New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-10

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dutes of spoca, agents. which was approved py 'o QUO
., ,he Treasury and adopted for the use OF the
Bureau. - .,,,od IN doingf A.
instructed 10 make ane ~ Ugncaimed goods
o. What the result A. In hpr, ~ in grent
NAM ~ them The rules and regulations ~ prescru w
the Department had not been carried ou,; M in
stOrckceper was removed aud another aPpo,n'o -nns
venory was taken the regulations relating 10
not carried out. ..,.. int, tho sales OF
unclaimed goods and their stOragei A. Yes 5ir ~ o
case there were "A barrels Of brandy entered AZ % S
house I'm stone-st; ak Of them were subsequently VIII
drawn and the eight remaining were taken IN Decein
her, 1902 to the sale In south WIlaus, iions
To- the barrel they were advertised the catalogue as
eight guartereasks Of ps ana aa fIm Which amount
slO5 Sc deducted for expenses ana tne Danco
tied on the entryboOk which was irauluent Ito haey
the bond being insolyent; the goods haVInG po
sold spirits instead of brandy thc buyer was d
and tho Government did not receive inc ahoun' IVA M
have received Ii ii had been properly cadlo@uou anu o."
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SINGULAR CONDUCT OF COLLECTOR GRlSNFhL'
Senator Bayard-Did you ever make any examination
to fraud in tho baggage Of passenSersf A. Io ony
matter is where received letter from the ooc
rotary directing to investigate matter when h'I
been reported TO him. and 1t referred to me anu a
examination ordered 70 be made; the communication
stated that on n certain vessel certain trunks "on'
come with certain marks, and that thcy wOuu c III
tain goods liable to duty and the Secretary directed
that al examination should be made; when the Noss'
Burt went with me TO the vessel trunks opened
and found 10 cont ain dutabe goods; AT my suSBs
ton they directed to be taken to General Vnt
store for examination; waited while ana iOud NAV
they had not been sent then suggested that tney 20
taken to the seizure.room IN 'New-Y0rk; ! was to.l
that an application had been made 10 DIT. 9TH
nell, aud that he was to grant pli'n,di
permit; they were finally taken to the sozureroOm anu
II was locked then took them to the Surveyor OF
flee and sealed them up the next morning was sem lor
by the Collector and reprnandcd for what hid dOhr'
ane S ais h,d o me rib dsmanded an investi-
and AT hp De
fused and the trunks were ordered To- private man
sion to be there examined whether any dus were Phn
not don't know; reported the case W thc oocreIJ
cUsToM-HoUsE POLITICS.
O. Have you any knowledge OF the power O the Gus
tom-house to control primary elections in the city A.
only from hoarsay there seem to be two factions
of the Republican party the CITY, and both try for tho
ascendency know of no money being PAID or prom
ises Of Office know that officers Of tho CuStom-hou5e
were present, both at the Sarat0ga anu oyIdtu9o III
WAYS objected to the system; thought they might leave
the rnnnnc of the machine to outsiders the Admins
tration had the majority and thoy succeeded IN carrying
things as they desired suppose that al ONCE noucrS
c. DO you know Of anybody holding office WHO IL not
an Administration maui A. No, Sir, don't believe
il is the duty o. holding oico to DO Administration
O. Do you know Of their Influence in controlling
used their Influence toward controlling the primaries
but whether they do this officers or individuals Is
another question: know that men have been pfOInlseo
that if they would do and they would get positions
O. Are those statements well authenticatcda A. Well
creeeys side voting the other side the general talk
would he that he had been promised something; my be-
lief that official patronage Is used to carry primaries
and other eecOns have no knowledge OF the tic DuI
can that uen who are known as FentOn men or
Greeley men have not been c0mpimented WIN POSITIONS
and men who known "a CODkling men nave Dcon re-
warded the Inference is plain ana IL nmdr'toou 1ne
ii man is active and does good soiNce nc Is st'e
rewarded with positions; do not know OF any anu Al
mnistratOn man who ever received any pOoAJlOD'
REMEDY FOR FRAUDS
co.o,o. AZ il these bonded
warehouse frauds, A. The first directing the Inspector
dschargng enter the bond number upon the cirhah
ticket and send with the goods TO the warehouse and
when received by the sockeeper TO be by him entered
upon his books; when the goods thereafter are sent ron
him, with the bond number added, ~ VIII ehane
tho person 10 authority to make out the adycft5e-
ner and according to present regulations the
ent difficulties and embarTassnents VIII be entrey
and not accordance with the rcguaOnS there should
be nine headings. while on the catalogues there are
that the purchaser. cannot so readily ssSergp
cask OF wine some people are allowed to examine the
lege people at the sales complained that thoy had not
had an opportunity 10 properly examine III some IN.
stances more for 3n article than Is worth, ana
in others they complain that not knowing the value they
prevented from purchasing ut n fair valuation
less than the goods are worth; there il not
the opportunity for thorough inspection mat there
at the contents of boxes, aud they were denied Col
Howe told me that there could not DE more thorouga
many articles would be carried away.
q. Then the law vioiatedi A. dars say; ! was
there to examine and report what saw, ami
ported IL not my duty 10 decade whether not the
law was violated WAS simply to report the condition
Tie Committee then adjourned until 7:}o p.
EVENING sESsIoN-ADJoURNMENr OF THE COM
MITTEE.
At the opening of the evening session the
Secretary read several communications from persons
who had testified and who wished to explain statements
by other vii A
lowed in regard TO the admission OF certain other
municatons evidence, and they were finally rejected
statement was read containing the Of Custom
house officers appointed the recommendation OF Sen
FentOn. Senator COnkng or Horace Greeley. under
the Colecorshp OF Grinne. Murphy, and Arthur, and
showing that nearly all OF those recommended by
Greeley and CoDkling still retained. while Fcnton's
appoinees have been dismissed. The Committee then
adjourned, TO meet at Washington at Il a. III. Monday.
Feb. 49,
GENERAL ORDER CHARGES-A BOARD OK RE-
VISION.
Collector Arthur correspondent some time
with the President OF tbs Chamber of Commerce,
desiring that a committee OF five of its members
be appointed TO meet committee Of five
OF the most experienced and responsible bonded
warehouse propretors and five OF tho most competent
officers OF the Customs the three committees to form
Board 10 decide upon schedule OF prices 20 be Jointly
presented 10 the Chamber OF Commerce and the Secre
tary or the Treasury for their approval and when thus
Jointly sanctioned, to be rule governing the General
Order charges. The suggestions Of the Collector
were accepted by the Chamber OF Commerce, and its
reply the appointment its part OF the following
merchants Jonathan Sturges, d. Willis James. s.
Humphreys. VIM A. Booth. A. s. Hewitt On the part or
the warehouse propretors the Collector has appointed
Franklin Woodruff. John T.. Fay Frank Squire. A. b.
Miller, and NJ. &. Drggs. On the part Of the Custom
house the Collector has appointed 5. Z. RUSSELL T. b.
Thorpe Joseph Treloar. Harvey Major. and 8 A smith
The FONT Board met at the rooms Of the Chamber OF
CONNIE rec, and adopted the following resolution:
Committee requested prepare
schedule OF articles and that the Committee
submit Of