The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-26

This large amount OF s7se,5eo.57, Is paid upon |
eaia one half OF which had been rejected oy
til. -eeretary's immediate predecessor, ana
large nurnbcr Of which put through by
pa lies " no are not regular attorneys or age IS
but who Simply claim to possess lnnuence.
Nuile this Is Giscredtaole, yet your committee
70 further, and say that due regard To the in-
ieres Of the Government should have induced
III reference of those claims either to Congress
or the accounting officers Of the Treasury.
sqrASpERISd MONEY on A HUnpuG
After recapitulating the facts relating the ex-
peud,ure Of over $2O0,O0o without authority Of
av. IN the ridiculous Norman Ward expert
ments, an outrage which was fully exposed In
IHr SuN long ago, the committee say;
TIE attempt Of the Secretary OF the Navy TO
jl-un his action In giving more than tsOO.VJ 70
NJ tara for ordnance experiments Is a fail-
f.na.d or Justified. Wizard Was an adventurer
aud . preie ndcr,and Il Mr.. Robeson did not know
II. ne could e. sily have found II out. In fact
a. r 81 rd's Art eror's, aud the known opin-
lon 81 ordnance ON II IS hardly possible
thlt ne dld not know &C.. Wizard could never
nj the Endorsement OF the Secretary,
len was gwen 70 the Committee on AppropI-
v .tl Ike 10 have IL appear that the money
e 100 was appropriated ~ congress IoT tnls
E. oeclnl object, without his intervention, and
TIA. y hen il was up ropriated be had no choice
tut to make an Arrangement with Mr.. Ward.
Tie l4ct is tnat the secretary asked 10, anu pro
cured the appropriation, and wheo IL was e1.
hl.sted continued TO pour out The lunds OF the
GON. rnlueut To this favored 9enenciATy, VINO
w'upted Il, year after Neas, la personal expenses
ard bogus ordnance experiments In Boston haf-
Dor. III Il the experiments OF Wizard were pure
hunting must be the conviction Of any person
VINO studies their history with care and candor.
kr. lIrd sci out. with the appreciation OF the
Secretary ol the Navy, To reach an Impossible
7 SUIT. He proceeded IN manner that utterly
forba his a c. mplishinR any good whatever;
40 he secretary Kept him In funds not re-
uortIn. 70 CoDeress the large sums Of money
bcing expended ON those experiment., wnep
tAat b dy mad by ITS action named $4,000 IN the
luit ines desired eNpended ~ that direction
v hen viewed In tue hight OF all tue iacts
v "a Us operations constitute an outrageous
I a.iI Ipun the Government. 10 which the sec
~ ~ II the Navy, Tor reasons ineXpliuaoie ana
VI tisfdctOry TO your committee, WAS willing
a. constant party. The TWO hundred thousand
a. more dollur5 winch lave been paid TO this
@ Aenturcr y the Secretary must be regard ed
l. .Itcrl. tn own away, and the Secretary must
boar cue responsibility either Of having oeen TIE
cay duLe OF a wretched pretender IN gunnery'
or else OF having openly and Knowingly con-
t'lted 10 al outrageous misuse OF the public
l. .ns, aud miserable scandal upon this de-
I,rtuent.
mr. commit, are compelled, also, TO direct
.-teuti0n Of the House 70 another gross r.
J.. arity, Involving lavish expenditure and dis
fu.,.. II the public veal, Ia violation Of a plain
n r,ie, aud resulting ia the enrichment u Nor-
l. % Ward, whuae exploits ia assaults uuon the
say n other instances have been elsewhere
G a'l~d IA tuis report. -
rmnn " lard Gluinled. and has color OF title,
though Tue same is denied, TO certain patent
known as a holer attachment lie prevailed
tpon tha Clleilni the BureauOf steam Engineer,
~, W ". . W O9d, U nave buch patent used
g. lie Chiiei Hc w and purchased by tue
Government. lie readily achieved his purpose
N,ld WIS Lersui del 4 the wonderful excel
leuce OF the patent. Recommendations were
piocIred favorable reports made. But proceed
l's Ny report the patent was purchased, aIC
s5to) on account pad on Aprl = l8'4 70 Wizard
tADu- n statute, section l'ob''
kp.teutcd article connected with marine engine
~ nreafer be purchased or Hsea "a centeg'iYn KS
e9%Pesse G Soara IN IN S %us va
chase lnc use,
Ism full force, and the report Of the naval Gu
pu cr5 was not made unit July II, ls,4 u
dste which IL bears. The purchate Oh the palen
wts contaminated and money paid on acooun
81 the same about three months Deiore IN
aicye law was complied Win. -, .
Inc peculiar character Of Instructions given !
H." nO.rd Of Naval Engineers, rs VIII Do seen o
ference 10 tue proof; the payment OF tifue
1lr sufficient number Of boiler attachment
lWent'-elxht vessels, wheu only Two oi tnt %
clufrlct with Mr.. Ashcroft. given without ad
NrrItemcnt, for the construction OF tue utthci
mott, a. an extraV4gant cost and the cououl
uhlty Of the patent itself are clrcumntance
terv ne 10 aRRIavate the ononce, IN when bot
3 ID chief OF buroau and the Secretary, by ACT
81 omission, al least, are concerned
FOREIGN ACCOUNT OF THE NAVY.
Ia regard to the transfer OF the foreign AZ
count Of the navy from the old establishe
b'nNng house Of Barring Brothers g. Co., OF LoI
don, 10 the house OF Jay Cooke, hcCulloch
c. aud the Illegal use Of millions Of dollars
bovernmeDt funds to sustain tho totterr
credit u the last-named conoern-all OF whlC
has heretofore been fully set forth Ia the co
nnns Of THE sUN-the committee Bsyi
The only reason at all plausible, as tested I
!ew that could be given by the Secretary to ju
KY The use OF money through tho paymhster
New York 10 foreign lands. was TO meet the e.
psnses 81 sbipe and STATIONS abroad but in a.
el'lonto this be requires 10 he sent " jaw Cook