New-York tribune., 1872-02-01

% DO you Know 0. t,es 'y have received something
reason Oman m their salaryi A. oop oost in the affirmative
ncre thsld ' in answering that question LII ne "''
a sL 90 ou reason 10 believe that c,erks cGorts
@. Have SU~nhsrrass merchants and that soiho hove
neglect ard enoairS Aid 10 spur them upf A. haio
ar fhcsc rnmors, but they naNe ,6em or make
snch a shape tha' '''' =,
the consequence ot merchants ape sure to go
Nha,,n,, Nha his permit A. His goods are o 10 nav
layed III SGeener,i order store, and he Will D"'' "
nprit. .,,no entry clerks should he done expe, @
nv InT f6eni A Yes certainly, as cAP'
possible ,,t the accommodations In e, the S"Sy t ~
HOW "G ~ certauly not a suitable pnulng yDc ed. i.
house well SO far the general p9og scrCty of room
sscTe 1OS have been complaints maui u INV
Ih..ho Cashiers Department .ho,, 1utiesg A. Oh.
IN the ,hcv 'elaved in paying tuei h,s,noss at
mo- should thlhe % % nav occasion delay; the Cashier
lat U 20 regulations IL required 70 e. nonart
aoSoIisns aoSTsas'rer the same afternoon anu ~ ' '
edlr ~ 'ssicscd AZ 3 O'Clock. 4 , o,,o,, With.
meni Is CLOS Cos Eases merchants have 70 come away "l'
out PAYING d tne ibaf be Tcmcded A. BY employing
&s clerks and having more r39u r3 o,o,I.s admnstra-
BY Senator ~ W entry clerks were reduced from $500
wv 900 vH that regarded as REFORM .hon Sbt If
mi those who familiar WIN anS ccr of the autor
sSs AZ Washington 10 reduce the expenses VI INV
bouse, ,,eso clerks families dependent on them a.
E" ~ have their duties keep them Iroiu i Too'
nSa they get through wmcn Is % lO y {bet hev do at
at nu'a many of them carry work homo tnaI 'NS! -" "
H Have Won heard that that as one thing t9Sg tsS sGf
nr"rS A NV own private opinion i, ry auaS -
PAID iV y nav about it, il is for this extra "orA a'
night Do vou know that good many Of them are in the
habit o. DOM ny me eprers was disposed to fay9r
1oeIcbapt could he favor him oy hsNlng id % fpT II he
S'ticsf K No Sir in no way IN the WofIui iVt Vu,,d1
moderated the duty 1t would be detected Oh 'n' '400"
tion Of the entry -. r,or.nopt then would be in
itinr t6e p9ssipg of the gOodsf ~ 1es, OH navy
about 70 appoiuees under me altogetner ~
the Collectors department that you coua
proyelneuts inthat Is, troubic 70 , II, tbo mo
ItWS 7 am one OF those people who thhK tne ma
Sbnerv there is about perfect now rs any pleoe VI
machnery can be that is unpopuar. .,.,. .,o. +,o
collection Of revenue is against his interest mean 10
say il is machine that must necessall'y ut cSnPU0eU ON P
nature TO invent anything more perfect lhA thS 4S'
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
O Have you taken part in politics \. Not in long
while have not attended primary meetings but nave
voted
O. Have you paid political assessnents' A. have
generally made my contributions.
O. Voluntarily3 A. Yes Sr. every ii'he. -
Senator Casserv-YOu don't expect the witness 10 say
he paid it under compulsionI
O. Did Won ever require anybody unde- you TO pay as
seNsmentsl A. No, Sir; haue asked then 10 pay g..
O Is there any cOmpulsun IN the Cust0u-hcuSe III
that respects A!No. Sir, nonei people refuse very
often and have never known to make any mIereuce
fo them: no man has been turned out III my DIVISION
since have been in charge for any such cause.
