The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
CUSTOM HOUSE REFORM.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW RULEs--AN IMs
MENsE DAYS WORK DONE, BUT LITTLE
MONEY RECEIVED.
new order lately issued by tho Secretary Of
the Treasury to 60 into effect at the Custom House
yesterday The order Is dated Washington, January
81 and framed originally and submitted Collector
Arthur IRON tho department. WIS crude and pro.
scriptvs hau to 10 odned considerably. The
order provides:-
All entries shall be lodged with clerk whose duty IL
equ lily among the entry clerks or sxsmnalisn and conn
putaton OF estimated duties No entry c,srx will be
trsser or hrm All entfics aud oaths thereto, must
theate, certified invoices, he duly executed be-
fore presentation OF the entry. the penal sum OF nd
importer 10. e"rseoa are 70 os treated
accordingly Ali entries whether passed correct or re-
turned Tor correction viii be re,oined the importer
ton between the entry clerks Wine duty
potcrs their brokers or agents Is hereby prohibited.
scESE or cosFUsioS.
AS soon as the Custom House opened a surgina
crowd OF Importers brokers and agents rushed TO tbs
window OF Cniel Entry Clerk Qaackenbush, each one
bent upon having his entry taken Up first. Under the
above instructions the entry clerks woro severely
particular that each entry should be made witho
the slightest flaw or techn,caiity on this account
many OF the enries Of highly respectable houses VINO
have never experienced tue slightest trouble wero
thrown Iut and, consequently, after being rectined,
had To take their turn at the loot oil the list
Brokers who have done business at tho Custom
House iof iorty years and who know all about max
ing out entries, had their documents returned to
them tor the most trivial defect. such proceedings
only added fuel to the excitement and many import
ors VINO were present 10 swear to their
invoices were loud in their Remuneration OF
The Secretary OF the Treasury. rho confusion
IL It's height nj about ton O'Clock. Special
Deputy Collector Lydcckcr WIS sent for aud
threw oil on the troubled waters by explaining to tho
crowd that the order OF the OF the Treasury
must be enlurced and the importers mast have pa
tence ana give tue system lar and Impartial trial
merchants and BROKERS' but he could only reply that
IT was extraordinary day, ten vessels having ar
rived Within tweDty.i hours ana soon tho
rush was over everything would work harmoniousy.
Tho crush continued until tour O'Clock, at which
time Gs4 entries had boon received, 51s passed, aud
1855 renamed the desks OF the clerks nj close OF
business.
The receipts tor the day were $3.50, 000 OF which
500 900 on entries left from the previous day.
Duty was paid on ga import entries only.
the following order was Issued TO the entry
clerks:-
ERRORS roR wnicn ksraKs WILL NE RETURNED.
Injury not properly classified 3ss Revised Rsguls
Entry not m ado 10 correspond with bill Of ladng
Bill OF iadiny missing or irregular
bond for.oaths or Consular certificate.
SPECIAL authority from head OF Fifth Division.
Invoice OF extract irreguar or incorrect amount Gu
tered. -
Warehouse not given.
Date Of arriyar mol checked
tor check 10 power OF attorney At discretion Of entry
CLERK.
A number OF leading importers ana brokers were
ny tho reporter of the HERALD ascertain then
views OH this new order Of the Secretary of The
Treasury. They all condemned IL IN most unmeas
sured terms, as project to hamper the Importing
trade VI this city. Not ono had word SAY In ia
iasoE