New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-30

tie proposition before Congress not upon amend
uents which Congress might subsequently, see fiji 70
make in the measure. As 10 the necessity for such
AZ officer as Solicitor # Custons-he could not see it
since the Collector, Surveyor, aud Naval Officer
were I'll lawyers, and quite capable Of advising
themselves upon all lecel questions. II the three
officers nance, bad teen merchants he should prOba-
biy have thought the propOed SoIcltorship ad-
visible bat mol under present circumstances lest O.
officers of the Revenue Department become sun
more befogQed BY legal hindrances nnd iechnic 'htles
ar. CHARLES II. MAnsHiLL, ar another member
Of tha minority OF the Committee, had not signed the
majority report for the reasons as gued by ms col
League. Mr. Cowdin. lie agreed with the malofl'y
thst il was evident that "a matters STOOD revenue
litCution wts 100 tardy and uncertain, ana needed
CHANCE for the letter. Without GecidOg upon the
merits OF the plans proposed he thought taelr aeon
w0uld satisfy the lie i-l3tOrs at Washington tuat
some ci auge was peces-aiy. d.
Mr MOsrs H. GRiNSELL, one OF Tire majority oil
tie Committee, condemned the proposed S9lcllor-
ri ~ in toto. Tbs measure wae drawn by the SOL
cior Of the Treasury and approved aud indoIsed by
the Secretary. What di it propose WY TO en-
lul the net OF July last and return to thai OF 3'
giving The Collector, Surveyor, end y avail Olncef
m ley Of the iiues snd cJnilscalons imposed ana
yet tie Secretary declared tits Ill would not lena
The United States to incur any additional expense.
With oil due respect for tie Hon. Secretary, be
would ray be cid not believe thai that nigh olcer
could have given the measure the careful consdera-
ton " ich il deserved. The bill took out Of the
United States Treasury and gave three four or FIVE
hundred thousand dollars TO three already
very literally paid legal gentlemen with
ont auy shadow Of reaeOn Tor go doing.
lie would state that while Mr.. Ward prob
ally stated the fact az to the proposed changes IN
tic til, the Con mitee mad not yet reported, aud
therefore, 70 far as the public were concerned, the
ill stood just where il was wien 1t WAS rresened
Tie United States District Attorney able TO A.
tend o all legitimate revenue liigation-~ha1 Was
needed NOT more Solicitors, but more judges, as
q ey would learn by plying to Judges Nelson,
Siipmal or Belts. They would tel them .haI t"e
proposed measure Wa fill If mischief. Without
more Judges they m ght apToint 10 Solicitors, aud
OILY encuuber the CALENDARS more hopelessly than
ever.
Mrs. b. CuIrrEYDEy said IL was very common
for LAWYERS 10 remark that merchants have nothing
10 40 with questions OF tbs sort. Only the OTTER
day, on leaving this Cha ber be hesrd lawyer
ua se such eIeech. But be was surpr sed to lear
"a New.York merchant come here aud enuncidte SUBJ
s'auiiailg tie same opinion. lie woudlnIor tnem
chat this measure was concocted long telore tAe
Secretary Of tie Treasury heard Of II, in order TO
give certain ,uinent legal gentleman lat Office
at tie puJli' expense.
Mr. tHrrEsbES thought that while they left nil
/ iary uilsirs to soldier, mercantile matters might
safely b. lett to merchants, who were quite as c "a
/ BE "a. l,wyers Of understanding what they mot
needed. H. considered tie report proper one, a.
worthy of the unanimous APPRECIATION Ct We Cham
! Der.
/ Mr.. Moss II. GRISSELL here read a letter from
M Marstal Murray to Mr.. Washburne, written on
tie lsth instant fourteen days later than the one
quoted by Mr CowdD, in which Sir. Ai., upon Ma
;ure consderation Attributes TIE delay IN litigation
10 a lack Of ulges instead OF a lack OF lawyers.
/ Mr. CHAs II. MARSHALL didn't think ether opin-
] ION Of any sort OF consequence
} Mr.. CHARLEs GOULD, AZ the original mover III
this ourston in tie Chamber, hoped the report
would he adopted. Though a hard-money man, Snd
IA LAWYER educated in ONO the WORTHY Secretary OF
lie Tie.tury could hardly he expected 10 understand
ese ouestous IS wei as mercantile com nunity,
such A. was represented by The get, lcmen composing
this Chsuler. Oh cOurse their views would nave
the weight in Washington to winch they were en-
Titled. -
MIR CowDrs further defended hi. view Of the
natter aud ursed that the obnoxious features OF the
bill had been removed.
inc rerot was adopted, and ordered to be Trans
n.itted 10 the Committees on Commerce OF BON
Houses Of Congress. The Chamber then adjourned