The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-08

stability 70 the Iron busnes and more sstisiaetios %
sonsumsr and. st the sAns time, prove equally bsnsa
It's proposed TO make salt free of duty me average
annual from that article from the i've years 70
sosh June lsS2 only s2s ssA While the s. Ssh
for which the salt duties presxt amount to sZss
bssides other heavy aDnusi 70 .aas.
Ross Browne with Its references Is herewith submit
ted. For the stated In that rep 1T - rs re:om
branch of industry left to the fair composition which
causes other msrsiims enterprises to flourish
The table OF imports and exports for the fiscal year
ending aOth June 1853, accompanying this report and
heretofore mentioned compares favoraby with those OF
preceding years and increasing capacity for
commercsl intercourse. The table of tonnage, which
also this report shows that our tonnage 10
wear BY ss eco tons These tables prove that enjoy
prosperous commerce. with Increasing capacity TO ex-
tend it,
The table exhibiting the operations OF the mint also
companies this report shows the entire coinage TO
3lst Octousr been $50 l92 so; the gold
1853 been 9i5 CO. and the silver coinage
2s5 and proves active and growing demand for
gold and silver currency for actual ue; whilst the
imports of gold and silver including What is brought to
the Allan tic from California, without estimating for that
brought in by emgrsns, compared with the ex PORTS OF
amount Of slS5 o95 IS has been added to the gold
and silver coin remaining in the country. Should tina in
try will be able to dispense with banks of isHue, and their
attendant evils and have the gold and silver currency
conrempatedby the constitution The operations OF the
orabe result and the recoinass of silver has, in many
places, removed the Inconvenience arising from small
bank notes and want Of chacgs 1t may reasonably be
expected that the uppy, the of few years,
viii be ample, and extended TO every section 81 Inc
country.
Inc operations Of the mint at Philadelphia and the
branches require hst the director should have an assist
ant The salaries allowed y 10 paaIa the
best recently two OF the most kfUl and experienced
! clerks left that account. -
IL thought that's consge OF alloy resembling German
ayer may beueseay substituted for the copper and
experiments TO that end have been direc'ed should
they prove favorable, the result WIZ Dc presented during
The brsr eh mint at Francisco has been contracted
for TO be furnisbed and ready for the coinsge OF
$50 eco eco per by the LIT Of February next aud
there to believe that the contract viii bs
eomy lied WITH and the Mat there put into operation
by that iine hus sbundsnty supplying the people Of
the Paci6c coast with CON- for all the purposes OF ex
change and commerce. from their own II aes.
Uncer prcysors OF tue act of the last session Au
tborzing assay and melting and refining Office to be
established in New York. 70 be placed in the Custom
House there, should there bo for it. and II not
giving tie Secretary of the Treasury authority to lease
otherwise obtain suitable building for the same, an
nvestgaton made and il ascerained that the .
was 10 room ths Assay flee in the custom house ana
that tie building did not ahoid sufficient space for The
tUsiuess or the Custom Houe, even after removing the
AssistGnt Tressurer's thice
Many build ngs were oiTsred and Of them exa.
Mined and the buildings belor gng 10 the Bank Of Com
and the Bank the STATE q SeI York, srt ad-
ioiting Che Custom Eoss found wei calculated for
tue so tsnt TEeasurer's Office and also TO fornsh SUIT
fcieut accommoGa for the Surveyor ani his ceIks,
and portion Of the Collsc'ors clerks with the officers
Of the Asesy flee There vas sufficient space
the uSrt ii the lot next Pine FOR the necessary
buildings FOR II work asEaylug melting, and ~hnng
: negotiation entered into Tor the lease q ms BANK
buildings with the privilege II purchasing should Con-
sress make the necessary appropriation Inc piopsry
vas rented fcr the Of fifteen years. a. reat q
$50 per annun With the privilege should the aplro
pristlou be- made OF purchasing within Two yeas AZ
s5sU Geo With interest from date the lease, tho pay
made for rent to be deducted from the amolnt
Tie leases and contracts accompany this rel oTt. The
bank tudii have been altered 70 suit the Assistant
Treasurer Office, and 10 make for the CLERKS OF the
Custom House and Tor The Superintendent Of the Assay
ofce and his clerks The construction of the Assay
building has been commenced, and is In the
If pleon all tns ecsssary implements &c, for
the Assay oce aud Tor M itus and refining are oraered
10 be By the LIST OF February next with The hope
aud expectation 10 get it into operation by the lst of
Esrch.
