New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-24

inc had been Destroyed; stated the-e hd been manv
things said which could not be wiien o"Ai' .l su
miitsd 90 the committee, the case then came " o '
the same; recommended tho committee u ILlit ~
biz 90 the entire every article was .Olia &c
amount charged at the tDe IL was tst the Coh'rop'
made motion 10 reduee, which opposed ,e.
o. Had il been laid over FROM tue time IL was bis'
presented " the committee " another ds!f a. '
| gcf nb0nt that.
| o. Do Won know Thos C. Fieldss A. do; be wGs
ses to assi,t tie committee by the C"poration Coup'
ss he attended and said re wes DESTROYS VI cong any
thing that might he required, and the committee az
signed Mr.. Field 20 suoh duties as they thought D"
could do when he required arlough they always CAV"
it TO hin. 49,,
COMMITTEES world assent to; Mr.. Field goneray aske9
me what ease be should examine. ard. ny q genersl
thing, selected the case for him. and thiIS 10 u"
a. DO Won remember when this case came m hetOIs
The committee. bis insisting that IL should bs oArnlned
By Mr.. Whitney an engineer ana hive q iIit aa
ex1 animation y. never heard Nj. FIELDS or any
nan 81, any srch thing: Mr.. Fields said me beior"
we hnaly passed TN c1im, that i wished nHy Inoi~
testimony or any more Information On th' ply ~,
Io.,, some one who either superinic ndenf, or
fo,irerly had beeu ut Springfield; / stsiei 10 MI.
Folds that IL the enteinan had been e'-s IN th's
luctcry bad any tnIyiedee o' tnls IsctpI!. =
oni be- pleased ~ nave hls testimony but GAs'push
as h lney noting II this fsctory din not sc hat b"
could give tho committee any more HtrnItioh tnan
they had that war the ony cobveSsaIoh 'AaI o'er
.. ID Mr.. Fields object to the action Of he CONF
niitoe on this cain ? A. never heard mat si.
Er0.tS objected 10 THO HgllOu pn tSio N'-~
clairl before the con miuee; nor 90 tb'nk he CD.
o. Did be pr0trst ana say Il was his III OF behtlo,
tn civ ~ sugges: certain things in rs.ect 70 nI
that witnesses submitted 70 be examined on tAs on'
sdo M all III, witnesses examined we've, WITH one csc
ccptlon, either agents emIloyes II Dir. fafty
A. nave no knowledge of Mr. reiis. OF any othsr
gus,n making any such suggestion 10 me- or u lnc
COMMITTEE or that eyer heald OF Il before.
.. lio~ happened Mayor Opdyke 10 be present ~iea
i, clam We c@e1 rg, d. AZ ~ t'g ,n
Cnn,rolle. should BE- aJfod 10 the committee oipo-ea
at is they were a pant Of the beaid o. suPTFisof'.
tfr :Jn.ion Withdrawn and, AFTER tpc c'l,,t,.s
aniscG reso.ii0n vas passed inviting tie NHlof
ad Controller 10 be- present IN order fst tAtT shoiL
aaders and tie evidence, and urdcrsicea c'ty We;
Il Nryor bad the power ofvetcllg dnd the COhroicr
lad power 10 uud il, a!ter the PVard OF fGpet.sGrS
n.sseL The claim sent for The Mayor M this IFcsar
occasion. under the direction Of Mr. PuIu. Sebs
Tor aim three times on the occnsi?n .o'of1 ~
came: when he cumc mp, DIT. OpdNkc snii bo
was Interested Ia IT. aud would ne. stIy. ma
he Withdrew Immediately; no WIS not t''O minutes
alort Il; fhnk he sid he Should wuhdraH. ED To-
trcat tris claim lid al others; after he "lindr"
the clil wa- ,deTcd, aior great deo 81 dscns'
sion; Controier Brennan made uotioa 80 .edac"
it. offered its said u was fair an .,st IS ~ WIS,
ana QUAINT not 70 be clgced dol!dr; e1d th-i was
nav course Oh every claim; u va unia was ,oidy
o reduce it 10 the % cent; 1t was blay Fednced'
Dir Puriy opposed reducing Il. ana spoke az CONSIDER
nte lenn; he said that If they reduced tae claims 70
collu y, sicn tie report.
O. Are yoa acouainted with tie vare Of nae'iuerys
A | nm with some
- Wcs there any ineyease IN the price O. I9chiaey
fom Dec | 1872 TO July %, ls6Jl A. Ny Impression
II there was ycy large increase IN al klncr ~ r&-
cbuery during t-.t time; did not Jay sleil mo
Guriag that time; bat IN consequence 90 TIE
price Ok non ono scarcity ofhlor an perccy s@ts-
led the cost Of making and ee''lhs up vas Ia
creased
o. Do Won know whether there great dcInsnd
;or firearms during that dmel \. know there Has.
arl the supply very small; bought milling naehih.
a. sl4C witch SOLD MOTHS alter ter Sl'Vi D.nS
in the bn.iness aud wanting 10 bug mi..n .utohDc.,
lcer,ed that they bod odywch very much
Gross e1nm!ne.Fte Gducea i IN i , cam a.
any witness cxained bit himself IeeascG 20 ~ enn
maker and dealer OF Cuas IN lsOJ; since le5 ltvc
baeu I'M tic putlc grrycc; ran tor Mayo II he FaI
~ lso... NAV have been nominated IN Ociool..
