New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-24
DISCONTENTIN TIE CUSTOM HOUSE.
BROKERS' INDIGNANT Al COLLECTOR MAGoNEs
PARLIAMENTARY TREMBLING CLERKS.

BROKERS' INDIGNANT Al COLLECTOR MAGoNE's
TREArMExT-MANY TREMBLING CLERKS.
There was less of the boisterous excitement III the
Custom House rotl nda yesterday than on fnqay
over Collector Magones peremptory suspension OF
Custom House Broker Samuel Ascher and Deputy
Collectors j. f. Jones and Quackenbush, but the orok-
ers felt the less bitter They were wiling to admit
their disapprova of MIR Aschers technically wrong
doing but they not ready TO accord TO the Col
lector the power TO dcbar any of them from dong
business for any such slight misconduct 1t looks
they say, if this assumption OF power, wmcn,
if acceded to- would readily deprive them all OF busi-
and POSSIBLY make room for the ooilec.o ''i,s
personal friends to deprive them OF business 1uiit
up by close attention 10 the study oil the revenue Jaws
in addition TO many years OF hard work. II, hheY
add, Mr.. Aschcr had Seen more popular among lhcn
they would have begun combined action m The courts
Yesterday to test the Collectors authority, but az Il is
they will wait the result of Mr.. Aschers appeal Tor
an examination of the Mr.. Ascher yesterday
received copy of the following notice INA, was sent
to all of the deputy collectors by Collector MaSone:
For cause YOU hereby instructed not 10 receive
any official paper from Mr. Samuel Asehcr, Custom
House broker; AMI not to transact any business
with him or for him, IA such Custom House broker, OF
the agent of any person. In making any entry OF III
the withdrawal of merchandise, or III the payment oil
duties thereon until YOU are further instructed"
THIS order debars Mr.. Aschcr from conducting busl-
ness for his customers in the Custom House. and nc at
employed Mr. Sn it'll, formerly partner OF District
Attorney MARITIME, as counsel MIR. smith called upon
Collector Magone, procured copy OF the ORDER ana
then demanded in writing an Investigation OF the
question the Collectors right to dcbar brokcr
from privileges i'll the Custom House Inc Coiiector
approved the application and Mr., Smith will go TO
Washington and lay the matter before Secretary Man
ming. The Collector will also 20 TO Washington to-
night. -
The Collector referred the suspension of Deputy Col-
lcctor Jones to Naval Officer Burt for report upon
the merits of the Mr.. Jones was charged with
changing the dates in a damage alo~ance permit
The odence is technical irreguariy only, and after
receiving Mr. Burt's report the Collector will pass
Judgment.
Mr.. Magone Yesterday made the following appoint
ments John L. Burke and Philip Gates, clerks, at
81 200 Eiis s. Bloomfield and Edward A. Mahnken,
inspector, and John Kerns messenger. Considerable
uneasess was felt among the lower grades of clerks
fearing that order 10 present themselves before
the Civil Service Examining Board on "Wednesday
and Friday next, may mean movement to weed out
the force of Republicans and make room for Demo-
Gratis. new amendment TO the Civil Service rn'es
requires that where vacancies exist in the higher
grades they shall be filed by promotion after competi-
five examination. There vacancies i'll the higher
grac of cerkshps, and the proposed examinations
are for the purpose of filing them. There are IL
$1,000 clerks to be examined for the vacancies in the
81 400 grade 80 400 clerks for the 81 900 grade;
and SO 81, 600 clerks for the 81 800 grade