The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-28
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
Report Of the Jay Commission to
Secretary Sherman.
EXTENSIVE REFORMS SUGGESTED
Propositions of the Chamber Of
Commerce Considered.

OUulAOIOO OUuc1uOlC
WASHINGTON, Nov ~, 1871.
The following the full text the fifth report OF the
Commission investigate the affairs OF the New YORK
Custom House,
Nxw YoRk, Oct 81. 1877
special committees Of Chamber q Commerce Of the
and ss fs Of 20
saq SI Of the LAWS Sas ,se of
the Custom House under REGULATIONS Of the
pasmsnt to eonsiasr tie latter points separately from
those which only be shanssd Of cSnsre.s We
before entering upon those tina, concern Congressional
POINTS coKsIDEREn.
The nth point presented BY the Committee Of the Cham
Greeks the ground thai tie existing custom OF carrying
danssous We prepared
Il an could Ss
* mpy n. IN as se
CO We ss nS o 20 po on ns u
ursr properly certified BY that oicer
The sixth point that entries should be passed the
proposition Is aiS g meet the Of the
ducea BY the cable demandns new vigor, activity
,hirK may be mado BY the iroasury Department, with
y M DE- h Be n0H &C.
from nine g our-has been accomplished BY your order Of
charges order stores cartage We un
the ohsmSsr SS'cs
ist da dsy 4a Ssm We have therefore not
and Ths as s y
ss they s sr IN shipping their x9Sd
complained tina. they often had from The
n three Sus sas tor tins % Of
recommending that the be within forty eight
Tor carriage other goods entered for
NJ a
s Sn S oe ans based the
she duties should the goods with charge other
But the have been overlooked that gov
eminent pays the carriage from the vessel 70 the public
the public his this charge
n s e lis
hss S US u e II sh
Se taken zen entirely In charge BY the Custom House.
S favor va.
.psakny in behalf Of the Committee Of Chamber Of
the Custom House they should DO taken charge Of BY
oes afro from me , time o. to the time
Ing Under the present custom merchants must attend In
hs from one desk 10 another until the entries
change it is said will save annoyance and expense
n simplify the making OF an entry and win prevent
Noion and possible avoritsm In making entries ut the
ROUTINE IN THE ENTRY or GOODS
At present the routine IN the entry OF goods fol-
Presentation OF entry invoice and bills Of lading.
which severay examined by the clerks
the same time reduce foreign currences and estimate the
The entry then to the Naval Officer where is
3. Coming back 70 the Collectors Office it to
Then deputy collector. who designates the pack
lge for the public store and takes the oath the
Il. the ss ssns duties
Then back again to the deputy collector for the ag
l. Then to tie Naval otneer for the same purpose
In France the regulations In This regard are simple All
the governments with descriptive list Of the goods i'm.
81 % AZ" II:
out of bill q duties which the Importer and receives
In letter addressed to former Collector. N. Gideon
said that London Custom House lie merchant Is
seldom ten minutes in the u,ion his bust
upon the the labor Of running IRON one Office e
service. II subjects them time
ana slight labor sS%ps; them TO place the business
Crest stress is laid upon the Importance Of this change
routine service between msrshsnss their
s o sna .ss ss
ties ana increased facilities ior collision.
The Custom House brokers whose number is represented
while by the customs regulations and uncon
troed by the authorities occupies position
ton materially the DELAY the the IA
voritism and the collision OF which the merchants
charged that ssas5 The system the entries
given BY the importers h. CLERKS brokers
larser than o,hers the increased being
supposed e DO rseomDsnssd BY irregular fees In this
neither with the dignity she service
suspicion is also Expressed that officers frequently re-
% tho 70 ns and
il appears letter Collector Arthur second
adopted g germi. importers % lodge hsr entries
them. and then 70 distribute them equally among tie
entry Who required to hays them ready Tor
nis;vs but has been avaea Of since.
~oud 90 far 70 remedy alleged v lot rssaisp ices
% IN s % The es9e ~Ss a ;. S ss.
tries and indeed no who has thea there would
DC S he Collector soWssr tia. IT nigh. involve an
moving results to importers from the delay Of day in the
taink however that there should be difficulty
exDiaua.ion 70 SPECIAL clerk with such convenient
again s that but little should lost
= ''' the BROKERS AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
The relations between the brokers ami the customs Of
This has occurred IN regard the acceptance
r. Ssnds The we are Sa sss
In one case where party wa. oSssd to pay broker
ofthe bond clerk required his employment We think
ss s o the s. e. ssa msS %
Da % roa % sa
House shall be strictly confined It's officials
na that s ,s Ss NO sn in "
Regarding the Of the committee OF the Cham
mend that such regul be made be
49, S'S ' the cas-. w'.a
explanation correction.
We desire further that IL
Custom House brokers should act suretes IN Custom
house bonds, and recommend the adoption OF
ons which shall provide against all with
the officials curing their hours Of duty by
authority OF the Collector.
EQUALIZATION APPRAIsExESTs.
The twenty third point presented in regard to the
equalization OF apprassment ~ different ports The
mittee OF the Chamber remarked that the inequality of
sppraisenents growing out OF many collection
districts-therc being hundred wnere duties
coIlectsd-especiaily undsr complex and In
tricate tariff. Is most serious injury to trade
they adduce In support OF their views some ex amples
showing the hardship In individual OF
which they complain and observe that view of The
complexities Of the tariff these Inequalities DO
riy imply fraud lnefconoy there being Oft room lar
doubt what duties should assessed They
suggest that duties PROBABLY assessed at
the port where the importations are largest. ana
where there the best organized corps appraisers
aud say that what the merchants unanimously
demand and what they recommend Is plan the
evils and to equalEe apprasemens ut the different ports
q plan that shall be simple. thoroug and rapid
speed rectiying evils OF this kind being especially i'm.
portant"
In these views entirely and think system