Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-31

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monopoly Of carrying the mails between u
Il usitsd States and England, Of course he put
i up The postage rates to what they were befcr'
tae competition Of the Collins line fo.csd hin
grudgirgly to consent to lower thsfn to the ex
isting standard. Uncle Sam saves the $6z ,0Ot
per annum, the difference between what hs
pays the Collins line and what he receives fol-
osean mail steamer hostages between Nev
York and Liverpool. But We must pay a
least that amount annually to John Bull 70,
carrying his dispatches, &c which services
are now rendered gratuitously By the Collin.
So, We are to gain by the operation just
o00, 100000! Tho Treasury of the United
States will not be single dime better Of .,
the end Of the year; our people Will be com.
pelled to pay double the present ocean post.
age rates, and heavy increase in passage
rates by steamer, owing to the Withdrawal Of
composition; the Collins line will be smashed
up; Britain will again enjoy the monopoly OF
fast steam navigation between her ports and
Now York; and cur Congress will be the deri.
sion of the civilized world, We fear, for thus
deliberately cutting of our nose to spite our
face. We live in singular times, truly!
Congressional investigating Committees
By wsy Of illustrating the value Of much OF
the testimony usually given before such nom
mittees, We have to call public attention to the
! note Of Mr. y. E. Green, in the Baltimore San
Of this morning, wherein that gentleman,
speaking Of his introduction of the name Of
Mr.. Henry A. Wise into his onslaught on
Gen. Thomas H. Bayly, says:
II expressly stated to the committee that I
had no authority from Dir. Wise to use his
name in this connection. But requested that
he should DO summoned, because believed
that, from his position and residence in Aceo-
mac, he probably knew the names of wit.
nes:es who could sustain the charge, and be-.
cause believed, from his general reputation,
| that, if forced to speak by competent au.
thori.y, he would fearlessly state all he knew
Of the matter"
Upon ba:e suspicion that Mr.. Wise might
know some one who might know something
sgainst Gen. Bayly, Mr.. Green takes the lilo.
erty Of having him dragged to Washington
from his business and residence, q hundred or
more miles of. The public will agree with us
that it is high time that Congress ceased pay
ing attention to charges against members
based on such surmisss. ....-.-
How they do Such Things.-A Washington
correspondent Of tho New York Tribune, in
Saturdays issue of that journal, processes to
give positively an authentic version Of the
orders under which Commander Hollins acted
Now, while i: is impossi bic yet to tell whether
the official dispatches from that officer will Or
will not embrace such facts as will make 1t
the duty Of the Government to justify the ex.
tremi.y to which he fslt called on to 60, we are
able to say, positively, that the Tribune cor
respondents account Of the orders under
which he acted Is false. Of this fact, we have
duly satisfied ourselves. He does not give his
story az q ruEor, probability, or anything of
the sort, but as positively and absolutely true;
whereas, it is positively and absolutely un.
true. Commander Hollins Is hourly expected
to arrive at Boston with the Cysns, and until
bis arrival no final judgment with reference
to tho affair should be taken.
Tho Proposed New Naval resu.-MEssRs
EDITORS In the Star of this afternoon, Fl ri.
day laet-Eds., under the head of the "Navy
Appropriation Bill" statement appears
which, I think, is calculated to mislead the
public mind IS to facts, which, L am sure,
with your usual candor and regard for truth
you viii readily correct. Tho stai ement is as
follows: "EfIrts are doubtless being made to
induce the Senate 80 to almond this bill as that
it will increase the plumber Of officers in the
service Of the two highest grades, establish the
proposed retired list Of officers unfit for active
duties, and create the new bureau Of equip
pent. towards which the House COMMITTEES
manifested as little favor in framing their
Navy reform bill, as towards the proposition
to make more-captains and commanders in the
service" = ,-'I.'f -r-f- --l. ils--'zS
The absvs il accompanied with the fol-
lowing: =
1.-THE truth is, neither the more higher officer
proposition nor that for the creation of q new
aaval bureau, are'refprms In any sense what
ever.n z.s.i.r-k- - .--r.. -:
And further -a- 1879
"Nor will they (Conarssr divide the du-
ties Of the Bureau Of Espipmsnt, Copstruc-
ion and Repairs, 30 long. as at present, it
proves competenvto the most sati sfaotory dis
charge Of those deyolvsd upon it," -
Now, With regard to the two higher grades
spoken Of. The bilLof the Senate reduces the
TWO lists Imhich are Mt present 1857 to l5S
'nakiug less than at present; andthe bill, bf
The House comprehends a Ieduc,ion of no lees
than Is these two grades. Both eommittee.
recommend. a higher grade :hah captain as On
element Of discipline and order, which expe
rience has sho to be Indispensable to Elf.
:iencys End which hes been cons, antIy recon
0ended by that experience and wisdom of
past a1ministr ations from the days of President
Washington until now. With regard to this
| new bureau, (which is recommended in the
1ills Of both the Senate and House.) let the
present Chief Of the Navy Department speak
In his last report he says:
1.-THE establishment Of Bureau Of Personnel
would merely add to the expenses OF the Gov
srnmect tho difference between the presen
say Of IN officer aud what Cosgtess might
deem proper salary for one discharging the
ielicate duties Of such bureau No addi
| tional clerks will be needed. 1t is hardly
possible that Secretary of the Navy can be
| sufficiently familiar with tho character, fitness
| and service of the officers Of the several grades
| o enable hin TO detail them satisfactorily TO-
iuty. If the head Of such bureau should
| bear the Same relation to the Navy Depart
ment that the Adjutant General does TO the
| War, 1t would, In my opinion, contribute much
70 perfecting the organization Of this depar.
| ment." u---l ~
Thus speaks the Secretary of the Navy, and
| he speaks truly; for this new bureau, after all
aided by the retired list, which you approve
| I" the main spring Of the reformation. Ships
! are inanimate things; and Of what avail are
ney unless they are pfoperlv oficered and