New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-04

uyi. Ho i,i charges cnd only be go 3d. ~ recurring
20 JaoaS 6 carrs are made to swell sometime, 70
1000 por cent over Legitimate rates. Ao ~, f5r
bc1 rates had safe ana convenient WaleaCI91I, ~.
AoISe General order business boon aesurcd 10 snti,
nud merchants, though attU0ihg no J"7'i-''''''''
might pave 5eS6 6a SS followed The principal ware
house employed by Myers sma I'T S, T. on the
Order business is situate at the 9nI V } ip town
kxremo west side OF the city, ana s Iul M most con
Ind away from where shippers lanai EXPENSE caused
eTeby loss OF time IN oartlng goods TO ahd ron 81 1pST
ure moro Or less TO the %S@SF If the goods while the
Vicinity OF the warehouse; carter ~ {ron oDnreheI.
sons of individual and concerted page Inc aTds
niles of combustlbe humber tha ~ i
rSSonse nc may DO asked at whose DelooI ana dOG
whose bcpefit now are 2 tnJso has e ee right
OF dheSos Mr. Smythe early announced that no re:
soo S th Ji,g Of nat direction personal perquse Of
f,e Collectors TO ascertain whether sqch was GsaEe ~
t6S Portof New-YOrk the Committee called before t9em
or 1ireotly communicated with all the living Ok ColeG
Gs aud eachdeclared they had no kIow,eago or pve
tbe cOecOr1p, had been sold or otclod Tor sale uus
their respective aomaisSaSOhs % oo Ie and ibo
HnbOined note Of Mr.. RCdeld are most explicit ana en-
phatio Mr. smythe as eppeSrs IEO6 niSI rner
obligations" &c. 10 whOm} II he Is to Dc held cle0pe
STeed To give or was going to give OF the general
order business TO persons in Washington some VVo 10
Mira Patterson,s5eOo 10 a SON of Senator DoOte," Sc
II true that smythe does not remember that ne ever
ingOn his knd Intentions 1t was hover eyideht
hisnemorMng faculty was either BAD Oh seTe other
witnesses had very inventive memories. I nrnSeSson
That IN Rey 9e ar d SRaI rssmembe s' the
mittse room that Senator DGCnt i, c nav
with him about general ordeE buslness; ln i h S
ms son. then in Racine, Wisconsin place 1haeE ma anu
an interest in the profits Of the general order pus1esS
GO The Senator'S did come TO New York ana now
holds very good place in the New & Drev
elusive opinion several who were interested IN tne
COLLECTORS pig plum" How much the 9VlsIUe n.cTees
s e. Ss b RSHRs ceEea 81 eoSe IS not s easy
that she never received over $500 and with great
nare declares he paid that ont OF his own Sd 1d ~
be benefited in the general order business OF the Fort Oh
Rarr Mr. smythe has no distinct recollection Of hay
Ing paid anybody anything OF OF having hmsel ever re
PsrlSps a." the obyiousness with which he every
month took and subscribed an oath that he
directly or indirectly ageedto receive or to be paid for
his own use OF anotners Sen anv money article OF
consdoraton" may from sheer force of habit have con
mttee 1t is very certain the recollection Of Mr. Thomson
and Of MsssT Thomas BST Fe RSs oa
differs very widely from Collector Smy thes as WIZ DC
een by recurrence to their Se taeb. of fes %
neases evidence OF Mr. SmYthe and the form OF the
oStRs he subscribed to every month since he became Col
cor Comics or forms of these oaths given in fun in
The testimony Of the auditor Of the Custom House 3 T.
