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enahic them 10 get men fitted for their POSI-
tlons.
AD0FTKD.
The resolution WAS then ndontch mani
mously.
INTERIOR ENTRY PORTS.
THE BCnDEss or TIE WEST.

mp No. II, submitted br the Philadelphia Board
Of Trade, which was a follows:
Wn1REAs, The provisions Of the Immediate
Ttnn.porsation act require the constance or M q.
iH.oict With the duty nddcd. mol only At the point
Of destination: but At the port OF frat artsal: and
The cGnr.nits .ts
roads as 10 tuly secusc te interests Of the Govern.
Tnent between ihc noints named. anu thus render
the bond al The port Of fsst afrIFa' unnecessary
Kf,olrtd, That The. philadelphia Eosrd Of Trade
feaassas 'hs a.ona' :; 9ar" r., q fsae To-
tnion act, passed july n. tH7p Al 10 repeal that
part Of said act which Require. the conegnce Or he'
heens to execute = lunh At port OF first arrival
a. tpeeidcd in SEES, 20 and 30 ot said act.
Mr. wErHERELL
said the giring Of bonds was a great hardship
10 many agents OF steamship and other lines,
since the trade had grown 50 enormously that
the amount required Was hundreds Of ttot-
sands Of dollars. All thai the Government
wished WAS to 10 protected from tho time an
inroicc entered 4hc port OF arrival until It
reached f.s final destination. Tho railroads
rcrc bonded. The Collectors would recon-
mend tho alteration Of the regulations, If tho
matter was in the regulations. saying that the
Eirtng OF bonds Is unnecessary, incorvcnlcnt,
ant1 hurtlcnsomc, and prevents proper cxecu-
lion Of the law. But 1t was a statutory pro-
vision, and could only be altered BY act Ut Con-
Eress.
MR.. HATES, OF DETROIT,
wished to explain that the bond given by tho
railroad was only intended to cover transporta-
ton. There were two forms Of bonds, and the
receipt al The inferior port of entry cancelcsl
those previously Issued.
NEW roRK sonMI rEorkE ARE 30 uAp.
Mr. Miller, Of New York. commented on the
1amcntablc fact tl,at people otherwise honest
fclt no hesitation wl1ntcvcr In dcsrau1inE tho
Goscrnmcnt. For this reason the penalties for
smuggling were made exemplary, aud they had
recently tccn m ocean steamer seized because
solne s1auEEled goods wero found In her. The
Government MAS robbed by d!shoncst importers
WHO drove honest men out Of The trade. An
other loop-hoIc for fraud was the great length
OF time allowed before examination wns
required ut interior ports Of entry, which on
port, LOCO 10 t,500 mics from the scaboard WIS
live months.
1T CoaSiyANcE wfTn THE TRANSPORTATION
CuMrAHr
Or It's employees costly goods might be imported,
and oil their way 10 the interior port similarly
marked packages containing inferior nrtItlcs
might be substituted, and the Government
dcfrnuded. Ilu thought that tho law should l,c
H,ado str1ctcr, and offered the following resolu-
ton:
NEW ToRR's LtrrLn rAxAcEA.
Hssotrfu. THAT IN the 0pthiun Of the National
transportation Of dutsabie ,aesehaadse in bond be
20 amended :. 10 require the examination and 10.
pra.sal thereof al the port of arrival.
CINCINNATI oHJEcrs.
Mr.. Gnno, Of Cincinnati, WAS very glad to
tee that New York was always so solcttous for
the revenue. But he did not think that The
differs nr c.nnoycs Of transportation rumpa-
nIcs were any more dishonest u. the Vest than
ou the keaboard. He thought It was well that
New York should not control tho whole i'm.
portat!ons Of fhe country, aud, as ho believed
In competition being good for trade, he should
oppose the amendment md support tho rcsulu.
tim.
Mr., Hayes believed that Interior transporta-
ton in bond was good Thing gcncrnly, and
that it euahlcl MERCHANTS iu thu United States
to carry TN their business With lcss inconycr-
tcucc than before tho passage VI the law. But
hc believed the importer should rive
bond at the port Of urrtyaf "a
guarantee against the substitution Of
ottaer goods for those actually imported. Tle
scpeal of The uet wuuld completely break up tic
system OF transporting goods through the Union
to cauala.
CHICAGO "a. NEW IoRK,
Mr.. Dickinson, of Chseago, could certainly
hot rotc for the amendment. IIo remembered
siistincilY tho satisfaction that was ieIt by tho
merchants ot the West when the law for trnmc-
diatc transportation was passed, enabling them
to receive their goods here without delay anl
The cost Of opening thcm In New York or other
Eastern cities. lie believed II tho old system
were revived 1t would be QUE OF tho grratest
s!cirtmcnts to the trade Of tho Interior, aud not
for moment, It seemed In him, eonld
any ono representing Western citizen
vote for Mr. Sltllcr's resolution. Tho ciTorts
that were made to srcuro tue pscsent
law, and ulo losses eptailed prior to tho passage
Of the law were too great to admit Of going
back to tue former way. Reference had been
luaie to the bringing goods through Canada
tcfufc the law Was enacted.
LIE l!lAs.Lf had soNETHINo TO DO WITH IT,
aud he remembered distinctly tl,at q lino Ut
steamers ~hici, ran from Montreal 10 Chicago
WAS continually freighsed with ,iry good4.
les, and hardware that came from England by
steam, s!mplv that tue opening and apprals-
meuts costs In New York might Ia avoided.
That Ipe prospcrcd, and brought large quautl-
ties Of goods until tho dircet-ImpostatEuu law
WAS passed, when it ceased; aud NOW
tho Pennsylvania and other railroads car
eicd these goods. Scarcely anything
except very heavy eools now come through
C4oadx. The Doari should nut take any action
looking to the throwing Ut that summer trade
through C4nada- Ihe railroads should have IT.
Frauds on the railroads lad been referred to.
Tho papers were tull OF frauds III New York.
PHILADELPHIA.
Mr.. Miller said the existence Of frauds was an
argument in favor Of the posttion he had takrn.
In New York there was detective system. In.