Senator CISSerY-IheY dOut gcncfaIy give lhdt req
for removal but would assign some other reason
A. would II ! was Collector
Senator Prqtt-Do You know OF clerks who have de-
Clucd, and who have, for considerable length OF time
anerward, retained themf 4. There are a number OF
senator CasscIly- Have you heard Of any who have
declined 10 pay, ana have not retained their position
A. No. sur don, know that l can Imt II upon tnat
@ These assessments don't emanate from youl A.
senator Pratt-Iu the effort to cut down Castomhouso
expenses has there been lack in the number Of en-
try clerks hy which importers are subject TO unnecessary
delays lh the pay nent OF telr dutes ana IA opliu'uS
Their permits a. Think II We more literally sup
Piled with clerks there times when there would have
been very great advantage 10 importers.
q. Would 10 ObVIate the necessity or sending goods
under General Orders frequently \. think It would
have very little ctect on that part of the business
senator Bayard-lon nave given the names OF hVc
Deputies and two al interim 'pntcs, any or all OF
whom may designate pacRaGes winch shti ue sent IoI
examination to the ApprastrS stores, aud unuerstna
inc al the same timc \. At their respective desks III
different parts of the CustOmhoGse.
q. The importer may ~ To any one he picSScS, ana
may always 20 10 the same one Il LIE peases! a. Yes
% 1rc can therefore have lis entry tested and his
goods des gnated always by the same officer he sees
~ & n: C'a,rr}y"Is The business OF merchants with
crtrv clerks generally transacted nowadays through
Ills imp1rant for brokers to be cooc terms with
entry clcIh,, tACni a. Yes, 81. , , 3
against entry clerks A. There might b. something IN
think merchants won't greatly facilitate ther Ousl-
ness by uaylu- their OWE duties without brokers.
q Don't Won think that had better lie left 10 the I'm
pofters themselves A. don't think the merchants IN
aers 'anG tIt[ NE own ss tbnk il wod bg much
better for the merchants well as Tor the Government
If they would attend 10 then Custom mousse Dualcss
O. You 40 1T mean that such importers as Mr. ClaGIn
should attend personally 10 paving ~, dutle,! a lie
does bv his clerk and himself personally and sWehIs 10
his own cutrics. instead o. employing q DIoAtf. .
O. state ia what way merchants should personally at
,o1i ~ their erc, In tEc Custouhousc, ana how that
fact would enable them 10 expedite theT huslhts'T \:
Tie importer, should To- thcr own invoices, and
Clrh lf'ol li'J NulLN 20 10
cashier and pay, whereas the woh'F W"uu hee! tLe
money until O'Clock for the purpose oi paying inc
scaJor Bayard-Hss the Collector control over the
rates charge OF Inc General Ordcloolc'I n SHoHu
think by the law ne had not.
dee lanate the General Order StuIcsF a. Yes, FL.
TIE MlsIEREs Or sANrIINO.
Senator Pratt-Please explain the process ny which
LIQUORS are sampled the pier. a Practically do not
know; know there what are called samplers" in
the Appraiser store whose business it j. to around
the docks and procure samples which taken in little
bottles to tie Appraiser Office.
G, About what quantity j. drawn off for nStitutins
senator Cas,.rly-Docs not the L. 5. Ganger gauge
aud test the spirits The dock A am not convcissDt
with that part OF tine business.
@ Besides the duties performed in that direction by
the Gaqeer there se4s Sa%ng IaalGmcnf, i 'ao
Yes, Sir. they are entirely distinct; 80 far as the
do not what practical benefit II Is to the Govern
m,t, because the question O proof OF strength is moi
considered all in estimating the dutN thdt Is eNi
mated by samples taken To- the Appraisers store.
O. Doe thc question Of proof, taken the dock
bv the guaccr enter al an into the question Of value
A. am entirely unaware Of IT'S Use for any purpose.
q. You that the General Order husines must by
law the warehouses of Class 8. which have been
approved by the Secretary Of the Treasury; do YOU
know whether the General Order warehouses now
IN this city by Lcet stocking have been apprONcd
by the Secretary Of the Treasury "a do not know
that have over seen the letter apprOSing them, but
they could not have been used as General order
houses unless they had been approved.
Q You mean they cohd not lawfully have been 50
ustdf A. Yes, sir.
O. What officer III the Custom house would have the
papers necessary 10 show that fact A.. MI ClinCh.
q Is the designation by the Collector of store for the
General Order business made IN writing 4. While
in The warehouse business II used to come through
the Deputy Collector.
O. SO far as We have proof here u appears that Mr.
Grnuell made his designations III writing a. 1 should