New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-23
CUSTOM-HOUSE ABUSES.
Continued from Third Page.

A. l dc; Col stocking and myself are the ohy partners
O. Has any one the promise of portion of the prof
Mr. RucSingham- state charges for stor-
age and labor one dollar Paese' A. No't o
o. on an ordinary packagei A. Yes, Sir.
o. nv that Won mean You sometimes charge as mgn az
o. 25l A. No, sir We have inoio 'nan oolar soine
o. How high do you charge, sometimes. A. On bur.
rounds Il depends upon the distance they are brought
What the carriage would be- but We charge from GO to 10
@ speak Of ordinary dry goods' A. No. Sir. We never
Tia Won ever charge less than 81 A. Yes;
q How often do You average 81 a. one dollar Is tho
O. That is the uniform price for oOxest n yes, SIT,
O. What do You cau extraordinary A. All cases Of
more Than ordinary size. OF bales of buraps, which are
very heavy.
O. You never charged case of dry goods, and
never charged less1 \. We may have charged less
@ Then how you make the average 81 A. /
6ono you 70 understand me that the average was
dollar, but that IS the usual charge. $1,000
@ What want to know is the unusual CHARGE a;
large bales
@ And YOU take large cases. too; what are your
charges for large casesi a 1t depends upon Inc size
O. Yon say you have man who receives them. and
who rates those is he The man that determines the prco
they come in A. Yes Sir. ,, .
q Does he determine it by the weight and size A.
O. Are there any other elements that go make up the
prlcef A. II they are valuable packages ''S o e'
q You charge for merchandise of certain valued
Q. TRCn size, weight and value are the eements' A.
HOW CHARGES ARE DETERMINED
O. What rule have YOU by which you enabled 70 TX
these charges having reference TO size, weight' anu
valuef A. With regard TO value, he knows ValuaOe
package almost as he sees IT. ordinarily "heh
valuable package IS received at the store the caIman calls
attention 20 it, and Il put into safe place; we
are allowed on watches believe g. by the Chamber OF
Commerce rates; then have other valuable packages
packages Of diamonds-and on al valuable p"cAaHoS
O. That does not lessen the difference between case
Of linens and a case OF cottonsf a. No. SIR; ,.,
Q. Wen. those the things want To know aoentf
n We have no rule except ms eTpeTemSo Il. ee ni
follow he has been III the business great hy
years and he follows the rules which were followed by
O. want 10 Get at those rulesl A. When comes
which is twice the SIZE OF an Ordinary p"chdge
mp more room, ne VIII put on something more lor INC
O. suppose that two packages three feet square, which
mr. entered at the store does your expert make any
difference : 10 siZei A. No, Sir.
@ suppose one was $500 and the other 1907, what
difference would ne make9 A. He would make no differ
froc because we have no way Of determining the differ
q Then ne has no rule which governs III A Except
in the Of watches.
o. was speaking OF dry eoodsf A. No, Sir he mas no
rule except in size and weight.
q Suppose there come two cases one weighs $40
pounds and the other l5Oo pounds, what Is nc RUE 4
charge2 A. II would cost extra Labor, ana that would
q He Would charge 81 % for in A. Yes; 81 %.
THE GENERAL ORDER CHARGES REGULATED BY AN
EXPERT.
Senator Pratt understand that yOur expert regu
Iate charges You shall make; give us the name
OF that gentleman 4. Thomas 5. Phillips.
O. How long has he been connected with this General
Order business A He has been with us since June
1870 he has the warehouse business for great
Upon tie request Of Senator Pratt Mr.. Philips
O. understood yon to say moment ago that, as TO
storing them with greater security than
ordinary PACKAGES a. Yes. Sir. ... .,-,.o D..
O. Is mat one element Ia tie price you GI4lee fr
% you ne4f bS on account onp or t Int
O. state how vour charges for labor and storage agree
order business before you for The psf series of years
have You ever instituted comparison between Their
hchcr than any OF tie rest, believe with, perhaps tho
exception Of Mr. Squire who on some packages charged
I'VE cents less than did.
O How lar do you back in your statements A.
Q nave IN any instance s exceeded the the
rates directed by the Chamber OF t3nnece iot Ims
pUltf A. They may nave exceeded the rates IN some
eases. not Intentionally, however. ,
q How is II as general rulef A. AS arue we au
o. II has BEN said in evdenc, before this Committee
that You L'd u interest IN TINS General OTlcr Pusl1t
~ he lW' s"9 we're & I'm fi. had ada @nn IV
my intention 10 resign before entered mo lhls arrange
q Did you s,y you would have to have 5000 as your
Share y the expenses of the mess at Washington
q WHAT was tive highest sum per month that yonr
pofdou u That mess auouucd TOT 4. cannot state
With p., ion, rut am sure was not over $50 IN any
LETS ARMY INFERENCE.
Senator Eay,fd-How Old were you when you enlisted
IL the array! A. About o.
q. when was hiatt il. Ia 1892.
Q. Thea you now aCi \. Yes. Sir.
O. What VIZ, your occupation thcu9 \. Chief Clerk @
tLc Font W.,tr End Chicago Railroad Company.
O. vince 10 yol. place OF birth \. About 70 mile
from Pittsburgh Penn.
O. That IS Your home now! 4. No, Sir; left Their
when was % wear old. and have never returned
q When did you tr.t become member Of the stan G
Gen. Grant! \. Immediately on the receipt Of m
With rc.~bSd f1, on he 29ih OF October. 1888.
o. You continued 10 serve with him IN that relato
O. And aftcr the war closed where we're you assignee
"a duty A. still remained with Gen GRAFT until tn
Q Where WIS your scene Of duiyl \. At the head
quarter Of the amy IN Washington, corner oil Seven
O. Then assigned to what! A. To special duty Will
GEN IaiWlius; nee wJ- then ln tn War DepdIt meht
ar5 following is7Cto take effect On the lst OF sept"m
q You spoke something o' leave Of absence granted
you !. six months, cave. f.. ., . .o,;o rs ,,o,,,
nominal! s. Yes.
The years pay Of officers Who 90 ont 4 went ont on
is' of August and ayacd myself of that night wa'
Q. ANTICIPATE your resignation one MONTH A. Yes
DID You C1ian ys1L S,i Piiy if0 Y 'ei Isl u
O. What were yoIr pay and emolumentS at that time
A Ny pay uD 70 July 1870 was abouts 22E after that II
q. was that pay proper,o A. That was pay, cloth
9, Did that sum include your total emolumentl A.
Yes
@ Isit the acsrecate Of your receipts from the Gov
eminent Of the United states A. All except the fuel
and quarters.
O. What was your commuationl 4. Ny communication
was Summer somewhere IA the neghbOIhOOd Of $50
per month; Winter ii was 49, $50 or 500, according 10
the price of fuel
O. Did Won receive that in the years pay which You
got after resigniug. A. No, sir.
q. The You did receive the year following you
being mustered ont was $3.50 A. Yes, Sir.
LETT AND LINDSAY.
O. Now understand you to say that you had known
Mr. Lindsay very wenl A. had known Lin.
O. When were you first acquainted with hint A.