The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-04

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- aIa,lat IA 49, A, , 49, i,t : -. ~ S at ~ | T
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80 Ia" s1as'u W 'e lo.ae 'e m
gsr ,ha olber If a r,ler' e H. J ;,i - tbe
renor,s ~ his salect eon,tao IT. H. u ed ,h ,abl
nrpnared nv tb si,na ne tba ny;ttaa and 'v e,ne
iha icnn,,io -, ti,at ha r. "a, 'f ~ as - "a ~
m i'' ns n n'e u .e aie "
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cost Of mnsLe, tby WIN sa t a,amce how ,h matt,
S NM W So - ~ . gl','e ~" so 1;II ;t.I
d tt,, ~ t; 4,. - 80 Z. Eu u so -, = ..Pts :, i aey, 80,
mado o,s,ant s 'r'o oDJ @ hano Ias
~ ~ .iny s, ", ~ a iesS eApensc sihce the emiise mas
oeS'i ~. e'ie' .u;,t gu ,,1li i,I psI'e 49, =, ., ,
,.,her de aY,ensas ~ ,,e land ,b vsass r ha;s
snj ,ari,s ,h 49, AZ; ~ I 49, - e. ~ @
use in bis own way and in . wav which cannot com
nrehend assure Won ,bera ;s a dslus;nn about tben
bave ayaroined th, s;th a, r a y 80 satosd
that tbsv viii lead tbe et,a ;n,r o &c he si,r
bis tables Sill viii do the enteman Tho ;pstice 10 saw
,hs he A. nerfectv bo,ast mi iSeo i; h;s rtg b,,t
III rnat olith,Isiss,, ~ - 81 7 - ~ , Ill !. henra
, sn,s,,; 20 h' h ll @ 90 ~ n.' - "a
lii he !; i; err L;aiy r. 1, '9a IA I'' ,h ;tt 70
thev follow him after nm ;oi, G,,s s tbev viii sooner
nv later ana an - go - ' -
There m - hnt ono ,vo r ,,,io, ro .,r a,;ro - o,
-, -, - - -. y. 4 ~ " - ~ -. - =. " " i7 " W
al p-f from
alton down TO the present time Bv doinp so Won will
find by the records in The denarments the cost md what
entered into the cost of each muslet manufactured There
can he mo mistake abont that mo asplt will bo ,In,
s,ncc the Ordnance has baa tb contrnj If ose
establishments the cost has been one dollar or more less
r,ar mnsket tban benra that t,,on ~
Mr. STANTON Gntrrunt;ngl wop,d stat, 10 ,be
gentleman that every figure Of INV renor has been de-
rived from the Ordnance department itself have not
changed one single figure in the whole tables The differ
ence between us IS this have calculated the cost Of the
muske from the aggregate of and they have
calculated the cost from what they enters into the cost
of the mnskct eyrJud;pg nnrovemcnis in n,closrv ,b
cost OF lands and building ho,lses Sc -
Mr. DICKINSON. II The gentleman relies mon tbe
Ordnance department for his figures for the repor made
by be committee !, vii; annear nvactI os ,,l If m h
states he derives every one Of his figures from the Ord
nance department, should like to know how he comes
to result SO different from that arrived AT by the Office
itsefF
Again the gentleman says no reliance can be placed
upon .he accounts Kept az The armories II the gentleman
S,n M ~ ~ m aiinol vi ne WIN looN at .ie
hih s -, ~ IN AeP. ', hoMins eseiy uonI ,,
fow mo thrnnh b aa M a .', ~ nc WI
20 ~ ' So ~ 49,. ~. nv uhu , ,,neI ~. ~ 'i. fouisc
Win o svn nace u n r sus w rnpS upon @ se,f ~ ne
II i nnr,ased 10 H. i'm; ~ oo - ',, .e ''. " ~.
aud perfc armf be viii Nan s Jas "u = n NV
=, ~ i;i ~ IN ~ ~. -, 'e ay .ese aeeouhs arg arg ho'
ot 90 ;tp a, H. nos s ~; 10 say " mn la' nc
@ H. 80 ',,to n. " ,is government iho
system of accounts moro ncrfct than ,bat bih ,;ii
be fornd there and tlat he r,n And nothn, rpaha oy
where TT
,vaa ,art.,t,, : 4, ,ss,onia,,d ., "a ~, e la,
and halances ,,,cb ern on,a5 Th m . ~ ~ 1
an, h,s IN M -, I 20 ~ IL ~ ou''' % n''e ~
,r,,os,, H., H. - si = ~; ~, , ' , tae ~
The suierintend. Tbev are then sent ~ t,a l,anca
oN;co ~ Wasbinaon ~, y, Ia s,,s Wy ~ ~ ~ ta
again examined then TO an auditor in the Treasury De-
parnent and II so much as one cent fails to be accounted
for they back the III Inory to be corrected
Nr STA ANTON nresnn,e tbe accor nf are Kent IN tha
same manner at Sprngfod and Uarners Erry at Ieast
thr, OUGHT ia e Nnsy sir haze Iatnr ma a rnort c
the anorv al Harper ferry GIVING the Items III ost for
building the commandan, Quarters in which are laid down
the sources from which be nfrr,at;,n l. 5.r;yed fon,
which was certainly moi allie 10 draw as f,vorab,ao CON
cusion in reference tn tbe manner in which er accounts
were kept as the gentleman from Massachusetts does
Mr. DiCKINSoN Was that ronort hof,r. ,,, commit
tec
,,. sT ,NraN cor,,i,,, :, ,,... , - i,;,, /,
J.; a. ,ra,nrt nf a. ,ra;,ri,. III - 80 ;, - t'''
y, ~ ,,-sn>- - -. ~" ~ -
sht Eilhi.'oVN : .''nhot yiela lor 'lat purpose
nov" ~ - ~ eole out oi my lhe read IL after SIT
down
Mr. STAAION. just a moment IL says
Mr. DICKINSON. w ell, sir ! do not know auvthinu
about Harpers Ferry. The commissioners appointed by
the President have been there; the select committee
have not been there and do not know ANYTHING about
in reference TO the in district and il is of
that speak From what have heard of Unrpers Ferry
have not formed high an opinion of the manner in
which the amory there l. conducted rs of that at Spring
field
Sir do not wonder that the gentleman from Kentucky
did not like to he questioned Sy aIr Krrrr a ,urh &c
the select committee in relation In the which
was sent here from Epolont Ia ,nr otonaI
ri,S presme thar oentler,an 5oes not no,y What al
mira tion they pyresscd in relation To Them and tba in
thair oniuon arms coud hn NJ onr
for half the price thcy cos in Enonnd ond v,s snnorir
in o,,alit,. 80 go
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