The sun., 1901-03-01
CUSTOM HOUSE SHAKEN UP.
ygEREs BEEN SMUGGLING AND FRIC-
rIOy-NEW SYsTEM NOW.
so,,.,or,' stsRI Abolished thirty one In
.pectors Dropped deputy surveyors Dow,-
ing and Reed to Resign NO More Courtesies
ot the Port or Revenue Cutter Passes.

,,llector pidwell VINO went this week 70
Usshinyton where n conferred with q. l..
s,sulding, Assistant secretary Of the Treas
,rr announced yesterday IA tiy shake-up
q, -. custom Hlui ia which Included the
droroing of thirty-one inspectors The Secrs-
,,-v ot the Treasury IL also understood 10
hgvacaIl I'D for the re II gnat!ons of two deputy
.,ryayorS, Daniel f. Bowling and Theodore
\ Reed Both thasa deputies have been
In the service for some time. Lr Bowling.
nb, has rha- .a of the dischai ging In pectors.
,s,,a In uui"r Surveyor Mctiure and like M.
NcGul'e was u Cleveland democrat Mr..
pe,d IA in charge of the district inspectors
s,d hi. political views Hrr referred to by his
s..nriat.s IN the Custom House as having
,s.r varied rhr inspectors dropped
rsca,vsdst dav. while the salaries Of deputy
,,-vayor- are 81 900 year,
Inc slaks-,p .uyolvcs ahol iehinr The iuris-
da'tor - N" surveyor Of the Port and il ap-
,las - so-cnlcd -'an officers. the places Of
,rs.o rnlcar. n'rng taken hy Collectors
,erS-.
Another inp.rtant decision i t. d,scor-
rnuc IN ne 'uurs royruu' cutter permits
n board moaning steam ships and To A."
g-tr.nc ..uur'e..rs of tn" DOrt' hoth being
I1,,d lpl' a. iu lu,tutiY" To SmuygiHE
r.. .nuri..y ot tr- port usually mr..l- r"-s-
r. ,I' u,-r,r, ~ t,-i,ngu,-hnd persons
vfntl' 'r.u'r'i'"
The ,hakr-ur. = j. understood results from
c0rUuit. 'rf hay" been piiWr NJ tor MANY
,ror'H. II L. 70 fact that 4 great deal a.
smuggling h@r been gUtrE oa, nutNiusttud-
inr 'ir 80 uri, OF th" olvCtOT and surveyor
IN prevent " Following T. the Collector
G1rrnl statement
,"cr carefully considering the r"vi-
son, ~ thr i"v turif law governing the
entry ui pu--riger-' effects and IN" resent
: ssro'H ~ examining and passing their bag
.1.a ou tho steamship docks. Collector BID
rrl hts submitted certain rccommend.tiO
n. 'nr ,,,r.ttty of IA" Treasury. which II
ls sn.'",cd VIII result IN bringing he system
.n .,.uz.,J COI. 'urI.'tv 10 the statutes, and In
enhancing The "t.'i"uc' ui tins bTtuch "I
'.. or. -ipIus SsrNI ''
II .d,r ~. prupo.ei plan the collector
UI.. wI't the o"uCurr.uc" pf the Surveyor,
'rDnTU,uicd that what ha~ he"u known n
'lr -urypyor' -tHF be- dIspeu-ed with. The
l.ty of tN,.. e'lf Ci'icprs has been 20 l'p
5pvu NE U.N and board incoming ships, for
tna pUrVp~" r' taking the passengers hnS-
gaze d",l lrgtion-. 'un~InuCH H. these dr'.h-
riil IL are. ~ tur' entries ol U"rchanci~"
trn'1.urd N the ba,. gage. tho Collector ia,
d""'n"! ~ proper ana in aCDuIdEnD" w'th In"
~ 'UIt they should he taken b' Collector
clerks. and uH~ therefor" recommended that.
#. IIrI of the surveyor -tsii. a corps % -IS-
teen clerks -" appointed tor this dutv. Tho
collector further hpl"vsI Nat the strength
%. o." o''a.N' force VII not be- weak med
90. ih' -.ry.'e Ir tuy way imE tr"d 10y ahnH-l-
&. = 'ur nii,'- 90. uumh"I II CL-uIus In
sI".' H-- Wt hu, therefore recommended
TIA 90. iu.ipwlns tuirtr-"ur INSPECTORS b"