The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-22

There being A Good understanding on the subject No.
IL Broad street, Of course, continued !" oe osowdN
Packages were therefore ordered from No. IL Broad
street 10 No H. and the business brisk that the
new firm could complain. The merchants, however,
began complain against the exacton Of the fees The
that whenever the merchants complain
ed and refused 70 pay Mr. Collector Schell, as are
informed, directed the charge 10 be waived and the
money was paid in such instances 70 Messrs Mcintyre
Bxby Co from the funds Of the United States The fees
received by the firm for storage amounted 10 several
thousand dollars in few months.
The clerk the store No. l9 Broad street signed receipts
in the following form
NEW York Sept =, 1857.
Received of - the sum of dollars and - cents in
full for ,sGs and on the following
Name OF vessel E.B.
This receipt is copied from one of those given To party
who paid storage at No 10 The money received there
in bank bills as well rs coin, and was delivered To
Messrs Mcintyre, Bxby $50 Under the Sub Treasury
act the Custom House employees must receive nothing but
gold and silver for dues to the United States how did this
Custom House clerk receive bank bllsH 1t will also be
observed that the receipt for storage labor and carriage
We wish TO know the carriage from No IL to No. 10
not paid by the United StatesY If why was any new
tyre Bxby BY the 9Th section Of the act Of March
3. 1S4l 1t is provided
That all hereafter the Collector Naval OH
proprated exclusively the use of receiving foreign msr
ehsnde subject the rates Of regulation by the
Secretary OF the Treasury
The general regulations of the Treasury Department
declare that the rates of storage shall be the usual rates
in the port and shall be paid the Cashiers
department of the Collectors Office. They also provide
that goods public for the purpose of testing
the accuracy of invoices shall be free from charge TO
the importers. the United States hired the store No
10 Broad street TO relieve No. IL, not public
store and used on public account II it was not, why was
clerk public officer sent from the Custom House 10
give receptsS Why those receips given for goods
in United States storef" Why was the sum required 10
be paid by the merchants paid at the Custom House If
ii was public store, why paper money received in
lieu of coinS Why was the money received at No. 10
Broad street paid private individuals instead Of into the
cashiers oce in the Custom HouseS Why merchants
required to pay expenses which, under the law and
atons Of the Treasury Department. unauthorized
These inquiries which wish the Senate of the
United States take into consideration. is due TO the
Collector himself that the matter should be sted 1t is
due to the Secretary of the Treasury Also
The firm Of Mcintyre, Mather and Richard Schel may
expect 10 hear from again We propose to look little
into the mode in which Senator'S nominated and gene
raj committees managed and how fort sites sold from
Fort Smelling TO New Bedford We intend 10 ascertain
who sell and who buy these profitable localities and be-
fore finish hope to show how the deences Of the
United States Treasury shlled by political engineers
We have opened first parallel The illustrious
Fernando Wood had 'brother Benz the respectable
Augustus Schell has brother Richard Mr.. Schell
tanned Wood with all his energy and genius, apd it is pos
sbe that Mr. Richard Scheh has learned of brother
| Ben's'' peculiar accomplishments.