The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-19
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oil men nave been removed Tor the same offence.
q. DO YOU know any cases ASIDE from ordinary
cases OF smuggling OF dutlabe goods having come
! INTO ne port with the knowledge OF the Officers
| a. hat sometimes happens through the Collision
or want OF vigilance on The part OF the officers.
y. | mean cases OF COLLISION simply A. That
| may nave mai pened but Cannot call case IN
| pont 10 mind; tempts TO smuggle are constantly
occurring we are making seizures every day, and
that . q . 6s knowledge have OF the prevalence
| ors, according TO the size OF the vessel.
Z. During your term al the Custom House have
appointments and removals been guided mostly for
political causes or from Consideration OF tie public
| INTEREST," A. ! think that In most cases removals
and appointments have been mostly made ior s2lne
cause other than mere political causes, but a
| portion OF them have been made by reason OF
poi heal influence; think in appointments some
regard has been mad to the fitness OF the
recommendation mas also been made; remov,
resso tnnk poca dc sssa naS Oe sG ess
powerful during the last year Than belore draw
aoislnctlon between political dctation aud political
reasons; IN Mr.. Grinnell's time the Presidents OF
ward associations and congressman USED TO dictate
me appointment or the displacement OF certain
been permitted to the same extent
T. How about politlcal assessmentsS A. SO far
as my knowledge Of them has gone they nave been
voluntary Contributions
senator CAsssKLY-Do you know anything OF
Jhatf lHanding an extract from the Nt6une.)
Witness Reads
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
All persons employed at the Custom House win be required
Salaries ior the past year. BY order Of -
THOMAS MURPHY,
NEW YORK, October 1871.
say In reply that the circular Is O forged one;
Mr. Murphy never issued IL.
q. Are assessments maze? A. No; the money
collected for political purposes IS freely given;
never knew OF any one beng removed Tor Lot pay
9; what was the amount collected In your depart.
q. From how many men9 A. About four hun.
Senator CAssERLY-Oh, about $50 eacn. What cal.
A.
Senator CAssERLY-SO q man gives Two per cent
on on weeks work-gives 1t freely and goes away
John G. Dale, agent OF the National Steamship
Line, examined-I refunded TO Mr.. A. T. Stewart
$z40 In 1871, general order charges on account of
our line; this Is but fragment or what Ii refunded
MN Dy other lines; the money was returned
q eneral order stores before the customary forty
eight hours allowed for unloading had Elapsed in
atter tnat time mad expired the expenses would be
borne by MN.
s. o. Ii. Webb testified as rollOws:--Am agent of
the Hamburg line OF steamships; have heard the
testlMony OF agents VI other lines ana agree with IL
IN every particular.
mouse OF Claim Co.; have known frequent losses
Of goods to take place In the general order stores:
DOCKS but IN most cases the r0Dberes are committed
IN the pubic stores; know that cases nave been
precautions to nunt the mater 10: we i sp1S
Dy all lines; do not believe that roOLerles
take place prior to packages leaving the vessel do
instances do; the charges OF the general order
stores are IN some respects no higher now lney
nave ever been, but cannot speak with authority on
the subjects the cost OF taking goods from Otner
SIDE VI the river, where the stores formerly WERE
anu this side, where they are now, would not make
any difference to us.
The witness here read communication from the
nrm he represented strongly Objecnng to the man.
ner IN which the general order business at pres
emit conducted. and suggesting that 1t should De
distributed among the various steamship companies
that fixed price should be put every article
stored, aud record kept OF the time vessels arrive
Witness communicative are unable TO get goods
III proper time from the general order stores on &C.
count OF the red tapelsm OF the Custom House; In
handling the goods IN The stores mucn damage Is
Done; there not being sufficient force of men to
handle cases they are In many Instances broken:
tne evils OF which we complain could be corrected by
the COLLECTOR oil the Port dry goods dealers act
fairly by the government and we have right 10 be
treated squarely In return; We believe that the
present system OF general order business has been
established through the influence and pressure
Drougnt to bear upon the government by the Custom
House OF New York.
1t now being half past five, the committee ad.
J0urned until half-past seven p. NJ