, 1876-02-19

Sptefa, Dispatch to Tia Chseaoa 1rtbnnk.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Feh. 18.-Tha House Ma
val Committee has examined yarncy, Naval
Constructor, NOW stationed ct Ne# Lonaon, who
has soryod In tho yarls at Boston, Marc Island
aud Pensacola. His evidence possesses Curl
Gus interest. ue testified 10 a great number Of
Irregularities 10 nearly all the ya1da. The fol-
lowing Is brief Analysis Of his testimony:
Whom ho vas assigned to Marc Island he found
there, aa Naval Constructor, ono Hart, Nho ia
now at Philadelphia On Centennial duty. Ia1tt
#as apecially Intimate With all tho con-
atructors and local politicians, aud os-
pocially with an iron firm which fur
ushod most Of tho aupplios. Great favorittsn,
had been shown BY the reception OF material bad
In quality aud short In quantity. Varney super
gedcd HART. and removed most Of his subor-
dinntes. Political influence. Tarncy saya. BE-
cured tho restoration OF Hastt and tho renewal
Of many Of his peculiar contracts. At this SANG
yard there was o relatiyoof tho Chief the Bureau
OF Construction OF tie Navy Department. whom
Varuey removed, aud who boasted that he would
yet mako his pile out OF that yard. YhFnoy said
that, at Tho Boston yard, tho aoyernment,
under tho advice OF tne Naval Constructor,
Hauseourt4 q brother Of tue Chiet Of
tue DuroAu of Construction, had purchased
como Understanding machinery for $l00, 600,
which IVES worth nothing except for old iron. nj
any expert should have known. vasnoy sug-
gosted that tho purchase must haVo beon cor
rupt ono. At the pousacoia yard. large 1uaatl-
ttes OF rejected timber had heon accepted.
Vouchers for fraudulent claims which Tarney
had ze}ocloa at that ysrd wero subsequently
paid: The Government timber reservations, To-
Gated 1uost!Y III Florida, have beou misused by
tho Government ollIcers. Hanscourt, CAief Of
the Dureau Of Construction, WAS also examined.
lilo testtaed that tho navy has beon entirely TO-
modelled Within few years. The Trenton IL
world. Fourtasn 81 tic monitors buit
during the War have boon rainsd inches, and
have capacity for carrying five days moro coal.
He admitted that what wero practically new yes-
tor repairs, and acknowledged shss this vas not
lawful. The ,veascls that had beeM 10 built wore
almost entirely new, except that tho model was
old and that very llttle OF the material bad
ssa nssa soo sssa 1Gs s ~ ~ mSua S s cd s
coet e99o, 900. i they had becn anttre'y now.
slolr cost would havo boen $4,000. Hans
court stated that tho Navy iards were aone-
times uHeu for political PURPOSES.
NAVAL YGTks,
lie also acknowledged that ho wEote tho fol-
lowing noto:
po.ros oet q, ,s7,[nMx !MSa'f;l Sl.u co.. u,,h vou
would alpIoss Tho fequi.ona fos men to 10 snployya
- they 1usy be tSAdc until Noy. H. Home nifty s1di.
suppose .oiae more viii to required from uoode's
pittttct. Tho Administration lesro the sucrcs. Of
Qood aNd Frost. Yours J.HANacoUAr,
CoA. Z. !. Nichols, u.a.N.
Hanscourk testified that be wrote this mcro!y
~ private note, aud that it was not au official
letter. This note IL 10 play Al important part
IL tho contested p}sction csso from tho Boston
District 0f Abbott va. Frost.
tue AouHE COMMITTEE on PRINTING
has devoted several 0f ita late meetings to IN
investigation Of the coat Of the public printing
at tho Government Printing Office. 1t APPEARS
that The pttces paid In tho Govornment Printing
Oftico are ~ follows For composition, 60 cents
poE shoussnd ems aud 30 cents per token, The
printers working By the day receive 81. These
prices the Committee will no doubt decide 10 be
extrkyARAnt, since much Of tho work doue il
what Ia technically known In p1iutipR-o offices -
"fat mst:es." Ar. cispp would no doubt have