New-York tribune., 1872-02-01
an importation that We do NOT ,o.o. 81,

,'..D"'Nn otfWaTt-ATr there NOT ooo,
thieNcst n Yes, but the GOyernn,ent ~ many focs
10 watch them; aud In tins oaso The GO .se ofoer,
% llenl "nSe the cahomhouse officers are csaS gse yng
Goch hhi even u they had walked nm 90 Vu ~ % us
dock me thieves would not have bad H. 'Su oOEn The
absence rom These casks to draw o I've ,Ynnh taes
some tne 70 draw hive gallons from c,eS ons; u lkss
senator Pratt-lf, ~ YOU SUPPOSE this H..
made by fusOm-bOuse oil cla Inv IL Ut ffOn va
happen tn,1 "'y look tbf most inferior liquor in s
taken the poOrct If they hai kowr tbc not hsys
sSDator C'ssery-lf there had been snytbi,, ,
with those packages when yOu xarnincd ,i1s wrong
you have detected itl a. UndoubiedIy 'Ds~' Woaf
O. 10 | understand since you have sucoooaoa,
Ing Our gOods 10 warehouse wilhont sIio,i 20 st
frmln on the dock your iosse- have ceai,,g ,fmk
Sir; It aries probably, from the fact tbai 80 a. Ia
own Armau, for whom - have fyen honds Iha'e C1
the goods AMI consequently they are under a,, =" @ r
ana charge. '' Vohua
TESTIMONY Or EUGENE O'sHpA.
Mr. o'shca testified he one of n, Insneo,o..
discharged the ship upon which Mr. T,Ilotson -o.''' IN
his wire. a
The CharInan-What you state in reference -, A..
lot Of wrei A. II vas sent under General Orte, a. -
last moment in clearing up the dock
q. What arrangements made either 10 br,..
into General Orders, 10 detaln ~ A. Nothtno -,
discharged the vessel in very great bnrry, La.
know Of any arrangement made In regard 70 #, bv
body; It "a possible that there was have neye- MAJ
any such arrangements.
q. What haycIyOu received from importers fror A..
90 tne in consequence ~ fayors which yon have A..
for them IN keeping their goods from the General Ode
store A. Nothing. Wv"
q. Either as compensation or gratuityl A M sl,
senator Pratt-llOw long have you been In the "a.
ton-house service as Inspector A. Since .bOut Tho M
Of June, 1869.
Q. What is your compcnsatoni A. -Four dollar, M
day. ~
paidl a. Yes, Sir
q. How many hours you employed while UNLOAD
ing vcssell A On steamers. from sunrise N snns4t
q. Are Inspectors generally satisfied with the na,
they received A. have heard them complain thai 4
q. is there anything In the law requiring vessel .,
board the Inspectors A. don't know Of any but theT
are generally boarded while unloading ate amers
q. How many Inspectors are employed IN unloading,
ves8rlt A. Generally two on steamers, sometimes thfs
on sailing vessels one.
In reply 10 Senator Pratts request for him to expha
the unloading Of cargo the witness produced the pspa
pertaining TO the discharge Of the steamer Donau Ons
recent trip, consisting OF list or return OF be carr
with the permits and receipts for the goods the book IN
which the permits 10 Land are entered, and the book
which the warehouse permits are entered
The Chairman-By what class OF cartmGn are good,
taken away from the docks a. The merchants ride
their own duty-paid goods. A., .,.,,. 49,.
O. when you send goods TO the puzzle store what cart
man takes them \. The district cartmaD.
O. When you deliver goods TO . Carman 10 De taken 70
the public store, or to bonded warehouse or % ten
era Order store do you take from the carman any
c.pt for tie packages, or simply give them ticket Of
the packages loaded upon their carts A. Give them q
ticket and they bring II back with the slghafe Of tho
o. In What order are packages sent away to the puh
stores bonded warehouses or to the merchants ttk
sc!vesl A. We generally send the public store pachi
first then the bonded warehouse, and last, the Geaf.