O. Ans Won now n member o! the b"rt =. iiafgh'
iul have EOt -. received nv ceii.lrdlci D"evs
issed an esainirat'on ana hl,e nee rep's' ,';
,cl'iTs n, eieO aas orc bought in Newark y. j.;
aly ~ buy It tie owesiaarSet rries, .or cash soy
Ito W j. sims a. Be, my successors they stated
sat ,bcy could not get one at the price, aad aoeied 10
very much; the bal gain was satisfactory 90 "a.
q They we're IN a tisht placer A. 10. isey weN
H. If. Laughter
-. on sno7 oil aboat gunsi \. I iaow great
. a. 10 Won, trow Of anyboiy chat hnows more about
thcuii (. think snoR as muoh 90 any mn rnoa,
cua: ytherc "a any tia hHows more. do. know
a.. D1 yor i,ucnbor taking machne 20 ~4sbirr.
ION 70 shaw-a sort OF field gun, that tnsncd cenk
nd r.kod whole reliTeitl A. L ninenMr gciis
,sl..I Il H. lekNL IlO siAfiE i't.s -t''s
flnt woad rake whole iinc when Z was MI IA ptTes
ora. e.n.bi .ed g tie beads Of al the Nljrs &C.
pastueuts fired il myself and sfht Is -. to pieces
w.i!c was doing II, llaafIterj hf. l.lhc'l-' NIL
G. .'ls4 and tuirk tive. g. others we've ps,s,nt.
o. r you splii II on pl.posei No,sr ldid NOT Diass
ihe ,uG; It WAS mateby merchant w'S An'T io,hihS
sN,, tie gun apd H. made the parts OF cis ron M
sc.d of steel; Vod him he onet 70 have En0T better
ton 10 ahe gun g. saoo;Out Of cast iron. that usS
20 better than corn bread. ll-ioghteT.f When was
Ia,.o aftorward. Bud,r my directions IL neyer split
a. GU had 2 narrow rsenpet A. No. 81, there vas
no danger; would undertake T. spAt ne'erj day mo
O I,vas $40 guni 4. 30 sir, because i you'd
-. Don, YOU think -ru hat VII, not bur. any one
oven Ndou II tursts, sl!c gunf lLaEghteFi a. Ne.
Sir II is very Gasa.c ere, If you haze tde enenyh
.. DCcs the testimony tehon down. IN yonr ludg-
r,tnt .ont1n al that m-,eril 10 the clam A 10
doe. M Blunt was inquired u very mingtely ssto
the h,sis %. character %! thc evidence on HeA 70 70
sors favcraby IN regard 20 the several cii'ns II -
,r,rttorv IL stated dat or KconS eSalninaG)n no
ybo., eNpense OF e factory sas a'ilod up among III"
ems N irving n, the cost. Keen put GOWN the MA
u-ia IT much, the labor 50 much.-'lo ea,,'"' ~
ye,ol In tOc!s aud m.elirey 30 nucl-ren', aLu .f'
O. l,he e@yb.nes On rba. calculation bad ccs sI'o"
piece thst would have been yc4T RUE o' aiov te'
,.l'r, ayaSt The cay !. /. .Lo carr conc ~ IN
t5at way Il ] hrd been satisfied thtte ma zen 'ia'
Investment made and Tat loss. would nave Gi"NsdN.
,yc-c distributed TO each clnss OF guns rs in,-ihas
~ COS, " The Investment WIS appfopr aisl 10 ese'!
,ot neG divided he number os that !Of A. To-
aer With tie expense OF The isct0iy--e'ciy eoN COR
cet,I ui,l ,he EtioGy on this first 10; OF rns thar
9.ss the way !. WAS arrived at; the iarf p'd IN.
MAJ. t., was a!so cohsdered / was sLFl4s'i ING
eir Vas 30 snail. because the factory We Ie@e'eS
10 D., 20 large. 49,
o. Nhcn this caim was passing through he t'n,
n,ifee d Any one tell yon tbi tie way was Sr.hen
=. 80 fha; that the, took tie cost 20 maze re "~i-
IL :, l.liycr s iIel by The price tbc ''uvcrr
men, v. 10 pay; then they took the Incomplete car
oinc eouutcd how IGgoh adduona iahof h ,op taHe
90 49, a.. laf ffHl