The Portland daily press., 1872-04-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.

NAFBs uAusOM OM INC fAfAnN SaAe.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Mrs. Mason testifi-
ed before the Senate Arms Committee to-day
that she had applied to the Ordnance Bureau
and was told by Gen. Dyer that he saw no diff
Guilty for the lady to buy arms if able to- pay
She had been advised by friend that if she
should make the purchase she could make
something handsome pecuniariy She testified
to interviews with Peck, who was acting for
Wizard, who was acting for Mckenzie, who was
acting for Gambetta. She told Peck that the
government required certain sum in advance
a margin of rs per cent ON all purchases before
the guns were delivered, and that Dyer would
not give her the refusal of the guns as he had
to protect himself against street speculations.
Met Wizard at the Hoffman House. when told
him that the money required by the department
must be put up or she could not negotiate the
sale, but the negotiation was not accomplished
Gen. Dyer treated her the same as any other
trader. Mrs. Mason further testified that she
did not interview ingalls, and Dyer at the Hoff-
man House. One Fernald was interviewed
with her, and was to supply the money. In
December, 1871, Dyer asked her who she was
purchasing arms for. She replied, for McKen-
zie who was Gambettas agent, when Dyer re-
sponded that the Remingtons were the only
agents for the French government. Was sorry
to say that no arms were bought through her
influence.
Gen. Dyer sent uote to the committee stat
ing that he had no interview at the Hoffman
House with the Mason woman
f1OU H. n. OUaTKWeCner UeSClneQ UnaC he did
not hear the Secretary of the War Department
say, 81 am the Ordnance Department" as stat
ed by Chambrun.
Col. S. V. Benet of the Ordnance Bureau,
testified to an interview between himself and
Marquis Chambrun in January. DENYING the
statement of the latter that certain paper in the
department relative to the sale of arms to the
French were marked with red to be answered
before Chambrun saw them, indicating that
Benet knew as much of them as the Marquis.
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what to reply to. Never gave the original copy
of Remington's letter to Lecesne to Chambrun.
Gen. Dyer gave it to him, and when it was re-
turned was marked in several places. Witness
had no knowledge or suspicion that the Gatlin
guns purchased by General Franklin were for
Remington
Civil Service:
J. H. Saville, Chief Clerk of the Treasury
Department. c. d. Graves, Chief Clerk of the
Treasurer's Office, and S. j. Kimball, Chief of
the marine division of the Treasury Depart
ment, have been appointed board of examin.
ers for the department under the new rules OF
the Civil Service Commission.
The Mormon Trials
The Supreme Court has decided in the case of
Clinton vs. Englelbrecht, that the Supreme and
District Courts of the Territory of Utah are not
| United States Courts in the sense of the Con-
stitution, and that they must therefore be gov
erned on the selection of jurors by the terrific
judgment of the Supreme Court of Utah is re-
versed on the ground that the jury which tried
| the Mormon cases was not selected in conform
ity with to the territorial laws, that the sum
mons were invalid, and the indictments against
Mormon violations of laws, and that all pro
ceedings against the Mormons must be dismiss
| ed. The decision sustains the position taken
by the Utah District Attorney, Bates.
Church and State.
A decision was also rendered in the Presbyt
erian church case from Kentucky, the Court
holding that were the Ecclesiastical Courts re
ination as proper tribunals to pass upon any
ecclesiastical question, the civil Courts mus
follow their decision, and ought not to attempt
to enquire into its correction. a-
DE-. Howard.
The Spanish government offers to release DR.
| Howard as an act of friendliness on their par
towards the United States government; at the
same time they are not willing to admit the
least injustice attached to their action in hi
trial and imprisonment.
The Naval Investigation.
A. A. Hostmer testified to the settlement O
the claim for the steamer Governor lost at sea
with the Goddard heirs and Messrs Littlefielt
& Snow. They got all the money with the ex
ception of the fees No person except his firm
and William NJ. Evarts and Simon johnson
got anything on account of the claim. TIL
money was received from the naval paymaster
Witness declined to state what amount tn
Goddard heirs paid his firm for getting tn
claim through S. p, Brown got a per centag
of the claim, but witness did not remembe
what The contingent fee of the firm was 5