Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-06-12

d Then there is Presque Isle, in Pen
: syNania, where $4,000 have been expe
II ded upon the custom house the reven
in 1858 was 1915 SO and the expenditu
. $2S5 SO. Laughter.
Annapolis, in the State of Marylan
, has been modest, and has asked for I
, custom house. Her revenue in 1853 WI
1874 a, and it cost S1,o71 20 to cole
that. daughter,
Although this is the capital the gal'al
sons of that State have not asked dolls
for the erection of custom-h house, pos
office, and courtroom, to beautify an
adorn the city, and enhance the value 0
real estate | admire their course, an'
should be glad to see it more generalI
followed.
Well, sir, there are some strange fact
connected with the expenses and receipt
at these different stom-houses. For eX
ample, in the city of New York $38,
269,34l So was collected in 1858, and
cost S766, 902 Cd to collect it, while il
San Francisco. California, the revenue
collected in the same year was $l,794,
140 Sc, at cost of s,768,432 rs. Now
sir, there doubtless is difference in the
cost of living there and in New York
and those who live in California tell u.
that this Is the secret of these enormous
expenditures. However high the cost o
living may be in California. is it high
| enough to make so great difference p
Should it cost more TO collect the revenue
there than in New York, where twenty
times the amount is to be collected and
where, of course, much more labor is 10
be performed
Well, here is Sacramento, California.
where in SO the revenue was $66 sc, and
the expenses $1,000 80. The last case
shall mention in this connection is Min
nesota. 1t seems that they collect revenue
there too. According to the returns they
collected in 1853. $44 40, at an expense
of 81 ,069 As.
Now, sir | call attention TO the these
things, because think they are worthy
ofthe attention the House. 1t is well
known that we are in few days to be
called to act upon the Deficiency bill,
which has come back to us from the Sen
ate, containing vast number Of appropri-
ations for custom-houses and marine hos
pitfalls.
In this bill find app OPERATIONS for Gus
tomhouses for ST. Louis, Mobile, Cincin-
natl, Louisville and Bangor, Maine, where,
believe they have built custom-houe
in the water, and to complete the founda-
tons and "c0nnect the same with the shore. "
an additional appropriation of $4,000 is
asked. Laughter. There are also APP
preparations for Bath and Wilmington, for
purchasing site for custom house at
Providence, Rhode Island, and for erect
ing custom houses at Portland, at San Fran
cisco, California. There has already been
appropriated for these purposes $1,455,-
$50, and now it is asked that we shall APP
propriate $771 900 more TO complete all
these buildings and pay for the sites on
which buildings are yet to be erected.
The revenue collected at St. Louis, in
1858. was 1894. 100 rs, at an expense Of
50. 439 90. This 10 k more reasonable
than most of the cases which have in
stanced, but still think the St. Louis Gus
tom-house has been very literally provided
for, having heretofore received $227 900.
contend that 500, 900 more is not nted :
ed for this custom house, and | will ell
deayor to show it. If am rightly inform
ed, there have been propositions on file il,
the Treasury Department for more than
twelve months, to build that custom-hoase
for the appropriations heretofore made.
Cangress, at the last session, on the APP
plication of the then member from ST. Lou
is Mr.. Darby appr opriated $ll5.0OO to
complete that custom-ho and ii was the
express understanding then that we were
not to be asked for more. took part in
the discussion then, and such is my reccol.
lection. But let me refer to the debate.
find the following letter addressed by w
l.. Hodge to Mr.. Darby, dated February
10, 1853:
dear Sir: Under the propositions re-
ceired by the Department, the new custom
house and Post Office at st. Louis, will re-
quire a.thrther appropriation of Sis, 900,
and for the marine hospital $50. 900 Very
respectfully, WM. l.. HODGE,.
.'Hon. j. +. Darby"
Mr.. Darby used the following language
in his remarks, as find them published in
the Globe:
IL do not know that | should trespass
longer upon the patience OF the House. L
has boon very indulgent 20 me, and hope
the sum asked for is not very large, and
as the report shows, it will be required TIC
FINISH the buiiding,. that they viii award
it."
This is what was said by Mr.. Darby
whe the last appropriation was asked for.
Now, here is what Mr.. Corwin said OH
the same subject, III executive doccment
No. "a, LIST sess. 32d Congress, under date
of 18th February. 1852. in relation to thi,
custom-house at St. Louis.
"CincinnG til and 81. Louis.-The pres,
ent appropriation for the purchase Of each
o. the above sites, and the erection of the
buildings is $75, 1000, with proviso thai
the cost o. the buildings, respectfully, shall
not exceed S75 900. The sites have been
purchased the one at Cincinnati has cos,
| 500, 900, and that at st. LOUIS $37 000.-
The department under the present law
feels itself authorized to enter into contrscts
for buildings at these places. at a cost moi
exceeding SIS 900, and is making arrange
ments accordingly; and it is therefore re.
spectfully Recommended that the needtu
additional appropriation should be made It
cover the costs of the respective sites
which have been paid from the present ap
preparations. The iull amount will be re
quired during the ensuing fiscal year"
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