, 1876-05-22

at5n,t br,,d rron .,.,ht,,, t,.t hrI,. . .,.. .h,
NJ IN m fca fae n, nse' nj ~ nj nfoI s a
noat o W BIZ !. to g'a yoa snky had at
doas @ ia. " shon!l ns.s is r. vs..ei. y III.
sii ro.tcm.' ani wo coni,i noe ssnntr thcG ad tst
ts ;Sy t5n tn c9s,tu''on for "saaee' h'' been
p"bo % yon know iIla. II tho Department Ind ap.
knVc n;ioSrd thr,n N Nv AZ III Il, IN ,ujr. tfc
Impression that it was a stretch 1f au,}ortG,
Q.-You think the Department dared not ak
Cungrcas fof authority tu do II, Tor Tear or being
tefnscd Al think m, "!r ~ ] ny. thiH
% n IL, IL tfty 's; r"st.: :. I'm, ny, reaa "n s,F i " s
atcnnier.
do yonf ii was co.s.lrn,;.iny m oId srs.el aid
al 81" es.si #" sna ~ tuns vac ,c1 S nc ~ es
plan. II You .coulI I,avc tonc 10 legally, wnnll
ayo ,y an bxf" 10 hnso aoasea tbs va"daa down t'o
aRr uEn on FIRE,
ana got the COPPER AMI 40 On. itwould have bern
10 tcnr thc.c vca1es 10 pfcccs thcy arc blt of tic
very fnest t!m1cr, md il waa 4 curioua thing
sSs ssr % y p hs ,sf,s , ,;ss!ee1y rc 5G
lasted like iron.
DIDO i understand that t],cy took the timber
at tte bid vnntlnn and mt # fnto lie new oucr
A--No; not a iii Of IT, rSho wa new sh!p en-:
si,1sly. ,y,. ~. 49,, a..
esyng. ticrs sf' IL foftenat, T a % and Il she ast
'09k a.. as the nas ;ya aao rood .nuy
ship, A.~So, sir; shc wan too heavily tarfel,
and 1t would laye been very expensive I" pnt !
eeononica ni %ian Would Aavc Iuen 10 SC. cr % ire
or IL havc soid hcr
ead sS Se3 on havc aas s1 se1a ,yo
lastcd ten ten or rt,S twcnty s ycars. s'
.e Ma n syC1 ye e9a not lsxe nSt hsf y eu NV IT,.
tho money would nave reverted to tic Treasury,
hste ss VI s S1y r9gpS 3 not rot money out o, ner
A'EThn Savy xot Mi liz cnroer. iron, c,e., out
Of her, aud afi ihe wood that was good was sawed
up p!iel and sold ut puci{o1l, aud the urucceta
want as intn ihc TIca,urys
Q.-Dun't you think ii cost tho Government "a
much 70 tcar ier TO Pieces they sot PIT Of her,
q VgsThen. W % Il III they % had sold her for aomehng
30 ar a. tbe Treasurg is Concerted Iut not d Il.
ha in nc Haa shi W. D4''
statssf ] " h.@f M TEX awnys 10 20 for % ttc ntcrcst of ts
United StAtcs, Fur tpsuIuce, ut tho nuyy- -yurd
there arc lot Of old cllnin- Cables yatcr. .ta,ks,
anl go on, that could be cold for thousands aud
housanis Of dolars haye Urged tlIe salo Of thnt
go there ae %"y1 M
objcctIon beeauso Il did not 81 Into Tho naval Ser
Vice. fnstrad OF going into thu TreMsury.
Q.-Who tnakcs such an objection as tiat3 A.
WHY. each Du.sau. You go. for instance. to the
thtngs, aud they objcct to It. Ny idea is to sell
everything you cant.at uso and let the money 20
right into tLo Treasury; mud TINT haa always bcrn
my Idea.
9Mlt the plan Of tearing yetsels to pieces End
ls to te pnrsucd, then you declare tho tna:pcnd;
statcs. Ia 1t not so' A.-psctty much 30.
UNCLE sAs is rA1n GAME,
rho f,1royinr nn"Sars fr,n I'm tnetfn,o o,v nj
.;is aJM1S Pssusu ;,a " s,,o,v I,.,,r ffIa
uunat u Its.atuss - y. W ~ otu ~" -
Sam Is laif game, ana TO Illustrate tte metnons
OF contracting AMI the manner o1 accepting
bids:
O.-Wbat was your experience in the pnrchaae of
tfmbcr Gurinr tha time Won were in cuu,tland VI
thu yordi bid they inv extra rrlccsY Al
do mt knov nhnnt tha nrIccy 1ccakc u1l that IN
done =, W'ashimgtnn. T{,e systc,n of opcn Dug
chasc. I think IL iii wrong unlcsa vol have an
extremely honest purchasing nay master. For In
stance il n,nle rcouis,tfor ii. pair Of oxen,
tie sat1e man ,,,iRht fIrns, tho oxrn who furnish
cd knees for orr ships; TINT II, sent regulation
| to tho bureau Ut Yards and Docks for p9ir ot
oxen. II came back to ne, and seMt that Ic!nas.