New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-27

commands think these men induced Mr. Grinnell to do
bel ieve ths influence came from the White House and
believe nov y comes from the people a .p no she
Gen. Porter. Col Leet ana others
@ What reason have you for surprising that Ieet and
with the White House Ringi 4. shall exercise my
Yankee privilege and answer that question by asking
carriage business take Stocking right under his wing In
the General Order businessi daughter
Senator Stewart-Do you think that the organization
Of the Carriage Bureau intended to promote the pub
lie interestsi A. No, Sir, and don't think Lindsay
Senator Casserly-Dd the account You gave to Mr..
Bayard and me In Llberty-s differ except in detail,
Sir; have stated the same thing to LsraRd d Can,
non. nee.
TEsTIMoNYsoF A. p. MILLER.
A. p. Miller twho owns bonded warehouses In South,
Bridge, Washington, and West-sts.) testified:
Senator Bayard-Do you know Of any reason, growing
out OF increased security the Government or 10 the
merchants, why the steamship lines should not have
General Order warehouses adoined TO their picrsi A.
do not.
@ Do you believe the of the business Of
the port would be served by having such q systemi
A. lido.
O. ~ yon believe that any advantage disadvantage
accrues from having the general Order system OF the
North River confined to drm anu Two houses peiong-
3. What are the disadvantagesi A. Their remoteness
from the various points of landing
age should greater in General Order Tarshoqsstha3
in bonded wareh9usei A. Yes sir IN the General al
coming; you be prepared to receive whatever may
come; then the goods come into the store In
ranged so that they can delivered promptly, and this
requires large when goods s0%9 20 my wdTs
and so nat mo roo % be Ss
cheaply az he that Of bonded warehouses;
but In the General Order business they have monopoly
Of the business, while we are obliged to make the best
@ on the whole DO you think In justice and fairness,
weighing the advantages and disadvantages, there
should be any advance in price TO the General Order
warehonsemen over the bonded warehousemenf A.
Senator Pratt-Is not the bonded warehouse business
good deal overdone in New-York at the present time
year that warehouses should be bonded but
several have been since then.
house business during the past year A am sorry to
say that for the first time In our experience we nave
not made dollar and during the last quarter OF the
year We lost several thousand dollars this Is In conse
Of the low rates charged for storage and labor IN
consequence OF excessive competition we have CON
tnued do business only In order to keep our custom
ers with the hope OF better business soon ro,rooa -
the same rates as are charged by bonded ware
hOasemen do YOU think they could continue In BUSINESS
O. DO you think that the interests Of the merchants Of
be restored to the Cunard and North German steamship
lines the other side OF the riveri A. think 1t would
| be popular with the merchants.
TOO FEW GENERAL ORDER WAREHOUSES.
Senator Casserly-Do you not think that two Cen
eral Order warehouses for the whole North River bust
ness are too few A. In my Judgment too few; think
the business should distributed along the water
side as It was formerly would like TO say a word
about the injustice Of provision OF the law that
| operates very harshly upon bonded warehouse
! proprietOrs. The Collector of the Port mas
| the right TO send General Order goods to any
store that he may designate. For instance II the Cen
eIa Order stores should happen to he full Mr. Anthem
might designate stores, and would be obliged To
receive the goods and they not claimed before tho
end of the year the Government sells them, ana they
| we get nothing; Obliged to take the goods and
! vet are liable to receive nothing for taking care
| Of them. This is certainly unjust. and L
think Il only necessary that the attention or Congress
be directed the subject to have the evil remedied
| q. Where "a number OF packages are ordered ny the
Government for sac s your bill made out for each par
tcunr package for the entire lOt' A. For each sep
aTate so that If should bring than the
amount OF its duty, should not get 1t 10 apply to the
| package that brings nothing. ,,,,
% Why cannot your charge he against them In bulk '
Our bills are required be rendered on each particu-
lar package; have not suffered any loss in this way,
| but am liable TO. .-.,.....
in Brdges informed the Committee that he had IOst
| $4,000 In this wayl
| Senator Howe 10 Mr. Millerl-iI0w many warehouses
would il be necessary establish this side OF North
River In order to have within half mile (Which |
understand DO carng dsance) OF every dock OF
the rver a. think four would cover the distance, II
properly distributed
o. IL the General Order business that river were TO
be given man, could lac not afford Ia do for
less than II it were divided up among seyerali A.
| think he cOnld.
| Adjourned to 100 D. 10.