New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-20

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ment is alleged have been deprived amount to SIS ana
no morcf A. No, Sir: 49,, ,, d,
concerned, you have no knowledge OF 1t at ALI A.
have no knowledge-no, Sir. .,
O. Are You Of the fact that private correspond
ence OF the members Of the firm taken. together
with the books and papers of the armi A. No. Sir but
@ DO You know that there was any
went from the Cusonihouse to the District
office with the affidavit which the warrant was ssued.
that Il should be granted IN case oil this khui n
O. Were you not aware Of the understanding and prac-
teewas Il not understood IN your office that
not be issued except the adS2t Of the nfornor
accompanied by letter from the Deputy Collector iMr'
Clarkel recommending the issue waIrantl a. Un re-
Gently that was not fully understood by mo- 1t POSI-
O. Was the rule in existence before after MAYORS
cases. A. don't know should think after, of course
@. You speak Of books being spirited away A. Yes,
@ When you took possession was an investigation
made OF them A. No. SIR 1t would have boen u very
1862
| THE COST OF SPECIAL AGENTS
@. Was your Office originally created by iawi NO.
Sir; system of special agents has been in existence
for many the entire of the special agents
service throughout whole country throughout the
whole fiscal year has been sGlO0 there are 10 districts
and SO agents the expenses have been lo0o the rest
having been paid for salaries the money accrued to the
over million Of dollars with large suits pending saving
nothing OF the duties that have been collected In c0nse
q1enGe OF the healthy GaeG9 mas III EYER inc ecafy
of The Treasury don't think the law does; only two
| officers receive $40 day and am one OF them. .
| Senator Cassery-DOn't that include every day IN
| the yeari A. Yes Sir
O. Is any allowance made for travel A. lam allowed
O. So far as the removal Of books and papers
cerned you speak from information you have no Eh9w
edge of your spoke OF the books being SPIRITED
| awayl A. can't speak of the fact OF my own khow
g. why was not an inventory made OF the books and
papers when yOu first enteredl a. The room was COM
q want to know Il i is your practice to Immediately
make an inventory OF the books aud papers after SELF
urei A. We don't; we identify the books We want ana
| give receipt a., ,,o..
ance of some book. Now your omission TO make an IN
yentory increases the difficulty OF these people in an
swerng that charge. Had you made an inventory ana
given them a copy any book in the inventory was
not found to there it would be for you 10 explain Its
absence A. It wOuld Mr.. Brush now informs me that
inventory made Of the books to be taken away
O. You introduced the subject but did Mt press IT, OF
alleged fraud in regard to importing steel In place 81
only because you submit it, that the question OF the
fraud was submitted to blacksmith; you would nc. not
wish blacksmith to pass upon question OF that KIM
| in which You were affected, would you A. No.
| TESTIMONY OF THOMAS b. THORPE.
Senator Buckingham hat is your business A. Clerk
of the Warehouse Bureau.
| O. Do you know when tho warehouses erected at
Jersey City and Hobokeni A. don't remember the
year. but remember discussions with regard TO the
erection of the warehouses; and have had occasion to
examine into that since have been in the warehouse
| Bureau.
O. What were the objections 10 the location or the
warehouses that side OF the rveri A. The merchants
of the city and the press generally opposed the erection
warehouses the Jersey sdo of the river that the
river very WIDE enailng loss OF time and expense
in coming and going and was urged on the part o. tho
foreign lines and relieved them from paving taxes
oShe be docks A. The chief reason for not Object
ing grew out of the general idea that commerce should
promise on the part Of these lines to pay
age the merchants from the extra carriage en-
I.H hun ntnfra he z
q. Has that expense since been horne by the , mer-
never made any concession Of that kind.
O. Do you any objection TO allowing such unclaimed
now in these stores ip the General be-
longing to these nes A. 1t has always struck me that
| there was objection; it may be sentimental, 6nt
in icic ssss a% ne aye
charge OF goods imported into the country without inter
ference Of any American except the storekeeper super
bad remained III store three years on being sent to the
auction were found found to be t filed with 81, snAyR o
eral Order stores there 1t would give importers the
CHARGE for nG certain number Of days thus enabling
importer to get his goods out without c9age ' G1
for shipped from Europe on their ines-not 10
o. What tile present rates OF General Order chargesl
A. Here exact of the charges asked for by the
was any time in our Government under the
| ttIcabie, but is very imperfect; the proprotors
Of the General order stores complained that
gold was something like 26O the private bonded
houses had no oonpulslon IN the matter, ann pong
General order stores could not raise their prices because
| own powers Collector. raised the price 90 per
cent on tho old prices; tne Rric1 was was t sui
more, think by Mr. smythe, making 60 per cent; the
! custom has been to make out bill IN accordance with
these established rates. and then add copper cent for Cen
era Order owing to the fact that In ten or eleven
years a great commercial revolution and change IN
The tariff has occurred, and that a great many
things imported into the harbor Of NeWf9rk which
this list, The General Order Dllla have been
more confused for the want OF some systematic
| Charge nay opinion Is that great many complaints
grow ont Of the fact Of the want Of proper system OF
charges suited to the present state of the money mar
ket and differences in importations' &c, ,,.. -. ,.
A. II was established by storekeeper named Lawrence
and considered very perfect ut the time.
Collector might order Mr. James to make out Of he
chose. -, -
troll over these charges A. understand It To be in
charge Of the Collector 10 be Endorsed by the Secretary
9. II the charge at General Order storehouse he ex
brilliant what remedy has the merchant against it A.
the the pabic stores, and it is referred to the
Bureau of which am clerk; the merchants
they find the charge on the red book and compare it
f S sa S % Of Z SssS ha
been overcharge made by accident or otherwise IS
dy ym before suss S there 9
certain kind Of gnnpa paste, noo which u
since this list was printed or was left on we looked
| gum masc and at high priced gums we could not lind
the diacuity arises from the want Of system il we
could refer to book. there wonld be an end 70 It,
General Order chargesi A. should say that 10 mouth
| Is about the number.
| APPEALS FROM GENERAL ORDER RxACrIoSs.
O. Most OF those appeals taken from the exactions
Of Leet Coz A. No, SIR the proportion is very fair
between the stores we get them occasionally from tho
stores on the East River but they do very small bust
ness there and consequently appeals don't often