The Portland daily press., 1872-04-09
WARRINGTON.
THE TWO INVESTIGATIONS.
Important Note Of the French
Minister.
Mr.. Dana's Investigation Failure.


Ihe Arms Investigation.
WASHINGTON, April S-The Senate Arms
Committee held session this morning. D. Shea
testified to being employed as lighterman to
carry arms to the docks and steamers on his
lighters
A letter was read from Gen. Schofield rela-
tive to the law regarding the sale of arms in
1868, which agreed with the testimony of Gen.
Dyer. The following was sent to the commit
tee by Secretary Fish:
LEGATION OF FRANCE IN UNITED STATES,
Washington, March so, 1872.
Mr.. Secretary of State:-The commissioner
appointed by the National Assembly of France
to investigate the matter of purchases made
during the war, has been surprised by tele-
gram published by the New York Associated
Press, which attributes to it the adoption of a
resolution inquiring with regard to the conduct
OF officers of the United States. 1t has re-
quested the Minister of Foreign Affairs to con-
tradict this report and l hasten to inform you
officially by order of M. De Remasat that it
did not adopt the resolution i'm question, and
that it has addressed no request for an investi-
CATION to the Government of the United States.
Be pleased to accept, Mr.. Secretary of State,
the assurances of my high consideration.
(Signed) HENRY DE BELNNOTTE.
To Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State.
Mr.. Hartly, of the firm of Schuyley, Hartly
q Graham, was sworn:-In 1870 the firm with
which he was connected sent samples of their
arms to France, Germany and England and
witness and another gentleman to France on
the 4th of September of the same same year.
The contract was made with the French Gov
eminent to furnish arms. Col Squires never
told witness that his bids had been refused by
the War Department., but witness learned the
fact from another source. The contract of
Ballertine, Billings & st. Laurent for batteries,
&c, was offered to witness firm and they
agreed to take it on certain conditions, which
Ballertine, Billings & st. Laurent would not
agree to. The contract was offered to witness
by Mr.. Steinberger, Mr.. Hartly further testi-
fled that he never paid dollar to any Govern
ment officer for any purpose.
r. 5. Allen, chief Armorer at Springfield,
testified that the armory could turn out 100
breach leaders a day, and if full machinery
was worked nearly 300 day. 1t would take
three months to prepare to turn out 1000 day.
The Bradley Fisher Case.
An opinion was delivered In the Supreme
Court to-day in the case of Bradley VS.. Fisher,
error of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. This was an action of James H.
Bradley, senior, against George P. Fisher to
recover for alleged Illegal and malicious disbar
ment of the plaintiff by the defendant while
Judge of the Criminal Court of the District of
Columbia. The case is notorious. This Court
now affirms the Judgment of the Court below
in favor of the defendant, holding that as the
the Criminal Court Of the District is a separate
tribunal from the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict, the plaintiff has not been injured by hay
ing his name stricken from the roll of attorneys
in the latter Court as averred, and is therefore
not entitled to the damages claimed. Justice
Davis read a brief opinion, in which Justice
Clifford concurred, dissenting from so much of
the opinion of the Court as held that a Judge
is not liable in case like the present, where it
is alleged he acted malioiously and corruptly.
1t he did so act he is subject to suit the same
as private person would be under like circum-
stances.
Nurse Memorial Services.
The Washington committee having in charge
the Morse memorial services are making ex-
tensive arrangements for the meeting April
10th. The leading members of both Houses
will make short speeches and DR.. o. w. Holmes
is expected to deliver poem. The Governors
OF all the States are requested to be present as
Vice Presidents or appoint proxies. Letters
have been addressed to the Mayors of the prin-
cipal cities in the country requesting that meet
ings be held simultaneously
MIR. Dana's Investigation.
At the session of the Naval Investigating
Committee this evening Paymaster Bradford
of New York, testified that he never received
directions from Secretary Robson to favor any
body. He did not employ middle men and
never bought bricks from Cattell. Had bought
$4,000 worth of slate from Cattell within the
past two years, they being the lowest bidders
Paymaster Russell testified that he never
bought bricks to go to California.
Chief Engineer Wood testified The ma
chinery for the Boston torpedo boat was being
built at Chester, Pa, and that for the Brooklyn
torpedo boat at the Morgan Iron Works, New
York. The contracts were fair and the Gov
ernment well protected He had tested the
iron at New York and found no crystalline
fractures, and never saw any iron better fitted
for the purpose. He then gave a circumstan-
tial account of the contracts of Secor for build
ing the lron-clads Tecumseh, Mahopsac and
Manhattan. He was of the opinion that Secor
was entitled to payment for extra work, as it
was extra from his contract. The Gregory
board did not reject the Secor items, but laid
them aside, simply for lack of time to consider
the large amounts involved.
James +. Secor testified that the 1913, 900 was
not paid till after the Boggs board decided in
their favor. he never gave Secretary Robson
a dollar nor to anybody for him. Never paid to
any naval officer dollar directly OF indirectly.
They were always ahead with their work on
the monitors He considered that the Govern
ment now owes them 800, 600. Never had any
transactions with Secretary Robson. Never
gave him any valuable thing or any promise,
nor has his firm given any valuable considera-
to any officer or person in the Navy Depart
ment. Cattell was not employed by himself or
firm to further the payment of claims. Secre-
tary Borie turned the matter over to Admiral
Porter, who appointed the Boggs board. Sec
rotary Welles had previously said that the bill
might be paid, but OH account of the death of
Admiral Gregory he could not see how he could
get at it.-Adjourned.
MIR. Trumbull Denies.
A dispatch was recently sent from this city
stating that Senator Trumbull declared he
would be candidate before the Cincinnati
Convention and believed Judge Davis to be the
strongest candidate that could be named; Lieut..
Gov. Koerner, of Illinois, seeing this dispatch,
wrote to the Senator, asking whether it was by
authority, and Mr.. Trumbull to-day replied in
dispatch to Koerner, saying:-'"fhere was no
foundation for the dispatch which you refer to-"
The Alabama Claims.