New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
TWENTIETH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
OrFICT OF CHARLES BELLOWS z q
M Al HPArEr.eT NE,E-Nl--K I'm u


The Chairman laid before the Commits
tho following:
OFFICE OF CHARLIE BELLOWS Z &C,
No. ~ BEAyEE-sT, NEw-YctE Jln. 2tIz}
Hon. THOMAS +. BAYAED. Com aiitee ~ I"restiyc0r,G
DEAR SlR: We beg Ia hand tie inclOsad s.aicHeEfa
grievance and for protection OF oar interest Ee 6s
involved, but upOn principewe feel that IT, trade
often put upon uJuSty, and eIe determined to M
our testimony. Respectfully, GELS. BELLOWS &C0
OFFICE or CnhBtrs BELLOWS &Ccl
Il BEAVEE-sT., NEW y ORR, Jan. q, I72 :
Cen CHEsTLE a. ARTHUR, CoLiecDr Cg5iogs 4qel9s
DEAR SIR: We complain as follows: The bark PIo.a.
from Charente, her arrival July %, 1871 hnh
her delivery to Ia By one Cuss OF O1e Dozen &afgl
brandy. Our invoice called for leo cases. TIL IrsJe9
returned 90 ca ses, delivered To warehouse. DJtyVa
paid the whole 100, notwithstanding tn deieessy
Another cons2noe by same vessel had 500 c1ss d Oi
brandy; by error, our missing case mus aye beiors
one 600 the discharge o. tie vessel lc one
OF tho other brandy over There being 10 can4aiic,
the same, it was sent under GcacTal Ola'r . soti
Nos. 27O 20. and "a WateIst., kept ny Baker Wilma
The return Of the Proteus from subsCQtCnt voyage
enabled us to make claim the vessel for SHORT delivery
I'm july 1871. This application resulted ~ tie dseo'
OF the case sent under General order and to wien h
el counted us justly entitled, considering thaI "
had paid freight for 100 The customs cOps.oe0 Us
owners of the said Gaze as we Lad pala 1i oMty "a
granted authority to Application was Wi.eb
warehouses upon said authority. SIOrase vas deAlhsef
for months at 50 cents per case per month selgeaa
80 cents labor turning In and our; total chdrN y
upOA examination OF the case after receipt aug Iyl
naming out OF 49, the balance robbed. IuqUriug To
Deputy Collector, blr james, as 20 the rae o. Storage
char should have been charged six cents labor aLl *
cents storage per month. With co per cent added o
81 cents; we paid s. wo now protest against te over
charge as also against the robbery ana ask the rdla
We arc entitled 10; ships delivery Is clear; reglx
bonded warehouses charge us three cents ana are
cents per case; have Baker Miliiims's yecelp'a
bill for 81. also the case we hold boA a. evidence
Respectfully, CIALLEs BELLOWS & 70.
Mr. Bellows was subpenaed. The following persons
were subpenaed upon request OF Dir. CGssory: Litter
Horton, WIN. Freeman, Nathaniel Howell, H. s. Jifrey,
S. ). Bixby, 4. T. Miller OF Miller & Conger.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE J. WOOD.
SnnafGr Stcyart-What is occupatiun A. Clelk
OF the National Steamship Company.
Q. DO you Know young raan named Bis5cnf II
know Custom-hOuse clerk for Bloomfield & Co. By La
name.
O. Did you ever have any transaction with hint h
No other than TO take Of his goods a. requested
O. Did lie ever pay you nything for taDs caic Of ia
goodsi A. Not he his firm have.
Q. How much A. Five dollars.
O. How to take Of thcml a. By letting them re-
main in the ship, and lot bring them cut subject TO Tie
O. You are not a Chs toul-house ofccrf A. No. Sir; I
have been Cusoln-house Oncer II Will be thfre years
this coming April since was removed.
