New-York tribune., 1874-03-18


ROUSE REFORM AND RAPID TRANSIT.
A special meeting of the Importers ana
-ocers Board OF Trade was held yesterday afternoon
A. their rooms No 81 Walst. VIM. A. Booth presiding
The meeting was called for the purpose Of receiving
reports from the Committee Trade Statistics anu
Publications touching the currency question: ana rom
che Special Committee appointed 70 consider the suoec'
~ Wharyes and piers in this city. Charles T. hiil
Chairman Of the Committee Trade Statistics, offered
a report in the form of the following preamble ana
resolutions:
Whereas The experience OF this nation has been snca
a. ampy confirms truth oi the theories OF the wseSi
statesmen aud the souudest Hnanciers OF previous times
namely. that irTedeeuaoie ana tnete'V5e tn uns
paper currency works greviOus injury 10 the mateu
prosperity OF country, causing mercanule Ven.ure'
however wisely conceived ana Satep r ,S cIiinS
capital repressing enterDrise and demOralzing aoT
aud is therefore among the grayest evils when can
acommercial people; and
EherSas. The only excuse which was or ever
could nave been successfully urged for its intclon
upon the people Of United States has long ago passed
away by OF the return OF the natOh " 'he 's
and avocatious ~ peace therefore, 49, -, - .,t,,
R,solpsd That we disfrust the wisdom OF any action
by Congress which tends 70 prolong unnecessarily the
existence OF such currency for single day anu we
can bn gard with apprehension anu alarm any
proposition emauaung from Whatever source or upo.,
Whatever pretext which eontempates turther ssue "
legal tender this juncture as measure ID utte
disregard o. toe palnest principes OF s9unu -
fraugnt with great peril to the vast ana varied interests
Resoised That the welfare Of the whole conntry
imperstyely demands return 10 specie pay heH'' at
the earliest practicable period ,,, 49,
20 N n essential that the Government take such steps as
will establish n regular redemption OF the NatIOnu
bank currency as contemplated oy la" "i'Hou' iui H
delay.
Mr Hill stated that they had drawn up the resolutions
To conform as nearly possible the declared opinions
OF the Of the Board and be did not consider
that any in their suppors would DO necessary
The report adopted:
J. A Hewlett Chairman OF the subcommittee OF the
Committee on Trade Statistics. then made the following
report on the Revenue laws:
The Committee Trade and Statistics, TO whom the
whole matter o. the proposed revision OF the revenue
laws Is Irusted. beg leave 70 Or few remarks ON
the recent discussion OF the subject OF mOetes &c aI
Washington the hope that such representation may
be made to Congress will prevent unwlse and nasty
legislation, 10 the great injury not only OF the GOVern
uent hut OF the mercantile community OF the Whole
country It will no DOUBT have been noticed that the
OTIS the subject before the committee OF ways
and Means have tasen two positive declared views,
side asserting that the Importing merchants especially
Of this city, were thieves who must DO watched and
caught be caught by thieves the other side maintain
ing with eo ua force that this body all either
martyrs angels incapable OF committing ofenses In
che opinion Of your Committee, the Board VIII do wei
20 take the middle course, denying the correct
ness OF either Or these views. IN me report
made to sou IN January last We TOOK the GROUND
that II was as much the interest OF the merchant
OF che Government tnat frauds be detected and
punished We repeat tins now, maintaining that no
honest merchant could long remain IN business should
become the rule tnat frauds went unPunished; and
we regdrl the present OuIcy against Jne laws as tuy
exist bad they in some respects as dangerous IN
the extreme, tending as 1t does, TO the repeal OF all
proper, well as u proper, safeguards. La the opinion
OF your committee frauds must be detected and pun
TINS END We propose 10 Oner some sugSesuOh one
method which to have escaped the attention OF
all sidos 81 Washington. is to have honest servants
from highest TO lowest In the Revenue service II II
be said Jnis cannot be accomplished we beg 20 disagree
Other nations collecting large sums in Revenue succeed III
doing u IN great degree certainly we wiz not ooueSs
U being more corrupt thau they Pay the ocers OF all
Compensation for the work to be done give them no
greater interest TO than that they are paid TO
serye keep them 10 their places as long as they are
faithful efficient and punish them TO the fullest ex
when convicted Of fraud or wrong doing Rotation
certainly he folly of ts being applied as II now
10 the conduct u so large business as the collection
OF the revenues Or The nation. We venture the opinion
that 10 ia unworthy % practical people rs we are
that the custom prevails ana TO 1t more than any other
cause. we attribute tue present dssraceiu exhibit
are making 70 The world.
than It's demoraizng tendencies. Can We won
that sBorer, earning but - per day takes s75 or
$50 make return OF bags Of coffee, weighing 100
pounds. 125 pounds nutmeCs and pepper, showing
Like shriukasc-that Is his moiety" IL is strange
that a samp on Ike wages takes sugar from partc-
1ar hogsiead COW uently put shipment for that
purpose wnen for duty at cents per pound
instead or q cents, Ike the remainder OF the l0t IAe
sIOO OF s1OO ne gets his "mOiety. Would Custom
house officer in charge OF a bonded warehouse SNOW
inglY allow merchandise 10 De delivered without VIM ~ any
payment unless he TOO had "moety y Ana yer 90
We near that any investigation is had into the conduct
OF these Oficersi Do We even near That tAey are us
charged from the service .,.,
laws repealed which allow officers OF the Government
20 compound claims for duties, &C. on fraudulent en-
tries Tnis has in the estimation OF your Committee,
strong bearing on the question before II persons
here or elsewhere know that their msdeeds II detected
Oneuses they would We think, ~ many cases De de-
terred from committing them. It Is believed that In
past large sums OF mOuey nave been realized ny
Ihe u.snoeS m 49, ~ I' ~ Other rrauds feeling me
would ls has dOne even II hat case pay less than
honest DCiEAOOf. ) a IiA"LEI4'
Z. T. GOsTESHOFER
OF Committee.
After discusson motion 20 refer the report back 10
sue Committee vas carried. Harvey Harrington moved
% reconsider the motion. He considered that delay
would lply that the InpOrters and GrOcers Board OF
Trade ok no interest in this The questions the
report involved were being pressed Congress. and
the Commit on Ways and Means would probably
make report before Board could again take action
or the report be returned from hands OF the Com
nittee The motion ito reconsider adopted. Wm.
Booth raised the point Of order that this report
could not be considered provision had been made
for II in call for the special meeting The President
decided that the point well taken, remarking that
the original call had provided for this report but the
words had been omitted by printer forms sent
the members The resolution on the currency Gues-
ton was ordered be engrOssed signed and sent to
che Congressional Committee on Ways and Means
d. M Turnure. Chairman of the Special Committee on
wbarves Piers, etc, made long report upon the Dill
introduced In the Leg stature by Senator Booth The
report stated that the could not Do approved
by the Board for many reasons.
FOREIGN TRADE.
III. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF NEW-rORK AND
OTHER PORTS FOR 1873
The tables found below, showing the cx-
por and imports o. this port and OF the country during
the year are taken from the advance sheets OF the
annual report OF the New-YOrk Chamber Of Commerce