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i ~ Junts he eoininlisee. ~ vote Of = 10 i
struc< oui u,neh q 4 ), pS2ed he Uuiled ss1t
armelles under military tnperinlendepce ard N
s.ilalsd prosisien guarding seaiB.i Il ID fatiire
~ ne ss,h e sene. upon ~ eas.'ies .heih'
!, debate srose. Of phieb yeur sonn.nl4lof, 70 q.
) gprsr,s dsss, gave no1ne lesouas II yoer psper
I he eolh Of Jane.
j Whist Mr.. B.ies. u Massachusetts. aid Ups
that oee.sioe, ". q sdbslanss, I'D very nearly
!. NJ Presiden, THE question upon my amend
mcHt - modified h.sing beep settled ID eommitie
| ~ vote vhsth deemed dccisiye, had NOT ex
pesled any furthsr oppe.iiioa % - however.
ieeliop az Ne srnairit he trs state Of she fssi
en1neeled ullk lht qIIlaly supeFi1tendcneY II n
1n1ic am < * i. % ~ r1Ilr n6fe n5ftieoItrf'
g Ne srmoiy 4 Springfield IN what have Is ssy
because that !: Within my own State, and n my ow,
Immediate neighborkogd.
A From the sns~er Of the Secretary oflwsr. re
eeived this morning, to The resolution offered som,
day since, Il nov appears that the superintendent
OF the sFmory q Springfield, or the REyeRksr
John Robb. as the honorable Secretary has seen fi
ls4l. President Harrison, il will be reeolleeted
died The tlh Of April. The order for the rcmosa
OF Mr. Robb vas dated the Il of APRIL lhree dsy,
before the death 81 the President
BY the Constitution. the power Of appointing all
ohsers is vested inhe President, with the. advice
officers Congress mty thiak proper to commit "a
the President. the courts, heads Of departments.
The appointment Of superintendent OF The public
srmories il, bysasv Of Congress, ommiiIed 10 the
President alone. Accordingly, since lfSg down 10
April. is4i. The appointments of superintendent,
/ Before the establishment Of the board Of ord
nance IN 1873, the Secretary Of War had the tirec.
tioA of-the nrmorirs. Afier hist il was yery pro-
perry transferred from che Secretary to The board Of
4 - E-..k1 = al
instances OF ensurlng system and uniformity 10 the
fnbrca ion Of the public arms and ecisn and eeor-
omy in the public vnFka But the direction and au-
thoriy given were over the srmories az then con-
stiflied and orga,Hzed By ldsS over the officers ~
flen established and appsinied seeording 10 Law !;
potsn authority 70 sapplant and supersede them.-
The province Of the board ofordnanee vss to desiE-
nate the work 10 be done /; to furnish the moasls
and patterns; 20 zee that the work was done 10
supervise the police, and 10 secure stem and uni-
Inmiiy 10 The business of the armory department -
This was al the power the board had. Il was all
i exercised down TO the time the superintendent
was dismissed and the Office usurped. Aad il viii
be seen 81 once, that f the board Of ordnance can
IN virtue Of AZ supervisory authority lake 4pcsses
sion d the Ufce Of superintendent, itmsy Of thai
Of mssteri afmorer Of The psymsster,- the clerks,
and the inspectors Much il may be doubted whe-
Their the President himself can appoint msior Of
ordnance actually ln coInmisso AS superintendent
Of ~ sTmofy. lie is nominsted, conf rmed and
commissioned fota widely different purpose. What
cannot De done diieeily ought not 10 be done indi-
restly. Al Springfield! since April 5, Sal, there
b., been no superintendent 10 form, but one in fact
exercising the power Of making utchases and or
dering and Diminishing men Ut PLEASURE IL ord
nance officers may be detailed the law now stands
TO act superintendent, master armorer, be- there
iassa ee-uetssfu vhursr utt stsffik y usu
been more proper 10 have invoked the authority 10
aopaf,ce t,un first 10 have exercised Il, Ind then
to apply to Congress % sanction and ieealizs she
set. t4
committee ofthe utter disqualification OF military
mas for the ofice Of superintendent Of public arr
mory lie Is BY edueaiion, BY habit, untt for such
place A superintendent, familiar With the views
and feelings Of laBorinE people, skilled and prae-
ti,e n business capable OF tfsnsaeiing il judeibus
n master armorer.E 10 direct and oversee the
mechanical operations and board Of ordnance,
With supervisory power, 70 Indicate the work % pc
done il the estorganization that can be given %
The armoriss. Experience will demonstrate 4: y
