New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24
EIGHTEENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The following letter was read and a copy


GTEr assuming that the facts retired TON The sOI.e1POndnce
r , g Ss n ,n eoSsipeS rs vet referred
nv else submit them for conisration; .. ,s
Ron rHo~,s MURPHY. Collector.
10; Of 60 anase ne sn1 pa, tbs day. IS. bali . S0 Rs on
from Msa wheel the vessel at my request designated as
Ipys p,! The moGa o! Ssa possession e. Of The goods;
er sDg pail The dav demanded sgd 6eyns Tbs amount 70 have
IL. roar5 Yoar. yeiy t.alg D. wSiTIocx
protest Of which 'b above is copy was this deposited
Cas,on-loase, 10 lus cate, atl;6 p. D. wHrrLOcK
I'0f!I Nrvvorx. sl.t March. 1871.
n roaer RorrwFII Secretary Of he Treasury Washington,
81 n n sT NJ " We" %s TsGi " fs S ' gSs
Trey were r | he Cu.OPhoase for warehouse and permission
Srhs ~ Before that could be done, however favorable
'II sDj Al he f o ps, s9oI0feG nav S s e
All withdraw DE from bond and deliver direct
P a' g ' nTs ,c W a.. oeHd o TO pay N sao
e on goods wise 80 never been hned from the vessel Believing
Tbs bringing your notice the hope that
Soa viii directions to have the amount refunded &c.
p. Son other side will be found COPY Of protest
ThS ssa'99ri! DEPARTMENT April, 1871.
o d .,: ssIei 3 % the 'Gg i. G. c G@r
roftae Por O Sv.3ork assessing alf storage sugars
aoa ass Begart@en aTaed The Of the
referred for part elarA an, &c, J. HARrsEY,
D wbiloct esq. &c soutA.st. Yev-Yort
receipt Of letter from the Aan,secrtary Of the reasqry
shown e from me department to The Collector Which stated las
tie department that csre bad accordance with exist
iaE Treasury regulations bis decision was Affirmed
80 sboEl article % Of revised warehouse regu9hon Gude the date
making charge under The circumstances Of this case
his importer goods owner The vessel
and might naturally he supposed have re to use his own vessel for
pfyy be bad in all other things
And rcT the snount first claimed for hs storage w,s on. and
could be stored for ia the best warehouses in this city for an entire
Va aSG 20 ,,L,e qleis % GEN. t b io u1 pau, h
civ 1S NOR ,g aG @po c eS 'G u
po upon me gIoIisno9 o, foreign merchandise and {ng the
g roai, bora for adednte period think may found
q e. to have the named warehouse Temporary
o1op al pobE,y q i. paving any DUTY granted without
spy charge being e1acted am very respectfully
At the request Of Senator Casscrly E. j. Robert and
WIN. L. Dodge were subpGnaed for to-day.
TESTIMONY OF EDWARD II. BIsSELL
The ChairInan-Gye your residence and the business
in which you engaged A. My residence is Nor
walk, Conn; at present reside in Brooklyn; l am
CustOm-ho house clerk for ]. C. Bloomfield.
q. Do attend for him to the business between him
ana the Custom-hOusel A. Entirely.
@. Have you attended to the goods that have been
received from abroad2 A. Yes Sir.
ARRANGING WITH THE INSPECTOR.
@ What arrangement have you made for fastening
the delivery these goodsl A. when invoices are
late have sometimes made an arrangement with the
N Inspector TO them from General Order.
@ What arrangement A. 1 have told him II M
. would save them from General Order would give
him from S. to $40 according to the amount Of the in
@ What hashe done to them from General Order
A. Kept them hen. on the pier be,rr;;,..u ,o,. 1,,,,
q. How often did that halpeni a. don't think 1t hat
happened over two or three times.
Q. You did pay this money to the Inspector A Yes
q. DO Won know his namcq A. Yes. Sir.
Q. viii you give the Committee his namei A. 1t fl
Wood or Woods don't know his first name.
n ,I,,fN f.-a Ivpara fbn.a Nd nd Oh A
cannot tell We had some from the Spain once, and frou
O. When was this donc' A. I cannot give the exact
date in the case Of the spain II was on previous ar
more The Egypt within the last or three weeks.
O. VINO was The other inspector A. I don't know any
q Is this, the common practice, according TO your
o DO Toa know Of any other parties who have made
similar arrangement a. do not; not of my own
knowledge.
ESCAPING GENERAL ORDER CHARGES.
Senator Bayard-You speak OF paying ithis money 10
save yourselves from General Order charges A Yes
Sir.
@ Are the General Order charges dreaded by the
Chant3 4. Wen, ii saves annoyance and time, and the
charges also
q. Are the charges higher than bonded warehouse
chsrges2 A. o, yes.
q. think you have stated that this the common
practice among merchants to save themselves from Cen
cral Order chargeSl A. Yes sir.
senator Prat:-Do YOU say that is the principal object
OF The merchants, TO saye themselves from General Or
der charges. or TO avoid delay aud annoyancel A.
stated II SAY time, labor, and annoyance.
Tie Chsirman-Was this done at tire suggestion Of Mr.
Bloomfield A. Oh, no, sir.
O. At whose suggestioni A. lie consents to the ar
O. Did he consent previous to the arrangement A.
No, SIR.
O. How came you. then, TO make the arrangement
A. Because have the power to make that Arrangement
If see that II Is necessary , 80
@ From whom do you receive that power? A. All the
CusOmhouse business In control from the time
the invoice until the goods in the store what
ever is necessary to be done do it.
O Did you do this from your own Judgment OF the pro-
MT.
senator Prat-You had mot got your permit for the
goods, suppose, at the tmei A No, Sir; the invoice
O. Had 4s hours from the time the ship was entered
expired at the tmei A. No; before made the
O. Did il expire, in point Of faeti A. Yes, Sir; one
O. And your goods were retained by the Inspector
through this arrangement on the dock day or twoi A.
Yes in the OF the SPAIN in the case OF the Egypt
only perhaps an hour or SO; 1t might have been hte
more.
charges in the OF the arrangement made with
Mr. Woods A. cannot tell you that inthe case OF the
era order il would have cost s75 to 500.
@ You saved that by the payment OF s5 to sof A.
@ Why do ,you think this is common practice A.
From what hear 70 - nn,nv.v,
@ Did you ever hear anybody say they had bbed In
Fpectorsi A. heard them say they bribed an
Inspector but they had paid him money sometimes TO
keep the goods back.
O. You don't call that bribingi A. No. Sir
O. What do you call IT, gratuty A. did not know
until lately that incumbent upon the Inspector to
send goods 70 General order CONSIDERED that pala
IS $40 for the annoyance OF having their docks
crowded longer than they were compelled by law.
O. You are aware now OF the law on that subject A.
Yes have OF II since the oath was READ IN
O. You are satisfied now 1t is bride, are youi A.
Senator Bayard-This arrangement was made when