The Portland daily press., 1872-03-15
WASHINGTON.

THE robson INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The select commit
tee to investigate the charges against Secretary
hoDeson met to-day, when the chairman was
authorized to invite the editor of the New York
sun to appear and give such information as will
afford a basis for examination. The determine
ton of the committee is to afford the largest
liberty to the accuser of substantial ting his
charges In order to afford time for such pur-
pose the committee have adjourned till next
Thursday
THE SALE OF ARMS.
The Senate Arms Committee resumed their
examination of Col. Benet. He stated that
the total number of arms retained by the vol
unteers at the termination OF the war was IL, 824
and sabres and swords 14,419. Since Jan 1st
1865, 81, l49 arms had been issued to the militia,
and there were now on hand $50 500 serviceable
arms at the arsenals. The total number of
arms OF all kinds on hand was about / Isl ,OSS
There are 80, 731 in the hands of the troops in
the field. r.
Col Crispin ordnance officer at New York.
was examined In reference to sales, etc. His
testimony was similar to that given few DAYS
ago before the House Committee.
III REGISTERS TO FOREIGN BUILT VESSELS.
The Secretary of the Treasury has prepared
bill to give American registers to foreign built
vessels owned by citizens of the United States
under certain restrictions. This meets the APP
proval of the Secretary of State and has been
forwarded to the Committee On Commerce of
the House Every vessel registered under this
act is declared vessel of the United States and
is entitled to all the privileges lawfully enjoyed
by vessels registered under existing laws, ex-
cept OF importing or exporting goods to and
from any port of the United States or trans
porting the same from one port to another port
In the United States, or OF engaging in any
fisheries in the waters of the United States,
but such vessels are declared subject to the
same requirements and entitled to the same
privileges in foreign countries and before con-
suls and consular officers of the United States
= as other registered vessels of the United States
e.J 1 CONTRIBUTIONS
The Senate to-day confirmed Col. Jedediah
Baxter as chief Medical Purveyor; Harvey
Reed, OF Massachusetts, and HI. A Wheeler
Maine, to be I'd Leutenants in the army
"a NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
The naval officer Latin testified before the
New York Custom House Committee this fore
noon that he received as moiety one-twelfth of
the amounts collected for violation of revenue
laws. During the time he has been in office he
thought-a year next month-his share was S1S,-
OO0 Similar sums were paid to the Collector
and Surveyor, and the informer got as much as
all three together. He had no knowledge that
the patronage of the Custom House was used
to control the primary elections He had neith-
er made nor promised to make any appoint
ments as reward for political services render
ed at the last State Convention Senator Conk-
ling had never intimated desire that he should
ichofo VI aPPoiH1 d SlulSe person 10 once IN
his department e. I
THE JAPs INVITED. r
This evening, by appointment, Gen. David
Atwood, chairman, together with Messrs
Cleveland, Byrd, Prosser, Dexter, Sphinx and
Cloggett the committee appointed by the Cen
tennial Commissioners, called upon the Jap
anese Embassy and invited them to participate
in the centennial exposition at Philadelphia in
1876 and to use their personal and official in
huence to induce full representation of the
Imperial Government of Japan.
lwakura responded cit will afford us great
pleasure to recommend to His Majesty, our
Emperor such steps as may be Necessary to
unite with you in the celebration of the Tooth
anniversary of the existence of the government
of the United States''