The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-06

The Investigation To Be Ad-
journsd to Washington
| Next Saturday.
The Custom House Committee held TWO more ses-
sons yestei day, comprising about nine hours Of
steady work. which, however, had but little TO show
in the way Of results The various abuses OF the
Custom House have now been thoroughly exposed,
and the evidence now being taken ID almost purely
OF cumulative nature and possesses, therefore, out
very slight interest TO the general public. In the
| evening. however some new and interesting testl-
| mOny was presented.
Tho first thing done was to carry q resolution to
| adjourn the investigation TO washington after the
present week. This was done IN the teeth OF de-
termined protest put In by the democratic senators
| to the effect that, while an immense amount OF
time had been expended in taking the statements
OF the Custom House oiicials themselves there yet
remained number oil witnesses-merchants and
other aggrleved parties-wno desired to be heard,
| ana whose testimony was especially important.
| Deputy Collector jayne, the great agent of the
| Custom House circle" In getting information Of
pretended or real fraud ana IN erecting just or un.
| Just forfei:ures OF goods ana carrying out in
general the star chamber system OF espionage,
| pryng into private papers and bullying men into
| settlements" was again put on the stand. Mr..
Jayne carried out, an examination OF nvo or SIX
hours, with admirable consistency, the role
| OF an '.nfOrmer." His questioning by
| the administration Senators was soon concluded,
and he then fell under hands Of Messrs Casserly
and Bayard, the latter plying him with wonderful
| persistency In regard to various suspicious acts
| done under his direction. The witness was inso-
! lent and defiant and repelled with marked disre-
| spect, which was rarely and very mildly re.
buked by the chairman, all awkward inqui-
| ries. This made the examination painfully
| tedious; but Mr.. Bayard preserved mis- good temper
| with admirable success The points drawn out OF
| the witness were, however, very unimpOrtant The
principal was that he had brlbed clerks with pay
ments OF money to give secret Information against
their employers, and that the total amount real
! lied by the "circle'' OF informers, headed
by Mr.. Jayne and Mr.. Clark, amounted to
| $l54,000 during the last eighteen months Mr..
Jayne also testified that the weighing system mad
been marked with gross fraud, and that he had
worked up many cases OF guilt IN none q which,
| OF punishment He added that In all cases against
the government 1t was very hard to get an indct-
| ment from grand jury In New York, and his gen.
eral testimony was sngulsrly unnattering to the
community in which he lives, and out OF whose mis-
| fortune.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN M. PREcH1.
thirty years; regard payment rrstuties. know
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tains obsing and kind treatment that
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have some the sailing vessels pay from VIZ 20 $o
since have done bushes; in New ork.
| The committee then adjourned until the evening.
| Evening session.
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reply, ana then he influence
tom he said, regard to the latter that he guessed
have made the statement tina. have Senator Pat
and the latter with have
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creed INTO paying the never pay out
Dagger" from New Hampshire. and that account
mended four other New Hampshire men.
A great fuss ensued in consequence Of Senator
he had addressed to senator Bayard.
y Senator BAYARD said that the letter con1den-
tial, and that such thing was unheard OF among
senator PRATT insisted upon it. The letter. how.
ever was mere skeleton OF the evidence taken.
Witness further stated that he republican
and expected to die one, and tnat he wrote to Sen
ator Bayard because he saw fit TO; he had gwen
memorandum TO Senator Bayard in regard to his
Senator BAYARD then made lively protest against
this abuse OF the power or examination. 1t was
unbecomlng, and ne protested against being forced
to sit at table and hear his personal motives i'm
The committee then adjourned until this morning.
THE GENERAL ORDER CHARGES
General Chester A. Arthur, Collector Of the Port
on the assumption OF his 0fcial duties desrous OF
| establishing rate OF charges for unclaimed goods
which Will be IN accordance with present near
approach TO specie payments and meet with the
appreciation Of the entire business community, cor
responded with the President Of the chamber OF
Commerce, desiring that o committee OF five OF its
members be appointed 10 meet committee of five