has done ii slteady Ard surely in the vide circle
Of civil life some man may be found we'll qualified
for superintendent out Of the pale Of the twenty
eight officers who nov constitute the board OF ord
nsnee. One thingis quite certain the men VINO
work At the forge and the anvil are not likely e
relish the punciiIos Of military subordinstieg-
The honorable chairman Mr., Preston) ssysthis
bill is part Of system Of retreaehnenl, std that
Ssving h, 10 be made BY dismissing the superin-
tendeuts of the arnories and putting ordnance oisl-
| cers 10 their places. How saying,I rsk HISS
not the board Of ordnance an applesticn nov oeioe
| f:osrre,, Tor an incrrase Of their number from
twenty-eight 10 fotty-gwo, for an addition Of two
/ esn.ains snd tgeive lieaienants And, upoa an
ofical repre sentaiion OF the colonel OF ordinances,
through Tie Secretary Of War, that this augmenta-
ton is Indispensable % ensele board %
\ with the business with which u is now oppressed
Is this representation true or false y true, and
Won take from the board two majors, must yoa NOT
! supply their places must you not. e,peeisIlJ u
vop rrfl,e 10 add the fourteen additional oineers
| demanded Y6a mig ss we'll appoint your secre-
! ,ary arms and your sergeant at-AEms
secretary and call aproeess Of retrenehment ana
saving. - call this substitution OF military 5or
eixil snperintentieni such. And u the major Of
ordnance shall Re allowed the full salary and efnol
ments Of superintendeni. IN addition - his pay and
rs,Iout q ~ officer which am informed the lea-
colonel of ordnance received Ia 1855, The re
sultvilE be quite the reverse o. rearsnfhing OF
saving process i,
honorable chairman has referred, Is 20 the srmofef
wholly unsatisfactory, and IN their belief vnple
wroas The commissioners themselves we're Sc
leeted Nv the board Of otlEahee. The srmorers Sal
tisey we're partial and prejudfced. 10 advance .h'
itenrdsensatiss of the district remonsrste Asains
u he ppoinsment Of one Of them Il aYa7ru noaa
ing The commissioner ere apppia.s0 shg =. US,
rrosffed 10 Springfield. They gave notice q thet
eoHulission. They sgni6ed their reaaiAeas 70 ~
tefzs such conminiekifans rs should ee addresses
"a hem through their secretary IA grtffay =
sr,as military superintendent vas with them ~
master srnorer,s who had been appotatsd BY ~
agency Of iheb oArd Of ordnance, sud those preae
.es,of lad been foread ID resign to make way to'
him. tss before thrtn. Five o8ly oqt g szsee'
II insnetlors Of the shops called. 30 isr IS ni
Derr,. not ore out az the Two hundred ard s.1t
workman vas called u give evidence o. e. pAAnssoe
The fxstnia.tiou VA; not open the afmarers yer
;eno,.e, NJ Ihs I,srtitular points Of inquiry. gac
mi N ~ te.filnony given OF taken. Ner Nas u
r-no-s r,sds publisl Or known until long Alter.
lse!,,f /. N.r fIsr. / hold IN my hand si4ielael
-, - Ar Ne eoaruitEee. Who Is nov ia NasAinesos
- some n.r,eol.rs 6esring upon this rcp51s - =
- i,.r ,ke yroof IL the iieutehanl colqnel u orr
. n.ass. 'rhish dt.iri may be read. lfhs Secrets
4 y read s follows;
4 Remnrks 81 fro Rst'rfs esnfaiHedin pc. ~
; Mouse Representatives.
4 al. h xe,r, 4 si and rss3 Daniel Tyler, ne
0 rt1,r. nj IN ne amy sDeut several monfhs
! Springfield; hating some duty % pertern thsf ].
= otrri him 10 xsitihe workshops Of The armcryl
Z / ilis iuiercnuree Srh he vorkuen save rs,e .
niusn.l DISLIKE whidh in presses q tine greN g
$780, 1nlipsitT. Which he harsh and irrital5s
= T.I'lfE3 he ie.l,I.ed IL cancernine lhsns rera
y - ,,--nsIc.lenfnted ID siinv These feelings We
4 s-1r1ef ~, u ha1s been lhitkatcf By bis fzfa
= a suecess IL a es, subsequently, q esct areda
llioa IN the srmnfers, Nsge. - lsS1-
lsFh-o tI,e Iieprtscni.,ise from thc nruer5 a
$50 learned ia this Mr. Tyler va 70 BE npbejl
- s. <onriission 70 ezamue he trmftJ n ia
being acqo.inted uiih he stale q ifeiine tosl {
!, ;-.ei bet.cen him aud he uokmen and the es1si
- addressed lelIef 10 Tie Scrrclary Of ,ssn
+ |IF f4n6Sslrriite oknin1i he spruihfmsrt, sn9
= sirned he reasons loE ~, nu6,psl,te fer sash p
-fhsFs - smother siFs1ns,ssst ikst rsads'
III. .,,tni.a<al q sn-h ccrIni1son 81 qaes.i,
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