Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-11
WASHINGTON.
The Progress of Investigation

MaTkley, the man who received $4,000 from
Poultney, but supposed he must have had,
as Markley stated particulars of the con-
verSation. He was not influenced in the
slightest by Markley in the sale of arms or
by any other person.
Col. Hagner of the Ordnance Bureau,
testified TO heavy shipment Of arms in 1870
and 1871. Sent Gatlin guns to Col. Grispin,
at New York. He knew the Gatlin gun is
twice as valuable as the old.
Schenck has a Finger in the Pie.
Norman Wizard testified that he was con
nected with Peck & Mckenzie in the pur
chase of arms. Mckenzie proposed to buy
from one TO 100000 Springfield arms, and
agreed TO pay on time certain price. This
was after the order of the President to
stop the sale of arms, late in January.
Witness wrote to Mr.. Schenck, Minister to
England, who presented witness's views to
the ordnance office.
Mrs. Mason, alias Mrs. Davis.
A few days after Mr.. Peck informed him
that lady had great influence in the pur-
chase of arms. When he saw in McKen-
zie's evidence the names of Martin and
! Mrs. Davis, he said the name of Martin
meant himself, and Mrs Davis means Mrs.
Mason.
/ Questioned by Senator Schurz-Peck In
| formed him that Mrs. Mason was at the
! Hoffman House and he had an interview
with her; she said she could procure arms
from Gen. Dyer and ingalls, If she
! had S25, 900 placed in her hands as security
! that witness was in earnest; witness inform
| ed her it was impossible to give her money
unless she showed she had influence; she
said Dyer and ingalls, were in a room at the
same hotel and she would after seeing them !
return to him to show she had influence
and ability to buy arm. When she came
back she said these gentlemen would not |
act unless the money was put up.
Mr.. Peck said to witness there might be |
some other way to fix the matter. Mrs. |
Mason said to him if she could show let |
ter from Mckenzie she might induce her |
friends to accept that as a guarantee. Wit |
ness procured the letter from Mckenzie and |
delivered it to the lady. 1t was to the effect |
that Mckenzie would accept from Mrs.
Mason from one to thirty thousand guns,
at twelve dollars and fifty cents apiece, to |
be delivered in New York.
In answer TO Senator Ames-Mrs. Mason |
told him that Gems. Dyer and Ingalls, came /
to New York with her. She pretended to
have influence with them. Witness did |
not believe she had, but if these gentlemen |
were at that time in New Y ork it was pos
slble she called on them.
Adjourned.
The President has nearly recovered from |
his recent sickness and was out to-day.
In Bonds.
The Committee on Ways and Means /
have agreed to let bonded warehouses re-
main, six months being given to export,
by1f toaro ORC m ba No los from tbpu1 for /
domestic consumption. The committee |
will meet tonight to consider the Tariff and |
Internal Revenue bill, which they do not |
expect to report before next Monday.
Agricultural.
The House Appropriations Committee
this morning agreed to recommend the ap- |
propriations asked for by the Agricultural
Department; about forty thousand dollars.
The RObesOn investigation.
The Naval Investigation Committee met
this evening. After the examination Of two
irrelevant witnesses, there was pause in
the proceedings, there being no other wit
nesses present, and some conversation as to
adjournment.
Secretary Robson said he was entitled
TO have this matter closed or to 90 on, in
sistinC that nothing had been proved against
penitentialy but for his forbearance.
Mr. Archer desired to have eX-Secretary
Welles present, wishing to ask him several
questions about the settlement of the SeCoc
claims. After a brief conversation, Mr..
Archer said be would telegraph tonight to
Welles and get an answer, and would see
acting chairman Sargent tomorrow and tell
him whether he wanted a seTgeant-at-aTmS
to 60 after Welles. Convention adjourned
until Friday night.
EmbezzIements in the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury transmit
ted bill to the House to-day with a recon-
mendation that it pass, providing for the ap-
preparation Of SCI, ia to reimburse Treas
urer Spinner for losses incurred by embez-
element, etc.
Naval Sales.
The Secretary of the Navy sent a com
mnnicatiOn to the House to-day, which
shows the proceeds Of the sales Of the Navy
Department since the Both of June to be
Sl2,923, ,4l9, and that the expenditures Of
the Department for the same time have not
exceeded The appropriations; on the con-
trary, the sum of S740, ,277.65 has been re-
funded out of the appropriations and the
proceeds of sales.
constitutional Civil Service Reform.
Civil Service Reform was discussed at
length in the House Gf Representatives to-
day. Mr. COburn, Of Indiana, suggested as a
Radical reform and IS a remedy for evils Of
Executive patronage the Constitutional
amendment offered by him two years ago
and which is follows:
Congress may by law vest the selection
of officers of the United States, whose du-
ties require them to reside in the several
States, except judges and officers Of courts
Of the United States, in the people Of the
several States, districts and localities there
in, not in a state of insurreCtiOn and rebel
lion, in which they are by law required to
perform their duties, subject to the direc-
tiOus and regulations Of the President of
the United States and heads Of departments
and to arrest, suspension or removal by the
President Of the United States"
Mr.. Potter, Of New York, and McGTary,
of Iowa, endorsed the principle of this
amendment, which is pending before the
Committee on Judiciary.
Jewish Persecution in ROumaniH.
Judge p. J. Joachimson, of New York,
and Recorder S. Wolf, of this city, Vice
Presidents Of the Board of Delegates Of
American Israelites, had an interview with
Secretary Fish to-day in relation to the re-
cent Outrages in ROumania. The Secre-
tarY assured them his earnest desire to
cause that Government TO listen to the re-
monstances of friendly powers, and that
the action of our Consul, acting in concert
with Consuls in exerting moral influence
on the Roumanian Government, has been
wholly approved.
A Scene in the House Of Representa-
lives.
Special % the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April S.-An unusual
scene occurred in the House to-day. Neg
ley, of Pennsylvania, wanted to have a re-
solution adopted setting forth certain alleg-
ed shortcomings on the part of the Union
Pacific Railroad, and asking for the ap-
pointment of a commission of three to eX-
anime the finances of the road, and report.
Negley had come down the middle aisle and
stopped by the seat of James Brooks, of
New York, during the reading of the resO-
luton. At the conclusion Of the reading
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