New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
REVISION OF THE REVENUE LAWS.

] Special Correspondence Of The N. Y. Trbane.
WASHINGTON, Thursday May l, 1856.
Ireferred yesterday to au important and mo,
voluminous bill reported by Mr.. Fuller from tn
Committee on Commerce, in reference to our rev
epue laws and shipping 1t covers vast deal o
ground, and is deserving of especial attention The
I'd chapter refers to the appointment of the colec
tors and other revenue officers, and establishes the
amount of their pay. 1t prescribes the nature and
amount Of the bonds to be given by various officials,
and regulates the details of their appointment and
duties The following virtue conserving section
is to be found in this chapter.
any eepniy assistant wesher ssussr messutsr n,PecsOI
es OF Sne I enp0ysd 1ny % ,Ses SS
shall have certified under srmson that the services
m herein bad benefit sad tS. he
not rs6 deposited or ssned nor contracted to Pay deposit
person persons Ior In directly or indirectly paid or
IS M coz aesa S % % snS H.
the emoument thereof
This wears the appearance Of very grave
morality touching the subordinate appointments
But cart and oxen can be driven straight through
it's provisions. II would not do TO cay in 80 many
words: No contributions for electiOneering pur
"poses shall be exacted of subordinate officers,
p" and any levy of this sort shall work the removal
" of the party making or intimating the exac-
" tiOn and be punishable as a misdemean0r."
The clause in the same chapter touchingthe New
York Custom-House is especially loose and sweep
ing. 1t converts it into the most enormous cleo
toneeriDg agency in the country. 1t permits the
appointment OfinspectOrs without limit as to num-
Der at 81 per day. 1t also permits the appoint
ment of clerks, might inspectors, labOrers, and
"Other persons in aid of the revenue" to an en-
tirey unlimited extent both as to numbers and
pay Not even the formal restriction of "neces-
sary" or competent" force abridges the exercise
of this right. profgate collector operating on
an easy. going secretary can establish an army of
electOneering followers under this bill and draw
their pay without hinderance from the National
Treasury. The politics Of New.York are 80 nOto-
riously and UNANIMOUSLY corrupt that no point
should be go well guarded against political abuse,
yet none in this bill is left open. Is this wholly
On ACCIDENT
Chapter relates to the registry Of vessels and
the regulating of the coastng trade. The second
section of this chapter contains an important and
radical provision to which special attention should
be drawn. 1t is step toward the admission of
foreie a. built vessels to American registry. Ii looks
az though it was intended as an entering wedge to
the project permitting foreign vessels to participa
ton in our cOasting trade, and is as follows:
q se GIsd s 70 ssSs se s S S @ Of OF su.b
recorded the proper collection district and certified oy the
Collector in lieu Of esterrs and TO engs in the foreign OF
State. m relation to nsss and crew and the payment Of an
annual duty in advance Of one dollar per 'un United
We are in hopes there is some mistake about
this provision, and that it has been smuggled in
without the knowledge of the majority Of the
Committee. Neither can Mr.. Fuller as the rep
reseDtative Of commercial District, be supposed
to desire to strike any insidious blow at the in.
terests Of his own constituents. J.s.P.