New-York tribune., 1874-03-10
THEFT BY ACT OF CONGRESS


,xxx CONSPICUOUS BY HIS ABSENCE FROM THE
COMMITTEE RooM-uB AND GEN BUTLER IN
nuIsMA- FURTHER ARGUMENTS BKFokR THE
COMMITTEE BY MESsRs SCHULZ, ROBBINS SIX
WINS, HOPPER AND NOURsK,
fBr TELEGRAPH TO TAR TRrBUSEi
WASHINGTON March 9.-The Jayne conspiracy
,sse again occupied the attention OF the ways anu
Means Committee to-day, and was resumed !"
,;sht. JAYNE himself being conspicuous ~ ms ap-
sence which was regarded with ast"ni ''hehe Oh
al SIDES The report was current that II ana DIS
attorney. Gen Butler. were in conicT' zee on the
dilemma in which they find themselves 'no 'he olS-
800 which awaits them when the tu.i acts are
t,o,yn. As 10 their hne Of condu IN he
tntnre. nobody can speak. The gentlemen no"
here from New-York and Boston who are ue'ol-
,i,od IN continue their labors until Congress snail
do something further for thor relief say tee ~ "o
doubt that before the investigation closes lie eA"o.
connection Of Gen. Butler with the lniofIhe' au"
poiety business will be fully shown 10 his u'Siou''
that the amount of his share his fees and other mat
fers will he pyen and his interest ia the conspiracy
developed
Thesubiect viii not he disposed of by the way ana
Neans Committee this week, but the examination
Al twitnesses and the hearing OF statements Will pro
hably end before Saturday. Collector Arthur Naval
osbeer Latin. Surveyor Sharpe, ex-Navai Officer
Cornen and other officers in New-York, have been
,ot,6ed that if they desire to be heard the Com
mittoe will hold meeting for the purpose on
"Wednesday All the merchants will finish their state
,oents before that time When the investigation Is
finished a subcommittee will be appointed to
consider the subject and report to the full Com
mt;ee with such recommendations regarding
changes in the laws as they may think proper.
The session of the Committee this morning was
consumed in asking questions of Mr.. schultz and
leseceeded in touching with much SAN and power
on some points which he had omitted m MS long
statement a day OF two ago. There were ass points
Of uncertainty or Obscurity IN the minds oil the
Committee. Mr. Wood, among other questions,
ssked Mr. Schultz whether he knew OF any cases
wherein private papers had been seized by Detective
Jayne OF Others in the Customs service, and made
use OF 70 force a settlement IN cases for alleged
phensesi He also asked anothe, question, still
more significant whether he knew Of any case
wherein q mans letters from his wife had been
seized and used for the same purpose, On these
questions a discussion arose and feeling was ap-
Parent that the information was proper and deslr-
able but still there seemed to be feeling that IT
migbt rot be judicious. The question was finally
% oaneuded that Mr. Schultz could state if he was
personally cOgnIzant Of such cases. Mr., Wood was
indignant and refused to ask the question.
At the evening session, Mr. Robbins of McKesson
a Robbins, drug dealers, was heard, but be spoke
on the defects Of tue tariff system than upon
the mOetieS.
Nj j. Austin Stevens, Secretary Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, made clear, strong, and logical
argument against the spy aud moiety system. He
sad that the tendency of the system was to injuro
and destroy commerce He said that many of the
l. VII
capital for many firms by selling bills Of exchange
the security of cargoes to arrive. AS an example
an importer brings bill of lading to the banker
which shows that cargo of sugar or spice is to
arrive, consigned to the importer. lie surrenders
ihe bill Of ladng as security and receives half or
per cent OF the valOe of the cargo lie called the
attention of the Committee to this fact and then
told them that II they permitted seizures he made
for triilng Irregularities the part of merchants
oI their clerks or the officers Of customs, as had
been done hundreds of times, the effect would be
either to induce the banker to require advances or
10 charge friRhtful rate of exchange on the risk
John &. Hopper, who represents the Grocers'
Beard also made statement, in which there was
much practical sense and good deal of amusement.
Mr. Kelley of Pennsylvania, a member Of the Com
nittee did not want to listen to Mr.. Hopper and u
sharp conversation followed between the two but
wss finally ended in favor Of Mr. Hopper when the
latter assured Mr.. Kelley that he was 10y no means
the only great statesman living.
b. II. NOurse of Boston, representing the National
Board Of Trade, closed the subject in well consd
cred. thoughtful statement
Now thai Mr.. Dawes is back in his place people are
anxious to whether he will push vigorously the
invest cation of the Sanb1n frauds and the Jayne
robberies, and by 80 doing prove that the painful
ramors of Mr. Buffers influence over him, which
have been nfe since the Summons affair are
founded.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.
COMBINATION OF MR. sCHULTZs ARGUMENT-
ADDITIONAL CASES OF TYRANNY CITKD -AD-
DRESSES By SEVERAL OTHER PROMINENT GEN-
JLEMES
lGENERIL PRESS DfsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr. Dawes, having
returned 10 Washington, resumed lis place to-day the
Committee Ways and Means. At his request how
ever Mf. Kelley continues TO preside for the present.
Mr.. schultz, continuing his remarks from saturday,
tpoke OF an important omission in recently published
erioisl statement of tho Treasury Department. The
Vnissonl was Of column showing the amount Of which
accused merchants have defFauded tho Government.
This important because in estimate OF the guilt
Of parties very much would depend on the amonut as
Indicative OF the motive In the case OF PheJps
Doige a. Co. the amount charged against them
vas NCJO, whereas they had 70 pay S5l,OoN
lie had be.n ON committee 10 examine such mat