New-York tribune., 1872-07-02
BREACHLOADING ARMS
SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTFD-A BOARD APPOINTED
WHAT THE INVENTORS THINK.

A SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTFD-A BOARD APPOINTED
WHAT THE INVENTORS THINK.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-During the late ses-
sion OF Congress clause was inserted in the Army Bill
approprating SOOOO for the manufacture OF arms at
the National Armory, and providing that part OF this
appropriation shall be expended until brcach-loadng
system for muskets and carbines shall have been
adopted for the military service, upon the recommended
tion of Board be app0ted by the Secretary Of War;
and to of not less than five officers namely one
general officer one ordnance officer and three officers Of
the line one be taken from the cavalry, from the
infantry and one the artillery and that the sys-
TEN when so adopted shall be the only to be used
by the Ordnance Department in the manufacture or
muskets and carbnes for the military service, and no
royalty shall be paid BY the Government OF the United
employees, for any patent IN which SAID Ohcers OF en-
ployes may De dlrect{ OF hdlIecly interested; ,
assemble in the City of New-YOrk Sept. 3, 1872, with
authority TO adJonrh 90 spilhgneI9 III VeI ~
which hereby placed at its disposal to consider and
recommend tor adoption bTeachlOadlng system Tor
muskets and carbines for the military service Inc f0
lowing Is the detail for the Board; Brlg-Gen; A. H.
ment Col. II. b. Clitz, 10Th Infantry; Major NJ. A.
Reno. 7th Cavalry Capt L. l.. Livingston sd Artillery
Second Lieut.. Henry Mecalt OF the Ordnance Depart
ment is detailed Recorder OF the Board. All persons in
terested in small are invited 10 submit samples
and appear person under such rules as may be adopted
A Board to consist Of Col. r. H. <. Whitley of the
W.
lery; Leut.-C)l II. G. Wright, Corps OF Engineers;
Lieut. Col T. I. g. Laidley OF Ordnance Department.
Major Truman Seymour 9th Artillery Major sIlas Cris
Mn Ordnance Department, and First Lieut. &. L.. Dut
ton Ordnance Department has been appointed by the
War Department to meet In New-YOrk City, New-YOrk
July TO- for the purpose OF examining such models OF
heavy ordnance be presented 10 IT, and OF desg
mating and reporting TO the Chief Of Ordnance such mod
els as NAV selected for experiments under the follow
lowing provision of the act oi Congress, approved June
That the following be and the hereby appropriated
Ou Of moneys the lreaI not Glhrs,'e 1r Ise
heavy r1e ordnance +2OO provided that tbs Appo
shall be applied 10 least three models Of heavy ordnance
be designated board Of officers be appointed by the Secretary Of
cannon and The
shall supplied the band The Chief Of Ordnance Will
with s information bearing tue subject under
found the files Of his Bureau and will extend invita-
tons 70 all Interested in having na ordnance
pres an and specifications to model method consirl
ton and all other information that be Of assistance the
Board"
The opinion is common among army officers that the
between the numerous yal systems or preach
loading small arms il narrowed down to two guns-the
well-known Remington and the Ward-Burton. One
thousand Of the Waid-BurtOn guns ana an equal num-
ber the Remington have been made at the Springfield
Armory and IN the hands OF troops on the
Plains undergoing the test OF actual service. These
will have gone far enough by next Fan 10 furnish
full information 20 the Board. which Will examine the
reports conduct themselves prolonged series Of
perimen's, and select the arm which HeY decide upon
The RemingtOns have heretofore been
dent that their would he selected and the very IN
tmate relations they established with the War Depart
ment during the sale Of To France gave rise To
general belief the army tnat they would be success
full At present the Ward Burton Company believe that
they have an equal chance. Otner inventors pre-
pared present the claims OF their arms, and the de
interest 10y military men rot only in this country, but
In Europe.