New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-03
TwENTY-FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
TESTIMONY OF EDWARD C. JOHNSON.

; | 1MENl1-fOURlh DA1 .
TESTIMONY OF EDWARD c. JOHNSON.
Senator Bayard-Did you ever have the
General Order in this city, A. hadl under
Mr. Redfeld and had it again Mr.. Barney got II
first from the Superintendent OF Warehouses; lie was or
dered by Mr. RedAeld to put the city into distcts and
to give to the most responsible parties; was given to
and divided into districts without considers
ton being given to me- that was 'ust before Mr. sehe
/, went into Office; I think Mr.. Redheld was ap-
pointed under President Pierce; after that I had
under Mr. Barney man sa asmsd had i% nSan
; given to Henry G. Bowen, and he wanted to seli Il
did ala kG4T KNOWN 6 a we Se 9S fS or TO-
Bowen, and made a contract with Lambert q Bowen
Ing nothing Of the carriage and labor that continued
but few days; what was called the " Van Wyck Com
about it. and told them; Mr. xon BsTnf y
know il I had sworn he had sold the business
to me I told him no, did MT know ANYTHING about
him., but that agreed to pay Mr.: Lambert; lie d lca
e @s o S8SGd I good While after that
Whole city had under him three m9nths that W.,
rst part Of hs as dy d9in %e Gg
everything was beautiful all harmonious there was nc
from me, Why did not know but thought IL was be
ddT Py sGd as Smith II s o s % SS
low Fnltonst, on each iidS. 5000 year, payable
wSat Proportion a q &C. General business did
YOU get for s59ooi Very LITTLE; hardly any " con on
ey shore in operation then; that continued about
| six months or more.
THE GENERAL oREERsBCsISEss IN 1864
O. At the time this fraction of the business WAS sulei
to you $1,000 what the estimated valne OF thu
| privilege among warehousemenf A offered 10 SUP
scribe the Republican party $4,000 year. 'he'
wS1% % fxe THIS, A. Under Mr. smythes admins
Has N tie the port increased snss S,
I@ Should say y the business has doubled.
that upon the s%s e ISs q aee fdi nS SS
$4,000 Tor If could have just as he has IT, ana oe a.
Does il cost more to cart goods the Genera
Order warehouse than any other warehousef A. No
| % O. Does it cost more for handlingi A: No, Sir
s. Does it cost more storage A. Well, sometimes
Mace where they will covered up with other goods
or take up extra room; but you lave pehJ VI rooh
Do not the packages succeed each other much more
rapidly ne A. Yes; shonId be Wiling to take Genera
Order storage now at my own prices, iof couiu "A'
Out 81 - me pTo upon the store the chief General
der profit A. No. Sir they make 80 per cent On me cart
aye and on the labor, while at Leet STOCKINGS price,
ia more than per the labor for Garage they
pay the much per load and charge the mer
chant 80 much per PACKAGE for instance II 90 PACKAGE
carted into store they might pay h te c t .
Maid to ieet & stocking each for five Of exactly
The same size weight; Of them is for VI 2 takn
so ner cent TO them as allowed by the regulation Mr.
Draper established during the high price OF gold ina
bill should these bills dated sept 10 ana oct
II, 1871. o,. u,., ,,so ,0 rooo,,,oJ
A. same rate il YOU did as much business as the Gen
era Order has could be received AT less fate
WHY GENERAL ORDER CHARGES ARE SO HIGH.
O. II General Order goods!reman instOre but day o
two as you have testified and replaced for day on
two by other goods and could thus make 70 months
storage In year, why could not warehousemen anordt
take General order merchandise at cheaper rates thar
ordinary bonded merchandise, which remains In store sc
longi A. should think they could II tey ala not nave
~ % DO YOU know any reason whytthe Government
should not be as secure In Its receipt u duties on zen
were distributed through the city and the Jersey side
Of the river points adjacent to the yarons steamer
security If there was distributions never heard OTIS
eas in all %y % asrst 70 Ssy
whether they do pay for them or not as
into one or two stores; hear of such LOSES very fire.
quently though may be mislnformed
O. Explain why Is that these General Order charges
have been great, and that this business has becom,
the "jOb" that It apparentyisl 1t 4. mere opinion
but. in the first place ever since Mr. Barney came i,
in n ae sfsn D1 aes fi %
said, plum for somebody and they were willing "
Then it is because they as pay bonuses that TIL
business sadded with that burden and becomes toner
to the merehanti A. oFerous u the merchant very
q there any reason that makes such paymen
pay somebody for JOB, or something OF the hnd;
O. Then that is re secret the value OF the Genera
Order business, A. Yes, Sir.
Is not ell this matter OF charge under tine direction
OF the Collector OF the Porti A. Every bit OF IL.
HOW MONEY BORROWED.
O. Then must not the Collector OF the Port be party
In some way TO such arrangement A. II you vii
allow me- viii dgress tte the Collector of this por
he was the In the world could not attens
all the business that he Ia expected to attend to- the
nrst place there line Of applicants from morning til
night beseRng him for Office and unless he drives
| away he can't do much else than listen them;
/ | merchant would rather pay $40 tl6 that may
: | be asked OF him than 10 wait % tho Collector
when had the General Order, business I never pale
anything the Deputy Collector OF the third division OF
the Custom house. but have seen the notices he sent
| around TO borrow" money OF the men who mad the
General Order business and have seen the checks that
they sent to pay him money; asked what IL was for
We'll, he wont put down these charges" that they
!, | had made against the merchants.
q. When did you have this experienced A. While Mr.
| Meyers had the General Order business; In Mr.
Meyers gents Office almost every day for year two
and he showed OF these notices from DEPUTY
| Collector, wanting to borrow money.
O. Their In that case, the Deputy Collector was paid
TO stine the complaints OF merchantsf A. Well they
paid 1t to him. that was my opinion; the object
prevent the complaints OF merchants having eject
la reducing the charges.
O. overeharges exist without the permission OF the
Collector A. He has power to shut up any bonded
house for making oyercharges he order every dol
worth Of goods out OF In city, but he
could not order refund Of the Overehsrgeor that the
parties have no remedy.
POLITICAL Tricks.
@ Have you any knowledge whether the patronage Of
CstOmhouse Government officers 10 used for political
purpoesf just before election they AJAX them 70 con-
tribute two per cent; they say, "Thc rest have o0h
uibuted per contribute i've per a.,
n, htuE thsse MI A