New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-25

! necessary to have such detective SyStc" "''0' "
oI DID sd0 r" ever una out who made tho complaint
| ngtinst you : A. 30, Sir; but we tried A., m,.,,,
q. Some real persons must have made the a'ioa''
o. - Wonld there have been any difficulty in finding IT
out II 1t had been to before jude "A, a.a 80
would DO difficulty In finding out the whero'oo"''0
Q You object them simply to the General Order Dust
nessi Yes Sir on e GTou na NOT, not be- unless
with the most justiiiablo reasons: xou,a n the
! above could not be remeded ., -.o,,o
@ II the repealed how Is the stolen properly
anything TO do with the question: II you WIN ra.d as
Senator; when that law was enacted IL was rogi"eu
O. You spoke OF insoent answers OF Leet stocking,
A. 1t was tho nsolent OF the clerk tnat they
heSoe the goods were delivered they afraid il
the goods delivered to US without st t
s sS out Safs so b rs es
Q. You paid the bills A, Yes they were excessive
O. bid You ever hear Of search warrant for stolen
| that belong to the man himselfi A. No, Sir.
O. Did you hear OF search warrant for stolen
Flo bshet out of the proceeds Of the goods A. Sir
Mr. Totson who has once been examined, TOOK inc me
cnrd TO the nauc OF the steamer mentioned I'm his test-
inony. Instead Of the City of Washington 1t was the
| City Of New-York
| TESTIMONY OF PETER N. MOORE.
Potter r. Moore tho Custonl-house Clerk OF Phelps,
Dodge 4 Co. was examined In the place OF Wm l..
Dodge on account OF the latters sickness He testified
that he had been the house Of Phelps Dodge Co. Tor
% or 2T years. and years had had charge OF
all importations by the house their business was the
importation Of metals, familiar with the WORK
| ings Of the General Order business. - - -.
Senator CasserlyDo you regard that system as 9ehe
fetal the commerce OF the port anu INC mclo9'' Va
| the merchantsi A. No, Sir -,.. A.. ...o. rrdo,
O. How do their rates compare with the rates under
former systenisi A. Three or four times as large:
@ When tho steamship companies at jersey OIsy ana
Hoboken lad stores how did their charges compare, A.
don't know the statements that have SeGa gwen d STs
heretofore have been by dry goods nercnants anu V
duty instead OF adyalorem, so much pound probably
Of the lead which we import Tor instance
little indeed that soes into the General Order; and in
fact we little about it In regard to ourselves
but know how other people have suffered ny their
O. The margin Of profits there is very close in your
o. what ia the effect on such business Of havinga
slight increase in the charges at this port A. IL woud
years ago there not steamer that came into Balt
more to-day there are two lines the facilities there arc
| such that they offer inducements to them. -
Q. What do they do there with unclaimed stores a.
They keep them there ~ the Baltimore and ono hf bo
world the cars there all oyer me ely ana tSrs our sIa
s sinco ths InyestSStng Committee has
here, they have started the General ORDER
this gentleman from Baltimore told me last week; he
said sOme 40 loads had already been earted rom tne
the General order the city, and the steamers land
Locust Point opposite; and You'd n%S ae
the matter; think 1t is an abuse which ought TO DO
| uipped i'll the bud when 1t can be.
| 1.-THE JAWS OF THE LION"
O. Favc you made II point TO keep your goods ont OF
General Order the present system begani A. Yes;
have had my duties paid the day the steamer arrived,
If possible in order keep the goods out Of the jaws OF
the lion which have been open there on the North RIVER
' O. What do You know Of the value Of the General
| Order systemi A. don't know about IT, but sh9uin
think it would be cheap at 100000 gold when goid Is
o. Do Won know of any offer made to Mr.. Grnnell for
| Va. naus1af
office with check for s5oe or $4,000; that gentleman
was at that tine under the Government service receiy
9s a %S sl Ry Rs ON Nr
RIVER Mr. Grnne after few words OF I MS
do you thinks have not been in office two weeks before
Gns ea S teen cRecE for % Who
O. The business has been greatly increased, and b In
had one boat month leave New-York for Liverpool;
ness saiTed he was ready to send steamer Of Inv
erpool every morning the year round hat Is te growth
now II or u lines Of steamers coming from Europe to
steaneTs arriving Ia SewYork every week large pOr
on OF their seat to the store Of Leet CO
must be in the steamers alone. to say nothing of
| barges and schooners which they also have;
now man Ia California may have u single package come
here they put whatever charge they please and the
merchant pays the duties statement OF tne charges Is
and the the duties; he says IL Is only
and it is not worth while 10 bother about IT.
Senator stewart%You are opposed to the General Or
der systemi A. The it is knocked to the four
quarters the globe the better would let every line
have It's own General order stores; 1t would be matter
m eey snip SSm h"sf e own OWN s2rs
the prices should be reguated-it might be by the Cham
q. why have not the Chamber OF Commerce done this
before A. They probably have not bean asked; they
may not be able to fix the prices they say, let the
storage merchants unite on price per package tun &c.
aud we will confirm II.
damages A. That is special department.
Q. There Is not much damage your goods A. Yes;
on iron. on
by salt water, &C., but ON English sheetron we have no
O. How much have you been allowed in the past year
A. Fifty per cent? that Is about the highest rate;
and 80 per cent there is probably nothing that
the that Is susceptible Of damage as Russia
@ How about the Appraisers Department. A.
have fault to find with that; 1t Is as well managed as
II probably could DC.
DEFICIENT cUsToMHoUsE FORCE.
Q Then you find no fault except with the General
Orderi A. The General Order yes; think the force in
the Customhouse is too SMALL they close at O'Clock,
and great many have to go away with the money in
their pockets which they had brought to pay for dutes
the business is increasing very fast
Q. Do the clerks work hardi A. Very hard; their
number is inadequate
with what used to bel A. II is just well, but there
are not sufficient Accommodations there is not room
enough TO do the business there IL not place TO put
desk; the Collector said TO me, when spoke to him
about it, have sent to the Secretary about it, but
Senator Buckingham-we are here to retrench. How
can we do that by increasing the force or the Custom
house A. You must remember that the business is in
creasing; the cashiers statement must be made up
and sent TO Washington the Same afternoon
by the mail, the cashier does not get
through until or 8 o'clock, and they must
make up and send their statement TO Washington the
night; they have Ave cashiers; IL they had two
come In and assist about that time 1t would be
wonderful assistance, and We could then all pay our
duties.
Q. Ia the force in the Appraisers Department. suf
feientf A. hear no complaint there.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. MOore's testimony the Com
mitee. motion, decided to subpoena Mr.. Hunter Luz
ther Horton. and Mr.. Snyder, who claims some
knowledge OF brides given TO Inspectors.