, 1879-02-10

been dsrcRardcd and violated, anl they further
answer tint large sums OF public money null
large quantities uf public property have been,
III tic administration Of The nnvaf scrvicc, ic-
galy disposal Of 4 number OF instances are
declared to bc violations Of law, ntuonH which
are disregard of the law requiring supplies to
be purchased Of tho Invest bkl'cr anI tEat IT,
aufring proposals to be accompanied by writ
tea guarantee and huretics, which, the report
states, has been wholly ignored
IN OVER $50 cAsEs.
Tie provisions Of the law requiring that no rom
tract shall bc tnatio unless autfInrEzci BY law
under an appropriation adequate 10 It's fulfill
mcut have been violated In contracts mule for
the rebuilding Of the Nonadnock, Miantonotnnh,
Amphritltc. an! Puritan. The. law fosbiddIng
ndvanrc payments In cxccss of work dnne u
prior 10 deiivrry, ot materials ilas been di.re-
to Roacl, and o,l,ufs. Tie law
prohibiting any dcpartment from exceeding
The appropriations m1dc by law Is derlarrd to
al considerable lengtt', asserting amllar dis
regard Of the law. Tile report Bays tF.at, up to
tlic riote Of lspbeson's administration, luw
prices. while having thcir effect On general Eust-
ness, did not affect t',a trade Of the Navy De.
paftmens.
we're contracted tor with Hunt. 1.oach, AMI
Gardner IN 1910 ami 1S77 "t tn: prices whth hal
prevailed !n the years oci"re, Hunt. iuticc'.
DEt NE pH1A uIIEEa IC RAA previously
built for, a,nl his explanation tlAt the sumc
hlul prices were paid 10 otlcr parties Is no doubt
enrrcct. From 10 to :f.lS ccnts per pound for
bolicrs was contracted u b. paid ,hcse nartles,
the opn!on of tlr Committee iI.ut i!se cost
could i,uya been rcuuced to lrani IS 10 20 cents
per pound. 1,ut perhaps The greatest loss
is /" tho purchase III u live YAK tim,
Lenthall and, ,1sherwoo1. "nl the proof of Chief
Of Bureau Easily, tIlat large of Inferior
onk have tcr1l purchased a,la allowed 10 rot
from exposure. This could mt have happened
II the report Of contrncta had been nAdc t0 Con,
grest, as directed BY tile law.
THE SOFT THING M'xAr GOT Holm or.
AguEn, 1t IL shown TINT Mckay bought At
private sale thu kl,tp Delaware tor $5,115, nnh
tt,ut, after realizing over e.o, 700 out q the
tnatertal,re,noyed lronl the ship, hc sold the
bc sold. An auction MAS hnl nn u bid made
which the SECRETARY did nut cUirm. SUBJ
srtltlently sic was turned over to Jofn Roarl'
ut $20,0}) though, other paEt!c< we1o anxious
were willing to give more. Tie Committee
especially rufcr ID tic repurt uf Chiet-Erg.ueer
King in relation tn thu disposition ol large
quantities of natcrtal At several of The navy
yards, rcau'sE1'g in large 'osscs to tie Govern-
mcnt.
THE RESPONSIBILITY.
The Committee find tllat, for t!ir indebtedness
Of the 1ayy ut tue t:e OF ttIe investigation, ,lul
for tic unlawful sails A,nl tiiapusitIun uf large
alnuunts IT property bolunC,nV 10 the tiuycrn-
n,c't, nsll for tho uniawful disposttlun u large
Sims of puoltc tnotcy appropriated for tho
ty u! the Nayy, ". ". VOID, late c;,icf of tlle
Bureau Of Steam Engincfrtng, Ius'al' lialtsco.n,
CIl!ct oF tho Bureau Of Construction uml RI
rnir, n1ni Tic Chief of tito Bureau Of Provisions
ind CfothIng trotn 1915 tu March, 1871, are
chiefly responsible. by tic late Chief or bureau
Of Provisions md Clothing, r.y,naster WIT
rnarEl', 1t IL ua1a that, being Acting Chief alunc
during The greater part Ut tnss time, lie fct
asnanst, without contrary instructions fran, tle
t!cud Ut the Department. or tc real head Of tie
Bureau t'aytnastcr-tienetal 'Eaator,l, to pursue
tho policy Ut i,i4 said Chief. This beits: 80,
would tend greatly to reiiovr hiu,.
THE COMMITTEE NE,OMnEND
TINT the conduit Of Ch!et Engineers Stewart,
Fthiat,, aIiI Henderson, nlHt Payllastrr Russell
he inquired Into. ltlc rcpust concludes by de-
clarlns tlmt II Is the dug VI The fisIso 10 mark
ItH condemnation Ut ills lirgul pr,rtlves OF these
iorIner officers uf The Nary Department, ul ft,-
Wits lle attention Of the Executive Department,
u1oa which rests the responsibility Of further
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