Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-12
WASHINGTON.
POIYEamOus.

/ tiOns. Some Of the members of Congress
| are considering the subject of q supplement
/ al anti-polygamy bill, in order TO obviate tht
present obstacles. The act cannot be en-
forced, owing to the secresy with which po
/ lygamous marriages are consummated. 4
remedy is suggested by making proof of co
habitation or acknowledgment of the SAM
sufficient to sustain an Indictment.
CustOmhOuse Corruption.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Custom
house investigators met and issued order
summOning one Kasmere, from New York
to testify.
A letter from A. Moore, Of New York
was read, asking how he can best give in
formation in behalf of the administration.
The BOmbsheII Committees.
Col. Crispin, Ordnance officer at New
York of ordnance stores during the fisca
year, was examined this morning before thu
House Committee. He denied all knowl
edge of the destination of the arms sold, ex
cept that large quantity of them were
Delivered where the French Bteamert
lay.
Y. McNally, Chief Clerk Of the Ordnance
Bureau, to-day produced copies of letter.
aud records before the Senate investigation
of sales of arms, and in reply to a question
of Carpenter, said that he did not know &
governmental officer who made dollar il
consequence Of the sale Of these ordnancC
stores.
Blind AdvertiElnE.
Col. Bennett was also examined. In re-
ply to a question by Mr.. Schurz he said hC
did not know of any written record Of The
construction put by the Secretary Of Wa
on the statute of 1868 in relation to the
sale of ordnance stores. He had always
understood, however, that the construction
put on it by Gen. Schoield was that adver
tising a small lot of arms or stores of a GER
tain kind would Justify subsequent sale Of
any amount ofthe same kind of stores
without advertising. This construction wal
clearly put by Schurz in the following
question:
1t appears from the advertisement hert
that 1000 breach-loaders were advertised
for sale, and bids were invited thereupor
publicly. Now a party desiring to buy
arms might not desire to buy 1000, but
might desire to buy 10000. The 2,0O(
therefore would not be sold, and thost
10000 advertised not having been sold
would you consider the department author
lied TO sell all the rest at private sale on the
strength of that advertisement Is tha
the construction?
Answer-Yes, that would be the con
struction.
Col. Bennet's examination will be con
tinued at the next meeting.
Retired.
The total amount of 90 bonds redeemed
by Secretary Boutwell, under three call
date as are follows: First call 500, 1851, $50
second 996,550; third S4,074,0
The Secretary of the Treasury has no
quite recovered from his recent indisposi
tion.
The President
returned this morning. Several Senator
and Representatives called at the Whit
House and had interviews during the fore
noon,
Seneca StOue.
The House Committee on Public Build
/ ings and Grounds to-day commenced thei
! investigation under a resolution of tn
| House directing them to inquire why sene
ca stone had been used in the new Stat
Department building by Mr.. Mullet, th
Supervising Architect, against the direction
of the Committee, and whether or no
some of the stone had not been cracked b,
the frost.
According to Mullett's testimony, tht
whole quantity used did not exceed So, 900
which he says will be saving TO the gov
ernment of nearly $4,000. He had no
| heard of any of the stone being cracked
| Seneca stone was used as a matter of econ
omy, and he had no interest in the quarries
and his relations with that company wer
| ANYTHING but agreeable. The weather ha
not affected the walls. As to the value o
the stone, he would not give cents differ
ence between Seneca and granite.
The Vice Presidency.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
For some time it has been a matter {
curious inquiry here as to who is the &C
mi. istration candidate for the Vice Pres
dency. Il has been believed that Ger
Grant had no avowed preference in this n
spect, and that this portion of the tickt
was to be left open TO all aspirantS- Will
in the past few days there have been e1
| pressiOns from certain quarters which woul
! seem to indicate that the administration d'
sired a change in this directi on, and Del,
gate Chafee, of Colorado, who was inte
rOgated by his constituents by letter as
the instructions to be given to the delegate
to attend the Philadelphia COnventiO!
made such inquiries as he deemed sutficien
and then responded that the support Of Go
fax was not an administration test, an
further intimated that either Wilson,
Iowa. or Wilson, of Massachusetts, wOul
be lust as acceptable to the Presiden
There is reason to believe that Wilson,
Iowa, would be the more acceptable Of thei
two to the White House. In disCussiI
this question the administration organ hel
this NOR, ing uses the following language:
"While other gentlemen who, for lesst
services, have been perhaps more honore
and applauded, are now endeavOring to de
troy its organization, and hand it over
the enemy whom it has SO often fought an
conquered, the two Wilson's are workin
might and main to add to the long list
its triumDhs and successes. Mr.. Wilson,
Iowa, has spoken brave words in favor
the administration and of the renOmin
ton of President Grant, which are all Il
stronger from him inaSmuCh as it has bee
attempted to array him in the line Of opp
sition. Both of these gentlemen have bee
mentioned es candidates Tor the wee Pret
dency. In either of them Mr.. ColfaX wOu
have an able and worthy successor"
The Case of Minister Marsh,
The friends of Minister Marsh have bet
looking into the grounds of complain
against him on account Of his dispatch co
tanning severe reflections against the Italii
government. 1t now appears that n
Marsh took special precautiOnsto have Wh
he had written kept secret, except from tho
having the closest confidence Of the Sta
Department, and to attain this end traI
mitted bis entire dispatch in the cypher
the State Department. After 1t had be-
translated for the Secretary's perusal 1t "
allowed by some unexplained carelessne
10 find its way into the letter copied I
publication in the annual report Of CORE
pondencs sent 70 Congress. Mr.. Marsl
friends are claiming thai since he was Oh
discbarging BIS plain duty in acqusinti
the Secretary with the real condition of I
: fairs, and that on his part every possit
precaution was taken to prevent the CO
tents Of the dispatch from becoming gener
ly known, that if the Italian governme
insists upon his recall, It will be only just
: give him another mission or equal rank, a
. are suggesting Spain.