New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-20
Mr.. MURPHY On MONDAY.
VINO MIR. Bliss REPRE,ENTED-rIE TANMANY
RIPU BLICANs OVERIAULED.

VINO MR. Bliss REPRE,ENTED--TUE TANMANY
REPU BLICANs ONERHAULtD.
Following are extracts from the testimony
.oyen before the Senate Committee. OIL Monday last by
Ar Thomas Murphy:
q. Speaking OF these persons Who had spoken about
General Order, you ,.d hc ointment of The merchants
~ New YORK was in favor the ,euOuncng of Lett
The merchants Of New YorRyoa stated them ' as r' a
whole. ~ understood youwere in favor Of having the
General Order business restored the steamship CON
yauies nov the majority OF the steamship companies do
not ash iOr the General Order
q. We nave h"d the agents before and We know
patty well Whal th'y lay : A. Yes, SIR; know what
coInpane, that arrive in NcYork and have their d0c
in York ask for the General order business or
snything about il; and In fact they have alwys oh
jeeted TO To having 1t gwen to the steamship Gonna
nies the other side.
Treasury urging the restoration OF this General order
system 10 the Jersey CITY SIDE With the general SENT
favor such restoration, and against the as con
Quoted hy Leet Co.. alone there, Why was that YOU
Beaaus my conscience, sir dd not believe that
steamship companies were the proper cntodians OF the
Goeerunent iur the unclaimed goods and responded
,bo, co ,Hauif11tbat while was of those 0ninions
that there was only one or two ways-whicl closed All
conversations by statingthat they could get Gen
era order business and thar was by getting the laws al
Congress changed. or by getting one in my place
spet wQs the last conversation think we had on The
General order business.
q DID YOU state to them that yon did not consider thai
nc goods would be sale ia the hands OF the men wb1
@. And you say now you have no knowledge of any
ease where the Government lost because the goods
in their hands! A. only have the mercantile idea OF
Sa'e,Y,
q You have no knowledge Of any factsi A. That
there would not be safeguards enough IN giving the
General Order business to the common carrier, for
think today that the duties Of the port are TO great
tent al the mercy OF steamship companies.
o. That was your general commercial idea, think you
termed IT, which YOU held In opposition 10 the views of
The Hecretary OF the Treasury and his recommendation
and against HE views Of the commercial community IN
fere sted In npOrtatiOns in New York; There again
the Senator makes mistake; do dot believe ana never
ma believed that that the view ~ the majority OF
,he importers Of the City OF New York Thai maj business
should restored 10 those lnes u probably was he
yley of those did business win these three llbes
nd these three lines only comprise three OUT OF TO- H.
ard "a lines running from NewROfA to Liverpool u was
probably the view Of portion oi the importers VINO
Old business with those three iiffes.
% These charges made by che General Order, ana lis
ALL ged ucOny. To the merchants anect MN more
hen the goods through the Cnnah me- or Noith
erInau line than when tbey come through ibc ihhdD
Ip.g A. I do not undefstand your question.
q Are not the General ORDER charges The same Oh goos
ii al the liuesy A. Yes tiT. .
"a IA there any determination against goods ihh'