New-York tribune., 1872-01-16

nfR ' W. n s p common thing on certain class
OF coodsso much 40 that there are genei9on
Jocn Imported In which damage has nov heen en- nionv
age pepper by any ordinary casualty Of voyage a9~ %
ances damage pepper are made constan.y puu o
difficulty Is to ascertain the exact per cent ol
II ia not susceptible of exact proof 1t "a quesli Po
which most will constantly difcr; the l9sonslni,}{
for damage is entirely upon the Applaiser
rccoIlcct n case in which there was report orr
frcnt neir,eniagc and another examination made
at tho direction Of the Secretary OF tue treasury, '
ago of damage from pc PER 70 ocHs Witch 10 the
or 22 per cent another perl 10 c,ovoI %n'ex Of
revenue is subjected Is the surreptluOuS rohotaI va, VI VI
goods when duties not paid there are frna tss
OF liquors and other goods being drawn tton an tIo in
fcrior article think the Government snhars os'
f~nm Zoo small clerical force detailed TO perform
The V" work the merchant wishes donc often there
aro six or eight steamers IN port IN one us}H
ca into General order store and the merchants arc
hurryng M the pass their papers; so he pas
cannot he properly examined aud passed within the tmo
rennirod. think more time should be allowed for inc
entry of goods again, the empl1SeS on tic .,o
an umbrc. was the favOrite article; oyery onpoyo re-
cciying salary, perhaps, of so or 20 lUu, non, "oa %
back with it vessels which 800 feet long as many
are at present, hardly be th9rCngy wItcoH cpy py
the three Inspectors assigned 10 thaI 4uty ~ & h9 ~
easy for a boat to come alongside and iOI an @Icio ~
be passed out OF port hol, or over the Sc oi '"'
O. la point Of fact when do the INSPECTORS board
yrt;cl A. We'll think the practice varies somewhat
with the vessel steamers ordinarily boarded before
| they get TO their dock, -.,.. =, -. r.,,,,ro
mcn that the baggage Of passengers shall he inspector
A. No distinction, except in Tie case OF M
Of foreign powers there is distinction III permits ne
tween cabin and tccrage passengers a. 10 ther DolnE
SENATOR Gayar~You are, by profession awyeri A.
O. Have YOU continued the practice Of your profession
have To some extent; but 1t has not been IN any way
I connected with the Cuotom-house revenue
LEET 4 STOCKING.
| q DO Won know Mr. Lect. of the firm OF Leet Il
/ ctockiup{ A Yes sir. personally, since 1909
@ Were Won in the CustOm-hOuse when ne cbtalhed
| this General order business from MT Grlhneuf a.
think Mir. Grnno appointed tho lst OF April
think my appOntment was the 18th OF July, ana thlnk
il was soon after that that heard Mr. Leet hdd ah lncr
c.i In The General order business. 80 ,,,o
When first introduced u nm, % nnu,Is,.oH f9 l
in the army; ! cannot say When ho hi'' oo'"
this business. ,. , ,,,o, no co,,
tnned TO be q military officer in the service OF the Uned
states detailed for duty at the war Dcpar5m9' i0r
sonc timp ,I ne had obtained the General OIdcr Dus
ness of Mr. Grinnclll A. mean to say nave no ho"F
cdgo that subject beyond VIVA, & n'f h near" r s mn,
peTson1y experimenting his business at all but was
M PyGg oH9ra in N|GTgS rGeT Sne5s l. 50 far regards
firm Of Blxby 60. suppose was so Hli.'' tho
ton OF the arm OF Lect Stocking don't hho" tia'
o. Vas Mr Bixby f partner or lessee a don't
know ULat the arrangement was: from what iAh'o
heard / Judged it WIS partnership II WIS an "aI'o
HC' 20 m HE T V moi not Tcsicnt Of VcwYorl, the time
ms order business obtained, do you know upon
whose recommendation he obtained II hoH MI "ilu
q. or whose inG9enccl A. I do not
o. When cid MRS. DciinE hcc"mc BIS pattntrf A.
