, 1876-05-17
Asst ound1ng Corruption Un-
earthed' by the Louisiana
Investigation.
The Impeachment Court
Likely to Vote in Favor =
Of Jurisdiction.
! Majority; and Minority Reports in the
Case Of Printer olapp. :,
TIE NAVY,
\ tUTTtN0-DowN PROCESS,

EnSAfA rfkr~f a. 70 - F~fk.
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;o1a,.s s....arst - t, n.", u--.M,.y -
1oono ~ see'hou potule the NhsH1 At'''t.'tee w.
nny III ehc a1tss =. le acsco asc Sc o' MONEY
itbh, Zeal 1880, u. 49, '.s..sos,1
t.lc nscat agency III London" oooRo testlneu
him IN WashInn,nn: thas ho himsclf g,site1 tic
PRESIDENT several times ind the Secretary Of tue
Navy, and completed tho arrangement. and that
ao1 4, sing,e dollar was paa 70 mrs. aoDcso9 Or
scve,r on account Of tho transaction.
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Mr. willis; Chairman Of tho sub.commi.tce on
Es~, y.-s ,uado = -ano-+ ~. -nn,,,n1 IT, ~ III,
Naval Committee. This report was divided into;
tw6 parts, md the first contained tho following
Recommendations, Ffrst, the closing Of a[l Navy
are saa Ts T. asai pa
tho theory that the only use that tho Government
now has for Navy Yards Is for tho repair Of Its
.s.: and Ia. nasa!nsiy % It propose. eventually TO
1avo ali work performed nj nfooklyn and Mare
portant which tho Government has. 1t is coaycn-
srsod tacttI.. sor oh,:.r,nn s%a. atatsa, ~
a19r, Is ngvef blockadca y ce, ana Is wsth!n con
9 assahso 15o tne a ltesh wator Or tae Haa
with perfect .satcsy. y
-, ,x,,;t0' 0IuIlt RECOMMENDATIONS,
All % .a r. hs no
eept ~ 9me Of the yatts wnteli Il ts lronosed TO
close; TaS salo ot thc Charlcstown anl MashnE
situated within .ho anis q . isrgs slty, whleh
Of The Kitssy anl peqseeala yards
necessary pY war of otner e2,Renclcs These
yntae, i eoa, Ronla nf1ng 9at sety aMaii sum.
gfsPFlat@5eas @ g sasds e; e. Eessss 1:!aas Seyy
eaa Rsa 4 oo e sG9aa aHa Se nHs GGndS
~. WILL ,ase 10 BE better for The Gaysrn,,
nnon It ar 10 nay out 70 sgre sum es ths a.
moro epaatle approval Of tho peonlc Is obtained.
,ho rt TIE nas, a3es /; 3s,.t
isns g ina nsds fos gea?dag @ % Propaf!y et
tho navy yaE,la which It q proposed to close This
e i
assn sr r. F1om th9n is apparent that tc Gannit
tGo W. on mere KsI{ 70 ne slosing q
"n,sht;hhston. t,s ths saa,,, nav. =, ~, ,o,or+ -
o proyes er ~ ths 1s ''os' 10 h'o@ "a*
~ ABOLITION zs or =; 11iE III: punnAv SYSTEM
Ii j
IN tug navy yards, and fnf ycsting a tho power of
appointnent in tho comnanlant Of tho yard. CIV
lng hi supervision oyer inspections, regulations,
aug surveys: and hoding HIN accountable therefor
uhlct ncnaiEy. Or COURT martial. 4he bureau
system is IN onisrowkh or tho War, md IL believed
70 q no longer TO secure eniclens service
In the yard un the other hnnd II makes neces'
gary ths employment OF hss q " ae many clerks
~ Woniu otAelMlso oe Aeeoea, VIII e. many sepa-
sate ecLa ol nuoks ano syntams ol DooKkeeGing
ssasu4 - utIi1fetessa1y aaa alsiaion
to o hed, Hnsens II H. yasds
pitcn Nitno9t tne appfoYat oi tGe E0mmatldaht ot
uho ysIe' wig - on we Spot aha 1anllat Win tho
heccseltles OF the service.
Il A sThtKiNG INSTANCE
nf this waa rcccntly gtyGn, BY Commodore
Treble IN bis testimony before the Narnl
iContulttce. uo said that fcQutsttLou whs
sent TO- him while lo was IN command
at philadelphia ~ tte Assistant Nayal Constructor
for 900 Ahl to bc delivered at League Island.
lilo sent for fha man. and told him that he did. not
sno nat ~ re thcss could 6e fos the material 70:
ill., " tho Fsqaishon. howsSsf t. thc
a statement Ut i!e REASONS tor withholding them.
cano back Win tho approval Of tho Chief OF the
bureau. Commodore Ftnblo asked the Assistant
ConstEactoE whit hG wanted with the kueee, and ho
replied that ho did not know, but that 10 llad ze-
I ao aTG u H. sng T.
thore fortwo OF thrcc years. even With very lboral
appioplasloas; ite was opposed 10 the NatcAn
s IN III Tia Wv IN T. ~ so
yu0tIIii fail in M Tnntha " "