The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-03


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BY members Of yongresr paced the required examination
those who voluntarily enllst, Punishment cannot
reach desere except by the tedious and expensive pro
i & sasgested t6at summary way 70 deal with
70 the full term Of enlistment exclusive Of the time
& e be gS age e and e & s. Se B R q & ed
even not arrested until after their term Of
aisQ reeomended IL 4for purposes of naval service
PSgg %S9 s6G e held & Be end
Federal - '1' pi''''' u 'O''' '''"'r 0'A'0 u
Volunteer OGccrs.
The Board for the examination Of volunteer officers for
admssion into the regular navy IN conformity with the
~ intervals during the entire year, and has submitted
her foreign service and some who have been recon-
meRdsd foT sdmison under the Last clause Of the third
nSNe not been finally examined, aud for this purpose
The Law gave the Department authority to make
the hands OF the Board which was to select md
yded nyIaua6edEePoT and the Board has there.
Ccer f sRf ee
with wR @ the o be orwaTded 70 yon az an
cSg at e s S April - GRpToPrSte4d 4 sC for
An elaborate sees Of experiments has been made at New
Snd BOGP Nay h and md @ ~ & Of
the Bureau Of Steam Engineering. The conclusion
are against use Of petroleum in steam vessels and that
@ Gay sGfPe m t & h far nj not ygr important
The attention Of the department has been called to tn
on Go % shG
~ on G 20 q aIGn SoS Se was APPRAISED ga by order
ed Prize bct G Of snS
;% S%t Ii paying into tSs court $sS9s tRs @i
rearS Of The treasury Te%ed Forfeiture; u sv Y s8oo @
1eGd P@6s0 q und dPeGg g paid to the eSptors and Naval
to rpiillon, rEil p, the claimant Of this proceeding:
until after the had been paid to Dill
lon and Che time allowed by law appeal had elapsed
money 70 which under capture and condemnation they
for the money which, BY law the decision Of the court
its SS % HSe hss been %
quished.
recommend that the Pension laws, applicable to the
navy be revised and such increase in the ratio of pen
Of te 6 as @ T III ba tor The entire
0r ne nay % during he recent war and i is emnenty
war has deprived Of other support as Contemplated by the
pensions for the admiral yiceadiraI reaTadmiai com
mGdSre and other grades, both of line and staff,
Il may aro be Eel to consider whether the families of
should not derive some benefit from this surplus fund
though death should not have occurred in the strict
line OF duty During the year ending November 1857
there has been increase Of twentynine the invalid
widow and orphans roll making total Of two h2ndTed
and thirteen and calling for $4sOS92O more than the
TIE puber Of each class on the rolls is follows
annually receiving $9S6 invads under the act
total amount IF e S aSS ns
available Of the department for the fiscal year.
1 Ss OO fs, Leaving balance At the COMMENCEMENT Of
for Re yeSr ssr T To- s fbs
total syasbe resources for the fiscal ending June 3O
There @ carried to the surplus fund Of the Treasury
Men sayng available oT the CURRENT fe Rses
year $S The esmates for the fiscal year ending
Of the repairs in navy
$11$55s; COAL hemp and eqaB%ent Of vessels $$o6SoSS
nnGHs2on Naya AcSde1y & ser Sd $3.50
pair Of yessc' $s6sOOOO; steam machinery, TOOLS &C.,
Provisions and clothing s84OOOOO hospital and naval
port Of marine Corps ST i6l4s7 total iss The
Chief Of Bureau Of Yards and Docks reports the ependi
yards during year and eERahs in S detail the e
pePdtr%es % for repairs and for d machinery o
necessity for eniargins the yards and increasing the fa
Gteg IL the where work is
Nothing appropriated for improvements during the
R Sf"F Fo %nf the Ssy Yad
for @ Gbarlesowp Yard ~ for the BEooyn Yard
the Philadelphia Yard sssss3 nothing being asked for
Of the yard to League Island u D'
the % S 9 yard tRs gm@te @ e to
yard for yard at Mare Island California $780,
&SShd Styt and tSF he Naval @ Asylum sssseS ~,D'
rep h during e be al nG hang
BEEN equipped for service twenty6eo Of which have
?0S f5fs
supplied the hemp rigging used in the navy and has
sued in its manufacture four hundred and twenty-five
tons Of hemp.
The tests of comparative strength of wire and hemp
and the reports of anders of egged vessels
satisfactory that the Bureau recommends the
for the msnHfaetare Of wire rigging N-'N'
The Chief of Bureau of Ordna states that since the
date Of this last report al existing contracts for naval
Of l5nch guns the stock hand will meet the wants of
There also superabundant supply of powder proec
aSS s RR sn IN En- England have @ nde the
wdom Of the measure Of introducing this eabre Of cast
rages are taking the place Of old wooden ones and steam
carriages, for the manipulation Of heavy ordnance
tried during the past year with gratifying results
Breech-loadng small arms nlieu OF mmzzle loader are
able and srplua powder proleces, &c, have been
disposed of during the year and 1886 M has been realized
The Bureau Of Constraciion and Repair reports that dur
ing the last year the work at the navy yards has been
limited TO the slow completion of steam vessels for the
ties before the close Of the war Four have been launched
during the year and the construction OF four OF smaller
Additional buildings are needed at different yards for
the economical working Of the Constructors Department
for the professional education of naval constructors
The Chief Of Bureau of Steam Engineering reports that
and that the work at the different navy yard has been
limited to repairing and fitting out and to the gradual
completion Of machinery commenced before the termina
The FTanEiin and Gueyiiere are the only new vessels
with recently constructed engines, that have made sea
voyages and reports Of the performance Of their machi
competitive machinery erected in other large vessels Is
given The machine shops at the different yards in
war steamers wouid reguire and the Chief Of the Rnresn
earnestly hopes that the estimates asked for 10 put them
in efficient condition may receive the favorable action Of
The Chief of Bureau of Provisions and Clothing re-
the war has been reduced TO standard stcient only
meet the current wants Of the service He recommends
our own army Of purchasing materially and making up
Lorn9h OF Si9t.ng .g used pc grad9sy @ @mtf9d9ced INTO