The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-09

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SENATOR FENroN ON CUSTOM HOUSE REFORM
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addressed the Senate at length. setting forth the
existing abuses. After calling the attention OF the
BY the bill under considera,ion he stated its main
features as foll0ws:-- Iga 4oL qfia.
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fair enumeration for labor and responsibility:
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having interest In warehouses of character what
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officials for given period thus removing them IN some
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the oicers named received salaries in addition
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interesting subject Of INQUIRY how possible for tho
realized the sale goods by collectors only
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the various sections Imposing fines, penass punish
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the goods released to the vioato of the pay
mens OF the value thereof to the collector cases q
disposed Of and cos Il
snas an a Of al the Of smuggling
revenue which were detected during this period OF nearly
three years, rising to the startling number Of 1916,
there were only lg OF them which ever went into
Court. even for civil prosecution This leaves l204,
as will be seen, which were settled compromised,
or the goods disposed Of by those who had
Immediate interest In the proceeds to be obtained In
and another by reason Of the moiees which they could
cure 1t seems to me hege can De but one answer to all
this and that answer must be an unqualified domination
OF the sm which thu. sne Of criminal
But advancing another step In the examination we are
confronted with still more striking and alarming view OF
The case II has been seen that there were 1895 instances
detected In which money has been received By the col
iectors. ana moletes PAID 70 the officials enti
Ged TO them, during the period named. or this
number ALL were for smuggling and l.is4
need not say TO that smsgnr Is crime nor that
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