New-York tribune., 1876-02-26

prevous witness had testified had been gwen contract
by the Navy Department for building ship a. Ports
mouth Navy-yard. and had at the time been fur
nished with material labor tools, and other facilities
necessary do the work. Mr.. Griffith sad that In gviDg
him the contract, the Navy Department making
experiment to ascertain IL vessels could be built
cheaper by this plan than by the nsuql method The
given him not for the comp elton Of the
sell but several In number and for parae parts OF
the work. The naval constructors nterfered with his
work In many ways and did everything In their power 10
prevent the success Of the experiment Notwithstanding
this he believed had been demonstrated that vessels
cond he built cheaper in this way than by the ordinary
method In regard 10 the purchase OF thinner bending
machinery by the Government, at cost many times
greater than that at which IL was taxed, asserted by
former witDesses Mr. Griffith explained that the ma
chin ry wds of avery valuable character and that the
tnat at the me it was snoy experimental in It's char
acter an1 It's Success had not been & & Inc
OF the Iron contaned in IT,
sCHENCK LETTERS NOT YET EXHIBITED
Secretary Fish was summoned before the
House Committee Foreign Affairs this morning to es
thy regard to the correspondence recently sent 10 that
Committee touching the connection OF Minister Scbenck
with the directory of the Emma Mine He unable,
OF sickness appear. Assistant Secretary
Cadwaladcr present md testified that the documents
Transmitted to the Committee comprised all tne
sponience n the State Department relating to the subject
under investigation. Wnen asked II there not other
correspondence there, touching The proposed resignation
Oi Gen scenck from his position MnI,terto England
Mr.. Cadwaader replied tHat there H. but the resolution
did not call for it, if the Committee desired to this
correspondence. 1t would be at their The Com
mttcc voted report facts TO the House. With the
correspondence submitted 10y the Secretary ~ STATE nnd
ash il III, Irconmit e to the Committee, order
that the investigation may bo pursued iurtne" IL Is
understood be The Intention o. tP Committee 10 10
tie bottom of the Emma Nine scandal and tue mvestI-
CATION viii begin IA ~ next week.
COTTON TAX FRAUDS.
gentleman writes from Louisiana III re-
gard to the rcuuding o certain cotton lie avOrs
II strongly for IL hiseTo spoken Of lie says:
suppose you have noticed bill before Congress Ia
trin planters duties pd Un cotton after the rebel
U, the lcgay of the act having beOu dee aic uncon
Lat you few FACTS wnicn may De Of interest to
yUu. l. the bill pas both ouscs Ot Congress, II viii
hrng about position Of faud aud rascHlity
tuan St LOUIS Wisay Ring or Hny other mvcSti-
lcCtcd, pretty was tNcr returned To the toy
erInlent ami TIE receipts tnat would be presented from
wh,u au enormous amount the GoNcrnm nj b.s beu
rOD1,d T.e nIcib Louisiana, III hIs rec lDm"nda
Apply tails lrNcD pd poses, doubt Knows
is abOi. would IceOlm, nj that is the cot
ton paid by tur ic"pc. II 1t IA To hu refunded,
c. should lts proportion lrr
Treasury - patmeD the amount g turned
applied lie resumption Of tne Ssiie ndebtcd-
10y dOlhg the people Ht large VIII hc beneh.'u,
IS htiF would icduCeu III Proportion u tie
Of bonds ued on aulo1 interest na- nov 10
bc pad
A BETTER COLLECTION OF REVENUE.
A statement prplred at the Internal Rev
cuuc once showing lac collections rom inerud rcycnde
sources the oi the present fiscal year,
as compared with the first months of the hsl
comm nclnE July, 1874 makes following exhibit: