New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-26
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE
GENERAL ORDER WAEEHOUSE>-THE CCNARl
LINE-INCORKECT MANIFEsTs.


LINE-INCORRECT MANIFESTs.
The inquiries OF the Congress Committee of
Investigation into the affairs Of the Custom-House have
thus ar chiefly directed toward the relations exist
Ing between the Customs officers ana the Cunard line OF
steamship The matter al issue j. the advisahy u
3 ant NJ the Company the privilege Of making the PR
va,e bonded warehouses situated It's piers at Jersey
CITY what are known as general order warehouses.
o. the 80 bonded warehouses in this city,
ge r order warehouse Tie gross receipts Of the lat
ter are about s2COOO0 per Forty hours az
arrival, vessel j. entitled TO general order permit
ting 70 discharge its cargo and all goods which have
not claimed by the owners are consigned to
designated general order warehouse in this city, there 10
await removal 70 "a bonded warehouse the payment Of
duties Bv the act OF 1879 which makes IL the duty OF
tie Collector o. take unclaimed goods and make such
pusitOn ~ them he IT. the importer j. thus al
lowed = hour. m Which 10 prepare for the reception If
goods The charges for storage in the general order
Warehouses settled by the Chamher OF Commerce.
Cuuard enjoyed FOR many years the privilege OF
having the general order business conducted on it
pers Jersey City, the stores being bonded first by Gu
nart and subsequently by Charles g. FrancGyn, agent
of the Company M Griunel. when Collector, withdrew
the privilege nom the Company, ana IL subsequent un-
RENTING efforts 20 obtain renewal OF the grant have
been unsuccessful. fresh application, made but a
short time ago was peremptorly refused by Collector
Murphy
One reason given by the CustomHouse officials for the
refusal is that ne continuance Of The privilege would
result ID no behet % Importers generally: IL cost te
Government % cents package more under the Ola ar
rauemeu goods from the Cunard store 10 the
Appalsefs thal uidcf the new. Inc importers unuSI
the old law paid full ferrage and carriage for single
package. Now tHc cost II distributed among great
number, and j. thereby much reduced The saving IN
carriage per anm amounts 20 SOOO II Is also asserted
that the Cunard line mas been able 30 seize advantages
not accorded 10 American lines struggling for
existence Thf bills Of adng OF the Cunard line give 10
the night te unload immediately upon arrival. The
time thH saved, connection with the of %
the Company stores ia the eager competition between
steamship Ines, the Cunard an increase Of bushes
which night otherwise have gone 10 the benefit OF Amer
lean companies Upon goods immediately landed and
stored the Cunrd line claimed that no storage should De
ugcd Tor the rst ~ hours The less favored liner paid
general order storage for that period out Of their own
y t<ets.
Ie present system work the satisfaction
a. majority OF lmForferK E0i Notwithstanding certain
presentation t0 The contrary BY means Of H. the mer
cAndtt j. paced under the direct and exclusive control
of tbe Collector; dtizens OF the United States obtain
whatever bcntnt In 10 be derived FROM the diversion of
legitimate business rom the hands of aliens their
own, and no Inv idious Distinctions made Ia favor OF
private interest When the convenience of the Gus
toms officers and The safety OF the revenue come into
consideration the authorities that there can DE no
doubt OF the righteousness OF their decision The die
t.Ace OF the stores IRON the Custom House occasions
lOss ~ time and expense for Transportation. ferriage
a. 70. which there seems 10 Ice adequate return All
the other general order warehouses the city nave been
IOcuJ4d distances IRON other and with
eye the both OF importers and Custom
eepton except from absolute necessity The
and beyond lis fire aud police jurisdiction have gwen
facilities for smuggling which the Customs officers assert
have not been neglected The officers VI the vessels