New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-06

You cannot name any specific instance OF this col.
fusion , that you have mentionedt A. cannot: said
Mr. s7te%Sertm2 You presented letter which appesrs
screary SHS Srgnai handwriting Of Mr. Richardson
q DO not the orgindl letters go onne in the depart
as matter of record Mr. Grinncn is ny authority for
@ Docs MT this belong the nes OF the Custom house
| 4. Undoubtedly
Q. Have you got any more of tho file, Of the Custom.
matters q THIS KIND Referring 70 cnrta they came into
my aa RSg az RaT Interested with Sir Grnne have
Q. Isn't IL important that those having charge OF the
Customhouse in 8tder to now what orders Tho depart
files A. should think so but when on are satisfied
that there are parties working around to ure you
! You will take ANY means to defend yourself.
u Then you have got these for self-deiense A. Yes
Sir hat iapl7 Mt the service Of the Collector Of tho
Port of New-York at any TIM. =
Senator BuckinehamS DO you know any officer Of
the United states who has any connection with the Cen
unless Mr. Loot; he believe, has resigned from the
army.
O. You speak of Mr. Let's receiving some IS COO per
annum from the General Order business A. Yes Sir.
O. Was that in the way of salary as tho result Of
businessi A. AS the result Of "a business.
Q Did no give any personal attention to that busines3
A. Not any at all.
@ II 1t was dono business It was done by bis
arrangements Mr. Bxby was partner Of his, because
@ Did he devote any OF the time which no was under
obligation as an officer Of the Government TO usc IN tho
service OF the Government to this general order business
NO, sir only going often to Washngton ,
business A. Not dollar
q Did he render any personal services to the ware
senator Cassery-o You spoke Of warchousemen pay
ing their Inspectorsi You referred presume TO saoh
Inspectors az i'm charge Of vessels from which tho
warehouscmen were receiving goods A. Yes, Sir. IN
charge of their stores.
hOusemenl A. l 80 understand. think you will lind
tho provision for their by tho waTohoisemon IN
the Treasury regulations.
Senator Casserly -Boiore you go I think there may DO
a misunderstanding that would so yon 10 correct in
from yonr answer to my question would Judge that you
refer 10 the fact have understood to EXIST that the pay
house is betrayed by the wareh0usei a. Yes. Sir.
q. That is all you meant to says A. Yos Sir
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE c. COLLINS.
George C. Collins, being duly sworn, was in
terrogatcd "a follows:
Senator Buckingham-You reside IN this city, A.
Yes Sir.
@. what il your busine33i A. am an inspector and
jobber OF sugars.
O. We will hear any statement which you wish 70
make in reference 20 the importation or any irregular
tiles connected with the Custom house knowledge
that you have about tho General order business A.
am an importer Of teas and sugars and have been for
the last six or seven years. have never had anything
to oa d9 TSn T1S General oider my ''
Q. You have found no embarra ssment passing your
goods through the Custom hOusef a. Mono NJ all.
q. The Committee. among other things instructor ns
inquire whether any charges ior Stos"So OF 0dpaso
havo been or are made by Officers or tho CS0hlhOuSe
persons acting under their instructions which are not
n.
charges / DO not think the Government ever caried
package OF goods for me- except pelhaps stray package
O. Do You know whether any presents have boon &C
ceed by officers of the CustOmhOuSe Others subject
to them A have never paid cent OF Deon up
preached.
no PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH cUsroM-HoUsE OFFICERS
@. Have you had any personal Intercourse with the
officers Of tho Custom-house1 A. No, sir
O You say at no time the house Of which YOU are
member has paid anything by Of gratuity to any
officer OF the Custom-hOuse. A. Not 70 my knowledge:
I don't know but have paid the weighmaster
on tho dock for weighing sugars we bring
We want to give the weight by return steamer and a. 1t
IS the business of the weighnaster TO return hose
pay the extra service ot giving u tho wciSAs tAo
O. These extra payments como under what IA called
tho practice of private returns A do not hno" That
q Are they not known .as private rcturns' A They
q You say You have not done the business personally
with the CustOm-housei A. No. Sir; l have not.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM REDMOND.
William Redmond, for 40 years an Inspector
OF Irish linens. sworn
O. wiz you state to tho Commute whether the Gene
raj order Is carried fraudulent manner
80 as to be Justly called monstrOus abuse or do you
know of any irregularities Improprieties
nected with tho transaction OF your bust
nessi A. I know that when our goods happen
20 go under General order the charge IL 81 80 package
for carriage and storage. Where We send them TO the
warehouse
and 40 cents for storage making cents We therefore
avoid having goods go under General Order except In
cases OF accident perhaps three four times year
O. This charge you speak Of-si 50-dOeS T. include
anything moro than carriage and storage. A No
Does It not include the labor A Yes. the labor Is
included
O DO you know whether presents nave boon accepted
by officers of the Customhouse Or others subject TO
them A | only know that never gave dollar IA my
life
O Do Won know whether. AMI IL So 20 what extent.
the practice OF compromising with merchants who have
defrsuded or attempted to deraud the Government pre-
walls and to what cxentitho amount OF revenue due 70
the United states has been dminished' A Not 81 my
own knowledge.
HOW SEIZURES or BOOKS ARE MADE.
n n, Won know of any ohargos OF dc'rauding the
-evenuc having boon made A. Tho only matter
know of IL a case of my own in which couple OF men
presented themselves at my store on tho so Of April
with letter from sDepuy Collector Clark and asked to
books and papers they TOOK them ana d NOT
applied 10 know what the charges were and there was
bill furnished him showing that goods nad Degn t6o
goods was making out that had PAID the Unlteu
~ oy that would be very much Obliged If he would ask
Clark who ascertancd the true value 81 our gooG LOT
we always supposed entered them AZ their true value
received no answer to that and there the matloI
stands: I understood from the persons who came
20 INV store that affidavit had BEEN made Deiore t3
District Judge that We entered our goods AZ thsr
"rown" instead OF their bleached value; ne 70
give me the name OF the person who made the AFFIDAVIT
~ ne sad it would destroy their means OF getuhg III
formation thought ii very great hardship mat MAJ
could make a false affidavit and then screen himself
understand that II any money Is obtained he ind0rmet
gets certain portion OF IT. presume that an andaV
OF that kind is made Mr. Clark has no optioh put 20 ci
upon M the hardship Is that man cannot DO phiSAel
VINO goes forward ana makes false atdayit; ~, o.. .
O. This simply seizure OF papeE'' a. los o'' .
no goods were taken - ,,,..,-, .,,,.,
O. Who appeared at your store when your papers Were
scitedf Deputy Surveyor l.. j XIX anu an assistant
named John Kam5kll. ,, .., .o,, c,..
o. Did Mr. Kirk take your books aud papers INTO Gus
todyl A. Yes Sir. 49,, ~,