ trust it to
the wires
po,,,d Tba,fe Committee on Commerce be Instructed
no oaiTe whether any further eeslsOo es necessary 10
potett the Owrers agents OF oon'f OF imported 3
ehsnehe from The PCS men. q siy o. sns saseu ..I wssn
rcls OF the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 Collectors and
oibsT offesrs otee Customs dsec FEB 1850; AID es2e-
In ported trt ard The ilvoe or entry may contain ms
es,ny or bul hot IN Which Ssysrnss', me o%aer or
ssssTDg where ever 40 small variation Of ne weigh or
metsEe txeee6t hei given in the invoice or -arys
furc 10 exihsl said Committee repori by bin or Other
learn from a member Of your City Delegation
that the Committee Of Commerce, 10 which this
resolution has been referred, and Of which he is
member, will probably give the subject favorable
consideration, Judging by the disposition manifest
ed when the matter was before them, informally,
on late occasion. So far as my il ;ht enables me
30 Judge there is necessity FOR some correction or
anelioration of the bearings Of the circular gula-
tons of the late Secretary ofthe Treasury referred
70 In Mr.. MILLsoN's resolution. But yourselves and
commercial readers will be the better judges in the
premises, and therefore will not venture any de-
6nite opinion ON the subject Ii may be well
enough however TO state that it is the opinion Of
some gentlemen who are able to speak prophet.
cay on the subject that it is not improbable that
some modification will be made by the ne y Secre-
tary OF the Treasury so as to accommodate the up
pcation Of existing laws 10 the actual wants OF the
commercial community and the usages OF former
yeas-uIess, in the meantime, Congress should
reafirm the onerous provisions OF existing Ia - as
respecting the now individually incurred expenses
of measuring weighing, guaging, &c o! which there
is some danger, judging by some of ths provisions
Of the bill reported yesterday which bear nPon this
ve PSin tn ,bi. ,ubiec, o,cu..Oms may a. we'll
add as an item OF consoling news, that the bill re-
uorted Yesterday, puts liberszed construction on
The Warehouse Bill. Should this bill pass, in e
iudcious shape, goods may hereafter be deposited
Ia the warehouses under the erciuSire control of
the officers Of the Customs, without obliging the i'm
porter to give bond for the duties as required by
existing laws.
In connection with this genersltopc, may add
without any disposition TO detract aughs from
the acknowledged abilities Of tbs late Secretary
Of the Treasury, that have heard complaint Of his
constructions Of law partakng rather too much Of
the technical, as opposed to the practical. Such
oabt was certainly out OF pace in his position
however appropriate or advisable in "Philede
phis lawyer There is, indeed, no department Of
public affairs that requires or which calls for more
of prebe nsiveness aud liberality of view than
that 10 which the welfare Of the complex CONNER
csl machinery Of great nation like ours is subject
ed for good or evil. Let US hope that the new Sec
rotary Of the Treasury will come fully up to the
wants Of the country in this respect.
The report of the bill Of Mr.. JOHNSON Of Tenn.
for the encouragement OF Agriculture, through free
land grants, opened the way Tor quite an elaborate
speech by that gentleman on the sublect Of L and
Reform. He gave many very important facts and
suggestions this so little understood question,
which were received by certain Members with
disposition to sneer at what they did not compre
bend 1t was to mo an exceedingly hopeful cir
cumstance to see TennesBeean standing forth as
an earnest advocate Of the principles OF this great
movement, SO far as his mind has received the
truth. Mr. JOHNSON evidently sees that the pro-
fessed doctrines Of the political school with which
he sots If allowed las it 10 TO be regretted they are
far from beine) TO have their free course must lead
to the les szation Of the doctrines OF and HeOrn.
IL was curious 20 notice the peculiar reception
by "the Democracy of certain extracts from the
Messages of ANDREW JACKSON, read at the re-
quest OF Mr.. JOHNSON, as touching liberal di9Po.
siton Of the Public Domain. You will remember
that that great man, les he truly was in some Of
the phases Of his characler) in his Message OF
'as, said, among other SigniicAnt things, on
this topic, that be was persuaded that tho time
had come when all idea Of deriving revenue from
the Public Domain should be abandoned, AID that
the lands should be parceed out to actual settles,
at the bare cost OF survey and supe,iutoudance.
When, with Mr.. JOHNSON, the d smocracy'
come up to where their great Apostle stood t,7sy.
f~o gears age we may have some hope that The
mission, which they claim to be peculiarly theirs,
will be fulfilled
You will perceive by your regular report nat
the West Point Appropriation bill was resumed in
Committee to day, af0rding fruitful theme fot
the speechifyers-a "standing theme | say
There was a great disposition to indulge in talk
on the subject. 1t was amusing to see the ped
ansvy manifested by some Of the participants To
hear them talk, you would have supposed this
Hall Of Legislation bad been transferred, by some
magic touch Of MinervAs wand, into some vast
hall Of Science and Letters 1t was almost diff
cult at times, to realize that we had not been
transferred to the Smithsonian Institute over the
wsy, and transformed into veritabe savaas
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