The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-18

Soaeo PioPoccu.
Combinations by the Senate.
The Senate In Executive session to-day connrmeo
the nominations of WIN. B. scul, TO be Assessor OF
the Eighth district Of Pennsylvania; Julix N.
Dnemegizey, of New Jersey, Consul at Tabasco; Z.
r. Sprngman, OF Pennsylvania, Consul at Tumbux'
Peru; Reuben S. Tory Collector OF Internal he-
venue, Second district, New York; Anthony +.
Campbell, Deputy Postmaster, Brooklyn; Thomas
Il. Webb Naval Constructor; Henry Eber and T. r.
McCrea, Commanders in the Navy.
The Senate also confirmed the following Deputy
POstmasters:-Andrew S. Hunter, at Chckopee,
Mass. G. b. Prescott, at Holy0ke, Mass; Ehphalet
Wright, Derbyshire, Mass; Cornelius A. Field,
Hanover, N. II.
Nominations Rejected by the Senate.
The senate rejected the following nominations
Francis Price, New Jersey, Consul General at Ha-
vana; Adam Reese, Assessor Internal Revenue,
Tenth district, Pennsylvania; R. H. Cochrane AS
SCISSOR Internal Revenue, Sixth district Kentucky;
Samuel Babcock, Collector Internal Revenue Second
district, Connecticut; Robert H. Kerr Marshal
western district Pennsylvania, and Thomas b.
Price, Collector Internal Revenue Third district,
Maryland.
Credentials of Southern Members Presented.
This evening Mr.. Dawes, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Elections presented the credentials of Messrs.
Vidal, Sypher Mann and NEWMAN, claiming to be
Representatives from Louisiana. Tomorrow Mr..
Dawes win report back their credentials, together
with those Of the Representatives from Alabama,
presented this afternoon. Mr.. Israel G. Lash, men,
Der from North Carolina, who left that State some
time ago for this city, and who 1t was feared had
met with some foul play, was taken sick on the way
and only arrived to-day.
The War Record Of Senator Sawyer, of South
|. Carolina.
tho
loyalty OF Hon. Frederick A. Sawyer Senator elect
from South Carolina. There Is the authority Of
General Bennett, who was in command Of Charles
ton following the surrender of that city, for saying
the statement is wholly destitute Of truth and that
Mr.. Sawyer left the rebels during the to escape
CONSUMPTION and gave unmistakable evidences OF his
thorough sympathy with the Union cause.
Proposition for Free Trade with Prince Ed.
ward Island.
There ia a proposition before the Committee on
Ways and Means TO admit free OF duty the products
Of Prince Edward Island, including fish, provided
the islanders will permit Americans to fish on their
coast free. The proposition comes from Mr.. Butler,
of Massachusetts,, and is being favOrably considered
Report of the Senate Committee on Ordnance
severe Reflections Upon General Dyer.
The Senate's Select Committee on Ordnance have
made report in part on the purchases con-
TRACTS ana experiments Vi IS OTuuduCc Dcpdt-
ment They say the importance OF the inquiry will
-. -, a. a., .o,,a,,ouoI, ,n, ,,rr,, Tho
late rebellion the purchases, contracts and expert
mepts made bv the ordnance department of the army
alone for the trial and supply of proeces OF this
class, cost the United States very nearly, If
not altogether the sum of 81, OO0 900: but espe
caily will IL he felt whendt IL remembered how at
Fort Fisher Morris Island and the many battle fields
of the Union this arm OF the service from this course
tailed not only TO realize the Expectations OF the
neopIe but did in fact largely contribute TO the
disasters which befe us. Each OF the devices named
bv General DYER had In turn been urged on the
attention OF the department during the first two
wears OF the war excepting only the Eureka pro-
jectjle which seems was not presented to their con-
sderation until the fan OF 1852 II appears, however.
that i'm September 1853 under The advice and
Recommendation OF a duly constituted ordnance
board as approved by the Secretary OF War, the
future use OF any these devices the service that
had been thus tested was limited to the Hotchkiss
Parrott and Schenck prolectilee and that very ella
borae comparative trial OF these three was then re-
CONNIE ded with the view of determining which ia
the proper proectile be used. BY this Official act
the Saver lanes Over and kbstertam Droiec.
tiles were authoritatively condemned, especially
the so.called Over proiectle The Secretary charac
terzed the large sum which had been cX-
pended i'm its manufacture az useless
Expenditure of public money 1t appears also
thar the so-called Amsterdam proiecrile is in
every material respect the same as the so-caed
nver nroiectile and that In every nature of things
the resuit with il would be the same I'm view of
what had then taken place and ali thai has since
transpred the propriety Of the decision OF the board
".
The Committee are OF the opIniOn that If was justl.
fled nv the most elaborate practicable dcmonstra-
tion PLAINLY ENOUGH then purchases contracts
and eyneriToepts made for the trial and supply OF
any of these condemned devices after September 2s
1893 were purchases. contracts and experiments
which should not have been made and all such pur-
chases contracts and experiments were not only
made in fhe fac, of ADV erse ..repors OF the field hut
were i'm violation also of the Official prohibtion
Of Tho head of the deportment II win be observed
nv these ofical acts the IIotchkjes PARROT and
Schencs broect,les were authortatyelv designated
=
rifle n,oiectles and the committee in view of the
Testimony accept said act ana are fully satisfied il
was ,ctuated nv no other motive on the part of the
BEARD and the secretary than manifest desire to
promote the cause OF the public good This act Of
The Ordnance Board as approved nv the Secretary
/ of war il presented thus prominently, because
| IL furnished a reliable point from which ali
| the subseauent nets OF the department IN
this relation NAV be Justly determined: and
when IL is considered that II received the sane
| tion of Colonel p v Hapner Major 4. h. DYER Major
| r r. SraIdley Captain lanes q. Benton Captan
y v Bennet Captain = Crispin and CAPTAIN George
r Belcner who were the orficers composing Tie
hoard n cannot be said the committee have sought