New-York tribune., 1876-07-26

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TrENITuRE MADE At TuE YARDs-wAsTE Al
PHILADELPHIA AND BEookLYN,

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rUENIIURE MADE At 1HE YARDs-WAsIE Al
PM pELPiHA AND BRookLYN,
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Thc forthcoming re-
port Of the House Committee Naval Afiirs on alleged
apu ,c. In the Navy Department charges that rings
are formed to control made by the Navy Depart
meut and thcrc believes that in frequent
eases they include officers and employees IN the navy
Yards Al the Norfolk Navy Yard tle proof SHOWS that
A,.crsou the Ciyil Engineer, ana W H. Lyons master
macais are or have Docn members OF such rings The
Department should protect itself against such o them ~
are IN the naval service By their prompt dismissal As to
tl. use Of materials owned by the Government ior
private purposes. the chief offender is the Secretary OF
the Navy himself lie procured oubOrdl- ate omplOyo
at The Wa,h ton Nayy Yard t. mako certain household
furniture consisting OF siieboarl, dnngtanle nat
stand ctc and also "a barSull font for some church III
Ncw-Jrr.cy. The Secretary paid for the lumber
aud labor used, hut no one had thc ilSut
to sell the lumber or divert the hOor'
The work vas done and materials procured without
the knowledge Of the comm dint Of the yard or the
civil eng nrcr The testimony Of VIM. +. Fcrgus"n H. e.
Mccoy Gordon Clarence Barton, and Mr. childs makes
IT very patent that the Government was dc'anded III
this Transaction The Committee refer to the iulihcr use
of Government mpcral IN the making OF u smell cannon
and cun-carfagr forthc benefit Of pDtci cu' III nor
fjlk VA In the manufacture Of furniture forCOhStrH'tof
VIM L. Hmscom at Brooklyn Navy-Yard the hringsPr
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NayyYard To private persons ana similar Instance oI
the Use of a dredging machine by W. H. Lyons Aas'er
Mechanic at the Norfolk Nayy-Nard.
The Committee say that gross ana fraudulent manage
mont exist, ia soma ci the departments OF the Brooklyn
Nn,yYard n, Is manifest from the history of one trans
action drawn out by the Committee. 4 large
lot Of iron chain was advertised for sale at
the ward. and was sold anI purchased by one
Walton The amount OF his bill shows about ll0,SdO
poud, of Old chain purchased by him ut 2 cents per
pound making l0l2 -. which no contracted ior ana
sold To the United states Lighthouse Department at 3i
cents making SOB Hall Lackey JUNK deai'r'' Soi
about 100 tons OF TINS chain from Walton under agree
mcnt TO stop bidding against him.
Prior TO the sale of the Philadelphia NavyYard the
report seemed To be REGARDED that Dy uSlOSE o
the ward The new one at League isand could be built
without much II any additional cost 70 the GoNcfhmeht
no odciuatr provision however, made at League
Island the storing and protection Oh hlhchihoF,
stores, supplies. materials. &c. nj the old yVd; (;
sale was made without giving sum eht lihe 10 elect
p.opcr and iulciou, removal Of said property and III
consequence very great damage and loss occurred 10 the
Government. In fact, tho evidence "i the waste
and destruction Of Government property follow
ing tie haste and reckless confusion attendant
upon the execution Of thc orders eueeth% th's
removal as presented by numerous witnesses,
and apparent to the Subcommittee Whieh
conducted the investigation at that yard lneupatcs al
most every officer connected with the yard In total
lorgetfuness OF his duty TO the Government. Large
nombers Of buildings, immense quantities oi machinery
stores and supplies whose careful and proper removal
ought 10 have taken from six to twelve months. were
ordered TO be removed In from one " -four months In