The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-09
TEE FREECY ARMS FAILURE.
A Lightarman-A Non-Lucendo-The French
Request to Investigate Canard-Wha. R.
+. Really Meant-Hartley's Risks and
Eales-His Firm Eribed Nobody
To Be Continued.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 1872.
The Senate Arms Committee met this morning ct
half past len O'Clock.
DANIEL SHEA
was examined by Senator Schurz. He testified
that he owned number Of lighters at New YORK,
and during the Franco Prusslan war hghtered
goods for the New York Ordnance Omce. receiving
his orders from MIR. Hall, and all the receipts Tor
the goods delivered from Mr.. Reilly; sometimes he
delivered goods direct to vessels and sometimes at
the docks.
BY Senator HAMLIN-Witness had no official con-
nection with the Ordnance ONCE, which employed
him as they would other parties.
The Chairman, Mr. Hamlin laid before the conf
miltee letter from General Schoneld saying his
recollection OF the law OF 1853 providing for the
sale OF arms &C., substantially agreed with the ties.
iimony OF General Dyer The Chairman also laid
before the committee the following letter addressed
to MIN by Mr.. Fish,
THE INQUIRY IN FRANCE.
DEPARTMENT OF sTATE,l
s.nReerns to your letter Of The is u, '' upon the
2. Of Se sac ssn oo sa
tracts, ngurng into nited States oacals
FsRy
the Sch o u %o yGh h from h nse
France have the honor to be- sir yonr obedep: servant
| THE REQUEST TO INVESTIGATED CANARD.
LEGATION Or ETAsSE ~ TIE n Msrs sr,s s
Mr. sEonETAnY or sT1In-lhs commission appointed by
purchases made during the war has been surprised BY
WSs X the Nw Of e
r.. q ss Of Fsrs S the
contra his report ana hasten to inform you ociy
Sy 90 No. De a that a Ss aaGe s es @
vssiisation 10 the government Of The United States.
asssR Mr. 81
To Hon. HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State
Mr.. HARTLEY,
OF the firm OF SChuyier Hartley Il Graham. was
| sworn and examined by Senator Schurz. In 1870
the firm with which lie was connected sent samp.es
OF their arms to France, Germany and England,
and witness anu another gentleman went to France.
On the attn OF september, the same year, contract
was made with The French government 10 furnish
arms. Colonel squire never told Witness his bids
witness learned the TACT from another source. The
contract Of Baileniine Billings N st. Laurent Tor
batteries &c, was oIered 70 witness firm, and
/ they agreed 10 take 1t on certain conditions,
TO which Bailentine, Billings 4 ST. Laurent
would not agree; the contract was offered 10 Wit
what otner people tho ughE with regard to the des-
tnaIion the arms shipped Ia 1870 and 1871, but ne
BELIEVED TREY WERE GOING TO FRANCE:
some OF The goods shipped to France by ms firm
| were marked. according TO telegram from France,
II. f., meaning hepaonQue FRANCHISE; they, how
ever, sent thitner other goods not thus Marked tut
not through french officials; witness saw General
Dyer aad Colonel Crispln and asked them now
many Endeids they would sell INN.
BY Mr.. HAMLIS-lne sales OF arms and ordnance
stores were favorable to the goyernment wnen tney
received the contract from the french government
They asked the Secretary OF State whether they
would be allowed TO ship the goods To France,
10 which the secretary replied, II they did SO IL
would be
ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN Risk
the lrln mad recently sold arms TO Russia and
Mexico; ince the close OF the Franco-prus
sian war they had sold TO lorelgn governments
thirty forty or fifty thousand stand vi
arms; arms were also sold 70 South America
| Witness was further interrogated by senator
Schurz and members OF the committee. He knew
or no government officers who had received dollar
/ from the sales; certain 1t Is Ills 1rm
NEVER PAID A DOLLAR TO THEM
or any Of the French officials either nor did they
pay any other person q dollar; they conducted
| their own purchases.
/ T.. 8. ALLEN,
chief ArmOrer or the Springfield ArnlOry testified
! Us 10 the making OF lot OF Remington rides Tor
the navy at tlat place and as TO other matters III
that connection, the arms having been sold
to Pounenay, Tumble & Co.; that firm
paid Tor taking or the browning from
AIS guns, winch had been distributed TO
naval posts but subsequently returned 10 be bright
cned at tho arnory. After the 10 900 guns had Deen
sold to PouItcnay, Trtmoie AZ Co., the manu-
factured other guas Tor the navy. With the present
force at the arnory II could turn out 100 Springfield
Dreech-oaders Jay, but II tue lull machinery were
| WORKED, between
TWO AND THREE HUNDRED DAY.
1t would take three months to prepare TO turn out
thousand day, as during the late war, the capacity
increasing from day to day until that number be
| reached.
the committee adjourned until tomorrow morn
| Ing at half past ten.