New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-11
MINORITY REPORT OF THE CUsTOM-HOUSE
COMMITTEE.

THE MAJORITY REPORT NOT SUBMITTED TO THE
MINORITY-HIsToRY OF LEFT AND STOCKING
INTIMACY WITH GRANT-WHY GRINNELL
WAS REMOVED-GRANT RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE GENERAL ORDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TON IN THE WEIGHERS DEPARTMENT
WHOLESALE PLUNDER-GRANT AND MURPHY
PACKING STATE CONyENTIoNS-IGN0RA
AND INCAPACITY OF MURPHY.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
WASHINGTON. June 10.-The views of SEN
ators Bayard and Casserly, constituting minority OF
the Committee appointed to investigate alleged abuses
in the NewYork set forth at length in
paper submitted by them 10 the Senate today comprs
inc about 1870 pages OF manuscript, besides large
amount Of printed testimony Incorporated herewith
They state that any ncompet0ness which may be found
in their review Of the extended investigation and OF the
1000 printed pages Of testimony relating TO varied
and important objects, may be accounted
for nv the circumstances attending the submission Of the
reDort OF the majority which, they aege, was 10 their
b the minority who have therefore, they state, had
no reasonable opportunity to examine and st tue re-
eiuslons, from which they are in the m3 t6
compelled entirely to dissent Iney reelte tle
Language Of the resolution, which asks whether
THE CSeneralorder business monstr0us abuse, ana
what mysterious influence maintained IT. In reply TO
her If the leading merchants OF NewYork, the deposit
tions OF various importers, the statements OF Leet
stacking themselves and find that the statements OF all
that the excessive extortons under the
General Order business, after 1t had become monopoly
In the hands of Lee Stocking were intensified SO that
there could be doubt whatever from the proof SUD
mtted that the system as conducted by Leet STOCK
srons abuse ana scandalous system OF robbery They
then examine into what mysterious influences
with NewYork or its citizens, TO come forward and
obtain the most valuable perquise IN tne E Oh ane
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury could yet sam mas
tration They cite Leets deposition 70 snow tha
had talked with Cen Grant regard 20 he
Ueet being then officer In the army detailed Tor
duty OF the War DepsFme1! ana 91es Poer and a
cock were essmates living In the same mousse az Govern
ment expense HIS a1si Ua going into
tbe arehouse business in NewYork after the Inaugural
ton OF Gen Sra addressed to Mr. Grnne was 50
Tar with Gen. Grants secrets that nc knew MT
Grin Ts' to n SSfS.o After drne
nstallment in office Leet again presented himself ana
@ nS an order Mt Grnne offered him
$500 per II he would 60 Daek 70 ms place IN tne
declined He then made his arrangement with BixbY.
obtaining 5000 year In exchange for the influence
soon complained his friend Lindsay and Others that
mis- sum- together with his pay as an officer IN the army
ouently he set to work 70 obtain the whole OF the
| General order business from Mr.. Grinnen Thls,
| 10 HIM and only gave him part. He threatened
Mr. Grnne with removal II his wishes were not com
| month of July 1870 was removed and Mr. Murphy APP
pointed his place. During ali this period say The mi
norty Mr. Lee that neither Gems Grant OF Porter
or BabcOek had any Of bis connection with the
General Order business which Is the more remarkable
fro the fact that he had discussed the matter with Gen.
Grant before he obtained It, and then only obtained 10
| Through Gen. Grants personal influence.
| WttRtn "A few weeks after Mr. Murphy received his
Leet together with Stocking with whom he
became associated had the whole General Order busi'
pess on the North River side NewYork given 10 them
m vas the first time In the history OF the business that
had been monopoly Of but had always heretofore
been divided among many parties. From TINS time Ior
ward the charges for General Order goods rested
I'm their discretion. No else could compete with
them All the goods that discharged under General
Order had TO come TO their two storee no matter a
| what distance was the steamer from which
they were discharged In vain the merchants protested
10 Collector Murphy. In vain tho Secretary Of IA,
Treasury backed their application Mr.. Murphy tdrnet