New-York tribune., 1872-01-18


The Senate Committee resumed it's session
atSp M, in the vacant store SO the Pth Avenue Hotel
which had been occupied in the morning, and which.
during tho absence OF the Senators IN
carpetcd and made comfortable. An the Sonsers
present and the Cust0m-housc advisers "D0COp" Bliss
aud ex-SuryeYOr Wakeman, sat conveniently near tho
Administration Senator. and persisted prOnptIng him
continually
| TESTIMONY OF G.. @. PRANCKLYN.
Charles FranckIyp the ageyt the Cunard Line Of
Steam ships, testified that rule the Company wait ~
hours before sending unclaimed goods to the General
Order stores had to keep goods longer than hours
it would cost good deal; would be obliged to
put two three more steamers; from 1s4s
10 1s7Oswe had charge o9 the General Order ware
houses ourselves; that arrangemeR ended in FEB
ruary, s7O the General Order business il much more
expensive than 1t used to be. Last Spring made
an estimate and found that the cost was ON an
81 81 PACKAGE can't Just what IL Is now; thnk
the cost for storing large dry goods boxes was about 20
cents; but there are great many small packages
which dd nos cost 50 much we dld not expect 10 maze
money by this; merely made enough TO pay the
rent or our warehouse, which amounted 10 so,goo
about that was n large bnilding three stories
high. ard made several additions 10 IL; during
bond TO the Government far as observation has
gone the packages brought over now average about the
in size when used To store them for 20 Genus
or less per package never had complaints ms re-
CARDS smuggling mny say mere that firm has done
more 10 suppress smuggling than the Custom-house
officials did allow ship to come INTO
rort without having u searched from one end to /
another; am aware that Ieet Il Co. have full control
of the General Order business the North River side Of
the city.
DRIVING COMMERCE AWAY
Tho cost and difficulty Of getting goods through the
warehouses under the present General order system
has had the result Of driving from this city;
more goods ore now imported Boston and Balt |
more than formerly; l know several large importing
firms in NowYor who have their goods shipped to Bos
ton the extra trouble of bringing them into
New York; did all That could do to have the order of
Mr.. Griune mod fed TO tho difficulties at.
tending warehOuNnPJ but could affect nothng ap-
pied to Collector Grinnei and them TO the Secretary OF
tue Treasury, buJ with satisfactory result: when |
Murphy came IN made the same appeal TO Inn, but !
ons with Murphy. but never cot any satisfaction out
| OF him.
Senator Bayard-Dd he ever say that the reason of |
his not ulakiDg the change asked for in tho General
whose interest, had to be looked afteri A. Well, several
things were said TO that elect 10 IL long time since
Murphy always put promised do the best he
could &e but nothing was ever done; he tOll me oho
much / codld get out Of him.
senaior Howeis it fact that goods coming py y9np our
steamers to Boston transferred from the Doat 10 t
railway without COST A. 1t Is fact that We take al
| the packages boat TO warehouse and from ware
house railway without making any charge at all; be
| eyo that u NewYoIk merchant can bring goods from
/ ne can bring them direct 10 tins port the steamers
which from noston are slower tian our NJ fork
steamers hu believe they make tEe "Trip III ABOUT zen
| days on ah average
WONDERFUL Bills.
Senator Buckn ghau-Dont yOuchlrgc less for freight
between Liverpool and Boston than between Liverpool
~
freight to Boston; 1 had some very wonderful bills
at one time; some OF them high sl2 a
| package, which were paid, and q have never
been able since TO hnd them; that was In $50;
some Of the the bills were leet Co.. think
they charged more for one months storage than we d
for bringing ne goods across me Anse & i ii,t % T "
than usual lino don't think we ever charged over
Included the Incidental expenses when give the full
very few Of the goods 20 under General @ as
the General Order business i not the worst thng that
could happen to goods think t1e usual cH Gnee' x tbS Ol
store N Broadway IL abont 40 GENTS package
/ applied 10 Grlnncll and Murphy 20 (etnrn the
of The Treasury employed an AGENT & vi: obont egbf
assist m in t9s business ior HUe @e TO Mr
as s1 aySS & es end4% d9T oG s Sometimes
not emoy our S d See sne Sa G e 61ee'Of mas
O. the Steamship Company desire return to this
General order businessi A. They do AZ, ~, =,
senator StewartIf merchant wants 70 get his goods
in hurry he apt 10 complain of ~ hours delay
than he is Of General Ordert A. Yes SIr; thnka |
great many Of them would; those that want their goods
i'm hurry certainly would.
O.. Are not merchant. always in hurryf A. No, Sir;
soI6e would let their goods stay for weeks.
a. TboSe have no right 20 complain II they do go into
Gcneral order a. No. Sir; they ought to 80 under
o. Mr.. Cllnch suggested in hs testimony as the way
10 get of the General Order business that nye uhys
b0ud bp allowed 10 merchants to get out their permits
now what do you think OF that when % yoa think two
OF business which don't wish To see: IL "ouu Dc tne
utter ruin of business: . .,,, :, 4ho co,oro, |
senator Ca~scry--DOnt YOU thllk pVIoi.h
oIcr bisne,s was properly distributed to the ware
houses the steamship lines thaV Inp moio 'Ws Ws
might he lc 10 ihc direction Of the Collector A. hes'
Sir; think 50. - ..o.,. ,ooto ,,o do.
O. YOu always take receipt lOI every P"'A"e' u'
liyrred 10 a carInan. a. Always ~, ,--.,. - A.
O. DO sou think the delay in signing the recelp Vi ,e
carmnn ut the Appraisers store for day OF TWO Is iOe
to lead to abuses ! \. Yes. -... ~,
o. How A. Because they may steal anything OUT Vi
m. unrkagr aud mark it in the receipt.
~ fhrn t6e theft must committed by some one in
ths Appraisers stUroi A. Yes, SIT
a Are the eases Of such theft AZ the store particularly
6tfi A. Yes Sir. II goes by fits and starts some
times q whole batch VIII De stolen, ana theh again tueIe
won't be anything taken Tor some time. ,
senator Howe-Undcr this system the blame some
tiups attaches to the carmen, does MT III A Yes;
carman il sometimes charged with 1t, and sometimes
wrongfuI.y; have known cases where carmen had 10
nav sch claims under threat by the storekeeperO O losing
hi- place. .--.,-..- oo.o.o. f,o.sorir |
This closed the witnesss testimony senator Casserly
h,t ne wished all the Senators would agree
MOI IN sims of paper body In the roon mt
t rcv ON themselves questions The Committee then
1.iDnrnch until 10 this morning