, 1876-03-08
Whnt tho Navy Department In-
ycstignting Committee Nns
discovered.
A Very Small Vessel Chartered for
Very Largo Price.
They Also Find am Obstinate Witness WHO
Will Not Spoak Out.
Tho pinchback Resolutions Talked al Again In
1he Scnalc.
But Mr.. Norton Unwilling to Risk u
Final Vote.
THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION.
NErrt nrMEST8,

DEVELOPMENTS.
epee'a. o,spT'en - 20 ,1"rs ~ ."ao ~" ' ,.., ,ct
nA0h.seloN. - W Ai".sA =. 1870 ,,,to
Of tho Hoaso this afternoon was 70 o1aor 'n'o
....,,... ,,,,t -, ht,. ~ IL. Y,us, Corntn,ttce
H"en''o'o ~ ~ "A .a =. ~ - t..,.
on NaFh' AHai1e, Hno hAFo tcope"'a 'ue 1u'oa
tiGasion Of tho old Governor claim examined
romtn,ttoo ~ which Austin T,ai.. OF Mpltaap,
1n.'ts ,,,.,sesIoa 49, liz ,;y,r a,nam.
"An eAe.''As"' D.a .,.se..sss 49, r rjt,,,no,d
eF uoSerhoF was euAftofe" ~ ~ ~ n'.sa'o'u'
in October, 1861, by Commander Uuront, for Voy~
ages from Hampton 1toada TO stlch ports rs
might be designated, Tho steamer had
,atsus ~, so'n - ~.. .,,n~of,r.
pbon pu"s IA .oso, An0 "as' .,,a.s
10 Seafs olo o. the 'mo" "no ..oe . ~.
Tho sorn,b Of tho contract wore, tbht tho party
OF tho frss part-tlso Govcrnment-shouid pay
for tho n.c ar ttn atcamor ST. 800 for the l,pk
~ s'.,' .a., ~ nno to~ o.ch .r,,.aouont ,nont,
mh S,ssu wsro n hcsn Tho yosno, t,abt
Beauneh, and atrong, md 1ho oh'eofs anu cfe"
| Wern to ....-.. .-.--.--.
, DH rAfp M Tns ooyEnNAESTi a
Ihoro was no agfeeh'ehs thN' nt,o VIE ~ W 81. sn-
ployed on Tho rivera nlone, Dos on nc con ,
tthry, Hhe waa to 90 TO any ports deslRnnseae.
The only hRroenlent as 10 1ilauriiE nef eatosy
was contathou IN tho toho"ing o1tfaos 'fou 'no
cbAster: . ~
Its further agreed that II THO sald vessel bo eapt-
u.ed. destroyed, Of Aafnae1 iy an . sneMs, or run
irea In obs,nS sny ores Of S 31ly M :, 1
ins. dr smaae hui I'll os,r losa Or amnge to Tic aid
nhaI bo borne BY tho party of tho sstos.a part.
| Tha ntnanar waa joRt in A sto1rn, Hho wna or.
dorod to aea. Her commander protcstc,l .salns.
noinr. but. boiou liver etoat,cr, sc s,T auipol
Ia othor words. gho wns Lost on Just auci
a yoyazo aa ebc waa employed to mako,
iut 'o'nS ia "usation vas rnisnd whothot
thn ordering 10 sca wps tho kind Of an order She
VA, inRurrd anti1,st. Mr., Blair held that it wht
mat sincn thn nrilnr, naunrd related oxclusivcly
n thn tinnuorn nf war And nat to those Of TIT
eaa. Sho Way Loaf because eho was not seawor-
tGy. and this was
10y TIE yAu1r or usn OWNERS
,pho ,,ars "a keen ],er no. md not Of the Govern
meot man Sfsar p ths nrc,cUt Secretary Of tbo nav,
was appoiptcd. Tho law tlrm Of Chapman, ,IIohmer
CO. rsnrusontinr tho owners Of tho Gov,
ornor nreaemted n claim for the yalue Of
tic steamer, which. ntter consideration. wal
Tia ottorneya wrote to tboif clonts in Portland
Ncs. thst tht, oinim was rejected, and tbas theri
wns yery littie hope for It. Soon aftcr this y.
Trown. of tLia cityn n fayorito contractor With tn
Enyy Departmout. and friend Of tho Ulnimsnt
In Ills casc. hoonoaed to DO 10 Portland and a
nncn nndertook To assist thcu, In gottipg par
mont. Io sucrerted the employment Of Simeon
I johnson az attorney; aud nlso advised that Will
| IAN M Eyarts be efnptoyod to write as. opiulu,
on ,ho caso. Secretary Isobeson granted re
boaring. and, after much consideration
- hn ,,man,s teat{and. was conutraine,
~ chnnoe h;a f,r.t nninion, Tho sum nllowo
~ tI,a st.s1nar wan Xxi mo. Chapman, Hos
ncr I ro, rocolvni bnlf Of this sum, $26, QUO
mt of Which tIey raid Eyptts, Ximoon johnson
ND H. p Girnwn. brown, admitted that IL
sacsivei IA 7oo and aftor Tie foes Of CHAPMAN
iiosmor 4 ca. wnro pait. ato,0Oo WAS still Ioft /,
ttn banda of Simeon johnson, now dead. Wla
hoc.me ~ tha mnney tnp blair COMMITTEES va
nneh1n to Ienr1,s nintr. ju closing his report
nnso IT as hln oninton that tho claim
S.s ,sr,noytryrrI,r ALIowEp by TIE sEcnErAR
"%>o oy rnr NAVY.
. rp ths con+rc al ita investigation tho Naya
rommi.tc. NJ lin nresen. Iionso took IN sho In
rnatiration al thia old olRtm. ana called ia A.
i WnlsH xs1,o wan nj tho tins Of its payment
is,okkesuor. WolN wna in Browns Office whoi
tho $52, ,uU0 wna received, anu s6w Il taR0n lpt
i back room by Brown, accompanied by Hosno