New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-24

rivs after we have generally received our invoice by
receive the goods we generally make arrangement 70
hold over until get the invoice In which never delays
US over day or so.
subpoena was ordered for Inspector Woods.
TESTIMONY OF DANIEL II. TOMPKINs.
Senator HOwe-What is your position In the
Custom-house and how long have you occupied i'll A.
Deputy Collector in charge of tho public store have
held the position about two years and two months
O. When packages are delivered at the public stores
who receives them from the cartmani A. The receiving
O. Does he give an acquittance to the carman for the
goods A. Yes Sir he signs the ticket which IL sent
there by the inspector the ship; the ticket des-
CRIMES the numbers and marks of tho different paokeS
then A. They are sent their appropriate places or
floors in the store for examinaon ~ an , MIC
by the appearance of the tickets he knows where tho
o. Who places that expert therei A. The Collector.
O. By what agency those goods sent from one part
Of the building to the Otheri A BY the labor contractors
O. What ia done with them when they reach the ex-
animation roomi A. They are opened by the openers
O. After the contents OF case examined what be-
comes of III A. 1t is then closed by the parties In the
Examiners and Appraisers Ofice-the openers and
packers they have the whole control Of the until it
is corded and sealed and sent down TO Inc by the labor
O. What record ia made OF the delivery of to the
examiners on the first oor on any foori A There Is
foreman every floor; when q arrives on that
floor he makes record in the book OF that particular
case indicating the floor IL ia to he describes the
in his record by marks and numbers and the name
Of the vessel he takes regular account OF the case AS
1t comes up, with the marks on 10.
O. When "a has been examined and IL comes out OF
the Appraisers rooms does the foreman make record
10 show where the case is to 90 A. think not it is sent
first floor, where it is devcred; the public store
cartman takes it, and 1t sometimes get into the import
ers hands before the examiner leaves the examination
@ What Is the object of the record that Is kept by the
foremanf A. To enable the examiner to 90 out on the
floor and If such q has arrived, and where 1t is
Q. Who employs the foremanl A. The labor contractor
When the receiving clerk has recepted to the cart
A. Il
clerk and copied on bloter; that botcr goes to the
Office and sheets made from it, and from those sheets
entries made into the books the ticket then to
the cashier who pays this carage he s one of my sub
Charged we have books belonging TO the different yes
sels in the different lines Of steamers
G. The result Of this machinery is that you finally get
these books which permanent records the entry
of each package that comes from the dOck2 A. or every
package that comes into the store.
O. The only evidence you resort to TO show that the
labor contractor has taken the package from you is to 90
@. DO You make any record Of the time when pack
age comes back TO you from the examiners room A.
THE PUBLIC STORE DELIVERY.
Q. What is the record you make when you deliver
packaGe A. There several kinds OF correct" de-
veres where the importer desires the goods TO be
taken by the Custom house carts the address upon
it enables them to take it right; there two
cept made one Of which the cartman signs and gives
then he takes the TO the merchant and brings
me the receipt signed by tne merchsnt tRese are pasted
together and filed as our vouchers for that class
Of delivery; then there Is another class OF cor
my office 10y the clerks, upon the invoices being sent
down to me to make out the order from the other Ia the
most expeditions in favor OF the merchant then tbcreare
certain deliveries goods transfer warehouse that
are not duty paid these deliveries constitute with
We t per enc t We s cor are r,eTy bv
receipts; another called correct delivery by orders
deliveries upon permits and orders, and deliveries upon
O. In contracts how long Is it after the package has
been examined and sent back TO the receiving floor be-
fore the invoice comes TO youf A That all depends on
dpDartment;
times il comes down the same day or the next mornings
ii may depend upon the multiplicity OF business.
O. When goods come TO you marked for "Owner's
carts" what do yOu do with them? A. We welt until
get the invoice then make the order delivery
and the carts do not call for Them in a hours write
the merchant letter TO take them away.
G. When package comes down to YOU from the exam
iners room, how do you know that 1t is 20 TO the
bonded warehouse. for instance A. BY its being marked
III the examination room.
O. What control has the Appraiser over goods except
while in his loftl A. None whatever; he has the prvi
lege Of railing upon contractors TO send goods to patc
lar floors for the purpose of examinations that transfer is
done by the labor contractor.
tractor delivered by him. the condition in which
he fOund IT, to the examiner, has the labor contractor
has the Collector has anybody any means of ascertain
ing whether, when the package is repacked the goods
openedi a. No. Sir; that is matter with the APP
pJsers department, for themselves; when the pack;
out cGt 10 ''O''O " - 'O'O'' anu ''"' '"'' '''
O. The integrity them of the men employed in the Ex-
is the only guaranty the public has that the
goods Will be replaced as they were found A. Yes Sir
g DO you know whether the duty OF repacklng is diiI
have means of knowing from my personal observa-
ton; very seldom go into the examination rooms but
% DO you know Of any regulation which requires the
examiner 10 report II he finds package short upon
opening it, A. o, yes; he makes that report at once
COMPLAINTS OF THEFT.
O. When there is complaint made of an abstraction OF
goods what pursuedf A. Usually If man has
complaint he goes the Collector, and he refers the
complaint me- for then is to send to the
Appraiser, and ask him to account for that pack
age while undergoing his examination; then 1
call upon the labor contractors to report their
part while IL was in their custody; then either express
an opinion transmit that TO the Collector for his ac
ton state the facts which have developed; see
the condition Of the case the order 1t was received
in; If in bad order state and also state If the
man gave at the ship what Is called clean receipt
then transmit this report to the Collector for his &C
Q. II the examiner opens the package, must he not
know il he does his business, whether the contents or
the package are in accordance with the invoice A. He
SS" Is not tt that his business A. presume k
Q. To what officer of the Customs service could apply
biities of each of tho suoordnates In the service
think the Appraiser could give you the regulations that
govern him. give you the labor contract and can
give you the history of my department and can give
you the number of Clerks employed in each.
find that he opened that case Examined the Sood re-
packed Them and delivered the package without making
Won say 10 the Appraiser, "YOu the that took
The goodsi" A. don't suppose that TO DO under my
Q. What IS the force under youi A. Fiftyhve beside
myself-clerks messengers porters, and quite force
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! Q. What Division is yours A. Eighth Division.
q. How many have the labor contractors, which
department yon say is under your cOntrOli A think
they have at present 81 ab0rers and IL watChmen also
pay all the incidental expenses at the public stoIe-the
| Cartasc all the packages
THE COST OF CARRIAGE.
Q. What the amount paid for carriage during 1871
A. Seventyeight thousand two hundred and thirteen
dollars odd 225O7o packages; in 1870 on 100000
packages, the cost 4,lO9 and odd cents the
ace rate for 1871 was "a 6OO cents for 1870 the rate was
9OO cents in 1869 the receipts were l6l 800 packages
about the cost, S4,583; rate, &c SlOO that year
1870 and 1871 1t was paid by the package;
nacknRes cnrtaRe SEQ 900: