The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-16
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Ine Steamshlp Pawnee-Thc Law Prohibiting
The Purchase Of Patented Articles BY the
Cevernment-Printing Olhses In the Mar.
ket-SaIe Of Public Lands n Minnesota,
&C., &C.. sc.
Our Special Washington Despatch.


WASHINGTON, July Is, 1890
The steamer Pawnee, built at Philadelphia by an out
side CONSTRUCTOR by authority Of Secretary Toucey is
likely to prove failure. She is an experiment and
very costly She to have been detailed to
vey Commission authorized by Congress to the 18th
of Chiriqu, but doubts exist about her safety,
growing out of her recent trial trip It is reported that
she rolls very heavily and pitches To alarming de-
gree So great these motions that necessary
to out the guns to their firing positions In order TO
steady her, Since her return has been recommended
that her battery be changed 10 less calibre, and
the guns to remain rs in ordinary shps-of-
wsr on sides OF deck. Owing TO her mode OF
rig the ship will not stay When under sail the only way
TO change her tack by "wearng" The Pawnee cost
the government much more money than vessels Of the
same size built By naval constructors In the yards An
immense amount Of material has been wasted upon her.
She considered failure point Of speed, and the
whole win add credit to the navy second trial trip
has been ordered. h probable the Harriet Lane will
be detailed convey the Commission to Chiriqu II the
Pawnee gives no better satisfaction her second trial
trip than she did on her FIRST.
REPAIR AND EQUIPMENT or NAVY.
Out Of the 81 900 provided at the last session for
the repair and equipment Of vessels Of the navy secre
~ Toucey 10 authorized careful examination 10
be made by naval officers, engineers and constructors,
into the condition OF sailing vessels Of the navy and the
cost OF giving them any OF them full steam pow
err together with the expedicncy Of making
such change In view OF the cost condition, model
and general character Of such vessels 30 altered.
Senator Davis law prohibiting the War and Navy de-
parmcnts TO purchase any patented article greatly
embarrasses both departments Just now Colts revov.
ers and other arms are much needed for the Indian
country and for shpboard but be purchased,
sta ,ant ma
priated in the Naval bin three hundred and thirty eight
thousand dollars for purchase OF ordnance and small
arms and then sneaked law through, by means which
no member Of Congress yet heard from explain
venting Secretary Toucey from making the purchase.
Such Is Congressional legislation.
PRINTING OFFICES IN
There is a great stampede here on the part Of
persons interested In different printing Offices TO sell
their several establishments TO the government aud
all envy wendeIl's mammoth establishment because,
Il being the largest and most complete concern
OF the kind in the United states, the government
will probably be compelled 10 purchase it, 1t proba.
bly, be obtained It's present condition, at one hundred
thousand dollars less than II would cost the government
to create just such another one from the fact Of the
complications and extravaganza that attend the cou
ssruc,ion Of public buildings here.
sArk MINNESOTA.
proclamation has been issued for the sale OF mil.
lion Of acres heretofore unonercd lands In Minnesota
during cober next. They include lands remaining to
the United states from railroad grants.
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.
General Lane, accompanied by Governor winslow and
other friends leaves Washington for North Ca
rona. VISIT by invitation, to warcutown and else
where In that State.
The Douglas National Executive Committee have pre-
pared and will publish this week address the country