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easy and pleasant, To rec,ve full pay when on leave
and going home.

easy and pleasant, 10 recsiye full pay when on leave
and going home.
THE ADxrRAL's BOARD OF SURVEY.
No civilian Secretary has ever allowed those
things until President Grant placed an olcer in the
Department TO do them. This Ohieer and bis friends
wish to establish Board Of Admiralty" or, to
soften matters, II IL called Beard Of Survey"
advisory board which IA to bc fixture In the Do
psrment In the interest of tho navy at the expense
of the Government and country. II Is very cum
nlnuly contrived machine. which IL to watch on
pcrtunity TO favor the crnft, nut In perqusltes,
give place and position to professional men who
have been educated for the sea and received
their appointments 70 perform duty ahoat. A
In the saloons Of the Washington hotels, and in tie
civil adm nistration OF the Navy Department for
holding litc orhcos anc pcnsloued for life. What
would he the effect OF such an incubusf Tho Officers
composing tue Board would have no responsibility.
and but little to do e1ocnt to he on the watch to
naval officers are not wanted IN Washington. The
Navy Department had no boards OF adm'rals to em-
barrass II during the war IL Is better without such
IA board In peace.
PRErAmSG roR BOARD OF SURVEY.
AZ one Of the means TO this end and aid IN bring.
Ing It about Board was appointed last March to
vessels, tier machinery, sc. This Board was or.
dered two DAYS arcr Vice Admiral Porter became
Assistant or Supervising Secretary. Re- Admiral
Goldshorough was Chairman Of this Board, an on.
Ger who woub probably expect to he ono Of the
proposed Board of survey. should Congress in ts
weakness ever authorize such Hoard No naval
constructor was placed on this Hoard which was
Appointed to examine and report ON naval vessels.
Tie two CHEF engineers who were members Of N
declined 10 srn the report excepted to large pur
ton OF II. aud wholly 10 the conclusions
But Rear Admiral Goldfborough makes q sweep.
ing condemnation OF the whole navv. Not vessel
il what IL should be almost all are worthless. and
all because there IL not a Board Of Admras, a
Board Of NAVY Commissioners to instruct tie Score.
tary uf the Navy, the naval constructors, the naval
engineers, and others Ia their duty. Vessels
pinned modelled, and but by and under the direc-
ton Of John Lcntlall Chief ol the Bureau Of Con.
srurton, with such assistants ~ Deano and
Others. are pronounced not satisfactory to Rear Ad.
miru Goldshcrourh. They would not be satis,ac.
tOty to u Board OF survey, who would direct our
able and accomplished naval constructors and
gnecrs in thcir profession, OF which, however the
Board OF survey know nothing. We cot through
the war without Board oi Survey 70 aid or emtar.
ra>s the Department
e., 900 DAY roG the ADuRAL's YACHT.
Mr.. Cox then quotes rom tie speeches OF Nj.
Dawes and other Republican mombers Of Congress
in proof Of biz assertions of gross extravaganza in
the NAVY Department, AVID continues;
Wheeler We look out lde OF these halls 20 yordcr
Washington Navy Naid, where the gentleman rom
Mas-achu. cts DIR paWes tells Us u 81 for twenty
officers o one the salaries. &C Gra ttl Ob33 ~ when
$1,000 Voulh Nswer every purpose g efficiency
Wiki nee and economy; whether refers US ~ toe
" Admirals YACHT" costing t25O per day Tor " uae
lees pomp,' or whether be sums mp his pursuit tor
reform ami frugality under difficulties around tho
circle OF tue Departments. as he has graphically
painted II in the quotGtiu n have made whether on
little or big UCms, on detail or principles. we have
the admission Of the friends Of the Administration
that IL il iull Of the most "unaccouutable" &C.
couniauts, and the most reckless VI ohcal spend
ihins