Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-01
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The house committee on the expenditures of
the war department to-day commenced an in
vestigatOn into the sale of arms. The members
present are Williams of Indiana, Barber, SNYDER
and Acker Kinsella is absent. Mr.. Belknap,
secretary of war, stated that from the list OF
June, 1870, to June, 1871, the amount realized
from the sale of aims was S9,74S, 942. He fur
ther stated that executive document No. SO, of
the date of January "a, 1872, includes all the
principal sales from 1865 to July, 1871, names of
parties to whom sold and the month of the wear
OF the sales, etc. In the course of further eX-
animation as TO the sales to Remington, he said
that while he was in the post Office department
Kelley, chief of the ordnance bureau, now de-
ceased, came in and handed him the following
dispatch:
To w c. Squires, arlington House, Washing
ton:
Remington telegraphs if you have not yet
bought for government you Will be able to do so
on better terms. By a decree of the govern
ment, issued yesterday, all arms entering France
are liable TO be taken as national property and
paid for according to appraisenent Specu-
latorS in arms intended for France will find pro-
hts small. Competition with you has been
forced and fictitious"
Secretary Beknap was asked "Do you know,
of your own knowledge, that any government
officers are interested in the sale OF arms directly
or otherwise?
Answer-"I do not very strong statement
or animation in connection with this matter
was made TO me by Marquis Chambrun on jan
uary 10th last. | asked him to name the per-
sons, and then we went together to my private
room, when again asked him to name such
persons, or make a statement over his signature
or any statement by which could convict of
fraud any one of these officers or other persons
connected with the government. He did not do
SO. Kept memorandum of the statement he
uld make to me, but it contains nothing from
which can obtain information relative TO any
officer OF the government. | begged him to
give me specific information, but he had nome
Our conversation went further, but got moth
ing bearing on the point"
The chairman said he had invited Senator
Sumner TO appear and give any facts he might
nave to Offer, but he has not come forward In
order further TO arrange for the examination,
ana TO obtain official statements, which the Sec
retary indicated his readiness to furnish, being
DESTROYS that the investigation be thorough, the
committee adjourned until next Tuesday week
THE EMBASSY.
lne Japanese embassy reached Washington,
on special train from Baltimore shortly after
two this afternoon. They were met at the depot
by Mr.. Nor, Japanese charge Rd6direS accom-
panied by Gov Cooke, Gen. Chapman and Gen.
Myers, who was detailed by the war depart
ment TO take charge of the embassy The meet
ing between Mr. Mori and his countrymen was
intensely cordial. After brief SITUATIONS Gov.
Cooke was introduced, and welcomed the dis
United States, after which he introduced Gen.
MYERS, who, he told them, would have them in
charge, and also TO Gen. Chapman. Iwakura
replied very briehy, returning thanks Tor the
cordial welcome; and, without further cere-
mony, the entire party entered carriages in
waiting, and were driven to their hotel The
ladies OF the party were taken to Georgetown,
to the residence OF Mr.. Lanman, secretary of the
Japanese legation.
The Japanese will be presented to the pres
ident Monday next, and remain here about a
month.
COLLEGE MATTERS.
Resolutions and letters from Yale COLLEGE.
Brown university, Harvard university, vii.
liams, Union, Northwestern, Trinity and several
other colleges and scientific associations were
presented in the house, from the committee on
foreign affairs, this morning, earnestly recon.
mending an appropriation of the Chinese in
demnity fund for the establishment of an Ameri.
can college in China.
RECOGNITION OF BRAVERY
The French legation transmitted to the state