The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-06
REVENUE ABUSES.
The Famous Case Of Phelps, Dodge
& Co. Reviewed.
TREASURY TERRORISM.
Special Agent Jayne's skill-The system Of
Espionage, Intimidation and Mystery En-
Overwhelmingly Before the COM
mittes Of Ways and Means.
WARRINGTON, March s. 1874.

W ~oyS ono A0oAAS'
WARRINGTON, March 8 1874
The Committee Of Ways and Means resumed its
session ON the mOiety question this morning. rhe
persons present from New York are Jackson 8.
Schultz, ID. @. Robbins, John Austin stevens, 8. B.
Eaton and Cephas Bramerd, representing the
Chamber Of Commerce. There we're also present,
in addition TO those previously mentioned, John
d. Jones, William II. Lee, Josiah U. Low and Samuel
d. BabcOck.
Mr.. J. A. Stevens has received letter from
Henry vining, OF the Philadelphia Board Of Trade,
in which he says that Phiadephia Is unison with
her sister cities with regard to the customs laws.
AS chairman of q committee Of the Board Of Trade
he drafted memorial to Congress which viii soon
be presented. The memorial Is as follows:-
,p the mn Lao Board Of Trad: repre-
understand aud that the proceedings Of nirers and
dHag hse I nos
ns s An Which, s.
Gng5sss to the said Laws and them
and reputation by proceedings the instiga
the public good.
Benjamin +. Nourse, representing the Boston
National Board of Trade, alter few preliminary
remarks as to the purpose OF his appearance before
customs laws suggested that, as the firm Of
Phelps, Dodge Co. had been assailed here, 1t was
but night Mr.. Dodge should be heard, and for this
purpose he would yield to that gentleman.
TESTIMONY or WILLIAM f. DODGE.
ass ssa lis nS but 1T s
now rendered necessary After extraordinary
:a ara u sS
INV %ec Win Injustice to himself and to his nrm he
ATTY had not an lately. BEEN .n
Tor % u
y S % ess Dsss Saa
nssn Pre- ns pu9G time they had paid the
stances, made anavoIaSs comments; rather than sub
to Il. a a S s oow they . srs ns
injustice had been done them He mentioned to the at
g. ss
TT e SUM Of nGs
s ' oss S
Jayne and afterwards reported acted an
THE WORKING OF THE LAW.
the Jaw saying d At the present tine and
ns IN M 81 the
most terrible that had occurred under the
toms eas ss%s aif
sn esS sssa s arm ss
to those WaS ap rue in the Of the
attention Of Congress where would be shown that the
% hs n had al h
strengthen the system which had placed money in the
pursuing business for forty my ara had
which had never had any with The government
sns q
Sr% sna
PAID more than go SSHoo6 N duties T. good name
%snt Oiissrs d even frauds ;uspsotsd,
Custom House was managed fourth OF century ago,
es & sn HIM to 20
solicitor or heard statement himself before deciding
vIRsr NETTING WITH THE INvoKxKR.
that he accused fraud commission Of bust
% M A. s 20
S%s'G% House. the Ts; hS
'S nIs
jayne opening the conversation in his usual bland
Of 20 % ecend BY ny aoos M
;al.s and auDSs.ts .nSscss ana Tia. &c al:
VII he ssn.las. involved Under sas.. sii
fine Of 5000 and mpTisonms1 for no! less than two
S SS 1 q tss
d% ass nave 70 om Ss bs
Court TO take 81 yonr books and This
aSa:;sSs and %SpssSi and ana :sia him
to produce, single duplicate invoice ever
s'a h.sy. SSsp' adss ss Snow 's you
to % Fl e nn Mr.
establish such they st your service" Judge
a nsgl Ss
sn &c to ss' the me-
Mr.. Dodge said to those present, There is fearful
to
s sGa q IN the or
and astonshed at the proceedings MT jayne took
door TO take them away.
red Dodge "a
a no e the aGnns saa
stand how the government deals with merchants under
haze SAID 1' his he
ment The law was made 70 enable just such work as
ana TO Ss sn s IN Ss
m mott be tn ct
money the emoulnens OF labor.
BLOOD MONEY!
The members of the committee receive but small pit.
more i sa. ssnasmsn SaynsS receives lou?
The alleged false and duplicate pxoicss are
Co., way Of dsspatchss had been published IN
London st. rsterstgTs and India where they were doing
that he (Mr Dodge) feared the jail and the
Sa was Pistol held was money or
S a va. %sGs st se
on record Judge Davis said he never called on to
examine case terrific as this The firm did
know could they ascertain what the government
claimed could be undervaued All they could learn was
the amount large, and further that it was u
very terrible case.
nArrxR or INVOICES
Mr. Dodge then xamined the matter of invoices
futing the OF Mr. Jayne, who yesterday read
only one but the other oath required Dodge
said this connection that Messra Phelps. Dodge Co
could not into the market at Liverpool and buy
thew kent Constantly IN stock Taey make their con-
tracts with ten twenty, thirty forty parties tin
the price on tho LIST January for supplies throughout
the quarter. Tin plate first small by
twenty BY Formerly 500 boxes of tin the limit
imported, but now the importation Is between 00O
and 20O000O Doxea There regular man
ufacturcrs Of the LARGEST sizes Of IN. They
are not OF merchantable sizes and weight All tho
immense sizes are made to order Vessels made of
such tin without seams the manufacture being by
stamping them into shapes. The firm make contracts
with manufacturers In Chicago, Philadelphia all