New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-10

ory Of the bonds and he preferred 70 avE who were
moi allowed 10 be surety again till the business Was To-
ttIcd There were many espousihle brokers' 1u t'e
were aiken surety O'her inSS , Scas oyrrnueut
could have lie thought the penal POM uo'i ~ An
merchants, that goods not 1iu h opened within
10 days after entry OUGHT 70, ne bord
pensed with Te T FSgp nlSni boad was demanded
under rrgula ion Of the dcpl fhat the trans
offati,n bond be dispensed with for web sItgJl
legislation would b, required. tnu't VIC - ana,
bond goods passed through this poH u tlt liz ]
smaller cu,tou- houses in the West where W' lIpo
sibe that there should bc examiners WIZ m Cy.rr
in The fuer and costiicr classes Of goods lhe
NOM lad brcu dcfFguded ia consequence. Nh'h II
took ls department he iouud that MGR ,a a.,
hrokors bad contempt for the tlsi"inl" 'y.u
since they had been regularly sued ln cas- !" ,
respected As 70 export ponds ne lhodGhl u tH'9 w.
made general IN theI character better class oi s'f'es
IsaaS ID BiIc chief cerl, Of the same division, the
Nin, said he ad % CLERKS under MIN Iis{ Neie com
potent with 10 or Il exception ~ nc ih.. ~
six could be spared WITHOUT uoulhel 10 ~ hi.
seizures Of goods were mainly Tor smuggling. IN MS
opinion much successful smuggling was now oen- uCi.,
There fcwcr seizures now IMAM ioiuoIS, VNIuf ~
the Withholding Of mOety money ihc Inspectors hhu
not tie same interest IN making sezArCs lhe 'WIs
OF seizures averaged perhaps fl-y'oVV yeaiY ne"
seizures RENTED. seized goods were sou tNce
year. lie understood that Mt Draper, VINO matt tli1
sales IN iauuycrsquarc, though required Dl ia" ~ sen
cash, had ms own responsibility gwen two or three
months credit to eet better prices lie iu'pt,u Wy
brokers VINO signed pcnal anu oiheF pnhuS 49, 6,,
ally responsible. Tacy seldom compelled 10 JUSTLY
and Immediate transportation bonds In his opinion me
government lost much by examinations made on tne
wharycs perhaps 30 per cent OF the entries, Whic nov"
ever involved small amounts. The custom 81 nee per
mits mainly the result of fay ptsm also cntalieu cor
siderable loss to the He had known goods 10 Do
taken the dock directly tOtuc house OF me Oi'
before the entry WAC made, when they should have gone
t. The public stores Tie order for examination wac not
given ti two or three months atter"aio ana IN soe
Instances uern1s not AT an. IL was FAVOR 10 the I'M
porter aud related 10 millinery goods. me Instances
which had come 10 his knowledge were slA
or seven relative to the same importer, ana
were discovered 10y accident So far ~ he knew no AZ
had been taken Ia the matter II was very 'eci
oH- practice he could say how far 10 CAteideH j.
was in direct violation OF law. lie had no evidence o
inspectors receiving money % pass goods, escclt Pts
ssgrrs' baggage without direct knowledge he heleNe
that IL was customary for clerks, where opportunity OF
fcrcG. to receive Eatucs. IL was matter OF common
TuiuOg thai hrGkes paid entry CLERKS 10 cents on eiSA
entrv Tins gave facility 70 business ana ouSht 70 oe
rcm.Ied 1t encouraged CLERKS 10 throw ObS!dcIcs III
thc N Of merchants and to delay acton. Ihei' WOMB
no difficulty III stopping this II clerks knc" tIat tSl
suU.ricr officers would punish them WEeu detected nc
FAINT had been Wnkec at on all sides. lie h"d com
palucd # two clerks FOR misconduct IN s department
long time after they were transferred 10 another uN
ion ana tlcr Jay was increased. CLERKS were gwen Il
dave yacatoi each year. To be away longer required
eu,cial leave from the Secretary of The Iftaoui! @
The complicated tauI made business NHlellJ ne
l0UEit any taIid must involve 10 some extent DJ'A 4
vaorrr and 6pe life duties. ~ was more tiicdt 10 g-
az correct values than CIlctt Weighs.
Mr. JAY called attention IA COMMUNICATION h'aInh
that H was curaIcg - merchant 20 import through
Boston o. Paue pha, OWING 10 the delays III Nt" lpih
and he XIa charge demanded. The witness slia 'AA
dpubtiS>s c.Vltre aud storage Wer" more expensive ~
Ncw-N 0ri taan smaller cIlics. The tustom-ho1e Ia
cltcs Of N1HCr h" regarded az very poor ana lisut
oic fr business. III BaIch viii continue M tcs-
tmuuy ttis morning.