New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-08


O. How much Of mat has been seimbnr'od ny ''rl'"
o. Howmloh have you paid in previous yearysi , A.
cannot tell but presume tat nS nm II was the YEAR
a. N tho delay and Inconvenience you speak on y tho
sane lot tie General order store DO "heIo II VIM n
Yes Sir ,.
Mr Howe-o. Yon spoke OF the liability OF merchants
having a gain IN the business Of importation sro"3 ot
Of the small number OF General Order storos t ,ro
would there not A Yes Sir; here are but teo General
Order stores no'y for he mhoie port 'i"" '"''o
O YoHr rood, 20 into General order stores A. Yes.
O. Where "a the delayi A. When we want to got
package Of goods they say they cannot get at ,b M
Q Arc General Order charges higher thah '"'o' '''
ordinary storagei A. They are.
TESTIMONY OF DAVID OGDEN.
Mr. David Ogden, q shipowner, who has been IN oas
ness In Wais for 80 years. was next examiner 'c"'0
to the General Order frauds.
Senator Buckingham-Q. We here 20 inquire about,
the CustOm-house General Order businos5 II you .e
any knowledge of any such practices VIII you pe99 me
state ii A. Some years there was practice III Wv
CustomhOuse OF charging for CONSTRUCTIVE perts y
were collected IN yiolaSn Oh Sw anu vas told that
they In the habit Of charging constructive MAJ,
him hair i@onh's storage il he took them directly
from the vessel, and they never went INTO stoieS
pigTon by my own ship the vietofy from liverpool
aud was told that must pay onohalf months storage
tn commenced suit against Gein before Judge Mel
son. the Collector there and the Judge asked him on
no law but by Instructions from the Treasury Depart
ment "well" said the Judge you might As well have
charged $780," and he gave me verdict Tor SO WIN IN
terest picked up good many cases. but they pleaded
the statute u mltaton after that TO get over the d
Guilty, order came from Washington that when any
person applies TO make the vessel warehouse they sha
name warehouse on land, and presume one OF these
pet warehouses is TO be named II the merchant wont
pay this hafmonths storage though the goods are gog
directly the vessel to another they compel MN 10
cart the goods from one vessel to storehoHse ana
had better tho constructive half-m0nths sOr
than be at the expense 0f cartins his goods 10
q. You spoke 81 pet warehouses what did Won mean
A. Mr.. Leeps warehouses suppose; IN tine CcstOh-
house they know what warehouses to orderbu the goods
| never go there.
II IN the Cu5tOm-hOuse.
@ To whOmI A. The cashier.
q Have you any Ieceipt9i A. NO. SIR we pay the du'
t!s5, but get receipt for it.
Senator Bayard-is that practice continued nOwi
A. Yes only now they compel you to name warehouse
O. State an instance A. I have got some cases now
before the DBtrictAttorney
q What form Ia through with in order TO make
vessel warehouse A. When paid the duty on the
snip they charged me gor storage on board my oon
q Then you must submit 70 the exaoion OF this &C.
tOns charge for storage else 20 10 expense for
carriage " Itch would exceed ia A Yes sir.
O. And this pFaei,:e IS ~ existence 81 ne present ddyf
O. When did you recover your Judgmenti a. In De
cember, 1870 but when went 20 get my money they
told me In the Auditors office thai clerk from the
Treasury Department had told them % pay until
TREASURY CLERKS BLOCKING THE COCRrs.
O. How could a clerk OF the Treasury Department stop
the proceedings Of court Of law A. don't know /
wrote friend In Washington and asked him to have
bill passed prevent Of the Treasury Department
stopping tho Judgments VI the United states Circuit
O. There was no Official order OF any kindl A. No Sir
q Was the suit defended by the United states District
O. The privilege costs the Government nothing A. No.
Sir sometimes there arc parties foT whom they wave
have letter from Bishop co. OF NewHayen' stating
that they entered goods here IN 1851 anu tue Government
waived The half months storage.
O. so you lind that there Is Partially under this sys
tenn Of eAactlng constructive half month storaSef A.
O. Did the Treasury clerk interfere thenl A. No Sir.
u Since the invention OF this new method OF getung
the half months storage how many have arisenf A
don't know; have no doubt there are great many
there no OF contrasting them you cannot get tue
O. DO You know Of any instances In which parties have
paid this half mouths sorage A. Not since last Feb
ruary. -, -, -. -,
many the Government applied the statute OF limta-
tons 10 them, aud stopped looking them up because
they small they are hardly worth following up
O. Have you anything further % stated A. A case
was put into my hands get back unnaee dues paid In
1895 the law 1853 put tunnagc duty on vessels gong
coastwse to the West India Islands Mexico aud the Brit
ish North American Provinces the ship Morning star |
was SAILING here and New Orleans ana touching
at Havana and they made her pay tuLase 1 t 0T
times within twelve months; wrote 10 the treasury |
Department know why anu received letter III tePy
stating that cuba was not West India Island that Is
the way shipping interests are protected. ,, -,
the West India group A. About two years ago. .
@ you anything further 70 state In 10 ono
General order business A. Nothing, except my niece
got married in England and sent me wedding CAKE;
went 10 the sample office and they charged me 80 cents
carriage 80 cents for storage anu tooA tno oaAo
under my arm aud walked on
Senator Buckingham then read a communication from
Mr. Lewis managing editor OF The EDening Post stating
that the gentleman he referred TO In his testimony on
Friday as having given him the information concerning
the baggage Of the passengers the Cunard steamer
was q. G.. Hubbard Of Cambridge, Mass
The Committee then adjourned to meet In Room NO H.
Aston House. at l0i o'clock