New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-01
nnvsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Immediately after the reading OF the Journal
today the House resumed inc consideration OF tc ICE
Dor, OF the COMMITTEE on Naval Aalirs and was adj
dressed by AIr. wnlTHORNE dem. TcruJ, Chairman
Of tho Committee IN advocacy oi tbs report and IN
reply 90 fhe ir neuts made .-anst IL last SATURDAY
IT rrr of fIr uUF auI lDUrut- duties imposed 30.
thgI Committee, a.l sad tIst th' Committee had
cutc"yos.. tu'A'y a." lip'.,' q" o...'i- ' i,'."
IU,lr bad .ra uu %. irmpt L. control lg acion oi te
-a-'.r NJ 10 give 10 direction. There bad been a uI
ucu.rrd purpose early % the session ns Co tue manner
AID U No wac THAT The Ntruu, yards yc.c first % los
.ycu-.c; tIat DO o. tue beads o. ..r bureaus were o
.'. .,,- I'D. l,. .'-,gs.,iirt. br.Yg tr.t ,rrr,t
f.ilr o.. PERSONS connected VIII tnr public service
4, tl. attempt ga Le part 81 th' Secretary oi me
Sa'li mr. ilI''h, 3-- ~ JAS rii I'm ''.
Isaac !aG,c.u, t' c'!'i geI.tu. 30 an. lh.' iutn Is
not tlusty"r, witness u, Charged tAhI curing ,.r
80 .'i r,'y u 90, IN 49,. a. tirrh,t
~ uopUpU; n loss on contracts without competition,
a0og,G: in Tis,lircriea and unnecessary vurA aud
81 ann, slriir',r' T@ bflld c,rhtrcr .lpsog-Sar VI
500 toms. " h, seer ta,y ol th' navy had USED his
funds cconou 'c.iy iIrr. lsHt W. Pow in''J new I,
Nlyy Rr-,.r. bic Then rr'ruyd To- a. a.c'rd frauds.
Vr. HEWITT p-,r. y ~ declared aha, ,hC contract
cent. pruud Ior iron 90 cents Was nue, cAilaN-
aut and Nzstriui contract. Dy which th, Government
wa robbed ~ hr Secretary ut he Navy hJu done his
duY and advertised That cXsnan-, could have been made
on basis ~ al least cents utr nuud better than IL Was
ma lr. The quantity was 4,,Jo,uJO pounds. The hlm
with which ho LIcWitD Wa tlaa connected would nave
been only toe CAD 10 bea bidder, aut could nave matte
III tis materials which 3cycr, McNauul & Co. fur
ushrH iir vasa MAKER of beam iron aud frame iron,
Ius. such the Government needed Uud 81 he tlt tls
contract was mad, beam iron did not exceed "a cents per
pguu ,it 20 len us and dlmch sIUL- required. There
nal n-tnuO time since 1862 when aic Iun could mot bc
bcuyLt from any reputable lrJWl- cr Tor cents per
pupr and that Od worth ~ cphJs u cIsL IA
the isark"t
Mr.WiIGrTHOENE resumed hi, speech arac'erzcd
"Catels1." AMI defended the resolution referring the
matttr 10 TIE judiciary Committee.
The dCha's being closed the vote was then taken On
The iuiEoutS resolution, e, i"lioN,;
ETuirfi. That in this ,rsuEaUn no fraud corruption or
wlN violation Of the law ha, be,l shown, appear, 10
discharge the duties OF se,c,y 0 Tho Navy, and
ceLsure hna iul. win his conduct la the
aimls i5trati1n II !h6 NAyy Department.
Tho resolution was rejected ~ lcas, 50; Nays, 10
&. party vote.
III yoto was then taken On TIE morlty resolution as
iOii6Ws:
Ee,l,d rha' theic le questions together With all tho
proof nkcn By s COMMITTEES. Do risrrd 10 the Committee
Judiciary, with power to hear additional testimony and
violations OF the referred herein constitute
pipeachhis ocnsc under the Constitution; AID II then
t5y shall IMPORT articles NJ impeachment against George
but II tncy shall nrd that under oAltng laws such
and d0Lgs r. he said SECRETARY not Dcachahe or
Otherwise punishable Then lAoy shA reors What ALL onal