New-York tribune., 1879-02-04

! the mone7 alleged TO have Ieen received ny
Nog there precnce that there was anvthng|9r-
r,pt ia the taxing of any of The Zee, referred 10 ~ l
which hld existed Tor great many ycars. which had
6en tacliy u hot DIRECTLY ~ ros,H p' ,Jr' '''n %
Collector and Secretary some 81 ihrn su'n - ''e pl
made 10 Inspectors thc discharge OF Hs" i"r
work done over hour. sometimes through ih' "hoe
night. have been Incorporated witn the eNi.hg
while Others ;iuuc under ac administration u tho>'
Mr.. sherman say. tla - storese' per already
referred TO: Wh,rc Nj Arthur g,ts authority I" a,s'
nent politicians IS beyond NV know ledge' II
he viii refer 10 s letter Of June II, l-'7 he "hl
/ tud my authority was himself
FXTRtP,Y ~ RFTUNp CisFs.
As to the payment hv attorneys of compensation to
the clerks employed out Of Office hours In making up
tne statements FOR refund in charges aud commissions
cases. NJ. sherman that d" do not STATE what + a
fact" IN saving that the Objectionable practice Of re-
cciving pay from the importer was suggested 10y h'
law officer Of the Government lie adds that the Col
ecor any intimate that they were to be
/ pail other than by their salary allowed by law
/ Let us who does mot state what IS fact" For
about six years prior 70 1-7i tine reindng of duties
! Illegally eNaccd these cases had been going on;
| Hundreds suits brought Tne Court held
/ that there was no drterce' ana an ln,'
was necessary was the a-certainmen Of the preciSe
amount due and such as'ert1iutd Was afFlFeh "t u
tuesr statements for re- und such statements were un
i0rHtj III te up by clerks IN the employ ui IN ""''In
/ mcnt For th,s service Uaen ltnIefSd ,rg S",Ie
! we're paid. beyond thcir regular couPenHa'',,t ,t
! witness fcca al the rate ~ II 90 per uN, Ih'
] bel. "
and paid to them. hough III tact theI I"Fcf at,eoI
ia r",r', rAlP' SI,lPs u" , , ,vtrs maid "a vii.
| ne,sc- Tor : many day- estimated ihry had
heon occupied IN inaNiu up the sia cm' nj. ne r''& &
,. i1rl,s COW Of on. OF t.c,n iaIeu at ran
| dom
Ire amount in tlis caae ~ n others appears by the
/ Judgment roll 10 nav. bern taxed iur and rld I" "
clerk IN tEa Custom Horse. Ii -. Sl'ngr ~ " ,I
system OF q suo,lus % these ct"s WIS d'ltc"h ~ '
secretary the Treasury and tncy were al referred 10
tie Hon w9rls Pl,frepont. rhr solicitor wa familiar
" IA ne y g ~,
system he wrote ' presume there viii ic no dhcniiy
III 'e'5ln- -, tnr Pr"i @ &. &. ~ ~ thc t1-rntn
Hou-c VINO h1yt b ter" "egn r,uign :" nm IL1I G" "a M
| the work a. Iau OF tAclr Official duty and
without extra compel ,a'ion, 9c vohlc hardy nav"
..'fI S"'n rr. i'm f' c.f"ia Hau-, a, ai-
rcrtcd to ma up the ttcmcnts for Ieiuni ar some
thln- oi tat nature nut Ia iact ne hau DO >u,n -, ,
~, @ Ni1Io LII i,' ~ ov ,yars ,aI nr their .rl-
yic.s iIcr Ih cl.c. went before Jude POM,
tae, had been paid prrN u-l' the compensation "tn
Ari - witness ''t>' u I'qi'lH @ LOT t. lt.- , . ,I,'
IY5 r' t. swear to tAc ru,u ~ their calculations.
me same s,,t,u. Ia. coutaurd >uoc. y hs- been a.
t. tI'utr ID ..Ilri. Atom obi .piad ~ n.
q9a IT. wa" =. a',9 1s'.q % 10 Dy 'gg y m rn 81 ~
'i, , lI..,e for r.c ou NM. morton referred 20.