O. We're You CustouhOuso officer at the time you 70
ceiyed this pay A. No, SIR. -, mn
G. Did you have any conversation with hisscll abori
it A Not the slshtest he only asked 10 have TIC
goods taken care OF.
office had no cla on them; it was given 70 lie yOdA
tarily for the favor did them.
object A. They always knew me ~ reputation.
q. Is there any Inspector the dock by the name Of
Q. lave you Observed greet activity in getting goss
in General 0rdersi A. Yes, Sir
@. Are General Order goods carried OFF quicker tim
otter goods A. Much quicker.
q. DO you know any reason for thati A. Wen, hsd
pointed b. tho Collector, and he supposed to have more
influence than the oltcer and should toe oy or aep;
said, Us the goods are landed over the SIPS
side they are subject TO the General Order cartuau d
n ticket for them.
@ Do you frequently make arrangements with other
fsar of oh
Bloomfield & co., A. q no, SIR; it is a very tn,
they sometimes ask mc to take CAKE Of t..T gods
PrattIs the cartmln entitled to receive Gen
eraI order goods immediately after they are So iaaiAed'
TESTIMONY OF ELEAZER BECKWITu
Senator Kowe-You are member Of the Assembly,
A. Yes, Sir; from Oneida County.
Q. There was some testimony given before this Cen
mittee by Mr.. Greeley Of THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE! some
time since to the Influence Of Federal officers eAered
Albany, In the recent election for Speaker Of the
House ofAssemby, and among other statements this was
made 90 You therefore prepared, suppose, 10
give the names of the representatives who You think
were 80 changed Z" The reply well, Sir, win
give some Of them Mr. Beckwith and siT. Hungerird
OF Oneida Mr. Conkline's County, think, wOad Lave
voted Cor Ayord but for official influence" II 0BdI
influence was used upon yea TO induce you to ehanss
your vote from Alyord to smith, wish you would slIs
the fact to the Committee. and what the Influence TsL
n.
questions: man, my recollection, ever asked mel
vote for Mr. Smith for speaker my position IN reference
TO that matter was well known before left home y,
Albany; had met Mr.. Smith previously, aud heug1s
very much OF the man; had sad tuat he would 70 ny
cLCiCe; IL there not serious objections, polueaL
otherwise, he would 10 my first choice Tor spea~er
is that WAS asked IN Utica, some weeks pfeNlon
going 10 Albany, who my candidate for NieaAel va
answered frankly IL Mir. Smith Will say iut,uea
do not know vi any Custoni-house oAiidI tha' e'"
O. There were several Custom-housc officers M thes
beeyoi A could not tell you. sir; o. s AZ
them; Will make ono exception, met hi' Zen I"uss
Herkimcr County; although Lo Is not C@s'VAFA'
c. should say that he was; don you know that hss
Naval Officer in the Cust0mLouSef A. "'.r ~
know bur he Is; 4 met hin there.
TESTIMONY OF f.. p. BIGEL0w.
EP Blgolow of BgelOw & Johns IN, iron brokers' '0.'
rob0rated IL. i. Mudgett as TO an Inspector 0eih"
compensation for keeping lot Of iron In tAe nA -,
Bigelow & johnson out of the General Order S'oie'
Bigolow sent S.. which the Inspector said vas 80,
enough for he could have made it cost them s-V ~,
and that lie should call next day for more WHICH ~
when lie again r0celVcdS. IS, ,oses nap
Senator Bayard-Hayo other and similar va' ,vena
pened with your housef A. Yes Sir, they rad
like to state that in this particular case lhe anI We
not come out OF the ship. and dd not COME CONF hs oicas
had our permit there the next morning ahd 'D0
did not do anything out of the way .,, 4, Yes.
Sir.
TESTIMONY OF HENRY J. MEYER ~.
Henry j. Meyer testified that he was enslseu n -
bonded warehouse business ut Nos $685. Ss3 81 IA
wieh.st No 90 Beach-s, Nos. al, i, IS. 81 'e'u' ,,m
Nos 81 and O. Laight-st; had been in the ousn's "a
II TO u wears; held the General order business - ~.
and for about three and half years uu ,', 10
Administration OF Andrew johnson IVA .o,ersl
Mr.. smythe, the Collector, for tHo ,..ysus
Order business, sustained by an h' ..s. "a.
from the leading merchants Of the city MI 'H'