Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-22


Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio Chicago, Illinois, Pitsburg,
Pennsylvania Louisville and Paducah. Kentucky; Nat
ches Mississippi New Orleans Louisiana; Mobile Ala
bama and Key West Florida. Appropriations have
been made and buildings authorized be erected at Ma
poleon, Arkansas St. Louis, Missouri; San Francisco
California Evansville, Indiana Portland, Maine and
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Estimates of appropriations for the completion of the
buildings at ST. Louis and for the fencing and heating
the buildings and works for their protection at
Chicago, in Illinois, Cleveland, in Ohio Pittsburgh in
Pennsylvania, Louisville, in Kentucky, Paducah, Napo-
leon, and Natchez have been submitted
These estimates based upon careful calculation Of
the amount and quantity Of work to be done, and
deemed indspensaby necessary for the buildings and
grounds referred to.
contract has been made for the buildings at San
Francisco, and those at Napoleon and St Louis
y completed; that at ST. Louis has been delayed await
ing further appropriation.
site has been purchased at Evansville but the ba
lance Of the appropriation is not sufficient to erect su
BILE building and additional appropriation of $4,000
site has been selected for hospital at Portland
Maine but the Department has not yet taken final action
on the report Of the commissioners appointed to select it,
The following statements connected with the subject
accompany the present report, viz
Statement exhibits the whole amount received from
the monthly contributions Of under the Of the
10th July, 1898, up to lst of July, 1862.
Statement U, exhibiting the amount appropriated by
Congress for the purchase Of sites, erection Of marine
hospitals furniture, &c., designating the respective points
and the amount of appropriations for each place.
tai fund arising from the monthly contributions of the
seamen and the appropriations by Congress for their
relief
The Supreme Court in the case Of Lawrence vs Cas-
wells decided that return of duties could be claimed
by parties who had at the time of making the entry
entered written protest declaring specially the grounds
on which they objected to pay the duties and the Depart
men has felt itself bound by that decision and has since
declined to refund any duties alleged to be illegally
sessed, except in where such written protest
made at the time, where it evidently from Gle
vie L.
where the parties having in certain
tries made regular protest. have received back the du
ties enormously assessed agreeaby to legal decisions,
whilst in other cases. precisely similar in every respect
but where the ormaty Of protest not observed
return can be made under the above decision of the Su
preme Court would recommend these cases to the ia
vorable action of Congress- by investing in the Treasury
Department the power to return dutesn all which
may be similar to those which the Supreme Court may
have made decisions in favor of the claimants if
protest had been made at the time by the parties.
The attention of Congress called at the last session
to the necessity of law-and framed for the
purpose but not,acted Onto check the multiplicity OF
suits against the collectors of the customs for duties al
legged to be improperly collected by oblgng the
parties to consolidate all their suits Of similar kind in
one action and also where party had already en-
tered suit that others involving the principle
should be instituted the Treasury Department agree
ing upon notice from other claimants that the decision
of the suit which may have been already entered should
govern in the settlement of the others AS it is the
parties vexatously and with the view to increase
precisely similar in the facts and circumstances.
1t is also essential that in all suits against collectors
there should be the right Of appeal to the Supreme Court
without regard to the amount there are numerous de-
csons made in the lower courts, involving important
principles which would probably be reversed were an APP
peal granted but which the amount involved does not
| admit of an appeal under existing laws.
Congress, at its last session. having appropriated the
of ten thousand dollars for locating surf boats the
Of the United States the Department called upon
the Superintendent of the Coast Survey for report show
ing the points where they could be most advantageousy
employed for the purpose saving life and property from
shpwreck This report has lately been received giving
twelve points the coast of Maine and Massachusetts, as
suitable locations and orders will Immediately issue Tor
the supplying the with the requisite boats and their
appurtenances and other suitable locations
along the furnished this Department from the
Office of the Coast Survey, will be immediately
taken for furnishing them likewise. Numerous reports
have been made the Department Of the great saving OF
life and property coast by means of these boat
and would respectfully suggest that further appro-
priaton of ten thousand dollars be made for this auda
BILE object and that power be granted this Department
to expend from time to time such portions of it may
required keep the boats and fixtures in repairs for
immediate use and compensate persons for taking OF
| them.
The subject Of the fisheries being Of high impor
ance and having recently attracted great and general
attention, transmit herewith highly interesting and
valuable report prepared for this Department by Lorenzo
| Sabine, Esq, embracing
report the fisheries of France SPAIN Portugal
the fisheries Of Nova Scotia Cape
| Labrador,
| IN the O United States
Review Of the the United States and Great
Britain the intent meaning of the first article Of the conven
| ton Of 1918.
The following statements accompany the present re-
] port, viz
duties revenues public expenditures during the
ending 1852 cab warrants issued excu
| sive OF trust funds and treasury notes funded -
first aa Of s ss om a
issued exclusive Of trust funds and treasury notes
| funded
the United States during the end
/ ing the 30th June, 1852
statement persons employed In each district Of
collection customs during the fiscal
1882 with their occupation and compensation act
Il statement Of the public debt January 1853
redemption nscal
year ending 30h June, 1852
Of imports and the imports
United States exclusive Of specie during each fiscal
value Of the domestic
foreign exports exclusive Of specie and the tonnage employed during
periods
IT. statement exhibiting value of imports annually
1852 designating separately the amount specie free and duabc
| goods respectively.
H statement exhibiting certain during
the ending the 3Oth Of June 1884, 1s4 lS4 1850
1882 er deductng the rexporaons and the amount
periods, respectively
X exhibiting the and bullion imported
exported annually from 1921 1852 inclusive and also the
importation expectation and expectation over i'm
/ portation during the
Statement exhibiting the quantity and value Of wines spirits &C
annually from l843 1882 incue and showing the
foreign per gallon specific vaorem duties
showing the value OF goods remaining In warehouses
the Of each quarter from the Both Of September 1S to the
1852 exhibited quarterly returns Of the coec
the act Of the 9Th August
also the amount Of duties payable thereon.
Statement exhibiting the value Of dutiabe merchandise
the Of August 1896
o. Statement exhibiting the value foreign imported