New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-19

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| N n was on n corner IL would be more desirable
A., XuppUy "poEs NOT REcoLLEcr" PROMISING OFFICES
AT SARATOGA.
n How many offices in the Cnstomhouse did you
promise TO the delegates who attended that convention
in 1870 or 1911 A. never promised any, or' 'n' =
| know Of.
O. You promised no oflicesi A. No, slr.
| BY Mr. Casserly-Q thought he added something "
| thatf
Wness-I do not recollect OF ever promising once "
any man for vote in the Convention.
BY Mr.. Casserly-Q. Your answer as heard 1t, was
that You did not promise any office that you recoect or
A. do not rccOllect OF ever promising any ANU " ~
best OF my knowledge and belief, never dlI. ort
q. What your first answer iHat ~ Wiia,
to get because do not wish to seem 10 nave
The first answer of the witness was here read as
II never promised any. Sir that know Of" .. oeoo
BY Mr. Howe Did ycn remove IRON o' not
rccullecL Of any removal, Sir for their acloh III '"A'
GENERAL ORDER CHARGES
O. have the present propretOrs OF the General Order
business charged your knowledge above the rate
fixed by the Chamber Of Commerce. A. There were
some complaints that to the CustOmhouse through
that third division, wherein we claim that oney tad
overcharged and they claimed mat they nau noa p
think IN mostly all the cases. with some few eXceplops
we made them deduct there were ve-y few complaints
that came directly to me. . .~
O.
control Of the General Order charges and may reuco
them where the complaint is made. and In your opinion
he 9r e tSoSbt were too heavy and specially in
sruccd the deputy in that DIVISION ana also te SUPER
the General order stores and that but good
and faithful officers and storekeepers were IN tnose
erly so that there should he complaint; my impress
sion is that they nearly always sustained themselves III
the charges they had made under the rues anu rebu
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSSES.
O. The keepers OF these bonded warehouses who re-
ceive these unclaimed goods enter believe into bonds
generating and holding the United States and It's ON
GERS harmless from on account OF any risk loss or
expense OF any kind description connected with or
arising from deposit or keeping OF the Merchandise
within the warehouses; you may look this law over
which have been quoting being the law OF Ioot, anu
state whether you understand that to be the stipulation
of the keepers Of these warehouses A. That is the way
understand it, Sir never paid very particular atten
ton TO the laws, having my assistants tnere " always
| call upon. .,.,o. -, an
other and that u.s. whether in case any Is %
plundered in bonded warehouse or IN Genera VI
those stores responsible the loss destruction Of the
goods whether that is your understanding OF the
| law A. That is understanding OF IL, sir
O. Complaint has been made by single witnesses who
have appeared before the Committee as to the loss OF
been landed and as they IN ro enp fSoWdge az
TO the extent of these ossesi Have they been frequent
| or infrequenti A. There quite number OF com
paints Sir, with regard ~ tho losses sometimes more
O. What steps taken by the Collector or his subor
diae officers for the purpose OF tracing where the loss
has occurred when case Is reported 10 you A. Wnen
these cases reported always send either 10 the
deputy In the Eighth District to the Appraiser where
these losses generally and order the most thorough
examination and ask for the report when the examina
ton is concluded; 1 think sometimes they nave been
| traced, but general thing they fail.
q. How is thatf A. As general thing they iaed In
| tracing the loss to its source.
@. some OF the witnesses who have complained OF
losses that they supposed 10 have occurred In the
General order store in the public store, have said
that Notwithstanding these losses, the have been COM
PEELED pay duty upon the packages ndered, in the
same manner II they were all there undlstur6ed
shall call attention now 10 the act or the 81 OF March,
1906 section OF BIZ shtlys Digest and inquire or you
whether III such provision Is not maze LOT the
abatement OF the du.Ies reunding OF the duties
they have been paidthat s where casualty OF that
kind occurs the General order store in the bonded
warehouse A. You have reference to where, In some
bottles disappear for Instance or quor out Oh the
case-yes, Sir. .
O. In some where 1t can be made satisfactorily
appear that the OF goods have been pundered
since they have into the control OF the Custom
house officers wish to learn whether, on application
there is an abatement Of the duty or not A We'll
think there Is discretionary power with the secretary III
such case; II that question was asked me IN me Gus
tOnlhOusc should Immediately send for Mr.. Cnch ana
Mr. Clark and have them give the law points on II.