The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-07

ssssas how ooscnel whitley sssalsd WITH the Tss.s.rv
nsss s.d no asa. 6u, Just This. that the ids.
e. SsCp .S .s without : .sscs 2
they were then taken before . Commissioner when
a 70:
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60 away before three o'clock the settlements were usually
me % 81 ss
sss :ass o $780, %
IN that case. but did not know what became Of them
G. Cooper, Broadway, seized aGldavi charging
him With andsvaung his invoice The case had been set
After some further testimony Of this description
the committee adjourned at ave O'Clock until
evening.
Evening session.
The committee reassembled at harpast seven
o'clock and proceeded 10 examine witnesses.
Seward Lewsohn. OF the firm Of Lewisohn Wallace ties
;SsS While rs,;a through 4. Custom ;s
instance the in bad order did no. look
he ssoa s; cns g The the :ns
appraiser and was to. IN reply by him that was Impossi
value @ and the GOOD WEIGHED s than ham, four
S o lex ss' ana
admitted that they opened he case ,Ss ,ayciss
from me value ss
people claimed they dsyersd order, but
% not the from ss pS Sss
directly from the ship when they went to general order
H. Ellis destined that the frequently compelled
to wait long time consequence of the confusion and
overcrowdng OF the general order store.
long discussion ensued in consequence OF
proposal by Senator Howe to put Colonel Whitley
on the stand Colonel Whitley had not been sub
pgbaed and Senator Bavard protested on the
ground that witness named Rightmire mad been
subppnaed more than three weeks ago. and had
been kept waiting at great cost TO htmseff In loss OF
business and Inconvenience. He added that inc
practice OF the committee had uniformly Oeen 10
make merchants stand aside while Custom House
officials were put on the stand.
senator CAsSERI.Y made speech or the same
purport He instanced as a case In point Surveyor
Cornell, who was put ahead OF number OF private
citizens previously subpnnaed. He suggested the
INJUSTICE OF this, ana That many complaints might
never be brought forward owing to II. He did not
expect, however, that ms protest would have any
effect. In all questions Of this kind the majority
had overruled the minority whenever point had
been made
Thomas =: Rishtmeyer sworn Am a butcher; was ap.
pointed by Collector Murphy place IL the Custom House,
told the Collector could not time TO attend 70 any
shou not to do work belonged to the same rc
publican association with him, aud he said wanted
days the offer altogether volunteer affair tho
part Of Murphy; never did any work. but got my pay
Q. Where did you arst see Mr. Murphy about NJ A. He
for to 70 The Custom House, then spoken
probable delegate the Saratoga Convention had
years. spoke about going to the Convention Mr.
Murphy asked q d,d not want place IN the Custom
House. said oo could not attend e Srro one "a. e
he wod give place that would not require much of my
time; that be allowed To devote
my time to my private assigned sorckeeper
there three times in the fourteen days, but
did not perform any dulies was removed without any
being assigned
O. What was the object of appointment A. sup
pose was for political co,opsration with HIM before Ss
made a mistake politically.
The committee then adjourned until this morning.