The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-25
Annirs In Washington.

Correspondence OF the Courier ami Euqnr'r.
WASHINGTON, March IL 1853
The Danish Sound Dues-Spring Importations- Railing
Cf IN the Rerenue.
The sube OF Danish Sound dues has assumed prac
teal sns The primary difficulty in the way OF
mova OF tois burhen pom commerce has been the
convention OF 1929 which sognizei the rights OF
the Danish to impose tolls vessels
throusb the strait The Senate, towards the close of
it's tession, passed resolution authorizing the Pres
deut Mt his discretion to give the required years notice
OF the desIe the part OF this 10 term
nate that arrangement. That notice has been given,
and Mr. Becnger has been directed open negotiation
Tor treaty on the buss OF the perfect freedom OF the
passage lto and from the Baltic. The amount
meree pave each year is small but the principle Of
submitting TO the tribute "a bad one. II 10 the same
which sepudaied in 1906 ana which led 10 the
with tue Corssirs Of Algiers and Tripoli.
yenue from the low rate 81 reesnts during The winter
The Secretary adheres to the estimate previously submit
ted that the falling of for the current fiscal year win
GOT exceed ten millions OF dollars Think he is misa
ken, and the decrease Of receipts, compared with
1854 win be at least fifteen millions. The amount
colec ted last week million OF dollars The
2eadsures during the time were two millions.
tho surplus in the treasury s22 600 0oo The amount
OF stocks redeemed is only nominal Th, fact an in.
dcaon OF greater abundance of money, but 1t must in
degree be attributed that the proportion OF
verpment security usually soat upon the market has
been absorbed by redemption. That portion remaining
out held by banks legal basis OF circulation, and
by private capitalists as Investments.
Correspondence OF the Courier and Enquirer
WASHINGTON March, %, 1856.
The Court of Craims-Amount Of Claims lpaina the
Gouernn1ent-7he Neg bounty Land WdrTdnts.
Two Judges OF the Court Of Claims have arrived 1T the
eat OF government IL " understood that all OF them
accepted The organization OF the Court viii be
perfected early in the coming month The business be-
fore 1t for years will be immense and the duties
which will devolve upon 1t will be grave and difficult
enough to task the most elevated and comprehensive
nteiscts. II will become the duty Of this Court to
create body OF public law, applicable to class of cases
which have been Hating for sixty FIVE years and
which have appealed in vain to Congress for decision
during that period The Of just claims against he
government has been estimated by re Informed persons
as h,,k as three hundred millions. The government il
creditor which never pleads bankruptcy, and whi,h
neither debtor creditor plead recognize
any statute OF limitations This Court must become almost
"a power in the State IL will possess appellate jurs
dctic all the departments and win be subject
only to the revsory power OF Congress- and the veto Of
the President Its solicitor will exercise power scarcely
inferior 10 that OF any other officer OF the government
He has grown by process of natural accretion but
springs Uniformed into life like Adam from the earth,
or Minerva from the brain Of Jove.
The applications for bsunty land warrants under the
the act have reached nearly two thousand in one
day. The commissioner has very promptly published
the forms OF application They sim pie that almost
any person entitled may make out in due form his own
application. and thus save the fee OF an agent The
issue OF warrants will be commenced about June ist and
will proceed at rate OF about Ave hundred day Thev
will into market just at the time when need.
ed when the vast foreign and native Immigration sets
out for the West