! ""'I' 'H'"'' ''''' w. ''' " va "
.'''' i''.'o., .,,.. M, c,r,.
...,. o.. f,,. ,,.r,.,., ., ,,- tbr at!rl..iou
f GOOD. not llb. u du r. 'afre. lawful examination
/ ~ ''i ...t.... d,,, .,.,t,rt cr,,,..1o-.
"ir,c entry " goods su''c' 10 ''H' WIN" - ''u"'
non aud without appr4s meHt' Tie fact s that "iree
pcru,." rc issued nov, prr,I,r.y as taey while
fi.r r1.,,.i. list the same ana iu,t as utrc
y,,.,f.,1, NOS. n, tf..u Ifthr practice was wrong
,rcr me- II WAS equally wron. uader ny predecessors
,rblfa century and ,cqiay y-rpn under tnD acting
Collector. Ine only emtusr }" me ''7.rm Z Nni'n ra0 Ia
poem li''', 80, ''"' , 80 i.r ,aj. a. i.. had
n.,ion..y c.ranrd du,l h-cat.e tlc amount IN each
c.,r va. TRIVIAL, were ,uucct 10 duly "n.f''y IN te
i--rc-.is c,sae!ao, -u "'r ] l,'' - =" i i ,,r
,t ..,,,. r.,I.,tnr ou ,,.e~,c, Of one hundred q
month ihe,e 4Ir. OF course. addition TO the " Tree
permits - - % - ,-,,.r
MR. sHEHNiNN = Fl'' '''7- 'ii' i''' N"I.''"'
A. to Mi rhcrmius table u changes i th1 io'r en-
,-o u ,lo o.;oy n, u.r il should hc observed that
I'-'' q" ,,, ,..., III l..,,- i, t,. -.....,.
A. one time the D. paIt4cut directed That about seventy
r,-.or. prrousIy pad 4. lab,rers eIcud bo trans
! i''''-' - ........
ierrcd to The ron oii''i'' tiN' u'""- an 'Pp","'
increase OF when there none IA tact The "a
| bile OF change in the force and expenses on pages
eleven aud twelve H. so iar - ]. Ie'"e9 10 me year
1877 manlte-tly incorrect rs II claims tH't an increase
/ OF eight persons lu tue force caused an IN
! crease OF 7ls''VuO ia t1i'H'sIi' USE, le ~ IIb''
so far a. It Is correct Shows that there was
decrease ln iois2, "nI t NJ t.n m VIII, ien,r %
III every wear a!tei =. T. IN ~ w., - i II
prcs-ly admitting tAl e"lIi u.l E t@',l @ VIII
ont the sanction o thr Str'IlS "i 'u' u"l7
he IesI"lsint ,oI ~ . IA, - ,,' ', 'I
OF cF r lt'l''' ' 4 80 !! ",'r,t -, +
VITA rtrr'u,e 10 'u' on ol ''-l','n ",t'aH - ~ i
N"ulu I>-L' ,i ,rt Ism u, mr. In - no,y.
d. I! l; were cA7Hi. an @ m ~ ~ = ~ - i''' ,
t'ti' -I- 49, d..
about tc Gee me H'-I was - .'' i'. .l'U.u
not -1'c 400 mined. .c answer ana 'u''l'I' 'Le o.
fer Wa- renewed. UT. SHERMAN "''ciJ Ahs'la'tS w
| reason fJr declining II.
1ur J,y ColDT--t1v.
-, =. ,..-., .,. o.,
AS 10 the constitution "' 'i' ''' ''il''''''' "-''
n,tniug To do with making 10 up, further than To do
! -, ~. w. t,-,ct..t "a. the Treasury Dcu3ttlurut
" ."' -, T o. ,f.rl,.l I,v t,e ci,ir,,,,,
/ Ar 70 ila IiO''"'''' / ~ -"'' M '' NV ''I
thai t could onj5 investigate b! stcu- hut lAdEdUIl-,
and the commission refused receive evidence
/ .ca.ifc charge. some Of which are now paraded as
,ry,d or admitted Taerc was lao Examination