The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-10
GOODSTAKEN AND RELEASED.
coSs7RUcIirE SEIZURE, IRIS CALLED,
AND COZ. PHELPS EXPLAINS II.
Tn. rairchiid Ceranis-Ior Interests It-eif ..
tn. Method. OF nv. spsuidinE-Mr. Ma
rose Thinh. Deputy surveyor Catiin Is
80, quite u on the butte. OF IIi- once.


IN. Method. OF Nv. sps.iding-Mr. Mo-
,o-e Thinh. Deputy surveyor Catiin Is
40. quite Cp on the Butte. OF Its once.
The Tairchi.i Custom House Com mission
..-uek 6n important lead yesterday. The
Con mission has been collecting evidence in
recs-s 10 the conduct OF Affairs By officials in
-bzr.e q the Treasury Departm ent during
I-e..teat HArrisons Administration. the as-
.is.G-:s Of the late Secretary Window and q
e.. se:teiary Foster. including Assistant Sec
re.hry c. l. Spaulding and /. X. Tingle. chief
o!the Treasury agents.
4,,lug Chairman MAEone sent TO the Law
G. lion Q! the Custom House for detailed
statement OF whE: are known as constructive
seizures" ordered by Mr.. SpauldipE since
November last This Information was fur
r.she3 ~ Col Dudley T. Ihel5s deputy col
lec,cr il charge Of the division. Tho papers
~ere taken UP By the Con mission yesterday,
va.n col. Phelps was called upon 10 rpear as
Awi:aess.
TAeev!dence given ~ Col Phelps was that
Il N.yeute last Collector Hendricks received
mary summary dispatches signed by Az
,i,taat Secretary SpauldinE Announ cling that
certain seizures must tie released These
were the constructive seizures ordered b.
Nj snauldinE. 1t was pointed out in the tes-
;.ncay yesterday tina, in law there could be 20
.e!ra-s mus: be q seizure complete. whereas
tro-ler. 0! Ny spaul3ing these constructive
Sc -u.es" were no seizures 81 AL For in
stance 81 thousand packages OF foreign
Jraisers considered undervalped rates in
would come s telegram from Mr.. SpAuldinS
And then. in lAtely release them. This
prevented further investiSeuon OF the case
Oh Pheips wen; over The invoices sn an n. ne
IL al these matters the Washington author.-
ties did not consult with Colleeto, ;Hendricks
ieetc! Hendricks and bis subordinates were
compelled to obey orders Collecto- Hen;
Of his once. and ne thought it ADVISE ole 10
leave the whole matter for the Democratic Ad-
n!nistrAton to inNsStigate. ....;-,,r,,,.
valued invoices. but that, the fines 10 nc way
theT. are about two bundled OF these. con-
s-uctive seizures" ana it is believed that the
g0ye.Rne9' has keea eeRE:red Of 1907 S2: :, ,b II
Commission thanked Col. Phelps tor his er-
PLANTATION; When Co. Fhe!Is Was asked WhT
Lrheard OF before in customs matters. a. these
Constructive Seizures" Co. Phelps merely
Heaven alone knows"
The Commission completed its Investigation
Of the eharces OF certain New 3oTk cressTak.
Io!s-. The Comnissiop forwarded its report
turns out that two Government officers seed
the goods Of Nine Lumley. wh2 subsequently
proved to the satisfaction Of Collector Hem
dricSs ana Col Phelps that nothing in her
trunks Was tutisble. Yet these two customs
Ulcers II Is charged. went out o! their way to
.njure Nine lpniey. and FOX that reason their
removal will be recon- 4 ended.
Deputy survsyor Catlin. TIE hrother-in;lay
o. eI-Seeretary Benjamin T. T-aey. testified
before the Commission yesterday morning as
to his duties He is in charge q the veighers
and assistant weig hers q the Surveyors De-
rarmeuL BE confessed that he did not know
the weights used ty the veighers and their
assistants and that he occasionally te!e-
phoned around" for Information as 20 what
his sub-rdinates were doing. As he left the
witness chair Mr.. MaEone said 70 him:
Mr. Cstlin the equations governlrG your
depA.tu IN. are clear and explicit. You not
only do not seem to know them. but you have
fl no way furnished the Commission with evil
oencs that you have the tAiEtekt idea Of your
duties"