The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-28

This falling of scarcely SURPRISE considering our
principal staple articles areeontrary the odd tariff
Chrtianopel flsth August 1885, which per
I'd uGorem M bazssukject 10 the depressing
duties ia the Sound Cotton pays per cent rice
per cent tobacco, per cent ad vaIorem
We translate tbs following from the Cologne Gazette q
the 9th March, Is55:
BEsLIN, March Is, 1855
The representative on sanger had presented some time
ago t. the Second Chamber following resolution the
abolition 81 the Sound dues
Win regard to the commercial interests or the country
the Chamber declares necessary and urgent that decisive
be adopted BY the royal for the
seding Of the Sound dues Y
This resolution referred the Committee Finance
and Tolls and that on Commerce and Industry.
The committees fhis subject during
siouE and dwelied on the following questions
Whether any right supported by public treaties cunId
Il Whether and which interests Of Prussia urgently de-
manded the abolition 4 the Sound dues
for the first question:, although the committees did
claim full competency decide that question: they beered
could bs admitted without contradiction that Denmark
possess right legal claim the sovereignty
tins Sound and the Belts which right BIZ positively
denied nation has recognised such sovereignss
IN regard the second question the committees refer
official statistical statements showing, clear posi-
be Of Prussia in this question and the great
irtian.
According these statements, there had passed the
Sound for instance during the 1853 ss6s Prussian
shps, Of which sg26 loaded, and in ballast 537.
On average Sound dnes for each loaded ship
% Prussian thalers; for each ship "a ballast S5 do
Sound in 1853 has been (ttalers Ia6 252
To which be added the boss of time for clear
ing which, average, takes day, and
may be valued 10 80 th&ers Tor each chip III 35q
The whole expenses having been 2ss, 40g
After having giran-the statistical statements relating
sound dues the conclude with the following
reFume
The Sound dues int0lerabe tribute the
Of and oppressive all and naviga
and from the Baltic by absurd and unjust
On general debate about the said resolution the
missionars Of the government declared
That ROYAL gossrnent fully agreed that the Sound
the general in the Bal
and particularly Pruasan navigation that
armF with resolution presented by Mr. Won Sanger IL
admits the urgent necessity Of the existing evil
possible and the has constantly been
active for the removal difficulties opposed the abo-
Of the Sound dues far political circumstances had
admitted would also, without request from the Cham
efforts the object but that de-
could be expected for the present although
Denmark for ievying the Sound dues"
The cgmnees thersnpon did with the resou-
Mr. Won Sanger but they unanimously recommended
o Chamber the following resolution
That the Chamber IN fall understanding with the roy al
government, recognizes the effects caused by the
Sound dass the and navirsfon Of Prussia,
expects that government after the explanations ii hnd
gven THE subject, VIII lose proper opportunity
effect the abolition o. these dues. n
resolution passed petition
referred thera from the board Of of Brsslsu,
III fs Sound anes and all other undue expenses
mark FOR reDouncinc the saia iEnposons
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