New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-25

VrtCn' laCii''ce Ct experience n g1strurry marrc
erf'rfs accepted ns'lrsly strfbnts Z - POI tci or
otLr improper hu1lcss, add T6f 20 sEaE - Incur
lie e1Itse 1T pr,psrng plals sLt r. sIngs and tie
lcs- q repItsiDn iGccUet by Their r. .ctiJn Tnrs
I - Government work beconies Honspozed ~ r r
yhCsc po..tce. relations right, SIi tie Govern
ueIt get TIC poor e york a. tie b ghsst price, 3
D.fi'iOu for EOfk for tie ,vegnuent bocn
eIe scramble q pariisacs decided, C9t ~ TIC hi;t
eft stiE and oEest prices bat b7 political in-snce
Tbs Board u ErgileeTs upali n0usly reported n
favor Of Merriok s. Sons for the Philgielpha snip,
az 800 coo. Itis TIE house described IN the ot
ter e CO. Patterson. TIE l,Tc-t hd VS. by The
the Noveiy Worts New York, perhaps the noe. ez-
teu-rve work Ct tie ki2c N tle Clited States, at
$gS 5Oo.
For tho Pensacola sloop he Bosrd vss divided;
AIch5od ard Hut Frro il IA yor Of the -tJo Loco
motive Woke g. sll50O); MARTA aud Wood were for
the Morgan Loo Works 40 $4,000; Martin bsi pre-
vious'y engaged with the propfiet4rs Of the Morgan
WoTks for The ne u his ps,ett q 81 cor. Tie Sore
tary, without further proposals. or reference awarded
TIE cosiraa 70 The Morgan WORKS. The lowest BID.
der the Pensacola sioop Ess Murray * Haz.ehurst
1t $4,000. They sre marine engine builders OF
high character Gnf ample facilities.
For the B0stou tloop, Martin ard Wood sare in
favor Of the Boston Locomotive Works st SlOimO;
AfctbO and Hunt were Tor other BIDDERS. TIE Sec
rotary awarded the contract vthOu. further proposals.
Or reference TO the BottOn Locomotive Work.. TIE
lowest bidder wss the Alaire Works, New. York, at
81 eco.
f,r the Portsmouth or Ki,.ory sloop the Board was
unanimously il favor Of Woolruf s. Beach Of Hart
ford, At Sl2j coo. The loEsst bad was that Of the
Novelty Iron Works At Us 500. IL proper 20 say
that NT. Beach is remotely connected by marriage
with the SECRETARY; but the Committee see nothing
in the evidence 10 show that be was favored on that
account.
For tie Nev.York sloop, Archbold, Martin aud
Weed repCr ed in favor Of james Muply 81 Co., at
$3.50 COO. The lowest bid was that Of the Alaire
Works Of York one of the most extensive works
in the United S-ates a $lUJ go. II. II. Allen, ooe
az the prop-ie'ors Of these works made one Of the
which 'af IN in
Their bid low because Of the general depression
Of the commercial marine, and their macjnery snch
a. has been sanctioned by private enterprise. Taey
have Constructed more nAnns engines than any other
establishment in the country.
From tie statement Of the reports Of the members
OF the Board, II appears that the vote OF Martin pre-
wallet IN every instance. Upon an equal division Of
the BOaYd, his opinions adopted by the Secre-
tary in the case Of t1e Pensacola and Boston s0Opg
aud that upon l4 objection TO the boiler proposed for
tie Norfolk sloop, contract was refused 10 Reeder,
ald wss fnaly sseided to meet Martins View.
1be aggregate difference between the lowest BLDG
and the accepted bids for the maohrery in the s0ops
is so2,C
TIE GRIFFITH SHIP.
The struggle for the contract for the machinery Of
the smaller slOop-of-Var bniling il Philadelphia
Known as the Griffith hip" pr5scr;s some features
requiring notice Before the laH OF June IL, 1875 Tas
pissed Mr.. Norris, 81 engineer, wpO for some years
had retired from Bcive bu!rcss desired, ia c)lnscO
with John W. Griffith, 10 build a vessel OF ligh.
dfauRtt and great sp 81 for the Navy Of the Unei
States. Upon tie recommendation Of Ar. Norris, ia
June Last snd in pQrsusLce u previous pro mise By
tue President 10 Mr. NOrus Nj Griffith Vas appointed
Temporary Naval cOrstr IctOr az Philadelphia. Mr..
