Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-10
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WASHINGTON Feb. LIST

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SENATE.4Mr. Brodhead, of Pensyva.
mia, submltta> "a petition, signed by impor-
tiers, in the ci,1 of Philadelphia, in which
complaint was made of certain decision
rendered in the Supreme Court, and asking
for the passage Of law, explanatory OF the
act relative to the relnnding of duties
Mr.. Seward, of New York, presented
the resolutions passed by the Legislature of
that State, ,fuching the imprisonment of
the mudturs ym,ly in Tuscany.
HoUsE.-'The reading of The journal Of
yesterdays proceedings having been gone
through with
The House, on motion, took up the bill
regulating the gold and silver coinage of
the United States.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2.
s 18th Warehouses '''' ' Wa" as 'iss
ME~Hual xplaned the bill. He said
that undesost xsting laws we had now
public - ses, lntwhch all goods and
mercN. ~ DE warehoused Private
warehouc,~ 'scluded, except vhere
there is no mds> rdom in the public ones.
These public warehouses had been object
ed 10 on acccaN of their Inconvenience,
and because bhe difficulty if not impos-
sibility of efsMng an insurance on the
goods and merchandise there deposited -
Beside these objections, the Committee
thought it would be wiser, cheaper, and
better for all parties to leave this business
to private competition.
In Great Britain there was more expert
ence on this subject, This course had been
adopted, and had been found to answer bet
ter. The bill allows the disposing of mer-
chandlze in both the public and private
warehouses, with this provision, that when
the existing leases upon the public ware.
houses shall expire, then those leases shall
not be renewed except in such small ports
where no private warehouse shall be estab.
lished.
The proposition proposed to be obviaed
by the bill was the vexatious question of
charges for inspection, &c. The bill pro-
vldes that the owners of these private boun-
ded warehouses pay annually to the govern
ment from S5Oll to 81 900 as license to
keep the same; and this sum will cover the
expenses of inspection. The bill allowed
a period of three years for keeping Import
warehouses, whether intended for consump-
ton or exportalan, instead of the two years
now allowed for those intended for consump-
ton, and one for expectation.
1t was found tina, goods entered for con-
sumption were often withdrawn and entered
for expectation; thus reviving tho old sys.
TEN of debenture. This extension of time
will afford the great navigation interests of
the United States an opportunity of collect.
ing in this country large amount of the
mel chandize of the world, and from which
they may supply all places with which we
may have commerce. This breaking up of
the system Of government warehouses; will
give to the owners of private property in
the large cities the opportunity of deriving
the profit
Mr. Brodhead said he did not like that
section of the bill allowing three years for
the warehousing of imports 1t was ex-
tending the time for the payment of duties,
and he was not prepared to say what effect
it would have upon the revenue, or upon
the amount of goods imported. He hoped
the bill would lay over till to morrow
Agreed to-
Mr. Stockton moved to take up the bill
to reorganize the Navy. Mr.. Cass said that
the Senator from louisiana had the floor
on the Tehauntepec question.
Mr.. Stockton thought the bill could be
disposed Of ~ an hour. Mr. .Cass thought
the Seuatoa was considerbly mistaken Mr..
Hale prop1ed a compropise, that as the
Senator h$ Smany amen fments To offer, that
ne do 50 I, have them printed and pre-
sented, Y ke up the bill tomorrow. Mr..