, 1875-09-08
CONSISTENCY.
!ls Varying Uttcrnncos OF the
Times" Concerning tho
Custom House.
4 Foley Like Unto That Of Mr.. Facing
oth-Wayy.



ycyterday'a 3ians, intended To throw tho Gus
,nm-llouse investigation lNto tho handa of Cna-
gross, we glvo boinw sono sSt1aots from thor
various articles un lilo subject It will he nreu
that tho Times, Oil tli1croht occasionH, laPW
howlo far Tho .1esLs,lctlan Of tho wallst } d..
nounccI tho iltHt t10yctimcbt Commission J; i3l
recommended Immediate resumption OF tho
work ~ hol,tt1ed tho appointment aud inycs..
tiratlon of tho local arclaitects {h) it.tloreed
their report aFtoswartfs; To- favored going on
vih :lso work and ~ Mt last tcslrrB to llnvo
tho Whole mattcr rclegasoa to Congrcss for po-
liticsi luncombe. No cannot conceive It possi-
bio to crowd moro "Reminiscences into slIc namo
RpAco. II Isn't of much importance vl.at tilo
11n,cs really thinks about It. hut, from moro
curiosity, wo should like to know wlat II can
make out oi its own iumblo:
s1SE 1t,
Thh cnRncora [refcrrlng to tho Potter Cornrstfanl
unanimously II tho opnon Tint saltnte fo.1a-
- t4et tlas h.4 loa een known 10 evsry srehiiect
in ch!rARo It ali familiar with lilo nature Of tho
ground iii shst locality :,
foundations srs fautty h esten.o. IN tIe nc1t rn'e.
sousldeEAhIe extent In quality. Tbe most that il
shown Il. that coriain nottia uf tnor material Ian
eon u si and that ccrlein tercentags Of the stonss
have teen Improperly cut
More0v'r, u does not seem possible that tie con-
tllstun to radically reconstruct silr Uustum~II
couIl ho reachn rtlluu. tlerd being involved n,u-
1.-Two having 10 higher end than tho glory Of Iessing
now plans.
II viii rc Impossible to recommend tho tearing down
.s t hs g 'H s:a y ~ ftn ,n new ptns
prrtmal Considerations afcinvo!tct In tho rccontnen-
aaaon- Mr, pottos 10 seana and snbtsieas. etc.
TINT tho i',ena, ,rists stona IL soo.1 ,onc and
hanbumn 0nr, there IL difference 1f upNiutt fn-
ilnr Afo kxC Cf lin iaqt tnR1
,e xaa ty II c , g'is.rss 1s eouras M tsken ts work
snn T. ,,n ~, su H.. ns II, ~ eonp''ca @''noa'
os1S' III '0''0 '''" ''t ,uSn n'SIa'I, d,
mi nature of sneh .en.imcnt.. md While + would
Willingly otter hset ~ tna grouhu alna whicH Me;
rstser nho'l!t erect nm snaa.ina tnahamrhI r.
feels that dufh c0Ea6 would involve 100 great de-
III. but would prefer 70 do II r'thes 1y n enduring
edtoIaan o. tns gona nese lis "n,a ~ M e.nto oy rS
sns mo "na''a'A'0 'oApsHoa VI 'N' pf0'00' ''sa''
.-.--. JUNE ~. ,-,,
nett oi slulleit, and vii make literal dtaeoant In
tile rtso Of maturity n! hs sssettfos III. 70 VIII r..
MALT very far fcatn e. ti fsr!1 M Ine sn,',taHen of
"sly defective; Inst tllors 1 neess.ity Of tearing
down anl con'ncaeing tho work de t,oyo Tint tho
i .a Ia, auc aete:!i,o 'iones !. re in tSs oni'ns
can to ranl"Tcd without destroying tAe present sFHc-
'n1'' arc all '''''' ,uxn a.
,o.ng eiissr onn VA, Ut ths uthsr unie.. Id nc,n
nra could make out y, exceptionally strong eaae, sup
.5usE26.
nx s 81 ae 11a o e
tiun uron ths report Of tao Committee ths Time.
eo,a aow, snd be ro!,ut Dr. noyo md fro. different
stonc Tha tse. given in that reIort Nm only warrant
PORTION II very co,siherat!y less s,. 1iulely Of iuo
xholc. When QUO eonrllefa tle delay nvcyed in lilo