Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-13

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years, will DC aii'p'e u'a
country. win, -, PHILADELPHIA ard the
'rrbes ccuir, thu the Director shnuld nave an asssstn
Tbo nIlowcL by law clerks employed IN Inc LOT
NOR have bccn found insufficient 10 retain .e pest hna i
Gently Two Of the skiifu and espe'en''0 'e -
that account ,,oy ,oaemhI;no Cor.
Ills thought that coinage of an aioy 'e e T oe
man silver may he bcnefcially suostitue ,sd ShpIi
md eynrriornis 10 that end have been ateeu nono
they prove favorable, Inc fesu'' WIZ ~
session. ..h,e heen contracied FIJI,
ih= otahGn mn % fur The coinage of S3OO0UOOO per
.nnnm hv The Isl OF February next ana lntit 70 t t
son TO believe that the contract wiz % lime Inns nbnr
the mint there pu, into operation oy a n Of win ;n
nnr;rn Tho neo nile of the Paclhc coas WIN coin'
for Mi Tho nnrposes OF exchange and commerce. ~ "e
own mines. -, or tho last session autbnr
, M aos,v and melting and refining ONCE " oc Gstao
iished in New York, 10 be paceo n NV, oiynn The Ss
there should there be room oi H.. ~ ease or otherwise oh
; hs huildnp for The same on & 81 was
made and il was nscer,aned tha hee s1 The hnidno dS
@ IF 90 In the Cus,om House, and thal 'Ic ~, eo
assay Siee . snoce for business OF the Cusom
innse even after removing the Assistant 80 cxaning
Many buildings ctred ana Rnm Of Commerce and
a anu anE Of h sIu;c Of New York. and adjoining e Cus
Inn House werp found well Calculated lG ccnmmod
Teasuers office and also 70 Clerks and portion Of The
cnIIcor,s clerks with tho officers 4l VIC 20 no LOT ns,
There was sufficient vacant space an I the work of as
Pine street ,oI 'e d Gnng A negotiation was entered
,n or the lease of The bank buildings WIN VIC
purclasug should Congress maze W., , e Gnern wears
Inn The property rented fof me .c. "a sJ,nnL;
M rent of S53 600 per annun, WIN 'c ph; 100 veurs
the appropriation be made, OF purchasing Is, ,he nav
W. ss20 nm with interest from tuG OIL mo iea7ei Wv
al or reuI IN he deducted from the amount Ihe
leases and coRtracts accompany this polt. "f
ipos have been altered 10 suit inc @ cns,nn House
frr md 10 make room for the ccrhs OF uIc m; -
far the sppcrntepdent the assay oncc ahu MS es
The obstruction OF the assay building mas pee"
aud il now in the course of completion ana M ''e
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refining are ordered 10 be prepared oy INC 80 W noy
neyr Win the hope and expectation TO gel II INTO oc'uo'
| by the LIST Ct March. VI, l;o ;,,,fcont IN
The increased business at that port anu Inc oahh o1us
adjoining being found ample Tor oil me purposes " t 10
sa off re- anil In fact for mint should Congress WIEN
nv ,ire 10 have coming done there the arrangement 10
rho nurchase was made with knowledge that The pfit
aorced 10 be given high; but was thought UNDER M
cicnmsr,nces 10 be worth TO tho United States the sun
agreed TO be given The purchase as provided Tor IN TIT
! lease ia recommended TO Congress
Immediately upon taking charge OF The department. ihior
nation received BY that certain additional uue
imposed under tari of 1886 goods entered lei
per cent below the appraised value had been ordered by u
predecessor 70. distribution between he Colec0r Ni'a
Officer and Surveyor of the port OF New lork and mat IN
amount had been Withdrawn or withheld by Inc Coilcco
from rhe Treasury, and deposited with banking or tus
company in that city My predecessor having previously
decided against the clan' II was thought upon examination
that the twenty per cent. additional duty was public revc
nue., which the Collector &C., of The different ports ma
no ohlGu claim The order OF distribution was, therefore
revoked tho money directed 10 he replaced In Inc leasu
~ That being DONE and those officers still asserting claim
Mr. Maxwell Collector of the port OF New ork, upon IeaV
ing Office took Of the customs received the inoiey
twenty per cent additional dulles during his lern and mad
special deposit OF il with G c. Bronson, his successor
He directed 10 pay the money into the treasury on
bu before this was done the instance OF the Naval On
cer &C. the sum attached by order Of the Judge OF IN
United States Circuit Court Of lha; district, and has bee
paid into Court await the decision upon The merits U
ccons been given 10 prepare the Gaze Tor trial IN ~
Circuit Court, and Tor The Supreme Court should the dec
sion of the Court below be adverse 10 the rights OF the Uni
ted States go, -,
The &C, of Congress approved the Sd Of March, si lin
liz the salaries OF the collector naval officer, and surveyo
of New York and other ports. 1t was consldere
that from no source whatever could the amount they wer
entitled 10 receive exceed the which Congress ha
thus Limited their compensation Yet notwhstandln
that act il had decided that certain fines and penalte
imposed BY previous for violations Of The revenue laws
one moey Of which had been directed to be divided equal
~ between those officers, should be- SO divided
The department had acquiesced in The decision Thus In
conversation of hose officers was sweled beyond The pon
fixed by said Those fines and penalties at the custom
house at New York for the fiscal ending June 3OI
js53 amounted 10 the sum Of SIG 755 r. and the moie
thereof was divided between the collector naval officer
surveyor Of that port giving 10 each S392 81 over an
above their fixed salaries
The one moiety OF The twenty per cent additional dute
which those officers also claim during the official
Mr. Maxwell amounts TO tho OF SG5 1859 3d. and shout
the decision Of the question be in their lavor there
no question That The compensation of those officers will
than Intended by Congress- and more than JUS
compensation for their services IL the New YORK custom
house officers entitled moiey OF This twenty
o.
