The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-12

IMPORTANT TREASURY, CIRCULAR.

REMISSION OF rINEs AND /. AsALrIss.
The following letter Of the Secretary o. shs rreasry,
relative to the remission of the fines and usss incur
rod by Surveyors OF Customs In certain cA1 YVES sd-
dressed 10 the Chairman Of the Ccmnssss on Com
mosos -
Treasury p.rIsIy,yJ, ruiy 9, 1881
Sui havs the honor TO srggost ths propriety
OF aodnonal legislation plovid.ns for tue oompen.
Niss On the Mississippi river and its tributaries,
upon the ground that the salary OF three hundred
a ana MY .H oo,srs now allowed by law nearly IL not
BY way of the Mississippi river they are deprived
missions which, under the laws, consulate ths
greater part OF their compensation They have
been and SIN continue TO be, actively employed,
an the preventive force, in carrying out my
Instructions IL reference 10 the intercourse and uae
WIN persons end Places under lneus,ctonary control
The compensation recommended is nj rate based on
toe ayetsge sDnaR amount those officers have elected
for the 'acs Hgo yearf and does not vary essentially
,soM ~ o*ag 70 tns iorcible exclusion OF the Officers
o. ue customs rom the exercise OF their official
functions under she laws or tho United States in car.
@n Sootaafn STATES oaRstefB OF fessels detained Ia
their ports could not obtain on thor departure legal
oiesrsuces and other. requisite papers, and were
ID consequences subjected ~ the hres and
penalties p,escrbed by the "a in such Where Il
appears ~ my satisfaction that their failure to comply
w:Il the laws Yves sooy occssioIed by the fact that
there we're no officers Of the customs at the ports
OF departure legally Authorized ~ gt2n. the requ
size ps2ers directed sne osllec,ors not to exact the
pensS hut to refund 10 the parties who had deposited
,o'ne cascs the nnes distributed under
tho NV W the collectors before my instructions
we're recoved by them, 50 that tho amount
oV tho Ie or penalty Cannot be restored wout further
iosisstsoa- would respectfully rec mmend that The
amount rcce.vcd as aues and pouaes unfer these chr
cusasceo be refunded and that authority fnr pur-
poe be GRANTEES by Law rae amount to be
rs'unces would not probably excel fifteen hundred
or tbD0saod dollaye
beg leave also 10 recommend that authority be
granted by Law 70 paw 70 the person persons entitled
70 receive The same Nae exaoied OF the master of tho
Russian By the Collector OF me Cueonc at the
port OF Norfolk. Virginia, IN the month OF November
last, Tor failure 10 produce manifest OF cargo IL Will
appear nom an examination ~ 'he papers In tho
hstewln transmitted shst tho ,nssteS OF the India
out impeTscty esqustried with the kogish
aneussei that ne misunderstood the demand made Of
him for naa.'9st .cat no had in fact paper Aascrp
tive or his cargo, and answering all the purposes OF
naates fhis fac Ind also been du rbused DaEoss
,fucons nj my Predecessor were received by the col
lctor.
would also respectfully recommend that authority bs
granted by law for che OF kh9 additional duty
81 Gne hundred per cns, secured by the bout giyea
from 8 por, IN ons collection district TO port
n another collection district under The prOvi-
s'ons OF tho siy.h section OF the ws-ehOusing
act OF March 2s 1854 werever satisfactory p,oof &c prc
duce ths, the failure " tfarspo, ard deliver tho
ohandise, according 20 the conditions OF she
bond occurred without negligence fraudulent
u'e without any erouaa for ipputIpg rrand
or negligence 10 ths parties concerned anu She
bond having ua'ured, have powe- to re .f
exoeps BY acOpng she alternative provided by the
housing act ao'tH.f, OF seizure OF The So.chalhee
By she exercise al the romittirs power
der the Gct Of 1877 thin course. DO v,vnr.
subjects uaocent parties 70 much cesy aad expense
fhs execution cf 'hs rareaousng laws wond be anu.
facilitated po.,o iatesest impaired By cnnerr,pS
tue authority s,sgebet
drait ota bill e-obodY ing the foregoing ,ecoDns,as
tionS IS herewith respeSsfnily 5Gbmtsea.
very respectfully,
5 p. oHAsE, Secretary at the rressury