The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-07

undoubtedly be Of the greatest importance il the eolee
ton OF tue revenue and therefore for adopting then
as they are reported, without insisting upon The provs
lens ot the bill as originally introduced
| The other amendments uf the bill are OF less sub
saniial character The addition OF the number Of
the appraisers al large. and the specific relating
10 their duties, are earely sacloy 10 me, and hope
they will meet the concurrence OF the Senate confess
could wish that the Commitiee on Finance had fiji
TO provide liberal and ample salary for thesp a
prasers in my judgment, there class of officers
In lie service which will exercise more i'm
poran and responsible function. requiring higher
degree OF diligence intelligence, and hdety But under
all circumstances, am for taking the bill il is now
before u.s. the that II will do much for
curing full fair and uniform collection Of duties.
and Tor protecting the government and the honest i'm
porter from the injurious inequalities and frauds which
| are now 80 prevalent throughout the country
cannot help adding, however, in single word that
in my humble judgment the great work Of remedyng the
evils OF our present system will still remain to
be performed That work cannot be originated here II
may be postponed elsewhere But the senator from vr
forced upon usI should rather say will be forced upon
him and those associated with him hereby the necessi-
both OF the government and OF the people That vast
food of importation to which the senator has alluded
with much satisfaction and from which he has augured
such favorable effects upon the interests of and
the general prosperity of the countIytha vast flood OF
importation, overwhelming, think il has done. so
many branches OF industry at home, and accumala
ting, it has done. such formidable debt against
abroad-cannot go on much longer unchecked without
condition. Why, according TO the estimate Of very in
egen gentleman OF the largest experience in these mat,
ers in the foreign service of the government. We
have already contracted debt of not less than hun
dred and fifty millions of dollars the other side of the
water. Meantime, our imporlaons are rapidly increas
ing II is estimated by the best authority that they will
not less than two hundred millions durGg the
present year, thus exceeding by nearly five and twenty
millions those of the last year. learn from source
titled 10 credit that during the last week. or the week be-
tore the last The revenue collected i'm the single port of
cas- a "
supposes an Importation al the present rates OF duty OF
not less than four or five millions in single week Now
SIR day Of reckoning between us and our creditors must
come. State stocks, raAroad securities, and treasury
bonds may postpone it. but they cannot avert it. The
day OF payment must come, And when II does come.
think the country will be able 10 decide better than it
how far the tariff of ls45 has been the altogether
wise and benefcent system which the from Vlr
ginia has so often represented it 10 be.
The senator seems to think that the frauds on the
revenue have been greatly exaggerated. They may
have been We have called on the Secretary for evil
dence this subject and he will doubtless furnish il in
due time. But am very glad that The senator's theory
and practice have altogether agreed this OCCASION
and that while he protests that the frauds so few and
inconsiderabe. he has yet given his sanction to bill
which will prove am persuaded, most efficient pre-
yenve of them in future. | shall concur with him.
therefore, the passage OF the BILL and appeal from his
arg his But hope that al distant day
the representatives of the people the other branch il
not in this, may lind an opportunity Of devisng some
measure more adequate TO the protection OF American
labor and 10 the maintenance of sound commercial and
H0anClal COnulUOH Oh the country.
Before taking my seat desire to explaia statement
whish made the other day, and which was brought to
my notice as inaccurate said that there were about
twenty assistant apprasers1n the port Of New York IL
would have been literally correct to say that there
five assistant appraisers and about fifteen appraisers
clerks took the statement, however, il stood upon
the financial report of the present year. which has IN.
cuded the clerks OF the appraisers department in the s
OF assistant appraisers and did not consider II neces
sary TO be wise above what was written IN that OH
| cial document.
Mr. pEARCE Under all the circumstances which
surround u.s. assent very cheerfuy 10 the bill reported
by the chairman oil the Committee on Finance admit
that it is highly mpoan, that the bill should pass and
pass speedily Blu, do not concur with the honorable
senator Mr. HUKTRR in all The opinions which he has
expressed do agree with the views OF the senator
regard TO the respective operation OF SPECIFIC and ad
valorem duties and especially in regard TO the diminished
rates under our system OF ad yalorem duties. II would
not, however, be possible without having an opporiu
nifty TO examine his speech, to reply to those parts of IT,
But wish say that hope there will be another op.
poriuny afforded during the present session TO present
views opposite to hem and, II no other member do so,
shall endeavor to answer thea myself.
The amendment TO the amendment, was agreed 10.
Mr.. HUNTER. | propose the following amendment
In the Sd section OF the amendment strike out I" IN ALL
and insert the words wherever practicable IN" This
there no appraisers appointed and it will be mpossi-
BILE thai they should go to all
The amendment TO The amendment was agreed 10.
The substitute reported by the committee amended
adopted.
The bill was then reported 10 the Senate, the amend
mens were concurfed in, and the bill ordered 10 be
engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. HUNTER. | ask that 1t be put on lis passage
now by unanimous consent. II is already engros.ed
There being no objection, the bill was read third
lime and passed.
The lille was amended so to read, "a bill 10 amend
the acts regulating the apfraisement OF imported mer
chandse, aud for other purposes"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1851.