The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-08
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.


Commercial caangss @eThe following is the letter Of the
Secretary Of State transmitting report Of changes and
notifications in the commercial systems Of other nations
during the year ending September 50, 1885.
fofhe House Of Representares 81 the Uai,ed States
The Secretary OF State has TO lay before Con
OF such changes and notifications in the commercial
Imports and exports other regulations have
me knowledge q the department. during the year ending
By the OF 1912 made the duty of the Secretary
OF State to lay before Congress annually at the eommenee
nens q Us session IN corporations i9Fn report IKE
knowledge during the year Immediately preceding
ons Of Ibis act have been made the 5 BY Mr. seorsary
Webster IN Is42 the second by Mr.. Secretary Upshur in
ls43 and the third and last BY Mr. Secretary Calhoun in
In the letter from the Secretary of State transmitting
Congress the first OF these reports the paragraph sub
joined: ..-. .0.
Condensation calculation and abrdgment Of the mate
ras 1t is believed will be found necessary in executing the
duty created b this statute well the adoption of some
we'll considered FORM that the report OF
be easily connected with its predecessor and its 1t
Is submitted TO Congress 70 decide whether for these
well Of the of labor which the duty
must require, IL would not be advisable that the work
should be nruted to hand under the direction of the
department who should arrange and condense information
commercial subjects from time to time should be
ceyed and also should have the charge of the
pondence these subjects with agents Of the
abroad" "#. .saHN
There appear have been no proceedings in Congress
with reference this proposition and to this cause it is
probable, well the failure to receive reliable in
formation for the reports required may be
fact that the law has lain imperative for period nearly
eleven years
Shortly after the accession present Executive aen
ton particularly directed to the commercial relations
the United States with foreign nations and early 0eto
Der 1858, circular instructions and
agents issued from this department procure and fur
nsh information on that and kindred subjects ndca cd
BY series OF nearly hundred questions prepared with
at the Department of the Treasury In this
circular large amount of valuable por has been
ceved, which in compliance with resolution of the House
OF Representatives of December &c. 1884, of
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by resolution of the House of December Is, 1858,
the President of the United States requested
with all foreign nations similar to that communicated the
18th of March 1872 This resolution referred this de-
partmen and the statement required of prepare
ton, and will shortly be transmitted. ..-.u
The preparation OF these resolutions would
transmission of the annual report changes the
two years preceding the present. had not indeed the
ca relations OF the United States foreign nations quite
precluded such partial To the may be
changes since September 80 1854 herewith transmitted
very large portion of the appropriate MATERIAL especially
in the general report now In alton 1t was. how
ever deemed advisable longer suffer
act OF lS42 to remain unexecuted and with the general
report embracing the commercial relations of the United
States with foreign nations for the last twelve years.
as point iron which to start the annual report
mercia changes submitted be viewed the
aud regular series Owing, however, the fact that
issued until July last returns from the distant
suaies failed to 10 hand ia for this report
WHICH, by u required 70 De transmitted ''at the
commencement of the session Of Congress. The
quirement has preeuded that "compendious FORM which
also prescribed by the act.
Sone Of these obstacles however, prompt and perfect
compliance with the law in future exist In the general
instructions the conuls and commercial agents Uni
ted States recently issued from this department these agents
required to transmit cat the time with he quar-
tery returns, but in separate communications statements of
all changes the commercial systems OF the governments
which they accredited in accordance with the requ
pTeeaDs together With csp is Of 81
commercial regulations enaements DEGREES royal ORDERS
notifications Of revenue laws and tariffs, and all commercial
rules and instructions whatsoever which have
during the period named"
Every therefore, within the province of this de-
psrtmen faithful compliance in the future with
the requirements of the of Is42 has will be perceive
been adopted w. L. MARCY.
DBPARTMEST STATE,
December 10, 1855.