New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-04

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unIuI hSsed eOoos III oct 81 Si2 - Ia force snt u II
uLoer seid ar- wien OGLd 10 per ceLt or more below
tic arITaec value, they ore liable 70 ~ per eeot diy
on u cr'y, utder the provisions OF SID GET bat tie
inferior oooTis bold thst that at a.O cnr60ed topur
chased eoOds and Las arisen In which the De-
psfu eI has han the gUe-OI deccet 10y the pre- ae
Cour'. Tie pcovisiOs Of the act q lslb h9uld be
cde applicable 10 al imported goofs. The a''cntou
Of &, neress We. called a. this sube y ia letter a.
ore,Fei TO tie Speaker Of toe House of Repres oaIses
aG Ptsidout Of the Senate, under date of the 20 day
q july, lsJC ard the proper nodhcaiions Of the iT
srggtsted That letter scco lpsLies this Report III
In c. existing lac authorizes the SECURE and forfeiture
Of gtods frbuduently entered below their vslGe; but
when the duty l. levied upon the foreign vaue, at tie
Cate Il expectation, suc difereOce between the in
voice value and q appraised il not al say. such
evidence cf fraud without other crcam-tanc as Will
Justify seizure and oondemnat on; while ~ per cent or
more in the Of purchased goods, gives the adi
tona duty. and makes il the interest Of the importer
70 look eoli 10 bis invoice and entry. Tie law, By
10, making it the interest Of the importer Of unpur
cbased gooos TO lock with like vigilance 10 his invoice
end bis eDtry places him 10 more favorable coudI
ton then TIC Importer of purchased good. Il i al
eg,d that moro than two-thirds Of al mpt tied goods
On account Of the foregr producer or manufacturer
If they psceo on the same footing there wou be
ewe' attempts to enter goods below their foreign
value ard 10 Advantage allowed 10 the foreign pro
Queer or manufacture, over the American purchaser
and importer
In answer 70 tie cali for the amount of Uoted States
ard State stocks &C. held in foreign countries Ihegen
upon that Jet made in compliance with aresouhon
of the s. nate under date of the ih OF April 1893 Is
given Of the amount Of sucb debts aud tue pst held
abroad corrected TO the United States ticks, by
il form afion in the Treasury Department, and &c to
railroad stocks by the actual returns Of raroa Is, as
given il staepent No. 81 Of t1s report. There was
not time to resOr again. to the original sOurces for the
nee. ssayy niormeion 10 make more authentic state
nent. The cOnciiion of the European money market,
curing the recent war between Great Britain Francs,
ard Russis ard since has not been such to afford
1t for Nme fnTEc az
them have BEEN returned to America aud cashod
There con have been no Increase Of American stocks
bed in foleign countries since the report from which
TIE summary i taken. II will be seen thai the unitet
States Stoke The State stocks tho stocks and boncs Ct
lI3 cities and towns 7 couptits $50 banks 80 l1sur
ar &C companies $50 railrosds 6 canals and ID msce
laDeous companies, are s set down at - 4Ul olSs
and The amount bed 10y foreigners at sEf! '@295l.
Statement No Is gives the Information called for in
l7,h reeouon of the Hou.e of Representatives., and
exhibits tie aggregate sum expended for consrucljn
Ipairs, ,ent ard pieservarhn OF HOUSES, uom
Is. 10 3Oth June, 1856 al lll6H6 a. and the ag-
e1tgate coet and maiber of revenue cutters and
Other vessels for SEINE service at - tOOlo oS and AL
oIber expenses LouTed in the collection OF customs iJr
tle shIne NE at SIS 300 Its 3D. the two later sums
making an aggregate OF s55 969 2l3 % expended ia
Ire collection This statement gives Al ,GES llh 616 D.
rs the leycnuc collected from customs for the same
time; ana taking the whole expenditure. OF s'3,'o'
23 S tho cost Of collection has been less than u per
cent Tie 81 73S !fS II expended in the coiection
on II coast, part OF the aggregate expenses oil
collection has increased tho coat OF collection owing to
the high prices there and the large salaries heretofore
allowed.
