The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-05


examine the sites offered IN the several cities, -
confer with the commssioners and others upsa t.
subject; and steps ar: being taken 70 obtain ~
ings constructed Tho table No. 20 exhibits the a11s
and prices agreed to DO paid in the several Cities Ms
cinnat, Ohio and Burlington, Iowa. for the reassaa
stated |. the same report There has mot besa ns o.
issued 70 obtain Oilers for site for the marine hospe
The department having learned Of an snsssslsnsas
phis determined to have the mint and course q Saa
ness investigated, and detailed report naae VITA Z
Richard smith and j. Pickett wers appointed fss tSss
purpose copy Of the letter Of appointment (Ne ~
and their report accompany this, with eoly 49,
adopted with the sanction Of this department. fer As
government Of the Mint and branches: They ere sab
tted to Congress for such additional legislation - ~
The condition Of the mint at Philadelphia a. T. safety
depository and security from afs IVES s ~.
and state: IS necessity q sisiss g: ss.:
q is 'i being made aIsproof and s:anssss
submitted for the alterations and also for improving
the vaults Of the Treasury building .t wsshngtss Z
orleans is not suoent to make It Thoroughly arspsss
SUBMITTED for tsas purpose. The attention Of cons
is called to the condition Of the mint at Phiisdepha
ana tine mint s :. Ne. Orleans and Of the vaSl
a. viii make them nreproof, and perfectly safe Ths
pIoprety Of An annual appropriation for keeping in re-
pair the vaults and sales for the assistant treasures
The table 49, which accompanies this report exhititS
relief Afforded to sick and disabled seamsn under the
direction Of this department. with the average cost PR
day Of each patient 1t tho several places
cost liz fair and reasonable at Of the places
but at others it sgreatly exceeds what it should b.
Every effort has been made to bring tho cost within fair
found in those places where there are but few pates
to accommodate and where IT has been found impossible
to reduce the items constituting the largest average IN
under the act Of sOth August iSs No. a. sccompssiss
5, r NJ au w% e.
meetings Tho Department also procured Prsfessse
Booth, melter and reaner at the mint in Phila-
With 'i H1sns sasy Sssss .nS %
eryise, with view of testing the same, aad II
S5s to ea aas sss s should i b a, :
the subject The attention Of Congress is called 70 tLs
Of IT, Gouss and the report Of Professor Booth The a.
paxtment has been furnished with the table, 49, whch
as los
the same year. With the causes thereof Ths table srhS
its ten BY collision seventeen by IRE, i've from Ice,
lost from inattenton and negligence thirty-ono
from accident, from being unsseworthy and only
two rom 81 q! causes : exhibit proves tse
secure capable and efficient officers steam vessels fer
the preservation Of le These and the recent losses
Law should provide greater security the consructsa
Of steam passenger vessels or leave the as nov, y
In my former report the attention of Congress wss
called to the Inconvenience arising from two sets OF lec2
inspectorsone under the act Of 1885, and the other
set under the same superintendent The regulators
which the supervising inspectors authorized TO make
should also have the approval Of tho department. and II
in NiU0
The propristy providing for supervising iuspectses
on the Pacific coast also stated and il again recen
penalty for collision under the act Of 1885, which ONLY
applies 70 the destruction of life the vessel tho 0o
commands and does not embrace tho killing done on The
Moreover the United States have enjoyed long psrisl
OF agricultural manufacturing and commercial prosps
backed by the immense production Of gold from ths
mines of California This has led to large speculative
other s
for rent abors, provisions and all the necessaries q
e The bank and crcdid facilities have been in check
operators has to Ds under rrcrdlng prices without
the stimulating effect Of enterprises This will aiso
act In restraint of importations and consumption.
In the estimated receipts from customs for the three
fects of the reciprocity treaty and reduced impor
tons have been considered; whilst, also, the same
h w e in the sale q the public nd
considered sufficient to keep up the receipts from tha
latter to what they for the fiscal year 1854
been made from expectation that the causes
which wiz operate TO reduce the importations and con-
u
portation and consumption Of foreign goods.
the public debt the LIST q july 1853 and the
panyng table, 4 exhibits the particulars Of the pubs
ssSss the the paspe
the fiscal year 1854 and The principal interest and pre-
MUM on the part redesnsd Within that year. Table
exhibits the principal interest and premium the pub
lie deb redeemed from the LIST JAY 1854 to the 9etA
From these tables appears that the sum Of so oss
422 70 Of the public debt redeemed between tie Iss
Of july 1852 and the LIST Of July 1884 and that the
interest and premium paid on the amount redeemed
MUM that part Of the public debt redeemed betweea
the lst Of July 1854 and the Goth Of November 1854.
The table 8, which accompanies this report, exhibits
the tonnage engaged in our foreign and coastng trade
from thh year 1850 to the 30th Of June, 1864. It wa
be seen the increase for the last year has been 92
1926 tons.
The table I, which accompanies this report exhibits
exports and imports for the same time; and Tho
table s. which also accompanies this report exhibits ths
sums received into the treasury from customs public
lands miscellaneous sources including loans and reasu
notes. and the tariff and particular price Of the pub
lie lands under which the received; also The
annual expenditures durig the same period.
From the table Of exports and imports II appears the
imports %, 32l sit in excess Of the exports No
account being taken Of the precious metals broughtn
by emigrants. The prohts on our exports and To
freight earned by ships in foreign trade ought
more than the excess. The exports include over
$34 900 Of specie and bullion exported but whilst
specie and bullion products Of labor In mines,
they rank with any other product must enter In.
to foreign trade articles OF commerce, and
have prejudical effect upon the great interests Of
the country These tables combined exhibit ths
growth Of commercial marine, of exports ana
imports, and the receipts and expenditurcs Of our
government, and prove that the receipts into the
treasury sufficient to meet all reasonable expen-
lures discharge the public debt and allow reduction
cf the rate OF TAXATION with almost the certainty that
our increasing commerce will give increase Of
equal to the reasonable demands OF the future
Therefore, feel It necessary, again. to call the atten
ton Of Congress TO the propriey Of reducing the
from CUSTOMS that more money shall be received
into the treasury than is required for economical cd
mnistraon Of the government The reduction prepos-
ed In my former report carried out BY the bill pre-
pared in this department. and the reduction proposed n
tho bill, prepared and reported by the Committee a
Ways and Means Of the House Of representatives would
each have effected the object Of bringing the receips
from customs to the proposed revenue standard.
The present tariff has eight schedules, diasesnA
rates of duties. fOllnva 0rsk NJ