, 1880-06-04
myIL-SERVICE REFORM.
,.n,v Of John Jay LEX. Minister to
''f. ..Austria) to Gen. Grants 80
! Charges.
,,,,v 4ha Revenues Were Not Col"
~" tected, but stoien.r -,
r,o Insult to Russia, Americas
steadtast Friend.
p,a Choice Of an Umpire on the Canadian
' Fishery Question,

N Fishery Question,
r,,,,s, Ina Americans Eerb Cheated Ont VI PiFo
''"''' Millions of Dsllafs.
VA AWAsnnNaToN sQUAnH, NEW YonK,
,,na I. 1ss0.-i1 tho Editor VI ule NcW York
INV t,ts.aiI: uell. Grants frfund mlHht ,l,avc
,.nnt|nucd III commenting ntott the Gcncfnl's
.ysrtneu. Of tho superior eiIlcfeney Of Dur
rs;i Service. Wo enunot forget tho startling
.MM management ,nalo In the first report Of
sanr sr Colot,isslon In 1871, llcadcd Ivy Mr.. Uuf-
H. 4. md composed Of ges.slunacn whom yon
~ %.neFInyl as well fitted for their duties, when
.ssv esalll: "It is caleulated by those who
s,se ~ inade a careful slllds Of a1l tho facts
,s.t sH ona-foursli Of tho revenue Of tue United
s,,tas s, is annually lost III the collection"
M, remember, perhaps. that when you 10
r.,,nIy recommended tl,at luport to. the at-
,sn,o,, ,, Of Congress Its estt'nata uf loss led
N Al, Interesting debntu iii the 8enatu. iii
,shlch Senators Morton& Trumbull, Sher-
ran. and Sehurz TOOK purt, and In tho House
IT, IT. apcrry sail: "'rhe stAteiuent Is eYi-
1sntly a cautious one, ni,ii moru wclKhty be-
t,ns u Is cautious. What Is lost Is une-
tGuill, of the revenue. They aro lost in tho
..s,,,ssi|on--that ,s not collected, They
to!este' - 49, ,,r..n,t sratnn, nd ,,nso,,nd -
tpeak o1 sno psIe - III. a. ,..,,,n.,, -. ,,
it!Alit 3 inc Wofas-laIat'y uasonhu.
You have probably licnri that the co'nlhls-
,,on on tic New. York Oustol,l-1iossc, In
rvo,lug that esstlnats reported by your Com-
nixlol III 1871, said that In 1871 dis
tInquished number OF Congress, who had
customs w service, estimated tho 'Minuul loss ut
rolrrY PEN CENT.
Til, gentleman 'nprcars, fto,u tho North
,nitlt, "ClyIl,sefplce lsotofnf") to nave
,ssn Gen. Butler, whom you describe rs Il
MN of courage, honor, anu sitlcsro convic4
Ma. .ss. -, ,vlnn hfs ,y,,r.t a,,tnl,.4 wn,il,f
eoua g,a .o m ,,r m.,,'tn f.n,t t,t,t,<,r,. ~.
nyiions ai!d isayo q te loysr!.ne1t Il l. only y
ptf cons VI tne feVehue ~ "hlc'' 1n"y @sc
a1l!le4; A., t,,...,-1r 1ro,,ao nv
The Comlsslom on Ing Ind Gus,o'toG1se ~ s1,as ~
t'tste4 ng opn!ui Vi anfut tmn! ~. sTMua s.,
mission thy l9ss ut New York would l,.lye y,
n4a !saAv m.9 uuosGn So. H., Il :, liz, i,an,
tp!hion flEnt ioss q mnhy illl!linilS iihu oeen
eansA 6y nc iaW Vt 1s'4. a'ssgI,i, s;u9seaHHSl,t
70 tug Fefof. WHEN y9a Iasa os,ose " III. ,u
ssk ~ o ny alcn"'ix,uY sHv grt MY frn,,s ry
Thsse ttant!s hfe ascni'pMsal9u " 81, sxlI'Ms!u
tase WeiKts maa ieasfeg IT. 0y ,1gai r.,
damaee astoWet., llMhus ~ Citss.nc"t!ua n.!.s
.pqIstseMent ifauu.liems iGlanns seGsst
t,,,,t Wv" ~ fi,ura1 feu' ttrrniis witi.nmt
{ ss|ty ii nupfuisr,ilcIlt. seems to lave H.
