New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-08

.oe kind in writing or mn order In writing from the
sSTeis Ey:n Si iSs rSi a. Yes think
o. o. Did anything ever of it so far as you know
Nothing ever came Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
o. HS Y6n also spoke to Gen Grant two separate oe
casicns once in october, s" and once during ''' '"
nc" o And nd nothing over came OF thati A. No. str
the PRECEDENT may not have thought II of sufficient im-
portance 10 pay attention TO IT, -, ,ood,,,
nIcba MS In Ss city to speak twice tho President
about now with the greatest Respect TOT s,Sent
Should have regarded it OF too little importance Tor
Lin to notice Z Al don't know no" that H.
DEFICITS OF THE APPRAISERS DEPARTMENT.
Senator stewart-Q II there had been anything wrong
I'm the Appraisers Office, or weghers, would you nave
been likely to have detected It'll A. No. DIT; tne heau
Appraiser can give you information IN regard " '
the Government never expect 10 DO Won 0''''u
unless they pay their employees differently from ~ha'
they do now; II you pay examiner ID the App'H'"
Deparnept 81 800 and he Is such man as Ia heeoeu III
that place. he would be worth double tho amount OF
money 10 me; n take man in my employ emu ~ as
do NOT Justify me in giving him that support will not
Keep him one houri now the Government gives f ha
he has to make living, and the Government Is respon
every derecon OF duty tnst sue Hsn s9 YOU
YOU don't pay properly and wlat the ansmte, y ~
Sive Pay the greater the salary, the greater tue
You think the pay Of subordinate officers Is INSULT
Gent A. Yes Sir for the duties they are called upon 70
| they entitled TO more III IHost
properly they would be worth double the anouht 70 me-
~ tbrr Market aE Value and whom do you put IL thcre
colonies and generals and all the rest az fhe Treas
ury upon the nomination Of tho Appraiser A. sup
PIBs y Senator Pratt-Do you what the salary Isl
A. think head Appraiser gsts fg and ne ought
gets 600 and he ought to have $1,000 or 5000 that
Is enough for him; and examiner there should nave
ability aud the Government will save millions. a..
@ Knowing the liability Of your goods TO De SEM 20 ne
should you your goods TO DO bonded In Jersey S
Ho6oken instead q this city, That don't don bs Ssf
III any time aud sometimes we not able to dc s6 1t
ease day but ns n1 q SS public service
seems are that the rules which apply TO tho sue
conduct s Of s p@ IN e ccan
When 9n go S'q5 GB e f q Elm
with Your business different from your 9wnt A.
O. Do you believe you could keep corps Of efficient
nN finder YOU il such doctrine WIS oDsefYedf a. NO,
@ Do you not consider the syatem Of turning men out
or Appointing them Tor their political opinions as deul
mental 70 the public Interest as giving them msnc''h'
o. do YOU believe the system Is growing worse A.
Oh not politician en0ngh to know about that g.,
senate sIc 81 Se table are Politicians oerrng to sena
tors Casery and Bayard you Will have 10 look out ior
Senator Cassery fsarcascalylYou will observe that
orr friends on that there not politicians at
all (laugherl some things III thus examination have
By Senator Prat-Do you mean to say that it gen
eral practice to appoint generas coone Ncp 10 theSc
| piacesi A No, Sir.
O. Are they not as body competent meni A think
| a military man Is not judge Of cotton.
O. Are not the present examiners competent as body
~ There arc very able men among them VINO nave hed
their positions long time some OF them have been
there obsb Is or 80 years. there 80 man IN me A
edge think his name Is Bosch
9. All the examiners must be recommended by the
Appraiscri A. That IS ny Impression
g. DO you assume any control your clerks about
fine way i'm which they shall expend their money A.
MONEY Improperly, l would Dust hun very quickly.
O. How many employees have yOuf A. Twenty-Five
o. II YOU took Into Your head that you would employ
none but d0TSf a YOU Sa cad t 5000
men out Of that church who would serve you just as
efficiently a. yonr RresGhE Dislpspal5n mSse but
Sond have great trouble TO get 5000 EpScopaans That
would suit my purpose Laughter HWouid take me
'OD-' ''-''' LETS BUSINESS A MONOPOLY
ny Senator Howe-Q. You said the General Order
business is a monopoly A. Yes, Sir.
O. The goods landed at Jersey City from the cunard
boats are required to stored ia the General Order
stores in this cltyl A. Yes, Sir.
And that makes It a, monopoly a. fei 1 to
We're required stored in the Jersey City stores A.
@ Wasn't that monoplyi A. No, Sir; because they
only had monopoly Of the goods brought to this port
we not obliged to bond our goods there except as
But under the old regulation the General Oruer
goods went into tie Cunard stOresi A. Yes. Sir
O. That monopoly A. don't know; "hat
designate as monopoly Is when man has everything
In his hands, aud can have such prices as lie thinks
proper their great business Is she BOND business;
don't think they consider the General Order business so
profitable TO make them 80 anxious about ~ because
Il only where long passages made and their vessels
are making such speed now that they don't make long
O. About this order OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
or letter tending rectify this General Order abuse
did You such letter from the Secretary 80 h
think did; think it must have been addressed 10 tue
Collector the Collector deel ned on the ground that ne
hsd nOtIinc to do with the General Order stores
o. IL that the request (showng the paper TO wne'sI
Yer; is the second letter; think letter OF tns yta
OF June 1870 MI Murphy took the position that me
secretary had right to order hun where he should
O. Yon did not appeal to the Customho or secre
tary hut YOU did to President what was that COM
paint 4. stated TO him the facts; that there was
great eneuce in having the General Order bust,
ness taken from the stores aud 1t ought To be returned
them. >-...,... 40, |
Q He did not issue such an order' A MOI th't aui
@. You did not say ANYTHING to the Secretary OF the
Treasury about 1t A. IhiHk MOI, =, ,,o Treasury
Would YOU have expected the President to issue such an
order without consulting youi A. II he had would not
have remained l0Ug there. ,,,. - - |
O. liza steamer which charges you freight on your
& covering the cost Of transport OF two days time 10
char t prefers discharge In one hour or take care
of your goods As hours il that an extra charke on o
Commerce of New York; A. All the Inconvenience you
put in the way OF merchants Is extra charge proof
others rent 10 PhiIadel phid and other places
o. pcr tber goods TO 20 there in place OF coming TO this
civ: have no doubt that proof can he obtained.
TESTIMONY oP A. b. COOPER.
Senator buckingham then called Mr.. a. Is.
Cooper clerk in Mr. Stewards store, who has charge OF
the house business and OF foreign correspond
epce Senator Cassery showed the witness BILL SHOW
ine the different charges at different times and asked
how the charges compared with those made under
the previous system for the same ser'icel A should
think the charges were ut least double.
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