New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-19
FOURTEENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
s.R. B.CKWITus LETTERING. MATTEsON'S RE-
TREAT.

Err. B-CkWITUS LETTERING. hATrEsONS RE-
TREAT
& basket Of flowers greeted the Committee
yesterday roruing, accompanied by the compliments Of
NJ, sue.ccr 70 Senator Cassery letter was read from
T. Bcci,wth, denying that he had been connected with
the Cus5Jmlouse, IN his support Of Henry Smith at
Albany, OF tie list Of January.
,lr. Howe moved that Tie letter DC placed fe as
evidence.
Mr. Cosserly said 1T was not evidence. hut the ma
iry OF tie Committee could do they pleased with It,
There was objection last week TO admtin as evidence
I FTpoIs % ,T 10 allow as evidence merely Letter,
which was even known to nave Deen written 10y inc
pI No Eg md Mr. Howe pressed the motion to put
ON tGa question, Mr. Casscrly asked the Yeas ard
nays so, ir lie decision of the (oamltec on TINS point
Tie ,e:tor We placed on fe os evidence 'y Of
Yeas, VS. 2; MCssrs. Dayard and Cas5eIy voting III
4 ictt r Tas read from o. y. Mattcson in reference
toa I,tiar:o he Committee from Nh Garrison which
stated that M Crime ell had given the General Order
ron Mr. Sla n. and sa@ts,tnc that Mr. Maitcson II
s"Euorcl. u;d give interesting explanation. Mr.
h.Asef IL entirely wrong, AMI that having re-
cciycd ha ubera upon his return 10 Utica, he desired
te cArurcj irom journey 10 New-Y0rb, on ac-
eoant Of business 9ngoenSn en- and sGfsf ~ id, his
United s'aCs Commissioner or Judge ut his place OF
NJ ify,e inquired what objection there was to an
Mr. tscrly said If there was to be any swearing he
would rt'Icr have it done before the Committee, except
air Bsg5rd said a great many Of the witnesses who
bad rp, ar.d b"tore the Committee testified very
willagl.. and IL only by close crOsseXamlna-
been o5tginea TIE Committee were examining into
alleged abuses, and those persons VINO had
nectcd with disrepuable facts. or possessed CON
hlcntlol bloinstiOn, which they were not will
De DIorc nit it was todscoyer them, and the more
danser"J Goey wele Mr. M"tes3ns adiylt might CON
irs oharacerii skilfuy drawn. Mr.. Bayard mstaneed
Deputy Collector Clark who answered tho question p9t
e ais anSwer and Which when brought out gave totally
Mr.. Howe s.il it one of tho misfortunes of the
tomnec cat seemed exposed 70 the labor Of rebuff
points, but al suggestions aud imputauons.
Mr.. Bayard agree that the Investigation had travelled
o. that which touched individuals and individual inter
Sir cassery said he understood that Mr. Matteson was
la lie cv WHOM the subpoena was issued ana requested
tiattes5n was 1t The hoie
The serge latat irns did requested and returned
with information that Mr. Mat;csOn had arrived in
ScS-YIk on the 9h and lett on the 18th OF this month
ana thar the CLERK of the hotel had Informed BIZ. Matte
con 0i Nr Garrison's letter.
Mr. CsscTiy sad this another for bringing
Mr. MaiteSon before the Committee, for Being III New
York aud informed OF the letter nc could have contra
dlctcd i In person before the Committee
Nj. MdttesUns name was retained until II was deter
mined whether no should be called here o. to Wash
'Sf'f he suggestion of Mr. cosserry George Harris Of
Harlem was subpenacd 10 attend Immediately to testify
n regard 70 practices at sales Of unclaimed goods.
TESTIMONY OF COLLECTOR ARTHUR.
Chester A. Arthur, the present Collector Of the Port
testified in contradiction of Charles Grant, that he
had never had any consultation with Mr. Terry Mr.
Howe or anyone else in reference to the promotion Of
AIr. Terry Mr. Arthur said there had been record
kept OF tho residences of the employees OF the Custom
house thought such quite necessary aud
had gwen orders for monthly reports Of residences TO be
hereafter made 10 the heads of the various divisions In
answer to Mr. Casserly Mr. Arthur said he had given i
strIctOns TO look the letters that had passed between
the Secretary OF the Treasury ana the Collector refer
cpce 70 the appointment OF James NJ THOMPSON az
Wcigher.
TESTIMONY OF PINCUs POHALIsKY.
Piucus POhalsky testified that he importer Of
cigars at No lel aiden-ane, a citizen of NewYor,
and had been in the business about year.
Senator BayardWhat you able 10 state regard
10 your losses by abstraction Of your goods while they
were 10 the custody OF tho Government A. have
missed goods out Of three four Invoices from to
COO fine cigars
@ Where did these losses oecuri A. To the best Of
my belief u General Order store aud portion In the
warehouse
q State tho facts-how you discovered the lost A.
fbo first loss triang, ana did not notice II the
examiner Mr.. Brown appnsed me1of the second loss,
which consisted Of eco 800 cigars asked him what
sbOuld 10 about IL he told me be could not give any
advice ia the matter but tho goods from the Gen
era Order store and must have been missed there no
made memorandum TO that effect tho invoice; then
they passed out 20 the bonded warehouse Nos 80 and
100 Teeuwichst, and from there 800 more missing
O How were you Informed Of the loss I A. Mr.
Brown sent me word 10 the eoOt that they out OF
nov invoice, and asked 70 come aud examine the
record tLey had made on bis books -