Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-13
WASHINGTON.
More CustOmhOuse Developments.
HOW GRANT and Leet Run the Machine


How Grant and Feet Rum the Machine
WASHINGTON, March 12.-In the Gus
tomhouse Investigating Committee the ex
! animation of ToWnley, Assistant Appraiser
at New York, was resumed. Witnes;
stated, in speaking about the approaching
/ New York convention, that Murphy sale
1 that the Presidents desire was that the
/ heads of the different departments should
/ work as a unit and exercise some influence
in the convention, and that something
should be done by them collectively toward
! the selection of delegates. Witness recol-
! lected Gen. Palmer's statement to be that
/ Murphy said that rich men ought TO be
picked out so they might pay something for
the honor Of going to the convention. The
recollection of witness was that Murphy
said that Gov. Woedford was the Presi-
dents candidate for Governor, James
/ Terwlliger coming in said that Horace
Greeley would be 4 good candidate.
George W. White, a commission mer-
chant of New York, swore that he became
acquainted with Col. Leet in September,
1864. Some time in the month of May,
1869, Leet showed him letter from Presi-
dent Grant. From his first conversation
with Leet in April, 1869, he supposed Leet
was to get the general order business, and
that it had been promised by Collector
Grinnell. Leet also informed him that be
had dined with Collector Grinnell and Gems.
Porter and Babcoek, and several New
Workers, at Wizards Hotel. Leet stated
10 witness after an interview with Grinneh
that there were influences at work to d.
~ I,o LIT ,oH hrtf
Leet remarked that he was going to have it
all, and told Grinnell that if he could not
get it all from him, he would have another
Collector who would give it to him. Leet
thought his letter from the President was
equivalent to procuring the general order
business.
The committee adjourned until to-mor-
row. =. 8.
The BOmbshelI Investigation.
The House Committee on Expenditures
in the War Department to-day examined
Squires, an agent of Remington. He testi-
fed that after the 18th Of October, 1870,
when the order was given by the War De-
partment not to sell arms to Remington &
Sons, Squires employed other parties to buy
for them, taking care conceal their connec-
ton from officers of the government. Not
only were the arms purchased from the
War Department, but other arms of Rem
ington, Colts etc. were placed on pier 90,
from which French steamers sailed.
During the proceedings the following dis
patch dated I'd March, 1872, was read:
"Afr. Richardson, care Of Remington,
IlliOn, Y. Y: Mr.. Sumner is deceived
When stating that the Committee of the
French National Assembly on War Con-
tracts adopted resolutions asking the re-
suits of inqiry from the United States Gov
eminent on the sales Of arms. l have been
repeatedly told by the most influential mem
bers Of this committee that no inquiry has
passed nor thought of. Make of my declar-
alton what use you choose.
"HENRY MOREAU, Advocate, Paris
The Spanish Mission.
Gen. Sickles has been granted leave O
absence from Spain. Nothing further yet
has been done by the administration in re-
alton TO the mission.
Cur Commerce.
The Secretary of the Navy sent to the
Senate to-day his report as to the means of
establishing an iron ship building, econo-
missing expenditures in the navy and re-
storing commerce. He favors the erection
by Government aid Of a building and yards,
situated with reference to the ready supply
of material, and so arranged as TO unite in
one establishment with all the means TO
convert this material through all its pro-
cesses into iron ships. He says the com
merce of Great Britain has now reached in
and for the present fiscal year the sum of
2,910,000,000. The aggregate of the
worlds commerce is estimated at SO, 297,-
100000. Great Britain by the aid of her
steamship lines in quick and cheap trans
portation has therefore gained about one
third of the entire commerce Of the world.