Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-06
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TISDICATIoN OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
The committee on the post office on Thursday
reported the evidence taken upon the matter OF
contracts recently made by the post office de
partment for the transportation Of the mails
and say the course pursued by the postmaster
general was not only justified by circumstances
and by law, but was eminently wise and pru-
deut
RESOLUTIONS BY THE MORSE MEMORIAL Asso.
TON.
The following resolution was passed by the
National Telegraph Morse Memorial AssOcia-
ton, this afternoon:
Whereas, tine house of representatives have placed
their hall at the disposal of this association for the
purpose OF holding memorial meeting in honor OF
the late Samuel f. ID. Morse, on Tuesday, April 49,
and prominent members of both houses OF congress
consented to address the meeting; and
Whereas, the telegraph wires have been freely
placed at the disposal of this association on that
evening; therefore,
Resolved that the municipal authorities OF cities
and towns of the United States are hereby invited
to hold meetings of similar character in their
eral localities the same evening, in order that
the meetings may be in Geographic communica.
ton and thus simultaneous expression be- given
to tine national grief on the occasion of this ire
parable loss.
FRENCH SPoLIATIoN CLAIMS.
The house committee on foreign affairs have
agreed TO a bill for the settlement of the French
spoliation claims. 1t approprates five million
dollars for this purpose, and is substantially the
same As the bill now pending in the sens-e.
Among other assignments made to-day by the
senate was next Wednesday for the consdera
ton Of the French spoliation bill. Mr.. Cameron
will advocate it, and will be followed by MIR
VickerS Of Maryland, also in favor Of the bill.
THE SALE OF ARMS.
The testimony of Mr.. Monkey of New Jersey
to-day, before the sale of arms committee, show
ed that he received SO 009 for aiding in the ne
gotiatiOn for the purchase of 10000 guns fol
France, but that no official received amy of The
Air Daalg2
section of Chambrun's narrative.
Gen. Ingalls, testified Thursday before the sen
ate, that the statement of Chambrun that he (ln.
galls) boosted of his influence with the govern
ment was a falSehood. He did not see Reming-
ton three times during the FrauCo-German war.
He was barely acquainted with him, and was
not connected with the Remngtons, as stated by
Chambrun on the information of Dana of the
New York Sun.
Gen. Franklin, vice-president of the Colt
manufacturing company, OF Hartford, was
sworn and said he was told by POultney that
Marley, of Camden, N. j., got SO 900 for him
for arranging sale by the navy department to
Poulmey & lrimbe of 10000 rifles, heretofore
spoken OF. The witness testified about the
nine Gatlin guns. His evidence entirely ex-
onerated the secretary. The committee adj
journed.
THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION.
The examination Of Shoep in regard TO build
lng engines was continued Thursday evening.
Mr.. Blair of Michigan announced that he was
going home, and moved that the investigation
be postponed until his return ON the 10Th. See
rotary Robson opposed delay.
Mr.. Bartlett thought the investigation ought
not to go on without the full committee.
The investigation continued tonight all the
members being present but Mr.. Blair, on ac-
count of whose absence Mr.. Bartlett objected to
proceeding; but his objections were waived on
a demand IRON the secretary that the inyestiga-
on IN w
Dana was sworn and testified, but not in
direct way. lie said he had no facts in his per
SOnal knowledge as 10 the truth of the articles
in the Sun from February 10 to March A. and
declined to reveal the name of the man who i'll
formed him concerning the purchase Of coal for
the navy, as it would do that person injury
lie claimed to have got much of bis information
from puDllc documents, acts of congress and re-
ports, lie declined to give the names of the au-
thors of certain letters written from Washing.
ton to the Sun. A. NJ. Gibson, correspondent of
the Sun, was sworn, but testified in general
way, as TO his sources of information, without
giving any names He agreed, however, to fur
nish names for tomorrow evening, to which
time the committee adjourned.
IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW ENGLAND.
The subcommittee Of commerce have COM
plcted the items of appropriation for the i'm.
provement of rivers and harbors in New En-
gland. They are as follows.
Improvement of the Narraguagus river.
$4,000; Improvement Of Sullivan river and Sulli.
van Falls, S25 900; Penobscot river, 0O3; Ken.
nebec river, $500; Royals river, $40 00O Portland
harbor black bayl $4,000; Saco river, S15,OOO;
Richmond island, S2O,OOOi removing rock in Wells
harbor, $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures of Boston harbor
$1,000; removal of rock in Rochester harbOr, S2Os
0OOi Taunton river, $4,000 Plymouth harbor,
@25O0i ProYincetOwn harbor, $1,000, Wellheet har,
Dor, S50OOi Merrimao river $4,000 Duxbury har-
Dor, $4,000; Connecticut river at Enfield Falls be-
low Holyoke S25,000; Wareham harbor, $4,000.
Yermont-lmproyement OF Burlington harbor,
Rhode Island Improvement Of Providence river,
SlO,0OOi Pawtucket river, $4,000; breakwater at
Block Island, S59,0J0j Pawcatuck river, $1,000.
Conneehcutv~Ihames river, $4,000; Connecticut
river, below Hartford, Si0,0O0j New Haven harbor
$4,000; Norwalk harbor, $4,000; Bridgeport har.
Dor, $4,000; Housatonic river, $1,000,
MISCELLANEOUS,
The president has signed The following acts
To provide for reporting aud printing congress,
sonal debatesi TO enable honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, their widows aud orphau
children, to acquire hOmesteads on public landsj
establishing a port of entry al Pitshurg.
Mrs. Shea, tried for the murder Of police Off
Ger Doyle shot by her while attempting to en-
ter her house with Il search warrant, was to-day
acquitted. Defence claimed that the pistol was
discharged accidentally.