should think il the later part ol the winter o
O. was Mr. Stocking resident Of New-York at the
o. De Sou Know how long he had been hcrcf a. III
aut correct he had been here six O. eight months.
o. DO Won know him personally 4. Yes, Sir
O. De you know whether he is partner OF Col. Lcetl
o. DO yoa Know whether Mr. Lcot carries ud' Cen
cral order business under two names-Lcet n stocking
A,fF.. 4 f..lfF
O. Goth IN the General order hnsnessl A. Ics. Sir.
q. Both III tlis city A. Yes, Sir
. Do you know who his business associaiesi a
/ know OF but Mr.. Stocking.
q. U,vc you >natcd thr coats or prot' or the
General OIlcr busine 81 4. No, Sir
AVAILABLE rEHQCisuE
O. I4 not generally considered one OF the no.' valG
able perqusltes in tho gift OF the Guvcrrmentl A. he
neye that is the idea Of the public generally
@. DO you agree with that idea A. should Judge It
was the most valuable.
o. DO you know Of any other gift II the Government
or perquisitc that IS equal TO # throughout the United
statesl a. don't know; there is mono that could
name have good deal in the papers as to Indian
O. DO und. rstand you that the books Of tho Store
keeper Port would show fnll number OF pack
sisstics night be @ found ID in the auditors Once
enIly5 WtIh & Ee sem & ~ pi oy 'i All III tb p1cl ges up,n
which General order charges are uiiei A. The books
Of th, Warehouse Department.
TIE sUGAB CASES.
q Dn Won Iccoliect certain "sugdr cases." r. they
were called 1862 that by order OF the Treasury
Department. referred To Frank T. Howe for eSamina-
tOnl H. don't think tncTo were any specific cases
referred t him there was a general charge that sugars
had been Improperly classified, and theo directions
tor an examination and reca Aeation to considerable
I extent,
think nearly all tho sugar importers.
O. What report did Mr.. Howe mnke In those cascsi A.
don't know; presume ID Is IL writing
o. Do you know whether or Mr. HoWo'7 report
onoratt those partlcs i[on the jupnalrh o. cargc ot
fraudulent 1teYti 4 do not undsrs21d s that there
ucompetcncy III the Appraisers Department. what re
we're som some cases fhat Mr. jayne ngefiented and when
came to my knowledge through HIM -
q. DO understand that you have reason 10 suppose
that the which you aud Mr.. Jayne examined. and
which you IE through regular course OF settlement
any OF them IN those cases which had Decn sub
Initted 70 Col Howe. and upon which he reported A.
The case OF surges q Co. wght have been, m inu ain
stand all understand about IT. the question when Was
submitted 10 Col. Howe according to my underStdhhD5
u 10 the rates of duty assessed upon suK'-'c
examination and classification OF all sugar then IN por;
the Investigated by Mr. Jayne, to which ha'e
weights 10y United states wcghcrs, by Other par
ties with their knowledge.
@ Did any OF the parties to ho cases which yoq and
Mr.. Jayne ex mined complain YOU that % Wa hard
that some patty made statement Of that Kind it "aS
gossip rom the Cu,ton-housc.
DI~HONEsT WEIGuE3~.
O. Then yoU mad convicted these parties ~ were Of
returning wcgtts by cclusion with the Wcghcrs
A. Yes, Slr.
@ Who wore the people who weighed these -ugor,l \.
i cannot state from present recollection
O. VIII your papers at the CuStou-house disclose 10
yon the names OF the Wcighers who frauduently
iuded with the mporerl A. II the information Is there
q. viii yOu he Kind enough 10 furnish tins Committee
with The names Of those Wcghcrs or CustOm-houSe oh
calsi A. Yes Sir; the names were there at one time;
the entries show for themselves who the parties
there lave been eases where the WeGher was imposed
upon by his foreman or clerk in those cases tho evidence
can be iOr hcOming.