creased at
4 1foar ALARMING RATE,
.As number grant srnnte, from liarc1 1s!4 to May,
~ being Ggcr tMo s i,s!,aseW1fietNf " 1i'; NJ;
i igS bs|nE s,ls$sIiaen. Art A'p3thuE'h letter .,!t
shtaa IT. Gonkii's sis s' 1n' ST. s' eoG1stsss esss
oir Arthur, II has been shown TINT so gooSs 9!s
ap0a whcl u!o dAtaes r.; anionntc9 70 siSo'uu y
NsIa aenyelSu y un pan.ieS WitMvns Nv y
o. @y Mat aMs - diw NY sssv,.. II m
seSiea s9S3 5sa af5ofh If td vi e1scta p s III
nsals {{wlss W ss ssstoas S11 revenae q
" ss Hstlnan El1plle, .t,.. H., ,,,nu,,.,,
iaa EesanIk. Ggllerol, s'lat lle i!npvess'o,i o.,
e., 'gh y tlt htiyoehtes M u Gt.3ess ~
,oM nsn;s u.a. ILL.,, most o. ~ EAsatF0 H. Mpti
Ayaa May hos tliis proVDke a. . fs,,itiuGf % o. tne
nsMasant III 1aet e.. alAteE by uSaefal a 5aa5pe,
k"s.iy X +,o ~ ~
TpSse fhat MIN know,, @ 4, f,ayc iItfftuiitt]
the revenue. and who ought, therefore, tu
have Ieyii In tic rcili{chtlafV' Wns tWicu re-
sppoibtey] III tjl0 l,Gsfntrla service and third
Nax dIafr}ssetj. and
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49,. ~ onuAo Foi. n.H ~. ~ s', .'.,,
INK. ~ y 4!g GhArgc nMu9st Alr. Jhy MtIu 4tiiei
'mneis WI Ely. %ao y9n sng nase nssnrtet LIN, l
ESVlaMI " tlie FeFelsHs cHl!cctMu " ~
= Mfm ftOIk euStotn-llonse ~ lost ~ PROCESS
~ 0|tcc1lon," It y ceftalm1y WIN anu ~
%%s,'o.ak ~, aec!itratloti; tyr who can Mhaslht
Ist isa., a'Nr UP revenue mas neeil col.
tGFa ~ o. NeW 1ofK, 9ne@qMnrtef %
~; r. MnoanI Wlttinetu IRON NY NY
isaGsusy " Me Colleetprt #tth tus
ffontNStsane9 OF te Secretary ul no treasury,
~, ~ ~ ~ Is ~! t!i9 pnin 1nelaiE o. ua ss4ti1
sS|isalatol of sui! STORY any terms Of CON
safsa!l.at!oa. ~! Dlt II Inu VIII pernlt ine. tell
Ma4 81 suRRest u ti'o!!gilt WHlcii ilashea upon
r., aaa W,ell l}nruly ttarG To hent!9ll, n
tsssuae IL that Wll1o reGallins aMttlstihctiy
Il ~ Isl sss!'mate submlttGd ~ your Collnilss!o!
s soiI hnq agHiti y! tle Nof'th HfiIcrlcatt ffc
s%~ ;n0eh |septemDef-Oct4bes, lol8}. Mat one,
nSeSSfafss!m9 ats m9t Geiiectct!. yn nhV9 L. soi4e
male ntn tha nasnrtia,, vhini xn. atts;Sntc sti
toMr ,tnr'Uthnt n,,,nI,,,nrts,r II lin revnmme
tolpste5 Il MN WT!ao4a"''os WHY " Ano ''fo'u7
raa.s =. wv ~, .u.A ....!. ;,o
nn,s I9st !, 10 IAx uovEnNAsnrf
seso, uis a.s,; ;ldea ia probably correct 1t would
ron .ss Met certainty to 0nIit that passagG 1oi
~ ~ WIZ autnttt General, thai It would be