Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-18
NNNu CONGRESS-2nd Session.
WAsnINcroN, Tuesday, Feb. 9.
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Der of Commerce of New York, praying for
cey,an improvements in the Cape Fear River
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After some Nomportant business the Ware
housing bill was tai,on up
Mr. Hunter explained tho bill lie said that.
under the existing laws we had now public
warehouses in which all goods ana ,nerchan
disc must be warehoused. Private warehouses
ere excluded except where there Is no room in
the public ones. The public warehouses had
been oblacted to on account of their nconven-
fences, and because of the difficulty, if not im-
possibility, of effccting an insurance on the
goods and merchandise there deposited. Be
sides these objections, the committee thought
it would be wiser, cheaper ana better for all
parties to leave this business open to private
competition. In Great Britain, where was
more experience in this subject, this course
had been adopted, and been found to answer
better The bill allows the depositng OF mcr- |
chandlse in both the public and private ware
houses, with this provision, that when the cXls
ting leases upon the public warehouses shall |
expire then those leases shall not be renewed,
except in such small ports where 10 private
warehouses shall be established.
The proposition proposed TO be obvlated by
the bill was the vcXatlous question OF charges
for inspection, &c. The bill provides that the
owners Of these private bonded warehouses pay
annually to the government from $500 to $1,000
as a license to keep the same; and this SUN
will cover the expenses Of inspection. The
bill allowed period of three years for keeping
import warehouses, whether intended for con
sumption or expectation, instead of two years
now allowed for those intended for consumption
and one for expectation. 1t was found that
goods entered for consumption were often wlth-
drawn and entered for eXportaton; thus revl-
wing the old system Of debenture.
This extension of the time will afford the
great navigation interests Of the United States
an opportunity Of collecting III this country
large amount Of the merchandise Of the world
and which they can supply all places with
which we may have commerce. This breaking
up of the sys!em Of Government warehouses
will give to the owners Of private property III
large cities the opportunity Of deriving the
profit.
Mr.. Brodhcad said he did like tn t section of
the bill allowing three years for the warehouse
inr Of Imports. Ii was extending the time for
the payment of duties. and he not preplr.
ed to say what effect it would have upon the
reyinue or upon tie amount OF goods imported.
He hoped he bill would lay over TIL to-mor
row. Agreed to.
Mr.. Stockton moved to take up the bill to re-
organize the navy.
Mr.. Cass said that the Senator from Louis
lana had the iloor.on the Tehuantepec question.
Mr.. Stockton thought the bill cou.d be dis
posed of IN an hour.
Mr.. Cass thought the Senator was consider
ably mistaken.
Mr.. Hale proposed, compromise, as the
Senator had many amendments TO offer, that he
do so new, have then. printed, and tune up
the bill tomorrow.
Mr. Stockton acquiesed in this, submitted
his amendments 10 be printed, and the bill
was postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Mangum presented the joint resolution
of North Carolina, i'll favor OF repeating all
duties on railroad iron.
Mr.. " eler reported from the select COM
mittee on the Mexican Boundary Commits
SION, that the law appointing the Commissioner
and Surveyor of that boundary limited the
duration Of those offices to the lSt of January,
! lcJ3, and those offices are now vacant.
The resolutions relating to the right Of way
unde the Garay grant, over the lsthiMus Of
! rchuantepec, were taken up.
| Mr.. Downs addressed the Senate for an hour
in favor OF this governm mt compelling Mexico
TO u right adherance to her plight faith under
that grant to Gardy, now held by citizens ofthc
United States. lie conceded entirely with
what Mr.. Mason said yesterday on this sub cct.
Mr. Seward got the floor, and the SUBJ ect
was postponed TIL Tuesday next.
The bill for the relief Of Gen. Riley then
passed.
The Senate took up the emgrnnt route to
the pacific bill, to which the special committee
had reported an amendment striking out all al
ter enaclng clause, and inserting provisions
that it be the duty Of the President to cause to
be constructed as soon pract ,be, a railroad
and telegraph line connecting with the Pacific
ocean, at such points the President may de-
termlne, and to employ engineers and survey
ors to furnish him with Information, &c, grant
ing the right Of way 70 feet through public
lands for construction Of the railroad appro-
PIRATES alternate sections Of land Of SIX miles
on each side through States, and twelve miles
each side through territories, and so 1000, 900
in five per cent. bonds redeemable in fifty
years the road to be constructed i'll the most
complete and finished manner, and to be a first
class road.
As soon as the general route is determined,
proposals to be advertised for, and work given
to the lowest responsible bidders. Tne ret Of
the bill, containing ii sections, is occupied in
the various details Cf the above general pro-
visions.
The Speaker appointed MesSrs Jones OF
Tennessee, Stephens Of GI., Chandler and
Davis of Indiana, aud Dean the committee to
count, in conjunction with the Senate commit
tee, the eectOra, vote for President.
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