Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-20

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THE SENATE ARMS INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The examination
Of Squire was resumed before the senate arms
committee to-day. He testified that the ar
rangement between the French government and
Remington was the allowance of the five per
Centum commission for whatever arms were
bought. judging from all facts witness in
ferrcd that the Remngtons were commission
merchants and not agents for the French gov
eminent in a technical sense. He was asked
what was the purpose OF his showing to Dyer the
dispatch of the 18th of October, 1870 from
which Belknap inferred that the Remlngtons
were agents of the French government He re-
piled that he wanted to convince Dyer that
there was no reason for delay in making sales,
so as to allow outside parties to come in. His
purpose was to get arms at once; after the order
was issued that no arms be sold them he had no
recollection that he consulted with middle men /;
did put in another bid after the order was is
sued, namely, the 18Th of October; it was not
then generally known that they had been ruled
out, aud he did not care to have the fact known
Questions to witness asked by Mr.. Schurz--
Witness said w. S. Smoat was connected with
the ordnance department; he was on six months
leave; meantime he was in the employ of Rem
ington, having temporary or provisional cOnnec-
ton with the firm and was considered TO have
full knowledge of arms. Smoat resigned his
office at the termination of the leave of absence.
Senator Logan remarked that it was customa-
ny IN the war department 10 give leave OF absence
to officers who intended TO resign.
Daring his further examination witness said
he believed that the arms purchased by Richard
son would eventually fail into the hands of Rem
ington.
KUKLUX IN THE SUPREME COURT.
The supreme court had before it for argument
today the case of the United States against
Avery and Others on certificate of division from
the circuit court of South Carolina. Defendants
were indicted for conspiracy under the act of
May 81, 1870 to enforce the rights of citizens of
the United States to vote in several states, and
for other purposes, known as the enforcement
or kukluX act. The particular act charged was
the murder of one Jim Williams, while attempt,
ing TO prevent colored citizens voting, and to
hinder and prevent their exercise of the right to
keep and bear arms, 4 motion having been
made to quash the indictment, the court was di-
vided in opinion on the questions whether il had
Jurisdiction of the crime OF murder charged and
whether the right to keep and bear arms is
right granted and secured by the constitution of
the United States so as to support the charge in
the indictment and render the ofiense cGgnizable
ty the court, and these questions were certified
70 this court,
NoMINATIGN OF a MINISTER TO PERU.
The president has sent 10 the senate the nom
ination of Francis Thomas Of Maryland to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary 10 Peru.
soAIRATIoNs WITHDRAWN,
The president also semi 20 The senate message
Withdrawing all the large number Of nOmina-
tjons of officers for promotion ip the quarter
masters department, pending for some time, his
object being to await the further examination
OF legal questions involved,
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The following exhibit Of exports and imports
for the calendar year of 1871 is furnished by the
bureau Of Statistics The values are all eX-
pressed in species Imports of merchandise,
1872, 500, 3l4; specie and bullion, $l7399, 4l5;
total $3.50 ,90S, 1875. EXpOrts-Domeslic mers
chandse, S445, JAP, GO7; foreign merchandise,
S147S9 001, domestic bullion and specie, &c.,,
632 ,342; foreign bullion and specie, $4,000, 1928;
total exports, S537978,OSij excess of imports,
sol ,93j,645.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The president has signed an act authorizing
the survey aud making OF d boundary between
the territory of the United States and Great
Britain, from the Lake of the Woods to the sum
nit OF the Rocky mountains.
The United States treasurer to-day sent TO
New York coin checks amounting To oyer 81
900, 900, on account Of third call for 62 bonds.
The New York custom house investigating
committee were busy yesterday in the further
examination of eX-Coector Murphy,