The New York herald., 1867-03-05

The General Order Bustnes0-Whaf It IL ana
Who Has Had IL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
As the general order business Of the Custom House,
which has been 80 much talked about recently not
properly understood by many persons, desire to give
you brief explanation Of II and account Of the
ner In which n has been disposed OF for years past
Under law passed 1s46, when q vessel is discharg
ing cargo the inspector duty Is directed TO send all
one Of the bonded warehouses This known as send.
ing goods under general order,n and the store
designated 70 receive them is called general
order store" As tho number OF packages 10
short time and are subject to ! high rate
designated a. . general order storej much sought
after -Four years Of this privilege 10 certain to yield
good fortune 70 u: pO.ssssS % For s nS%es, q
the coveted privilege upon his nearest friends or most
powerful political supporters Members Of Congress
and has always been considered enough
afford margin for the indirect benefit Of Others besides
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Assistant Collector. and was subsequently member Of
Congress. Collector schell took from him 70 besow
Bxby Collector Barney, whom he came into once insist
ed upon portion Of the profits being assigned 10 his law
ss % ors1 co
company comprising MAiher and his two nsphewR Mr
Humphrey took no active part In the business but ~
districts cf the city given this fortunate as were
ostsnsbly bestowed upon sxPolcs Commissioner Bow
en- who let them 10 other partes receiving thirty i've
per cent Of stoagcs FOR his share whom Collector
Draper succeeded Barney the Bixbys were only allowed
TO retain two stores and portion Of the business was
given . ME Squres, wiAh Mr. Draper, Junior - ~
lent partner At the time q Collector kngp death the
whole general order business about = be handed
over TO relative OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
When Collector smytbe came into once he found that
the general ORDER vas mint, and determined "a
mako Il OF service 70 sn the employees Of the Custom
House. He determined that more assessments should
be lowed FOR political parposss on the W paid clerks, bu
that whoever got the general order should pay the
political tx OF the whole forco This resulted In the
bestowa Of the busins upon the present owners and
the defeat Of Bxby Co., who thersupon threatened
erpost port1n vas not given 70 them graie Beins
disappointed and ther threats not notice. they bad
committed Of nvestigatiion empowered BY Congress
composed Of men nical the President and Collector
smythe, and hoped BY killing smyths 70 stab The
President This committee arc said 70 have beer
Wen entertained during their say in the ,e city
and - SAID that .. private box at Nblot
was secured by Bixby during the session OF the COM
mttee, and was known ~ tue "BIxby Committse' Dor
The whole thing was got 1p BY the Bxoys get smyhs
out Of the Custom House, with the hope Of sbainin0
The appointments Of hf Richard schell In hts place
Bixoy and Matbsr aro democrats Of the coppcrheat
school, and are shrew political workers. a. will be sccr
by their getting IN ultra radical committee o. Congress
70 Try ana Get the enera order business 6 The Custom
Hsuse into their banda d. NJ