, 1875-08-25
resent tho very essence Of higl'-tnrif robbery,
of subsidy Btcnls, of commercial dishonesty.
THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE COMMISSION.

| nf subsidy Btehls, 0f ct,mtnercinl dishonesty.
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THE NEW CusToM.H0usE COMMISSION.
rhero arc Indications Of an entire change
Of baso in tho treatment Of tho Chicngo
Cttstom.1Iouse by tho Administration at
Washington. Tho recent developments In
regard 10 this building completely refnto tho
slanders TINT llave boon put upon sccrotary
l'n,srow by certain newspapers, in which ho
has boon represented o. fronting tho report
Of tho local architects will, contempt, md M
being fully committed to young Sfr. rorrEn'a
reckless ambition To bnild O C,tstom-1Iouso OF
his own with Tennessee or Mnino stone. Tho
fnct TINT Gen. HOLMAN, who WIS the now
local Superintendent appointed by Mr.. 1o7-
TER, Inns been relieved from duty loro, shows
desire on tho pnrt Of tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury tint the new Commission shnil not
meet with any prcjudicial influence in favor
Of tho position to which he hns hcen nl-
legged to bo committed. The rcliof must bo
acceptable 10 Con. HOLMAN, as hc
Inns been m nrlent Potter man, md
Inns been Implicated In tho desire and
effort to have the present walls demolished
mud new building Of different matcrial erect.
ell. We havo no doubt Gen. HOLMAN has
been honest enough in this boief, but it is
better that the new Commission should he
left entirely FREQ to examine for themselves.
There seems to be every reason why the
selection of tho new Commission should be
satisfactory to tho Chicago public. It wes
evidently created M n sort Of arbitration be-
tween the first Commission md The local
architects, whose reports were totally Mt rasi-
ance. It Is composed Of larger number of
persons thnn the first Government Commits
sion, and there is no reason ut present to
doubt either the capabi1ity or fairness Of the
gontlotnen selected They come from difFor-
cnt SECTIONS Of the country, nro either civil
engineers nrchtects, or practical builders,
mud nrc represented to 10 men Of good stand
ing in their respective hotnea The only crit.
cism wo are inclined to make upon tho fornn-
ton OF tho Commission is that it would have
| been fa!rcr to Chicago, and on the whole
| better for tho public interests, if two Of tho
| seven mon wero residents OF this city. A
| largc rart Of the difference of opinion in re-
gard to The present walls arises from a differ
ent estimate of the sustaining capacity of
| Chicago Bub-soi1. Herein tho act,lal expert
onoo % I,,,;co,o orc,,;,octs md o,e;,,on,,, i,
~ ;,e,;to1v ,aoro vo1,,o t,,on III thn o,,c,roc+
t,,o,-;o. t1,o, or o.con,h,v ~ v,roroor. how
avcr sc;,ntiao cou1d suroaat Th;s 1efcct in
| Tho Commission NAV bo aunnl;od howevor
| r. thev to1fo nron1o testimony fron chicaoo
arnorta va ,,ros,mo TINT s,,c,, ia tho;r mr..
| pose.
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