GIitth 1T prepared MS plans for the ship, aud
cent them to the Department. They were sDnewI at
peculiar, and designed to secure night drought end
great speed, but to have heavy armament. Mr..
Norris prepared his plans for the III chnery, and sds
bid 10 September 1853 10 struot thst machinery
for the GoyeTnmert at $4,000. The 40 plans we're
designed dnd tie machinery end the vessel in
fenced for each other When tie bids opened It
VHs found that the machinery of Mr.. Norris the
only kind proposed that adapted 10 the peculiar
model of tie ship, and that be alone OF the bidders
had been furLshe1 with the nli6nlJ sections plans,
ard views o. the ve7s sud knew that i 20 have
two prOpt-Is. Under thete cTc aCO-s, new pro
posss very properly invited. Nou.s adhered to
bis bid, ana proposals were submitted by ksaney,
NeaGe x Co. Of Philadelphia and tho Alalre Works
Of Now York. TIE contest, however, was soon mar
roWed down to Norris 4 Reaney and Ne.iis Y Co.
TIE bid of the lat er 30 Oo0. 4 board Of four
engineers Ct the navy Tss called 10 consider these
bios, with the plans and spechc itions OF eacn' The
bosTd was equally divided in its report.
Each party without complaint from the Depart
I'm, nj sought to succeed by political inhaenco The
asulsr spectacle presented Of an exmemser,
without knOglGdge OF an englOe, managing Tor one
party white the other pressed MS party services.
ON the ID Of November 1853, Norris urged the &C
oepaLce Of bic proposals, III letter to the Secretary
"or the score Of eotlc, which mentioned be-
fore lave greater osms hs Govsnuen: than clrn-
ustutcn 10 his nly that raised the banner OF 6sahal
and BTecIunse The day after the nomination raised tue
Tfr,iee a. .. tss eec5n or chop furnished 10 VOC.
them Notwithstanding tee preseDi monetary depression Se
have ugyoed the pa with material ali b. acusAnos Of dol
lara worked LArc any Of the party IN PhlAde paA s
testify"
On the 9th Of November last, the Hon. James
Landy, member Of this House from Philade lphia,
appeared before the Secretary OF tue Navy TO urge
tnat the swsrd be msce 10 Reaney. Neahe 20. Tue
| ~rri..r al III NitTq gI-melbAF
of Congress their agent, who at once established
intimate social relations with some Of the olhcers "a
| TIE Navy Department.
This agent was to receive fJr k' services fourth
Of the profits Of the contract, 10 Gaze II was aITied
b. Reaney, Neafe & Co. 1t is 70 BIS remarked that
be Was 10 be- employed by that firm ouly 70 secure
Government contracts, aod had been successful IN
le57 in securing the contract for the Lancaster for
which be hss received, SIS part OF MS share 81 ths
profits, 5000 lie knew nothing Of machinery, col
was only employed, he tesifss, account Of his
! "char-cte ana stardiug."
On the 10th of November last, Norris sent n the
Secretary letter FROM j. Il. Baker, Collector OF Phi
! adephis, Of which the looHing is an extract
"ihsve been Ultimately tcqusiLsd sth aeisrs Norris
for uy years and nave hat large oos1ess aaao-
NI.u teen and may not Be a = safe mat iaey Esye
always heartily sdvocsted aud sustained tue De5cfatic 2aJ
su, huuc yotes 20 present CAiri S.ss-e eut
to srowless- coLtrbuied largely in Other ways 70 sHs
seout tho. resL-'
Also. letter from the Hon. Henry VI. Philips of
the House, Of which the following s an extract
"ArsSrs No good Democra ~inE sns faithful mem
ben of party Who veal and ssrossh 40 have
fams 3. necS,n-. e worl wise ard they Of
hsh character ana viii Be- to the Fourth Distinct Hai-f Of
service them succeed tse pre'eut
SsEsorsiy, mechanically, and politically nsr.or'oa'
zen ga = '''''''' - '--' -''' -
Also letter from John Hamilton, IT,, Of which the
| following is an extract:
NOV uen better entitled 20 receive ts attention q
DenoeFsiis Acili,irson than tnose oP',ns m, hrnn
viii void CELEBRITY a. ms hi q ta7 h. a.. ~