Tie Custom House at New York being insufficient for
the increased business at that port and the bank build
tgs adjo ing it being found ample for all he purposes
Of an asay Office and in fact for mint should Congress
wish al any tine 20 Ia coinirg done TIERS the
Esnt for the purchase vas mace with knowledge that
the price az e' d to be g'vsn was high, but 1t was
thought uGler the circumstances TO be worth to the
United states the agreed to be given The purchase
provided for in the leases is recommended to Cong ess
Immediately upon taking charge OF the department.
information received by that certair additional
duties poeed under the tariff act Of 1875 on goods en-
tered zen cent below Nc appraised y@'ne, had osen
ordered b. predecessor fsr distribution between the
Collector Naval ofcsr and sur!egoe of The port Of New
lo k, and that tbs amount had been Withdrawn Or with
held by the Collector from the Treasury Gnc deposited
with banking trust company in taat city Ny psede
scr having vously decided against the claim, i
thought upon eyaminaton that the twEty per crn. ad
donal duly public ienue, to which tne Collector.
&c, of the different ports had no rightu ctiu. The
orcer Of distribution the elors revoked and the
MONEY direct 10 he repsc' in the Treasury nat be
ing done and those officers still asserting the claim Mr.
Maxwell Collector OF the port OF New York, upon leaving
Office took Of the atoms eceivd the moi-tJ Of
twenty rer cent additional duties during his tenn and
mede special deposit Of II with C Bronson, his
csssor lie wss erected % pay the money iato the
Treasury but before this was done, at the
was attaches b. order the judge Of the United States
Circuit Court Tor that District and has osen pad into
await the decision upon the inertia Directions
have been given 70 prepare the for trial 10 the Cir
cult G Mt ana for the Supreme Court should the dec
sion Of tie court below be adverse to the rights OF tbs
| United States.
The act q Congress approved the "a Of As,cs, lsn,
limits the alaies of Il Collector, Naval oicsr ana
surveyor Of Nsw York AID some other ports was con
rideTsd that from whatever could the Mount
they entitled TO exec the sun At which Congreis
had thus limited their compensation. Yet, rotslth
standing that act il had been decided that certain hnes
penalties imposed by previous act: for violations OF
the laws moiey Of which had bean directed
10 be divided equally betv thoee Ulcers,
should be divided. The department had acquieeed in
the decision Thus the compensation Of those officers
sveLed bayoHd the point fxe3 by sad act. Those
fires ard penalties the Custom House at New York,
for the FISCAL year ending June 3d. 1853 amounted 10 the
sum Of SO It's "a and the moety the, vas divided
between the Collector Naval Ocer and Surveyor Of that
port giving - each So 92 81 over and above their liked
The one moiey OF the twenty per cent additional u
ties which those officers also claim during the official
Of Mr. Maxwell Amounts 10 the OF 800 100 90;
and should The decision OF the question be il their 70
there ~ no question THAT the compensation Of
those Officers III be than vas intended by Congress-
ana more Than lust com pensaon for their serves, It
the New FORK Custom House chcers entitled 70 =
mS l .n per Ee s,o - y ar aa ne s
claims asserted against tie collector OF port for
which uf gnent may DO rendered and execution levied
upon his private property, the desire arises 70 hold the
amount an the question Is decided by ihe courts under
the belief that The Secretary cannot existing laws
pay tie Judgment without &C. Of Congress. The At
t.non Congress i called TO these question: IN order
thai The proper remedy mar be az pied.
IustIus ions accompanying this report sent TO the
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