The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-05

spect to bills OF credit TO prohibit this power 10
banks The local and individual interests that induce
The granting OF bank charters with this privilege would
induce the legislatures OF the States 10 refuse 10 Congress
the power Of prohibiting the use and circulation OF bank
notes. The thrieen hundred banks Ia existence
der State charters and the circulation OF 100000
900 OF bank notes money la constant competition win
the constitutional currency, attest he magnitude OF the
evil and Justify the apprebensons for the future
The gradual increase OF bank banking capital and bank
circulation calls for repressise action under appro
pirate tae egation When these thirteen hundred banks
shall be increased two three, four or hive honr
sand may be feared their aggregated power viii not oe
easily overcome, until suspension OF specie pay mens and
universal bankruptcy shall call for suppression OF the
evil and restoration of the constitutional currency. IL
the States shall continue the charter and multiplication OF
banks with authority issue and circulate notes money
and fail TO apply any adequate remedy 70 The increasing
evil aud also fail invest Congress With the necessary
TO prohibit the same Congress may be justified in
the the power to levy excise upon hen and
thus render the authority to issue and circulate them
vaueess.
The accounts Of collectors of the continue be
rendered the close Of each month and those the At
anc settled within the succeeding MONTH and those on
the Pacific within about six weeks, with excep
tons Their disbursement and emolunent accounts
rendered quarterly and it is intended to have them set
tied within the succeeding quarter The benefits result
ing from the prompt rendition and settlement OF the ac-
manifest themselves aud more from the test OF
experience accounting is better understood the accounts
u better form The vouchers more eor,ec a Ae en- w
ia their adjustment II believed the disbursement and
emoument could be rendered monthly with adj
the country and monthly accounts might be advantage
ousy required in all branches of the public service All
officers and discussing agents are required 70 keep book
of accounts and record in it all money and property re-
ceiv cd and all money and property dsbnrsed and take
proper vouchers for the same and dsbnrsng officers Of
the army to render monthly statements of their ex-
penditures. The monthly account would be a trans
cript of this book, showing the amount received lie
disbursed with the balance on hand for the sue
ceeding month"; and could be easily rendered at The end
of the the end of the quarter and readily
wit
proper department and, II the vouchers were taken ~
duplicate and set accompany the account and The
other retained with the account book, there could be
difficulty In supplying lost account or voucher Monthly
would bebeter for the discussing officer oragen
as he would be compelled at the close OF the month to
close his cash and property account for the business Of the
succeeding month aud bis vouchers when the dis
bursements made and should he make any improper
Disbursements the proper department would be able at
apply the correction before the was exend-
ed The discussing officers would necessarily become bet
ter acquainted with the business conhded TO th and In
all respects better discharge the duties whilst the adjust
would take less of the time Of the accounting Of
6cers The greatest difficulty encountered is with the
counts Of discussing officers and agents who failed to
render their accounts regularly required by law and
regulations and accompany the accounts with proper
vouchers the greatest loss TO the treasury is in the in
soyency of such discussing officers and agents The
rearages OF nearly S25000000 in the accounts in the Of
fees of the six Auditors this Authority should be
given to require and enforce monthly and settle
ments 1t will take less labor and require less time TO
settle monthly than to settle quarterly accounts give
ments.
1t will be seem by reference the circulars of the de-
partmen that efforts been made and being made
have the accounts at all the custom houses kept the
same uniform principles and the forms and routine
for the entry Of goods at all the ports with the like adyan
age OF warehoasng exportaton and transportation The
collectors in practice rendered account Of the goods in
warehouses until they were entered for consumption and
the duties paid when the receipts appeared in the monthly
of duties received They have been required
render of goods in warehouses at the close of each
mp he stA No ot u M
house at the Atlantic and internal ports the LIST OF july
1885, exhibits goods in warehouse TO the amount OF SCI
549421 which there duties unpaid 10 the amount
$6s8 1896 also the merchandise entered for consump
on for warehouse transportation and expectation during
that month, with the duties the same the second
part of said statement gives the like information for the
month Of August The department WILL in due time have
the data TO exhibit the monthly operations during the
fiscal year.
The revenue laws consist Of various Of Congress
enacted during period of seventy years with
bicng and inconsistent provisions sometimes with and
sometimes without repeating clauses There have been u
dical OF OF these acts and CONSTRUCTIONS
10y the department in form of circulars OF them
and these circulars conflict The collectors be gui
ded in the discharge OF their duties by these acts Of Con-
gress and these circulars aud find from them semac
rule Of for all the arising under them Under
resolu of the Senate The department caused revision
Of these revenue laws To be prepared and laid before the
Congress; il printed by their order but only The
chapter relating passenger ships passed upon by
Congress- Had Congress corrected and passed the other
chapters it intended 10 have revised the circulars
the OF revision Had this been done the revenue laws
would have been better understood by the officers OF the
and by the importers with advantage to the sys
and the This revision Is recommended 10 the
favorable consideration OF Congress with the hope they
will the proprey OF considering the subject, and pass
ing the act with such amendments and additions In
their wisdom may be deemed proper.
The report No. So, OF Captain A. II. Bowman engineer
In charge OF the construction and repair Of buildings
der authority of the Treasury Department gives in detail
all necessary information place before ConRressthe
progress made since my last report and the condition OF
the several works up the 30th September 1855. The
effort Is being made have all the work done with the
best materials and in the best the appropriations
win allow and FIRE ard thief proof possible with
provision Tor warming and ventilation Iron beams aud
grders with brick arches for the floors iron snshames
and window blinds for the windows with galvanized iron
roofs constitute part of the plans for these buildings The
that has atteuded the of iron in the consru
ton OF freproof buildings has induced Its extended
application TO building purposes and might justify Con-
gress In recognising iron OF the materials TO he used
for the exterior Of hospitals cutomhouses &C. when suit
ably located The report accompanied with list OF the
purchased and those built and those
proprated for by Congress; also, similar list Of tie
ne hospitals aud there estimates for constructing the
custom-houscs New 0reans and Charleston under
struction, by the days work
The report of William NJ Gougc, who, under the au-
hority the department visited the several marine Nos
pitfalls during the summer gives much valuable nfor
nation upon the subject and table No. 80, m de out
from the hospital returns, exhibits the number Of sick
sailors who have received the benefit Of the hospital fund
and the pro rata at EACH IL seems TO toe uHque
onabe thnt hospitals have been and TO be
ed under appropriations made places where such
sailors could have been we'll and more economically
provided for under contracts with local hospitals and in
divduals NJ now done at the cities Of New York, Pha-
delphia and some other places.