Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-19
lTaE IAKilvAL OF CORRUP-
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How Republicans in High Pla-
ces Feather their Nests.


fffsm the New fork Tines, kep1
A most extraordinary occurrence took
place yesterday in the Navy Yard. On
Eiha 26ih nit, 1t was stated, 10 pssties-i
Ia'iz ng tho oppression prsc,i.ed on
working meo OF the Navy Ya'd, that
syttem OF speculation was going on 10
tho clerical branch OF the Engineers De-
partment, by which the Cover nment was
swindlcd out Of considerable money.
rha consisted in adding overtime and
other charges to the accounts Of the Eo
gineers, after they were signed by him.
| orders 10 remove the accus, d. it 10 said,
were received from Secretary Welles
Being we'll yersed in the business Of the
Office, however,it VAS determined to keep
them for some timc until those engaged
in their stead could be- broken into The
work. Yesterday, however, sliihe clerks
on whom the chef busin' s. # the office
rested, left without any notice whatever,
leaving the Engineer in-Chiet to &c,
along rs rest be could with his business
aud accounts.
There's much complaint in regard to
| tuO OppItSstu VI tuC 1O"sS
tune since the bos. laborcr, noiwith-
~ andlng, /, is alleged, the Law agains re-
ceivirg e atuities tom workmen, allow
ed the 'aborers O. the yard t. present
his wife with sufficient money lopsy III
The NOR gage Of house Of his. II was
.urinised that anybody who rcfu,e to
paw the required sum would he quietly
removed after time. Tn's gentleman
was lis, &C. used OF lending money al
exoIb mt interest t. the men, and Of AL
mos, making it a necessity OIL their pant
To borrow bat when board OF officers
came 20 Inv, stigate the cmcunstsuce,
the parties who furnished the inlorma-
tlon did not substau,iate it on oath, aud
MIR. Gale came Oft ''sc free"
Another in,taucc t levyine tax wa
discovered y sleIday Ia the Ordnance
Department. One Ut the prom neat
clerks Of that bureau has re owed o va
cie lis pos tion. The gent tluan has
been i'll tor some month";. His bro,liei
in-law, however, who is cIeik 10 the sane
department., Is Ia ing workers IN tie
Ordnance Department tor a IN. We 60
VA CHI and chau Tor his relative. The
p,ivate zig al has gone ont, NJ q every
person in The department lcels That he
mu.t G. ntiibute "A sha,e to The common
fun. Til. cuorEou tax 10 be levied
IN each III IN MAJ be inferred lom III,
TACT ,Lat some Il the Gle Ks arc .xpe C ed
10 give leo dellars. Ii is quite unn ces
-ary 20 ,tate that all such buslne goes
on Unknown t. Admiral Pau ding ard
Secretary WelIes. Everybody is afraid
to ,psak Of it, lest his name beng men
toned, nc might be turned cut throroh
he intlueuco If some one. Some OF thu
ordnance hands, however, came to oui
reporter yes erday, ART b eyed 10 put on
record their protest agaii st this sys en-
at cottrlbuii g Tor god Watches AMI
mortgage property. Conmn' conid i.
occupied IN ,ecaptnls,lng th. sbus S
aud c. Eruption going on 1T the Navy
Yard, in spite of tho vigilance Of tAe
Government. 1t is stated, for example,
that there are some mel on the pay list
receiving So a.ies in two ditie ent capac,
tiles. One man i. team stcf~-hs IA me
being registered a. such am. re receiv
ing salary for that duty; he is also re
ported to be a mschinis,, and Is paid lor
that work also. There beng 50 g'eat t.
number Of ve'y different classes Of ne
chsnics at work, the pay-days some
tines occupy the better part Of the week.
so that the man who presented himself 10
the PIrser on Monday as a tesmste,,
might very easily pass unrccognizsd o..
Wcdne day as a machi,is list.
The abuse, so lar rs they con'd be dis
covered, were repoi ted TO the Navy De-
pa,tmea', sometimes by anonymous err
, sons, and sometimes by parties who case
'heir names. In every case Mr.. W,lles
ook notice of the complaint, a. d had il
investigated at once. Mr.. Dixon, trc
Assistant Navy Constructor, IS acting as
} master carpenter br the present.