Order. -, -, -. -, ,,,
general order reach the ship! A. The day after shH
rived; she arrived on the 18th, and DIDN'T disoh6r
until the 10th; they were in no hurry.
o. Then the proportion Of packages going TO Genen
order was small! A. Yes, Sir the General Ordf N
auently reaches ia rs soon as the snip 10 reay az
O. What proportion Of the merchandise OF ship vOdd
20 under General Order when me perm, reaches yns
o. Have you large acquaintance among Inspsctrsd
the Custom hOusef A. Yes slf. 49,. r.,,..,
O. DO yOu know Geo. Il. Eaton, John j. Ra0inesn.
& Cook, J. c. l.. Hamilton and c. NJ. Leaby A. Ys.
O. We're they all discharged from duty during the past
o. Did not those gentlemen each testify forms
occasion that they received from merchants Tauina
for services not to break any law but TO extend acs
and convenience to them In the dlscnarge Oi shps roa
services A. heard they gave such testimony,
senator Casserly-What line do you know Of which
makes as short or shorter stay in port as compared
with the Inmani A. The Anchor Line.
O. Where ship IL hurried aS 10 tine, necessarily the
proportion Of goods going into General order gres'er
4 Yes. Sir
are all hurried sometimes; | never saw any desire o.
the part OF anybody rush goods INTO General Order
G. Did you apply for leave of absence at'ena ne'
q Why not A. Because this is part Of the time a.
O Do you consider yourself at liberty without no4t.
ing your superior Oficrrl a. Yes, Sir; | received "A
order from the Barge Office however last night, bwU'
here.
q How many ships have YOU discharged Of .As nss
Line! A. Two four dVe from the Cunard, tOufWnN
from tho Anchor. four or five from the Innan sndl
think. two from the National Line not yfrOa
the Wbi,c Star Line, OF the other German os Frens
lines. ~,
O. As general rule, what proportion Of time In the
year the inspectors actively employedf A through
out the year, generally.
o. You are not doing anything while waiting at II.
barge-offee A. Yes, sir; for then we frequently 90
debenture duties which keeps US busy.
O. What is the custom in regard to the examination
Of packages A. We attend 10 that duty also; We r
detailed for that duty while at the barge-Offce.
ssiS
DOnaui A. No, Sir the officers detailed on the shp au
never on the baggage distinct set Of officers examines
O. How many are generally employed! A. Il tt
pends Oh the number OF i've somr
times 10. 10 or 20.
O. l. the examination of baggage thoroughi A. Ys;
every trunk IL looked over.
BRIBING INSPECTORS.
O. What about Insp pectors receiving gratuies cp pss
ing baggage without examinationl A. know VI n0A
ing; have never witnessed such
Q. Are outsiders allowed upon the pier so thAtts
thing of that kind occurred it could be by outsiders
A. AS general thing, nobody attempts to get in. @
they sometimes steal IN.
O. wish to know what check there is upon sdishOpa
inspector; how could he be detected in cOlusl0n WIZ
the passenger! 4. do Mt know vi any way.
O. Does the Inspector on the one hand and the passenger
on the other, In the examination Of baggage, mFte ~
standers to come and look Oh A. Not mat Know o.,
q. You don't think it likely they would come anaet
YOU A. No. Sir not at all don't admit That any Cue. oS
thing is done, but should think that II would e pr
vatey done II any fraudulent examination was going
TESTIMONY OF wM. BROoKFIELD.
VIM. BroOkfeld testified that he was manuiae'u~
OF glass in Brooklyn; about two years ago be hAa =
packages of soda ash under General Order, and haa"
pay Wood & Baker between $50 and $50 for gettng no
out they were in General Order a week or 10 days
understood the usual charge was less than onehsn
this.
O. When was thisi A. In the Fall OF 1869.
O. How much did the casks average! A. Betwecap
and 800 pounds.
O. How did they happen TO 20 under General Oraa'
A. was behndhand in getting my permit
O. How much A. Forty-eight hours, should snioi
Senator Bayard-Did you make any complaint {" 'a''
A. No. Sir.
O. Do you know OF other cases A. No. SIR.
TESTIMONY OF J. r. LYDECKER
senator Buckingham-You are a Deputy Collector o.
Yes; since March, 1867. in the Fifth Division tha' u
has charge OF the entry of merchandise .
O. Give lis an account Of the manner IN "nieD -
oro nossed through the Custom house A. Thai ou"0