The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-18
TIE CUSTOM HOUSE COMMITTEE.
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Important Communication from the Ocean
Steamship Companies.
Further Damaging Exposures Of
the Custom House Ring.
The Agent Of the CunaId Line Under Exami.
nation for Three Hours.

The Custom House Investigation Committee re
sumed Its sitting yesterday morning at the Firt
Avenue Hotel, where 1t has been removed 10
greater convenience and despatch OF business. Al
the members were present, Senator Buckingham II
the chair. The proceedings commenced ct ter
O'Clock sharp. ts- M t1rI t.t
THE STEAMSHIP COMPANIES COMPLAIN OF RoBBER,
OF GOODS AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
The following communication was read by the
Secretary, Mr.. Lynes:- ,at
Hon. W. A. BuoklNenAM United States Senator, Chairman
sIe~Knowins that the time of your committee is very
much SG9pe@ with other mode
a q ns 70 y
We number years past greatly annoyed
by recamatons the importers OF goods brought by
The losses have almost invaraby happened
but when referred the complaints to the
Apprsser; once they Were met By the assertion that the
marked the Appraisers books and thai they must have
ri sSos as Ship Is dS On
ton almost Invariably found tnat the pacsages had not
us by the Custom House cartman who carried them to the
Appraisers Office When the cartan was applied 70 for
goods had been delivered at the appraisers store in good
varia6y declined giving The cartman receipt sa,as the
IA T M H S he on the the
II being Impossible determine good or bad order
of the goods when delivered the shp after the pack
ages had been opened and by Appraiser and
bad invariably 70 be borne either BY aim p the ship
aas:s s si &
.ome%es g the number Of ten to twelve ec tan ons
snas to occur from time TO time ,oot, with so,. r.r q,
our dock, oebeve, would show that much sr:er mum
Der cS1 S order Ss ON the
entered books and we sssye that an nvesga
almost ali such committed while the goods in the
%s are ~ anv time ready to be examined on this grev
ancc aud remain high regard, sir your very obedient
servants, oprRICus a co
Agents Of the North German Lloyd Bremen Line Of
steamer" JOHN O. DALE,
y.va u cnA kfses F ss * DTsp Line
I'D @ Agent B. and k = Al Rin. : g. 4 Company
a1 Bamburs;xA'n9saT1,c,Sn P.st ss Company.
g Liverpool and & v. sssm.A SS Company.
laetv laa Agent General Trans stiastle Company.
-. ~ JOSEPH Hf Il. sf ArssSs Line
On the motion Of senator BuckinSHsm A' !, t' was
decided to subpoena the agents OF the Cunard, In.
man, Bremen and Gui0n lines. n q. y.ff +. ~
CONFIRMATION STRONG.
Senator PRArr-I received a comm unication from
o very reliable gentleman stating that the cartmen
had:ns subject frequently pressed on them. He was
the public store, and gave receipts when he got
them In good order, and when ne delivered them
him receipt declined to do so untii after two or
three days and the receipts they gave expressed
that the goods had been received In bad condition.
and In consequences frequent reclamations were
made on him. Without consultation with him,
move that ne be subpenaed. His name Is A. B.
Baker, 81 South street. rsao -rf FL .ri.-..-..
IL was decided to have him as a witness.
CHARLEY SPENCER TEsTrFIEs.
Charles 8. Spencer testified that he Is q lawyer,
residing In the city; he recommended Heyser to
General Palmer for Q position In the Appraisers
ONCE and he was appointed; when he heard or tue
charge against Heyscr he called for an investiga-
ton, which resulted IN General Palmer declaring
his belief In Heysers innocence; he heard nothing
Of the matter until Heyser told him he was re-
moved; when Mr.. Murphy was appointed he gave
Heyser position at the request Of witness, alter
re-examlning into the charges against Heyser.
tlW THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION Lil"
The witness c0ntinued:-I wish to make state.
ment In relation TO the testimony yesterday about
the syracuse Conventions; we kept the hall clear
until the ARRIVAL OF the police, because row was
apprenended, and some young men were appointed
to the duty; man named Mark Lanlaan, WHO
attempted to force open the door was roughly
repulsed o moo endeav0red 70 break mo v vae
hall, and q policeman from the city wno was
there, not IN uniform presented revo, , Ss W.s
young maa who was resisting she moDj ne was
Knocked DOWN. the mob to0k po6sesapn Oh INC nnAt