New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-28

tie Government, or Toe many AMI lar- errors which
they discover III ,Ec Custom House zee uii5 OF .Gni
about ~ ,300O 0G per
EVIL EFTECTs OF THE FEE SYSTEM.
The evidence touched also upon want of integrity on
the part officials in the Customs service and incident
ally upon the violation by ny importers deal
Ing with them of the provisions of the law OF Congress,
Section 5Aj2. which declares: "Ev r. person en-
gagged in the importation Of goods, wares OF
mere .udse into the United States, or inter
csttd as principal, clerk agent In the eutry oil
any eooIs wares or merchandise, who at any time
m kcs or offers 70 make amy OH er Of the revenue
f I ,n .;Sg br n ed not more than 5000 be
Imprisoned not more than two years ! Is i9w as
and tie SURVEYOR tesuaed that he had known no
tro.ccutio under D.. The DISREGARD hy me-
cu4' and by their clerks aud ny custom h"usi
broFers Of the provisions against outside ices, how
ever piausib.r tue apology Tor occasional payments
for extra work, has c,icd M the virtual Enohs oi INC
act oy Gus ON House officials, nave enlarged thelr
salaries 10y The adj irregular lees, euoluhiets
giauItcs ard ptrquses; has demOldii4'd ,ic heiNlO
tuuty cXacliug rom merchants fees wmcl thty re-
tend 10 have pald 30 officials The eVidon'e LoWeNcr
wed that lnu fees acuty paid announced 10 large
sums IN addition to the s.!arlcs. an,
Inc cOmmis-. asked tie Go lccOr, the Naval OHcer
ana The surveyor to advise them winch suD-1NIsl2us ~
Ia, respective offices most exposed - Vioa ION
o, Jaw ~, ' T ,oc i nov u, ~ 1jcrS S,tenIcrs j.
I'D f"Gos, he lcfIes o. lhnse olc,IS tiror',,, M
h. ana H. indicate the danger 10 winch t'e HoFeFIu'h
ana the lneIcH"nts a:e exposed II persons 90 To Vc'
t'tioh are adlni,lcd To those nt pa. ,o,,, ,T,c,
may serve, aao. to explain the evidence Wnic4
Omeer, that "tnOse clerks whose Administrative
action may accccrate or retard hnsHeTs, , 81
human, aud whenever tne.e - coincidence ol MntuS
uOn iI.y and "fp,ruA ,i, there can Dc maternity pt
one re u." An opinion, however, was e&prcssed .ndt
there would be no difficulty IN putunS $40" 10 NC Pc
uce of fees u3id Or services not con hlt'eu ny law
without summary dismiSsals tDat ~ emp Dyes kIcM
ca, wv - they would 5000 cease 10 exact L., IN.
Ilrc-al rifles have Gsclo edam n The inspectors
wclghe aud eaugels, the * dhels' s'ple'S, "iT '
pli,iscrs. dealing with en- e. Gus values ana t,'e
iii t-iIT .N
pressed by the Collector st''C,or, ana Naval Ouc.I
on Inc Hsbity of eu,lo,e temptation, sufficient
IN ind cate the per To watch both the Government
aud tue merchants were exp sed ny system Vi az,
NH ntnc,s Tor tnc post without stopping to III
qure Il, much las been lost through meal ac ~ "''
integrity loose nduagcutn nj ana dishonest lr cl's
II VA, SHOWN 10 the COMMISSION that, wnc The Govern
mcht loses much OF It's revenue tht complain : rue t,'
tfe INSTRUMENTATION Oh tNc ts'"'", So o " 10 ~
dsncu the merchants, driven uaie from Ne"-lOrk 10
other ports, aud cius tine ab'- doumcht OF ccrian
businesses 10y honorable houses "Hu cihu1, '"ulfto
less scrupuous uv1s supposed 70 act ID COLLISION WIKI
TOUCHING ,ne economy OF the management Of the Gus
TOMS was Submitted uu tie pdt 90 tue Cu"moc 81
Commerce, comparing tue duties, hi"itS' auu rA'ns
oI tne collection of the rev, nue. 10 Great bI.iu ana
America tt't IN 1874 he imports OF 0e.t 'fi~.IhS A
|oO'o'1C W',,s ,r,s - 6c0 000 lie same wear
our imports were SGsZ.OUO 600, and our eNp'fis
100000, O0J-ltte more than Ohc-t"Td Oh h0'c
-, q, r.n Klli am and tnat the cXp,us' of collect
ing our rcveuGc about S1OoOUG0 An oNac, con-
rlic cs are ioy IN number aud the AVERAGE duty
on imports about i've per cent, wife MIA ur
l",l' any 4''"U . , f II t,qs nidad s.fl,e
49, va o. u. " ,,t ann ... 81. t.e merchant ia
Gu t,hl' SCI vice ol "i' al i''''.'o IT, i.,
80, wy - - AZ l,,. f.. q, U d.at,lie..r the
ir ,,''+.',,, nd t,ir, t.i iur tfru1I' is: an.
motive ui o"s't''''"7 'l @ t, ~, ,,, ,,e t,,, ,.--
Wh- atcl s"'n l 'Ii .i ,i,,, ~. 49,, ,. MAC. ma
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Hsci L" loli'i i.'"'"''' 60 ,,,-rl -, ro..,,.,ii N
uocu'S ana he'i'N' ,i' .' 'id "a sim .rr,I,
o. thr sc VIC WI "N 49, -, -, .t,,.,.'. p, Ell ,u
LOT q" J" 4NI'''' -, tr,1 me ,..Ia.i -i.i,. M
Pi!liNIo i"h'''. tt,',5Ti ,,r h., an, prfrb W,sl
OF ""'',a az -''" ~ IN, tvn ccuIitr.s and "a
iI"i" W." l'i I,, 'Nr,t-Y.rn Cu.i. IA iipusc has