The sun., 1872-03-27
THE ARMS INVESTlG ALTON.
uuAr pN CUiMRRUN RETEALED
SEVITOR PATTERSON

SECRETARY oi War. but no Investigation
ordered senator sumner ProicstinE
Aanin-t the Con,position OF the Conuittee.
WAsuiNGTuH, March 2G.-Thc SCuate
Arms Committee to-day examined Senator Pat
tf.on. Tie was asked when he fret received
any Information in relation e. the sale Of arms
witch the committee was instructed to invcsti-
rate Witness replied that year ago the War
uu. dc Chamhruu came to him. saying That
h. wi.hcd to consult with him as a member of
~, Committee on Hctrcnchmcnt and Reform.
Char,nrun remarked that the French Cons Il
at Sew York was IN some way mixed M with
The transactions. and that he was anxious to get
the facts which could only lie learned by an cx-
animation ~ the books Of ordnance at the
Treasury Department. As French subject he
had no right 10 see the hooks, but he Patterson
being member 81 the Rc,rencimeni Committee
could assist him In obtaining tho Information.
lie said he feared that certain suhordinatcs In
th, War Department would he found implicated
In the transactions ia connection with the salc
Uf arms.
Accordingly the witrc-s aw the s,crctar, of
ihr Treasury and stated to- MIN his conversation
with Chambrun. The Secretary Thought there
tad been no fraud in any of the transaction
nu violation Of the neutrality laws ard treaty
,'ipulations In the sacs or arms; adding that 1t
wi! t'Sc some time to mckc an cx.minotiou
e sac books. aud hc did not care to bc, out
g. 'Ut truullc oi doing '". Inc mH't'l here
wno cor rnls MONEY
Irau.v~r g., n question by senator llamlin thc
v.t,,.. irnN'd tlHt Cl3mhrun said three en-
g.. r..i.on dollars had dropped between the
tu...cih ard ft,uch Governments. Tue si.u-
t''u"c of ChUmhmu rnnts' wd- thU thc
Irruch Guytrnm'ut h,d uut rea,lcd the iul
bcucut 81 tine cNp,uuiturc, and that hc was anNi-
ou To- get TAG facts o. ad .u ,ic examination
into a., e. udu' ot t.' French Consul The
r,Nt couN,'-utiuu hc had with 'haml run v'.-
dur.uH the E'rcufiN" 'c~-l"u Of the senate.
when D., .a,. the trench G"lcfnmcnt vas III
N,.tir.tiuc into tie conduct Of the French Con
s,d %. S,~ York. and taking testimony ana
thct,fogc &C. wanted an account ~ the tr,,n-ar-
tious f. m Ivliuuing To end. thaWlrln gave
h.u thr names of PARTIES who might possibly ic
miNed up IN th'-c tmnsaciion~ menii"'iitE
H,iuincton and Gcn. lnca~. and then said. In
with the ordnance iiUroau may have been IN col
lt.iuu. Ch.ulirun did not ~ u stat" more FUZZY
than IN. the ground on vt'ch he hg"cd his as
cunsidc. ing tho Treaty ~ Washington. which
wis before the Committee on lptci,n R,lition'
aud uuthinr more Nv- .gid 10 him.
PERSONS IMPLICATED IL FRAUDS.
Last tail. or at the beginning of the present
session Of Cougrcss. tlauihrun again called upon
hiu. and ruN" him the names OF other dt'|r- a.
Garrison aud John Iioty the latter having %
informed lin that C"nsnl Place had been re-
moved from his Consulate "h account "i ms
arms. and had lad ;riai in France, lie believed
II all the fact. had Leon hrou rhi TO light 1t would
have relieved Place. The witness could not say
thai Chauhrun hlu showed any anxiety that
Place should he acquitted but hC manifested
said in one II the conversations that the French
Government had entered INTO q. 'trirt WIN
GGsrisnn to furnish hny batteries one 81 the
sunditinns OF which was that they should be de-
SScred within certain time, and II not so dellN-
srcd the contract was To- hc void HWri~nn wa not
ano To- deliver the batteries, ana therefore thc
ii,ush Guyernucnt, q, thc N'r had closed. re-
fused to take them. Gen ln.G i.- 'auC tu " ASH
iugton in the Interest Of Harrisun and went 10
tlr tr.u,h Legation aud cui. ltor. q g" exert
h., to adv iso hl- oN,lniucn 8" take these ba,-
tc.''s. 'Hahi run -iId !" .1 M.' r.. ,ti's t"''