entitled When claims asserted against the collector
port which Judgment be rendered and execution
levied upon his private properly the desire arises 10 hold III
amount until The question Is decided by the courts under IN
belief that The Gecretary canno under existing laws, pa
the Judgment without act of Congress. The attention
Congress called 10 these quesons IN odcr ha Inc pfopc
remedy may be applied.
Instructions accompanying This report were sent to III
several collection districts with The view OF securing eicen
and reliable subordinate officers and 10 ascertain whethe
any, and what officers heretofore employed ought To be dis
pensed with. The collection tiact have in part been Wis
tied by agents Of the department, with instructions 10 exam
inc the OF keeping the books and accounts and Il
ascertain in what the various employees discharg
the duties conded Them, and also whether there has bcr
surplus deficiency OF force employed and TO make re
bort 10 this department In OF the districts part tn
official cops employed has been dispensed with, and il
others il has been thought BEST with view TO The pomp
discharge the duties &c alloy additional officers. In
cases the compensation has been ncrcaSed and others
has been reduced 1t is intended to have all The other cocr
ton districts visited and examined in like manner
Many applications have been made for appointments
crei inspectors OF The Upon examination
found that i had grown into practice Tor the department
at It's discreiq * appoint secret inspectors OF the custom
OF different Of compe and that laery The mum
Der of such appoin had greatly increased. state
ment those thus employed since the Goth September 1850
with the rate Of compensation allowed accompanies this re
port 1t could not be asceained that any advantage 10 TIT
revenue had resulted from the employment OF This class
officers Tad their employment was discontinued
An examination also made into the revenue cutter
vice with view ascertain the character of the service
and its efficiency. II found that large number of ad
dlona officers had just been appointed, and after allowing
Al q
still twenty. officers than the service required q
the law allowed. The matter submitted 10 The Preei
dent, and the .upernumerary officers dismissed list o
the officers dismissed and OF those service witt
list Of the ters and their stations
, this report.
Besides The SO 2d3 600 which found the commence
of my official duties to have been advanced usen
for the purchase OF The public debt il asccrtuned
further OF S75 900 was in the hands agents unde
agreements transfer the for the department differ
places OF deposit together with the Of So 226 $50
, unaccoanted for, and designed 10 pay interest, &C.
The withdrawal Of this large OF ST O44 9S2 q from lh
treasury, where the laws require it be kept lite deposi
the hands OF for considerable periods time bein
deemed hazardous 10 the treasury il direct violation
law it thought beet reclaim The amount and aban
don that mode OF transfer aud paying interest," &C. and
effect the transfers by the sale of treasury drafts a. III
points where the money was needed for disbursements
authorised by law by actual transfer BY an officer
the department, and to have The interest," tc paid by lh
officers Of the treasury The plan adopted answers all TIT
requirements Of The servce%it all necessary economy ant
dcspatc; and with less ha%Ird Than the previous one 1t
proper u state that all the above have been replaced
treasury excep, 500 0uQ COR which has been ms
lucd at Columbus Ohio aud is still pending. pledge
stocks Of various descriptions taken for mart of III
ST ci 9S2 81 but none had been taken for the sOO OOO
suit in Ohio and there is apprehension that tina, sun
will be lost.
Upon careful examinations and consideration OF the Trea