The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-14

"i'nouxn inc rolls as presented Tor payment coh'
tanned l02 names. The jury to-day rendered ver-
dlct Of guilty against Mr.. stokes.
Overslaughin8 In the Navy.
The Secretary Of the Navy has transmitted to
Senator Cragin the report OF the president OF the
board appointed by him In accordance with the act
OF Congress OF 1856. In response to the complaints
OF such officers as deem themselves unjustly passed
by the board, The President says they took up
each according 10 rank aud seniority ana care.
fully examined the statements and records submit
ted by each oficer; also his record OF services
copies from the files. After duly considering the
claims OF The fortyfour cases the names of sixteen
officers were recommended for advancement. The
Board DO not agree with those aggrieved offlcers
who, In their pleas for redress. base tnem on
wounded honor or personal grounds. The Intent OF
the law was to promote those who were most for
tunate In avalling themselves OF the opportunity
Tor distinction, witho rejecting on those oicers
who were passed over IN the sci ectlon made by the
Secretary OF the Navy
International Copyright.
The JOINT Committee on International Copyrights
have nd three long sessions and listened to the
arguments OF all parties on the question. the re-
suit OF the discussion Is, the friends OF the different
measures have united upon the plan OF granting
the right to foreign authors on the condition that
their works shall be manufactured IN the United
States
mittee the Library to-day was occupied with the
hearing or the argument OF Mr.. Gardner G. Hub
bard OF Boston, against the proposed International
copyright law. Communications were received
from Harper Brothers and Messrs Mcmillan, both
against the bill proposed but favoring free trade
in books. There were present before the committee
to-day Messrs. Appleton, Sheldon, Van Nos
trand and Younan, Of New YORK., In favor
Of International copyright; and Messrs.
Dntta onl
Philadelphia against it. The public nearing Is
now Closed but the committee Will next Monday
commence the examination OF the documentary
matters relating to the same subject
Our ssCnse'' In Congress.
The President to- day, through the Department OF
| State, sent to the Senate copy OF the United
States statement OF The before the Tribunal Of
| Arbitration.
| The Assistant Secrctaryship Of State.
| The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations this
morning completed their pro.racted consideration
OF the nomination OF Charles Hale to he Assistant
Secretary Of STATE and agreed to report the same
| favOrably.
| MIR. Summons French Arm-Selling Inquiry
| What the War Department says OF It
| What Sumner Hopes to Prove-1aeneraf
InanIIs' Share-The Arm sales in the
Period Named.
The President, as well as the Secretary OF war
| special committee asked for by Senator Sumner to
| investigate the sales or arms and ordnance during
| the Franco.Prussian war shall be appointed and
there Is little doubt that Summers resolution will
' 90 through whenever he pleases to call 1t up. In
| administration circles the whole business Is de-
| nounced as trick unworthy OF Mr.. Sumner and
| complaint Is made OF the extreme partisan bias
Of the whole proceeding as far as it
! has gone. Even the voluntary act OF
the Secretary OF War, III making up ana sending to
the House OF Representatives three weeks ago
complete list OF the sales OF ordnance since the close
OF the rebellion has been misrepresened by an allie
CATION that MS report was in answer to Senate
resolution requiring the information. He has been
charged, too, by the parties nnde SrM,r1
and sumner this business, with falsily-
ing the report, because It did not contain among
the sales number OF private BIDS that were declined
s sat fac All the wary Department ocais deny
nn eariy IN OCTOBER 1870 when ali sales to the
Remingtons were stopped that that nrm were act
| ing as agents for the French government or IN any
difierent capacity from the other dealers who had
been buying and specializing IN arms Tor years. Inc
| Remiugions lid afterwards succeed IN buying some
| twenty1ve thousand stand or arms and about four
! million rounds OF ammunition through one Thomas
| Richardson's; but further sales 10 MN were denleo
as soon as his connection with the Kemingtons was
| discovered 49,, ,>.... sa..,.
are the mpuIations against their financial integrity
In reference to these General Beknap explains that
a Of arms we're sold IN ISL and
report Secretary Boutwell, that only little more
than eight and a quarter millions were received
| into the Treasury, occurred by reason OF his own
statement taking in the Whole OF the calendar year
1871 and that OF the Treasury embrac ng the fiscal
! year ending on June 80 OF that year. with regard
To- TO the large adherence between the French,
governments account OF expenditures ior arms
sales, the Secretary says rnat as the two
governments never had any dealings and Kept no
hook accounts with each other. the French govern
ment must necessarily look to their confdenfiai
agents to explain what became Of the money placed
rhe whole affair appears to have arisen out Of the
intriQues OF 0tiic0ns Frenchman without oinciai
character VINO has point 10 make for himself, ana
u using the breach in tie party ranks at Washing
ion to cover MS operations. senator sumner, on
assumed Is the right one, and II It should prove
praollcable ne will call up his resolution
tomorrow. He will make an exhaustive speech on
the Subject, aud expects to prove every charge nc
mas made by the aid OF documents iactt anu
0gures It Is understood that he Will ar"atgn the
administration for a direct ana Intentional violation
of international law and OF our own neutrality laws
in selling arms TO the French. This point has never
hcen made. ana If it is established will completely
upset the theory mat arms are merchandise even
nation acts when 1t mas arms to sell. The Ggnt will
be upon this even more than upon me charges
%S Of SaH i've S %soe matter pD '''
1t Is reported that the officer referred 10 IN the
ton. addressed to the French provisional govern
ment under the words, 1--WE have the strongest IN.
nuence working for u.s., is Assistant Quartermaster
General RUFUS ingalls,, VINO Is charged by those en-
gagged IN making up this case as being Interested In
tne Garrison contract for twenty ParrOtt guns.
General ingalls, is now In Washington, anu his own
expanatiOn that being on his way 10 tnis city az
the time requested by Garrison TO call at tine
French Legation and see the Minister In reference to-
q pending contra t tor arms. This lie agreed 10 90,
aud by accident rather tnan design, captain Pat
terson, OF the Coast survey, accompanied lm IN MS
call.
What purported to be the substance OF his CONVEX
sation taken down by some person In the al
Joining room and exhibited 10 the secretary OF war
with positive assertion OF Its truth, but under the
secretarys inquiries This allegation dwindled d0wn
to a virtual withdrawal Of It's correctness. -
captain Patterson Is understood to deny the ale.
cations against ingalls, in connection Win ms WISH
10 the French Embassy. According to the report OF
the ordnance Bureau 1t appears mat MI: lnou,aS