Tie reports ofthe First Second Third, Foutb Fifth
and Sinh Auditors snd VI the Fist aud Second Com
trcll1s, the ComuIisstCner OF Customs WHO ac's as
controller of the revenue collected if IN customs add
accounts connected herewith, and those OF the Tfeis
u1er Solicitor and Register of the Treasury, accompa
ryrg this report leterc1 from TO l., inclusive give
the operation of their respective Office since my last
report which are highly citditabe 10 the incumbents
Ia. bu. tnsh the pCupTal
toiily and promptly dcd to, bot the arediages
lave lot been fully brought up, nor the condition of
ibe Department all that i should be, considering the
yaiLus ana complicated interests involved.
In my last report il WAS stated there was still out
star ding on the books Of the treasury the OF sH
539 1873 II Of the Sl3 2 Isl ~ found 10 be oqstdud
ing On the ith of March, 1853 Since that report yar
corrections in the accounts baye been made, and
also m6By collections and accounts cl,ed to the
amount o. 9i63j 30, snd there has been added in
aCiaetn en l,0a6lGi &c. Tho balance outs,and
iDg is go 90 Al. The Depa tmcht after a are
fu examination and investigation, has ascerrlnod tuat
So aI3 4j O. OF the amount now oufsaI dog utterly
lust to tho Government by the Death oil the pf't'es
without oaying any estate: or by hopeless insolvency.
amoun's under seven heads: No | elbows sl,il5'
C3l s. l,s, in the Navy DePar men'; No: 2 s2eH-
l5j - IN ibc War Depar mtnt. No $ sJo ''S 10 10
Tie collection Ct customs; No. f. S24 800 ~ in feign
intercourse. No D. $50, 100 20 account OF lntiausi
No g. $780, 10 OF. sales of public laads' ard No.
SS50oSS 90 Oh miscellaneous accounts II is proposed
10 the account profit Ind loss 90 the books OF TIC seS
orel Auditors ana c, nroles and on the books q the
R,gster
I the ibvcstia alton of balances due to the United
States on Judgments obtained on customs hoods,
agsiust principals and surot it a.certained macy
al the psrtes so indebted lad tasen the benefit OF the
late bankrupt Law, aid claimed to be disch4rged
from tie paymeDt Of tn re udgUens in tavor Of the
u led Siates, uDder their certificates OF dischage.
The admission of Il is 81 lin would add several hundred
thousand collars to tho amount lcst by insolvency 10
the co coD Of the customs Bu. not considering thas
The re % BITS to the Uned States were embraced IN tue
prov sons Of the bankruptaT several executions were
sued on such Judgments in the Southern Distuct OF
N,y-York and placed liz the Marshal hands for col
lection Tie paiiies moved the court to quash the ex'
ccutions because of TIE discharge IN bankruptcy Inc
Circuit Cour, sustained the m1'ion, aud quashed tue
executions. This old not constitute suc1 caSe as
could be bror ght 70 he Supreme Court IN
Of Which oc'i, directed upon QUO of the ldS-
en's for the purpofe Of havlog the question hnally
settled by the decision OF tue Sdprc ne Court.
Evas also asceIaned that o. the out-t tndiog bat
ances cue the ULl3d States the sum OF GU W. 50
was due fom the late deposit banks or from per'ons
scaust whom pmc OF said banks had as'igoed de0ts
and o,mands In p1yu ent TO secure said balances.
An iuvest gson has been cartuly made OF the condi-
to1 Of those bdnss ard the ASST ned debts. Tie a.
compauyiIg statement N upon the subject gives all
Ia. Information The D. partnent bss been able 10 col
let in ieleion so item from when 1t appescs tAst
most if not al of it, is lost by lapse OF time aud n'ol
Nrcy. Il is subuiued authority shJud be g'veo,
lon tine to tine, to carry theee balances 10 Tue ar
count of pr, fit and oss and relieve t1e treasury st ie-
II ents from thee well 81 other insolvenclcs. Iae
bitter 10 pottoac the investgaTiou OF baianc due
81 alphabetical list has been MADE ADD kept in b' Of
All Cuut, whnevCr the parties should be eut'tlec 10
| itcei,c Other moLeys at the treasury. Ills lst
has saved much kbor, and gives great t4clll.
ties in asofianpg the pcIsoLs ind bted tn the Unted
Sruc The settlement of The bsl,Dces due On TINS let,
was placed in the hants of two clerks in the iuneda'e
! office of tie Sccfetary AID many Of the:e balances