, 1873-10-23


1nsrsstot for s9rng tle aafety Of pnnoe,gers and
freight No tlo locnnottso md ita train " earn ars
running longsilo Of tho stch1nboat In unfn"pcotcd
On. sasof eommerciai voclcs n,ey bs inspected and
ssssn @ forts9 much nn another m set oo s, nut n
nnd r:HtiAtlun
10 aso d rivera an1 larbors light -hopacs ort reg-
sraa S pssvl.os for Witch sl'oaa 81 sdeqaio
Thal, dor internal royonuo. la1, and tariff laws had
been frns,ed by ths Secretary Of tho Treasury, and
adopted " uongrcaa. tho practical application Of such
iSs 1nl n the collections to no 70, nude under thG
inducncaof H1cll lnws the industrial interests Of
tl.o nation would constantly be In yiew and roeom.
the practical knowledge Of their worknRs Which nuch
apccial nrd high responsibility would give.
aea + ss o s o Wnsa s5ea M a
carefully ind systematically cooctod aud compared
w @ to foson BY S so Of s'n an Enw
Tie drnaon Of information among tue people az TO
their yal,p, e1tout, and completeness. :.
States anil with foreign nntfone Ia condel to Congress
ny tho Constitution, the need for tho Investigation Of
tlle whooof such inter State traffic s quito
and laa ktherto been almost entirely neglected, md
II is daty becoming moro and moro matter OF public
conccrll.
deni aush trade should be lcglsated for BY ongress
and how lar Department OF Commerce should net 4H
;sysSry 10 State author'o' 1t Is quito now
But at present It is clear that, far an national lcgs
lation has yet boen suggested tho projech arc crdo
or tho want Of It, goce, thore ia no centra thinking
niud considering such Important prohlc,ns, and gah
ssp .T sa9 Il rs 1uS
uniform State laws, where they are 10 manifcstly
necessary nnd Important
ter eats Of tho United statcs mud tho constant and
tcnsivc deangn is citizeng hhvo with each other, tho
beer pan than We now have should 10 ADOPTED I
for the study and caro- Of tlc!r intereate.
wo havo advanced in population wcaltl, and diver
ssled interests and industries. the executive depart
monts have Increased in numbers tho Navy, 1nsorio
and Juatice, hnye been adod to tho throo originally
established aud The post- -olce, which, we'll as Tho
nac. have been elevated to whnt nro known aa Cabinet
places.
Tho grent tntcrcsts Of agriculture, commerce, nan-
tifnctrct, md mlntng still ngcr in tho Treasury
tho lnteror and hnvo htthoro ut best only reached
II a,lch department as We lnvo nskcd for shall 10
established y will soon DO found TINT tho ob5ecta for
ita which haye only and imperfecty cnnnerat
cd. Will greatly tncrcase lii number we'll itnpor-
tauCo. e.
Let any ono place himself, In Imagination, In tic
adoption Of the Federal Constitution, aud compare
that world with tho present. Ito will then begln to
what was originally sutlicient then. for govornmons
and Tor tho people, falls very short now for meeting
our patriot Fathers in careful wisdom, limited tho
number Of executive officers OF tho dovorment by tho
wans Of young nation Of thon limited and ndevcl-
LILO I0GOlO 6trukKllnK low 1tBt
efergod from The Toll and blood Of achioying indo-
ponlencc. hnyo become gigantic nation, and it Is
bound to enlarge It's ideas aud provide adequately for
haye ntatcd at tho outaet Of this report that every
foreign gorornmont Of any commercial Importance
has Department OF Commerce or tta political oquiya
Soliciting from these that Of aseat Britain, as an OBJ
eel for :, esSnalson s We na In hcr Board Of Tralo
our Department Of Commerco.
That Duard Of Trade ostabliehcd In 1861 with
feel its way abolished and after several eiortH tho
follndatione were laid for 1t on which 1t rcss.
by general legislation It haa had coned 10 It almost
every obteet that concerns the material welfare Of
mankind.
Aluny Of tho members Of tho Board arc familiar with
tho pamphlet printed by order Of tho Executive coun
The duties Of the Eug1ah Board Of Trade arc Thus
ST. aEo y s s. ri
matters relating to trao and commerce. Involving an
extensive correspondence with tho mercantile intercBs
of ihe country; 10 adys0 other departments upon
such Ru1eca the Foreign OhIco in commercial mat
tera arisng out Of treatlca negotiations with foregn
and provisions Of charters letters patent ly the
Grown aud the Treasury, In matters connected with
the customs ~ ~ 1na . ssco laws to The
which 1elae to commercet and to exercise
ro oysf Al r,yae bills 10 fas as the protection Of
r. enable It to discharge these uties special acts Of
Parliament IN vast numbers, and embracing great
o. pna is r.
municipal affairs, water and gasworkB, statistics otc
etc, hayc been pacod under its supervision, and to
of course, undor tho limited uowera Of National
Government, tho cont1ol OF a Department Of COM
organ for gathcrning information, ditfuang # and
inukipg It available for legislation III tile rroror quar-
teEg, would DO tuchlculshle
nubtcct, and can only add that my experience Of tho
busnesa Of the country ito great and rapid Increase
itB caro-, all concur In mnE4nU. II nhtter u1nHk