, 1876-02-12

only once ainuo tho Goth Of December. and then
On musely roulinn buBsncBB.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
TIE CONTRACT ByHTEN
sn.efdt Uispoteh to The Chseu1o Tribune.
WAsu1So1ox, D. G., Fob. 11.-Wilis, Chair
man OF tue Subcommittee on Naval Contracts.
ETC., examined last evanlng Commodore H. ".
sbufoldt tho subjccts Of inquiry botng the
contract aud purchase regulations Of tho service
In foreign aquadsona, tho abolition OF navy
yards, mud abolition Of rnarino corps, respona-
bltics of Inspectors. advest!s1n:, etc. Com
modoro 6hufe!dt testified that those were
groat many abuses pracsiced undor the present
contract systom. 1lo said that purchases wcro |
generally mado from very small! circle OF con-
tractors shat no record, ~ far "a ho know, "as
kept Of the dinorens bids in cases whero |
supplies. eto., were obtained by tho
opsn purchase process; that no thought 5
quality OF provisions and supplies for tho navy
| that the system OF purchase ny advertisements
resulted III great embarrassment to tho borvicc
and loss to tho Government. Heo1plasnoa tEat
| bomp often amounted to from 81 ,0o0 to e9,ooo
and that altar the lowest bid had boon accepted
tho articles delivered woro
| AIHosr 1syARlAuLy REJECTED
because Of their intetiority. Then advantage
had to DO takon OF tho regulations Which allow
merchandise IN case Of emergency TO g. 90 pur'
ohaA0a CHI whos ss toows H. ersaa
ct clnlms against the oovernmont By
contractors arising out Of loss and damage on
account Of non-fulGllmout Of CONTRACT by tho
/ Government, loss Of tho cost Of advertisement
and high p11cos paid. uo said that q eoucral in.
disposition existed on the pagi, Of Responsible
merchants, like A, r. Stewart md othcrs, to deal
veh v,n allow to ssclotary Of tho Navy 10 ssec:
papors In WHICH advertisements ahall % insert
cd, without limiting the number OF such pApeFa
OF amount Of advertising, reBultR, lo salo, IN
Commodore shuteldt tc.tiiod that the mode
, Of purchase and disoountns Of bs'ls e Of
exchange, In foreign Parts p,.s ,., ase looso
nd liable oa t. ~ sense ah0 on pr1Par
I officers, and among tbeso he mentioned tho
. making Of commandauts Of vessels Jointly T., 5e-
sponsible With tho rurchhatag agent Tor tho d'H-
Gurscmont OF ulot.ey.
TIE DISCIPLINE OF THE NAVY
o and Of tho Marlnu eorpa ho believed could be
o yasily Improved. TArco-fourths Of tho sailors
/ now IN the service ato foretgnoFs. Tue fenens ss
:, method suggested was tho Byhtom OF traulns'
ships Just established. SO ~ to put In training =
icast 600 boys every year. In five Soars, he saf
tue servlco. Tire cost would DO about 9l7a.oot
q year. II Congross waB dts'uc!ined to spent
= such 40 amount Of money for thiH purpose, n
would advlao tho diusssl OF 900 sailors. und II
| sthn nHJ 1"A.4sss.t. tf'% - " ~
i'll pay for the tsalnlns-sAlPh.
u, THE coURTMAArIAL BYArEN,
90 far - appea 70 saoaa. ousnI . 70 ooors 10 -,
yisod, ana its pehaltleh 10 pe 1nhae !eas sosel
70 The marine colps ought not 20 DO wholy , AooI
o. tahel. though the eSpra aa corps ot no @ Fan Al,
and hle u not a ereat - ~ io.aetY '. W. H. " ~
~ tho ollical corps shoua ~ "euon w ~ ~
I'D appointment oi ooaIu VI E1HAa.nS M ~ o..i ~ ~
tho present metaod OF appoi'Hlos o.neess la ~, W
~ marine corps ana pAymassef co1ps VA 10 sa.s
1t vicious ono huch ois!ceTa snosla ne ho1eg.G w.
o. only from graduates o. tho Navai Acaaeuly.
"a rank ana NO os ano 1natno co1ps oasas
-, 10 drilled III hahnllng neaTS etunes5, a.
10 marines. Theo placed on shsp.noarast s 10
On placed under tht command OF haVAl oincels: !!
ho tl.la way conslaorap!e sum OF mouoJ coo;u
ty, saveh. Aod tue discipline On ah,p-ooa1o "o"
,oo be improved.
- Commodore hhu1ous "as ea2ea III soEafu
'oe tho .-.-.. ....-..z..
OF ABOLITION or HAyY-YARps,
~ and testified that tilose a. kttery, Nor l'ondo
be aud Pensacola. might be dlnpensad Wlsi1 witho
impa'rlnK tho efficiency OF tho Depattme'
though they would rea'lzo such small aaln ~
he he would adv'se rather that thcy oo aismAht'e
lAt Tho saving would ee In the ne,gAbo!slooa
Dn. hel1 mon OF uoItata ~ tno nsss aaai,,o
lad 1t psesent conducted much more expensive
rnd than th0y should be. Tho carrying or tAe