New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-19

PLANTATION OF HIS TAhMANf fA'iNEh-
sHIPs-wIIAT HE DOES NOT KNOW
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TaIBuNHl
WASHINGTON. March 18.-Ex Collector Muir
ubvs examination by the Custom house Committee was
continued to-day about three hours Mr.. Bayard, VINO
crossexamned him. at first, by few well put Questions
almost cruelty exposed his entire ignorance OF the duties
Of Collector Of tho Port at New-York, as wen as
the fact that he knew absolutely nothing oi
the Customs laws Of tho country. de mdh
know whether tho Forty. EightHour rule, WIN
regard 20 General Order goods, established by law
NV Treasury regulation; or whether 1t was the result
OF an understanding between the merchants ana the
steamship The getting Of the monopoly OF Tue
General Order business by Leet and Stocking was, ne
said purely accidental. When the dealcaton IN mason
L. Co.'s warehouse discovered, the goods in
their possession were moved into Let's store,
because they had TO go somewhere. and MI; MURPHY
never made any distribution OF the business, oe
system He did az first intend to give the General Or
der business - relative Of his but did not say why e
been made against Leet and stocking originated Win
the steamship companies though he the aa serre
advised a%TX II the ssoraen General order
Jersey side Of the river, without disconnung inc
stores in New-York He never paid much attention to
the petition Of than 100 leading firms OF New %
Steamship companies oct 30 1870 because he only CON
sldered Il paperthat is. lie Thought me
had signed the paper simply TO ACCOMMODATE inc s'a
mr Murphy knew that "Deccy" Bliss jr who by the
since he came to Warrington had short hand report OF
the proceedings Of the Committee IN ss
don't think he represented anybody ,o said ne
in the next breath Ss en he add safy
SeWYorR" He did not believe he had any pay He
na ni yeaf as
say SO. They all aware that Bliss was present 70
g Ee.eed any mr. Murphy did not know Abraham
wakeman represented but supposed lie was 'noi' i'i
INC s Conversation with the President about Leet in
which Cen Grant said that Leet must be dsehafged'
ned last saturday MI Murphy denied that he ever told
John Cleveland that the General Order business was
s ceRSssnd the be s%m%S
M tc Mqrps Of the
Mn spD5 SspSsd a% s he
very glad to give Mr. Cleveland some OF IT, He might
said he thought hS S might f Hs H e. Mr.
Latin, the present Naval Onicer: -,-
The witness remembered nothing at all about talking
with De Camp about sending Leet as delegate 10 inc
state Convention he was opposed to having any office
holder 60 TO s oo Of e many @ the
lican Committee. Murphy did not think what tnat
called % The attention scdm Of Of @
In the General Committee he thought that Gen Porter
or the Secretary of the Treasury hr;t wrote TO nun h Say
acting with Tammany their names snonu ce ,o SEN o
Washington for dismissal II the letter came IRON cen.
the Presidents dctation although there was nothing IN
tne letter 10 indicate that fact. When asked
about his real estate spccuations. In company with
Tweed. sweeny Connolly and Hugh Smith ne gave a
long account the transaction, the substance OF weh
was that having bought the property and not being aDe
to carry the whole Of il himself he had trst let III hugh
smith, and aerward the other Tammany Chiefs IN order
10 prove 10 them that his opposition TO their measures
when he in the State Senate grew OUT OF MS pon.
cal principles and out of personal feeling against
them. -,
The session OF the Committee closed with few ques,
tions by Mr. Pratt suggested by Mr.. FenOn's speech
this morning. Murphys testimony was DISTINGUISHED
for the wonderful ability he displayed in dodginR the
questions which Mr.. Bayard put 20 him II asked aDou,
warehouses, he more likely to begin 10 tax aoout
again and again. he would only say, THAT Is my reeo
whether il is or not or got ali my information on
that subject from my subordnates, and II was ia ths
Custom house | should send for the law officers
(Fq report Of Saturdays procdtgs SEE st'oRa pdJc