New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-08
wENTY-EIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

at much length concerning the workings
OF his department
TWENTY EIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
TESTIMONY OF JUDsoN C. wATsoN-RECALLED.
A calculation based on returns furnished by
this witness showed the receipt by Leet Stocking Of
1881 packages at the Leroyst store during the year
1911
Senator Casserly-Durng the first days OF the sitting
OF this Committee received from the Custom-house
their for the year s71 in which the number
OF packages bundles cases, and forth. given in
parently at least. great detail yours foots mp
i01 T0 do you observe any difference between the Gus
tOmhouse return and your returni A notice differ
Senator Howe-Are those two amounts for the same
perodt A. suppose 50; l know nothing OF 1t, how
ever.
CONSTRUCTIVE STORAGE.
O. Some testimony given since you here renders
II necessary for to ask you regard to goods
actually received within the doors OF the warehouse
understand the practice TO be that when goods are at
the door OF the warehouse before they have entered
the warehouse, II permit is presented they imme
diatoly delivered 20 the merchant to be taken away Ia
that correct A. They reported the If they
the warehouse and they may be delivered from
the cart TO the owners care without actually coming
@ Theb for all that class OF packages the warehouse
charges and receives compensation precisely though
1t had received and stored the goods for month"; A.
Just the same except the matter Of carriage IL
merchant brings them up himself he pays the carriage
dock within hours after the arrival of the ship with
his utypaid permit for the Inspector to deliver to him
the goods, and 80 happens that the CustomhOuse In
spectOr had marked thom for General Order the
chant could not touch them and they would be carted
hrst TO the General Order store-is that the easel a
That is what mean TO state
@ Then is the merchant compelled TO follow his goods
from the dock where he was prepared TO take Them and
where be had permit authorizing him to take them, up
that store A. Unless the Inspector allowed him to
take them Off the dock.
the General Order store A Not until he to the
and gets his permit stamped for the Leroy
merchant or his clerk would under the circumstances
Immediately to the CustOmhouse and get his permit
restamped but when he got back his goods might then
be In store.
TESTIMONY OF WIN. A. DARLING.
senator Bsyard-YOu are the Appraiser of the Port
A. Yes, Sir.
O. Have you the preparation Of the catalogues Of
claimed and other goods that to sold auction
A. No. Sir all have to do Is TO appraise the value Of
goods before they are sold; send clerks around who
appraise the goods and aferward make personal in
peeton Of tho goods TO see if they have been properly
Are goods sold without description that Will lead the
purchaser to know the value OF the goodsi A. Yes sir
In the matter Of quality and quantity.
@ When you examine package and you find 1t In bad
order what do you dot If IL in very had order we
have the importer notified TO be at the beginning
any could not have occurred in the Appraisers depart
ment they are not In very bad ORDER we do not send
for the importer, but they opened until the
examiner and Appraiser is present.
INSECURITY PUBLIC STORE.
@. II you find a deficiency. upon comparing case
with the invoice, what have you of ascerainng
where it occurred3 A. None at all.
O. May 1t have occurred after the package reached
mat budingl A. 1t Is possible for 1t 70 have occurred
between the time came into the Collectors possession
and time its to the Appraiser.
at all
q Suppose a package is lost before It reaches your
platform for examination, who Is responsiblei A. The
CURED while the goods in their custody almost
Impossible TO fix that unless some person has seen the
II robbery.
senator CasserlyIs not true that many the rooms
In your special departure Of the public tore very
dayi A. Yes sir in one " the most important depart
ments the drug department we have TO burn gas almost
all the day; have desired to make some change but
the leas- understand expires soon. and thought
would not ask for a change.
q How will it expirei a. understand it ex-
piTes early in 1873
@ Ia 1t not true that there many dark places and
remote Of the building where aTcenies might he
committed without detection A. II was posed
people passing through the building constantly.
ne5 the baIfwav bopse b.twecn tie Coliectors 6fe
and your own departments probably the part OF the
occur A The men employed by the labor contractors
have access u all the rOOms IN tue budne and great
the building. and opportunities may he afforded from
that fact for SpoliatOns; they may take place
Appraisers Department; they may take place at other
times by employees of the contractors; but what mean
particularly 10 say Is that While there divided respOn-
sibty difficult it any particular Department.
Q. How long have you been Appraiseri A. Since
q Don't you think, such business, 1t is possible for
the Collectors clerks to make good many mistakes IN
DO considered by one CLERK 10 pe III bad order
and by another not In bad order
q. How many men arc there under you A. One humid
red and tweSyso snd packers they are sworn
q. How many in the Labor Department. A. don't
know
o At all events no matter how many they are, they
have access TO all parts of the budin-i A. Yes.
O. DO you think the pubic stores fit or unfit A.
They ARE unfit as at present cOnstruC ed, hut think
the room, IN particular is poor one for W. have
bavea De light 10 distinguish the color Of the sugar
q. How about the room containing fibricsl A. There
room enough there, but the whole store IS defective.
REMEDIES EVILS.
O. How would you remedy the defects of the present
management OF the public store A. would have few
intermediate officials between the citizen and the Govern
nent as possible; there too MANY different au-
Ihorities.
O. What change do you think ought to be made in
gard TO this vision OF authority A. think the whole
should give bonds because the Collector giving large
oonds 70 Government for the custody Of the goods
goods even though they pass technically out OF his
hands into that Of the contractor or Appraiser for
O. What would you suggest as remedy for these
raudsl A. with every single package Of goods where
for the Government to take possession Of adj the goods
would Involve s s Oh
@ Would II be Improvement OF the present system
ny opinion that II there was specifc duty on ali goods
there would be good deal less OF fraud.
TESTIMONY OF COL. HIRAM C. WHITLEY.
Col H. c. whitley Chief of the Secret Service Bureau
was called in accordance with his desire expressed the
evening previous to reply to the charges Of Detective
Beatty.
Senator Pratt-How long have you held your present
postionf A. Since May, 1869.
O. Can you refer TO the act OF Congress under which
Your office exiss A. cannot tell received my ap
pointment iron, the Secretary OF the Treasury
@ What Is your special dutyi A. Our speciality Ia Il
lint xzhe we find n