Worcester daily spy., 1872-04-09

WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE WILL DO.
1t is understood that the national democratic
committee will meet in Washington about the
25th inst in order to adopt measures TO secure
the immediate and thorough organization of the
democratic party for the presidential campaign.
ARRANG EMENTs FOR THE MORSE MEMORIAL
MEETING.
The committee having charge of the memorial
services i'm honor of Professor Morse, to be held
IN the house of representatives Tuesday evening,
the 10TH held a full meeting to-day, and report
cd the near completion of arrangements which
will make the event one fgreat interest. Leading
members ofboth houses will deliver short address
ses and Oliver Wendell Holmes will probably read
poem Letters have been addressed to the
mayors of principal cities requesting them to
call public meetings the same night; and, the
plan being perfected, 10 hold similar meetings
throughout the world, to communicate by tce-
graph with the meeting here. 1t was resolved
that the following invitation be extended:
To HIS EGcetteRcy, Governor Of -: The Ma
tiOnal telegraph monument association have ap-
pointed you one of the vice presidents the occa-
sion of the memorial services in honor of Samuel
f. B. Morse, to be held in the hall of the house Of
graph your acceptance, and, if you cannot be pres
ent the appointment of proxy residing sOiOurn-
ing here. Address A. S. Solomons, chairman COM
mittee of arrangements
1t was further agreed to invite the widow and
family of the late professor TO be present upon
the occasion and TO become guests of the nation.
Rev. DR.. Adams, pastor of the professor, is in
vited to open the proceedings with PRAYER. Ad-
mission to the building is to be had by card
only.
NO FOUNDATION FOR A TRUMBULL RUMoR.
A dispatch was recently sent from this city
stating that Senator Trumbull declared that he
would not be candidate before the Cincinnati
convention, and that he believed Judge Davis to
be the strongest candidate that could be named.
Lieut. Gov. Koerner of Illinois seeing this dis
tf,f hath
by his authority. MIR. Trumbul to-day replied
in dispatch to Koerner, saying, There is no
foundation to the dispatch to which you refer"
THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION.
The naval investigation committee sessiOned
this evening. Paymaster Bradford of New
York testified that he never received directions
from Secretary Robson to favor anybody; did
not employ middlemen; never bought bricks
from Cattel; had bought six thousand dollars
worth of flour and thousand dollars worth of
slate from the Cattel within.the past two years,
they being the lowest bidders
Paymaster Russell testified that he knever
bought bricks to go to California
Chief engineer, Wood testified that 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 govern
ment well protected; had tested iron at New
York and found no crystalline fractures, and
never saw any iron better filled for the pur-
pose He then gave a circumstantal account
of the contract of Secor for building the iron
clads Tecumseb, Mahopac and Manhattan.
He was of the opinion that the Sccors were
entitled TO payment for extra work, as it was
extra from the contract. The Gregory board
did not reject the Secor items, but laid them
aside simply for lack of time to consider the
large amount involved.
James f. Secor testified that the $4,000 was
not paid until 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 one dollar, directly or indirect
ly; were always ahead with their work on mon
tors; he considered that the government now
owes them 100000; had one third interest in
5000; never had any transactions with Secrc-
tary Robson; never gave him any valuable
thing or any promise, nor has his firm given any
valuable consideration to any officer or per-
son in the navy department; government
Justly owes the firm between S3OO,00O and
100000 on the three vessels IN the general con-
tract, for damages sustained; Catell was not
employed by himself or the firm to further the
payment of the claims; Secretary Borie turued
the matter over to Admiral Porter, who appoint
ed the Boggs board; Secretary Welles had pre-
viously said the bill ought 10 be paid, but on
account of the death of Admiral Gregory, he
could not see how he could get at il.
Adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The resolution passed by the house to-day to
investigate the lookup of money in New York,
also directs the secretary of the treasury TO re-
port all information on the subject he has re-
ceived, and what legislation is necessary to pre-
vent occurrences of such movements
In the case Of Bradley VS.. Fisher, error of the
supreme court Of the District of Columbia, the
supreme court now affirms the judgment of the
court below in favor OF the defendant.