Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-28


;.r .cnt oa the gross amount a, ''.c ,-ontrncl>-
I'm wa - put swift on itnl.i.f ro.aiirus ~ Il.
lac Department. In the caafa II If 1858 spft
,.o,riGG,el to the election in 'ean,ylvana. Si6.-
OpI paving it to Pitt n tie treasurer Of the
ben. cratic State Committee. Pitt di al he
,.ull = al Swift ia frequent interN Jews with tie
pre-ident and Secretary ruuecy. In-ls57. Swift
ct live az contracts Ia the amount &C S250ooo.
in executing these contracts he delivered at the
Navy ir.~ largc amount 81 timber which was
rcic,,cl-snme because It not the size requr-
c hy ihe eoatrart. and some for defect, In June,
l-5~ advertisements were issued by the - reta.
p, r415pano icet # 1--we oak tifnher, mostly 81
= ~izrs and kif'i- then III the Nary Yards. be-
l.,.., + wifi tnl Is glcr. Tia, the time fixed
fir tie delivery ot orc-hali II IL was September.
r.. l~51-that the time always leiote allowed
wa, one or lao ,enrs. aud that il was impossible
f,r any une = get live oak from the live oak re-
,,sr ssllhia iho tine that the aisegt cncHt pre-
,.u'rl ali e5mp"ti ION, II II, terms wee enforced.
a., rhai sueh uas the dcs, IN f the S'c'eta:t y
I lc :itnher 81 swift aud Bigler. then AT the My
Yards. vi, all the I've oak in tie marketas il WIS
to-, k"pl /. dealers ia large qnanitic but cat as
r,rird.
~Nfi atf Bislrr catered into an arjccm"nt by
which swift To- rnt IN II bid mt ; - enile
g.. r. aal Bislcr was to iid hishcr, and when III"
contract WIS awarded Swift wa. t. ,uke l. !, ~
r..1jer aed allow him contract price. Regular
&c., '.r- ia 1--we oak put in bids upan the cNpe',a-
i 80 thai inr would Ice granted until TIE Ill Il
February ls,,9 tho usual TIM t",n, one AID
two year. Their bid we're S2.opJ l,wer than
sail.. Contracts were made with them ADJUST,
l.,- ami they rromi Went 10 work To Eet the
tina ar In September Their contracts were gu.
e.. l~l J., the Secretary AID all OF them gten 10
Swift fhi, was done in slttion Of law, and
m.,,ly - f,ser Swift: that the navy yards have
houu turned int political machine.
H. NJ T,us,v aitJ tl,r Irui1rroI
ulr,nbcr, Of tongrr,, from Nea ius, city rnteiel
iu., nn agreement that the patronag" "l the yard
.luull l,aii died nn ong tlemembers. The mas
ter workmen and thc W"rkhsn We're ullciti9iIed
ont. ail N >omc casts uew offfes ma! c. The cor
resemblance of mcnhrrs Of ngrcs, is given, aud
uI.joilrl statement Of quarrels. thrit-, aud yari-
.n> Abuses The number # IN ia the yard was
increased yer eleven hundred from May To No
yruhcr la,t. week before tie e'ctipn Com
mai41er Raacs. the active officer Of th" yard. WAS
diets. hel v thnnt notice aud oriered t. Washing
i.u. pm tie navy yald ut Brooklyn the state
u.,p's substantially agree
1uc cantrarts Of machinery far the vc.'el- built
n.rr tie at e jane, l'j9, were improperly let
Whsle the proi,-3,,. were penan,, Colonel Patter-
.,u VT II. i hotter To The l'rsil'n', urging that
,.r o., tie r4nira,,> should BE- .iSen 10 Merrick *
~pt.-th:t they employ a large number # men.
aul ara, ii Nii.-. III favor 81 the reelection Of
Z T. l}orsncr and that The re.u!t would place his
,l,..usn hesanl Doubt. Is IN endorsement on
i.r I-tfor III the hln,lwri:ins Of the lr"~leaf. 1t
u.- admitted 10 III" Secretary II til" Navy, and
t.rea.al Ma M ic t. Metrich X Sous. That the
pr-.r. /, aenefali, were determined uHon the vie
4 g. h. Martin thiG Engineer, aud lac VI, M
IT,. 'cl largely in the awards. y detailed s'aie
iu,tfaietil award and is endorsement is = yen.
rh.. ia tia, li,u. }. Chimney Jones' While II
triAl T. i Congress, agreed with the kra ing
Io.Lr Company to get Government contracts ani
= il, II, rp, -