New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24
CUSTOM-HOUSE ABUSES.

marked so at A My receiving clerk Is instructed
the moment package comes in which SHOWS any evil
aence OF having been tempered WITH to make II received
@ Does your receiving clerk notify the cartman OF
@ What protection then has he for liability for the
condition Of that packagei A. The cartman should not
take such package and give clean ticket for IT,
When does the cartman know of the fact that bad
order has been put upon package delivered by him at
the doori A. Not till he takes the ticket back to the
q When does he get that ticket to take back to the
shpi A. He can have Il at once If ne wants IT, but the
each week el%'''' N''''''
O. when received in bad orders is marked upon n
iIfcring from that PACKAGE a. 1t is to a certain
ACovER FOR PILFERING
would il not he a for plfering in the stores
A. Yes, Sir.
Q. Do you.know Of any remedyi a. think II might
be well not TO mark " bad order" on the packages.
Q. You say you received average of 7sa packages
per day last yearl A. Yes, Sir
@. How many doors do you have openi A. have had
and am going TO do within q few DAYS.
Q. How many working hours do you have per day. a.
O. Then YOU would receive m average Of 70 packages
hour; do you think any receiving clerk Is expert
are four men scrutnze the packages as they come IN
@ Can the clerk have time enough to put tnst MARI on
with reasonable accuracy and justicet A. thlnK So
Q. How many mistakes do You suppose nc maAesi a.
O. You think it would he wen to abolish that mark
think So for # there is any pfeTing going Oh II Is
from those marked received IN bad order. -. 49,
senator Howe-The first record that is made OF me
condition of the package is made when 1t gets 10 the
DC Dnckocs ever come from the General Order
store to your with the mark bad ORDER upon lheh
a | have no doubt they do. .-..
@ n naclaec comes from the General order store 20
AZ on r not hold Thar 10 be evidence that it has been
injured while iu the possession OF the cartmaA' A.
o. In such case what do you say 10 the cartmanf A.
We do not take any notice OF IT at all then; IT ID matter
10 be investigated aferward.
@ should not the investigation take place then and
there when the package ana the PROOF are
A won "A
Senator Rayard-How many packages have Won known
O. At IS cents a package that wonld be $40 did the
esftman consider himself fully paid for his laborl a
senator Bucensham-How many Of the IS men in your
employ received salary, and how many are lah0rers
A. with the exception of two porers all are saIaried
@. Who appoints them7 A. The Collector
q. Do you recommend themI a. only Tor promotion
O. What favors, any have you received from the ap-
pontees under yOui A. None whatever
O. What are the salaries of the clerksi A. The chief
SEQ.
TESTIMONY OF II. b. LLOYD.
II b. Lloyd a storekeeper for Naylor Co.. testified:
scuator Howe-Have you been familiar with cartng
goods to and from the public storesf A have carted
goods there. $780,
O. what ts the practice as TO settling the condition of
packages where the carmen deliver them at the public
Soresl A. Their condition Is settled then and there;
the receiving clerk never receives pacEage OF gGTuS
without
it except in that way; the carnan knows then
and there perfectly well. 1890. ~. rr,,,v,-,, ,.,o,r.
the practice in ms Department. a have no doubt he
does.
thc bcet of ms information upon the standi A sup
He saws the practice is to settle with the carmen
the end Of each week and then they learn IN what
rendition the packages have been received; do you deny
that a. do; i'll instances where have positively seen
they do not do il.
COL. STOCKINGS RECOMMENDATIONS.
Col Stocking recalled. and read the following let
ter, which he referred to in his previous testimony
WARRINGTON: D. G, Jan; = 1870
wilbur Stocking an '1q91see and friend Of nine whom
,ce gentleman great energy and superior business habits and in
every respect worthy 0 frost ii Ra SSSa1n
@ IN an a1, GY Morton d sI, a Ss s TST To
favorable consideration. Very respectfully W. kELLoaG
Senator Pratt-Had Gov Morton any knowledge that
you were coming to NewYOrk with the view Of obtain
Sir never said word to him about that business
WHY GENERAL ORDER CHARGES SHOULD BE HIGH.
Q. Are the charges for storage and labor in the Gen
,ral Order stores than in bonded warehouse
They necessarily for the fact that the keeper Of
Nhonded warehouse knows exactly 70 whom the goods
- belong, aud can keep each merchants goods by
single handling VIXEN they come in and when
~ hey 20 out General order goods all mixed to-
gether. aud when merchant comes Tor ms goods we
may break down tier several tiers to get at
them. and sometimes are Obliged to handle them over
Ave or SIX times; ttcn again, we nave 70 Keep
space ia meet any emergency. as YES,
obliged To ii charge her whole cargo at once
or "hef,'w','riy winds lreKal 80 inat Sryela! sn
any and eJ thing that mas come, while bonded ware
IL would he FOR the Of the Government 10 have
The rates Of General order stores aS low as those o
bonded warehouses, because when goods are
sent 10 bonded Warehouses the merchant gives
bond which is security for the Government
but when goods g" int" General order No bond is giyei
and in Of the actual destruction OF the goods The
Government would receive nothing; i our rates were
those Of bonded warehouses merchants would lief
all there goods 90 under General Order ahd thGTr would
he millions Of dollars worth stored mere without any
security 10 the Government Other than the goo4N them
selves. the rate, hcing higher really protection Ia
tue Government.
TESTIMONY OF !. u. VAN VECHrEN.
j. T.. Van Vscntei, Examiner IN the Appraisers
Department. testified:
Senator Howc-wc hear complaints Of plfcring from
packages Of goods which pass through the Appraiser
Department; You give any explanation or that
hour T. The charges Of pIlfering from the public
| thiuk, entirely too general; some time
winch were from iye or six different houses and
had sent 10 house for hacking on opening the
pairs Of gloves missing; immediately ordered
the o be- closed and sent for the importer, Mr.
asked him to open ana examine the boxes ne opened
box Of s.k scar and found that one scarf was miss
ing; ] told him If ne would count everything
would allow him 20 return everything short IN
the things had not been taken there but his manner
Indicated To me that although he saw the boxes taken
from the with the strings untouched he did not be-
Icve but what they bad been tempered with.
q. How the duties settled A. returned the in
presume the Government allowed him for them
2. How frequently have YOU found cases shotf a.
q In did you send for the importer.
and exhibit 10 him the condition OF the case a. Yes,
O. Was there IN either Of these any reclamation
made upon the CustomhOuse for these detcencesf A.
No. sir there snO reclamation allowed for goods short
having evidence beng in bad order but when
open case and it il found full and in good order,
apparently in the condition that 1t was left by the
shippers, we say short IN case-cdse iu ana III gOOd