The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-01

the 5000 000 during the term OF the present
fiscal yearn AMI vel NV co,ieagus ,rouid MT. tbis
very limitation an obscor me s ,ns
abuses in the Navy sir TINT gentlemen brues forua
here so freely and so oftcn ress ,sh NO. id
make some sneciec cbe.ya '''' VS." "'" my "'"'u
Mir -w. Of Tennesses so;a--t,. ,or,a name an.
some 81 ecs Langsa had charged $1,000 for
Mr. W:,psir oa hove, s mo, ~ ~ eacn only:
and ali Kinds of ahns s u," nesl1 as nuch OF these
though not the Oldest msnbsr = member ., .h,s House
CHARGES Of corrunt;on aa Ill -, - y iong shot ana
erreiiny GOOD au am .ooa pretty eetive part IN
wo"d Give s"r ""my 81 mem on, augher) And
Lalccocked Ton"h,er ",s psus o au.ce no, 10 go OH
the gallery, as Others haze Try py 'he iaaes s,n
these same ohnees n, -. - .oD o','h none' nu'u.
thar Iieutsnant vi w Snhuea iaugnerl IL nay DC
deal Of the public aoma, IN mas squanderea 6,Sa,
about Il hut can to, ~ orla know no' &C. ,I
very iiabtest c5 .dt tnls - one o. ahe
1auohterI Ara IsS nave heara maae against UNI h
m Inv h sese general charges Of corruption would specify
Sir can tell th press San"e saaugner1 Why
on tracI h ar o. wn'cn hs complains. can put MN
corrupton he bas o,rra5 d; u, .,e s,e so" NJ
join teams but neither YOU nSr he nor NOR . all COM
bined can prevcni nndey h s hot all ,hns
abuses existing To- some extsnt s i'm m mure
as pure Is the ingredients OF c hdty as pure
compared to some ohs :" wH'Hn IS
Look n the ros omd branches Of the
contracts in yonr Irdon dnn EXISTING in the
Collectorsh1s under thu Ts, D. AZ mem IN !oat
them in ror ana na"a S; department Lo1k AZ
with ali his me Mr. Van Rnrs ,v ali the
diIir.ncs aciiytv J a 90 oeStow on ni" ,i o
Tyier. for whose bones, ana me nur~ o
TON risen snd rn,aa give ne George wasnelng
abuses and 10; sh i h; .ne 2rasJ. .as T.;
the Indian Department alone shovc anv hnman srenoth
above the Combined arenrth of an, 81 r. re
form Go then 70 vonr rana sins end nmrnovr vards
and You will find thai thew are Is the s which
used there in Comparison with vonr Indian Denarment
and your Collectorsb;nc Won tai r oh.es II; tbe
Whose fanlt l. II n tberc ira anw, Vom ae orr nayv
y, no. organization 70, over forty years and even
have given Il no rules or regulations bv which 10 Govern
itself correct abuses Congress meets here from time
meaee-they eat and drn, If Tho fat met
heIo-they 20 to sleep hcreNand now and then Con
erowls and gr,mhles about abuses and t;or snu
aghter) hut takes ca,e to do nothing Itself hnt ner
Hex and harrass the Densrtment ~. ;ts " ;Je ppnd
useless calls on n for nfcrmat;on ,yhic %a boon hn
fore Congress yenrs md Years n,.o WI ; Io a. The
almost countless humber of cas ,hst ..s hen nd, nr
the Dcpartment o,eadv his sess;o" Ir ,h.t has Lar
termed "infomatjonv WHY sir nearlv ol the ;nforma
shelves of your room and not T.. ana o these
little pages carried there would rive you All von want
aughter) And thus the time Of the i,enartment il use
lesy Occupcd in answerinn bese rdicrlnrs cals And
what do YOU do with the answers when ,ou gat ,beo
They come in-they are prin'ed-thcv make eooa fat
Job for your printer,yho gets his Bnt thew are not
read They are taken TO vour document room there
to sleep for ever. Next year comes in new hatch Of
go the round. Why. sir. you have not even
one fourth sufficient amour. of civil and clcricai
force in all your Departments TO answer in full
fourth Of the ridiculous and useless calls that
are made upon those Departments dnrjng lonr
session And yet gentlemen talk about the expenses
of these clerks and the exay of the
Now, sir il gentlemen would but be little more indus.
trious themselves and search for this information where
il is 10 he found the EXPENSES Of these dnarments oud
be much less than thew now are yVhv What aid w SEQ
done in this house the other day. sir A resolution was
offered not in the house. si aud it was passed-by
the gentleman from Tennessee UAyE JoHNsoN) who has
been member longer than have sir calling on the Sc
cretary for information about masters mates and ordering
POWER HOUSE ALONE Yes sir such resolution
was actually passed by this house within the last few
DAYS Will it be believed abroad cir that gentleman
who has been many years member of Congress- could of
fer such reoutionto order the frigate Raritan to
sail on her cruise. til he got his information
Now sir should like to ask that member from Tennes.
where he got his authority power from IL agh.
teri Either the beginning the end fit 2? Qaughter)
Now, sir how is 1t that such bunders these can be
committed by old members Of this house? Il it from
want Of care-is from wart Of order it from want of
ocour! Sir, continually calling others. and
blaming others; think it is high time that we made
call on ourselves,on our judgment-on our common
sense-on our industry DO let us take little more
care about ourselves and not commit such blders
ordering irgatc not TO sail bv resolution Of this
srenmen Of ignorance in such simple thus
exhibit to our constituents and to the world at age The
contracts when they first made are prospective
lLaughtcr) And some cfthese very contracts made
I'VE years ago Now sir il the rule conenlrd for in this
an approximation for the Navy in Gods world And they
tax about this Bill being an additional approximation.
why SIR with such reasonings as this. despair Of the
Navy Sir contend that on the principle Of economy
ought pass this Bill Srno man cherhes more than do
IN" fame OF the us and the Deea'us the and the
Perrvs Of the last war; but h all The halo oftheir
SUI fresh in or memories contend that there not
then mere is not now. IN the wide world noble
more brave more gallant more generous more highmnded
more Intelligent or more moral set of young than
Inc Young Onicels Of our navy SIR there Is no boy Of
nlshpman even IN our navy that would laugh Mt the
idea Of takinga chronometer to with him. There is
wce tue science-wice the naval twice the mathemati
cal science among the passed midshipmen of our
now that there was among the superior officers, twenty
years ago. ave. ten years ago. Although Won have
done nothing for their education whilst you have free
~ Iavishe hundreds Of thousands in erecting sch OILS
ana educating the young officers of your Army
sr yon can no where show me Young men who are fit
yer 20 NC o. Inc peSpled deck than these
ing NJ them and cramping them in every possible way
SIT ~ point OF social worth mental excellence and mo-
-msmoers ~ Cons"ss! u aughterD They are not very
good accountants sir much laughter) Their purse is
omen at every CALL and TOO Otter before there is call -
hut IN an those qualities that combine to make the tho
rough SAILOR and the gallant officer. they tit TO