pf the monthly oaths taken by the Collector will be in
erestng while very briefly reviewing his connection WIN
' TSis business, though commonly regarded con
stuent part OF the general order business Mr. Smith has
for his purposes somewhat segegated theTefrom so as to
Invite proposals for its monopoly Mr. NcIntires offer
E Sb Emres Mr. smyt6es reProsentS1o IA
this matter and consequently rejected $50 much OF
the eaage as perained to the appraisers stores
fnaIyfSred out to Messrs Lndley Keyes aud Meagher
TWO nonhly instaments Of $3.50 EACH appears by
Observation-Disclosures while he was the Collectors private
secretary did into his hands, and at the request Of
the Collector kept back by him for the Collector
WHY MIR BrOwnewas made the temporary keeper OF this
fund untn wanted perhaps the monthly oaths explain
hon 1t was called for and for what purposes appear ~
Mr. Browns testimony This carriage business is yet IN
The hands how many instalments have been paid
Or the disposition Of the sne, the Committee has not al
present the means OF knowing.
aud take ceases to enable them TO rde bonded goods
They mot allowed to handle them until the Custom
generA order to general order warehouses, and from
hsm sent as are re4girea 70 private BONDED
the benefit Of the contracting Custom House cartnen Il
liked formally and enforced by such receipt the FOL
III lowing:
" Coltrcroit. o5 SsSSg cu,rorHor... YsrYe,x,
To T AsuroS Bar'Aos Sgps-iatgd,R: In con- oononit
.S yos siseon you are hereby directed to see that al goods
BPps,os; OgstOH, House carmeu H. SNTTuE. cOseior.
thls order; that while Government gets no additional
gsltage or security the importer is subjected thereby
great Inconvenience, sometimes delay, in hunting ND hi
goods. and made to pay co per cent more 4,
edrsse than II he was allowed to employ his trUcl
Simply Oharacterizing this wanton interference ws
administrator e TeT-Yorf custom House tho Com
mittee pass over with but word his
removals. appointments and reappontments. &c, &c.
whereby he has greatly disorganzed, demOrazed and
service OF the port Faithful experienced capable men
have for no known cause but the Collectors caprcjons
ness made to place not unfrequently TO inca.
pscy, ignorance, vice, and IN one instance. TO con.
yceed thief To this dsgraceful catalogue, but for the
frmnes5 OF Deputy Collector StilMell TN rejecting Mr.
smythO's nomination might have been added indicted
murderer.
BY Gncaed for additions the payroll Of the Gus
tomHouse raising salaries and multiplying appOintes
&C. while business decreased he has Increased the ex
pens0s Is said, $4,000 S3J0,090 Der
Here tho Committee pause in the examination Of Mr..
York Custom House. from no lack Of material but be-
hevDg the finding abuBdantly sufficient 70 warrant and
require aud insure his immediate removal from the office
b. Collector Of the Port Of New-York public propriety
Bnd decelcy demand this rebuke and reparatOn. 10
Etbstand or delay viii inevitably tend 20 fOcalze and
t suspicion Into allegation, slrise into certainty 1t
also The initial and necessary steps toward REFORM
toward the prevention by example OF the recurrence Of
such abuses, coTruptons, and wrongs. The Committee
believe there may be essential modification, II not
comparative prevention OF these abuses upon such
basis - the following recommendations:
M Az honest IA capable Collector should appointed
busse,. lie shoah cot wise allow
sgu, in reg to storage and carriage charges
SaosS Whenever importer presents an invoice or bin Of Ing to
me Uoo se so OF PPa'a Pc eald to receive special
s'rehcass To prevent the two great multiplication specials
The effect Of this it is believed would be that the stor
sge or general order goods would be the current rates
in hs special order permit and adequate remedy OF all
times 10 his own hands.
aiiop would ,,e effect most OF these regpirements
mOf3ng to the service the Committee believes no re-
mOyais should De made except Tor good cause which
should be specifically reported to the Secretary Of the
THE SEIZURE BUSINESS.
The segre Bureau as an adjunct Of the collection OF
and operation, not OF recent origin The Act entitled
an Aos ~ -. a~ pilsl AUS up9n we revenue,
81 the United States and for other purposes approved
March 1862 greatly enlarged the powers and wonder
m al