New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The report of the
Secretary Of the Navy begins with statement OF inc
available cruising vessels Of the Navy OF which there
are th.ryseven OF from 900 TO 4540 tons displacement
They sufficient for giving practice 10 officers ana
men, and displaying nse abroad but they have
speed, modern engines and none OF the capaDh
ties Of modern vessels. They should be replaced by
modern iron and cruisers. The available armored
sells thirteen singe-turreted monitors blilt IN
lsG2 ard S63 with speed and little power Most OF
them have been laid up for several years. but trial has
recently been made OF three, with indifferent results
The guns OF tho Navy include large number OF smooth
bore uzze 40 pound and so pound Parrot
rifles and eighty-sevrn converted rifles OF lair power
There modern high powered gun among them
ana only the eighty converted guns are worth re-
! tanning.
The Navy includes ST. officers on the active list sol
on the retired lat, 1914 sesmen. $50 apprentices, a
officers of the Marine Corps active lsu, ID on the re-
tired list 500 nOn-cOmmssioncd officers, and l5OO pm
Yates receiving total annual pay Of S7,i4Olo2 The
officers aud seam3n of the Navy shOud perform all the
work required the purposes OF the National Govern
ment upon or ia direct connection with the ocean This
principle would streIg hen the Navy while 1t would
result in economy 70 the Government Promotion by
selection the grade OF Rear Admiral IS reco nmended
and the practice securing orders through outside In
! fuences is strongly condemned
The Of navy yards is 249S acres, WITH large
docks, workshops dwellings and other buildings The
total of permanent improvements and repair' IN
cladng sites at the eight principal yards TO June 3D.
ss2 S54 27772 81 The total expenditures under
OF ards and Docks for the past fifteen years
I were S139l51 76 50. The cost OF general maintenance
| for the five years ending IN 1881 was SlO7l47O2 Do
for construction aud repair VESSELS aud for other Oh
! ccts than maintenance in the same period, @ll9so'-
ga Is The total number OF employees navy yards on
November 10. 1852. i62, wirl aggregate pay
! roll Of SlI3l9 81 a day while work was being done
on ships. The large and costly navy yards
required by any present or prospective wants OF
the country But IL is impossible 10 decide now winch
should be retained In accordance WITH the last naval
appropriation act, commission has been appointed to
consider tue policy OF disseminating some OF the yards
ard il is now making inyeetlgato s. In any case the
| expense OF carrying on the yards mast BE-
reduced, unnecessary work must he Stopped
| and employees not needed be dismissed
The board, provided for by tie act OF Angus D. lsS2 to
usecpt old vessels and material OF tn; navy wiz
Wow to their sale Fl unit for are now engaged IN
their duties 1t IA nIed that Congress authorize
the gale of all vessel. condemned bs the Board AMI the
Department Au;horitJ Is requested that hty-taree
| acres oil land on the east sale NewYork Navy
Yard wuicI be spared without INJURY may be sold
! or exchanged for Lnd needed to iG-
prove the west side and The water front.
SIGNAL SERVICE ENCR)ACHM MIS-.
Attention called the reports OF the oure ~ officers
Under the Bureau OF Navigation reference Is male 10
attempts Of the signal Sryice encroacn upon work
falling within the province OF III" Nu'aI OO9ciN "Vu'y
and the photographic O.tce. The recommendation is
uae that the law or the prevention collisions at sea
should be lde correspond with the revised lueruA
regulations and thai tIe present law VI tIe ROAD
altered 40 as to operute more ayoraby for vessels OF
| deco draugIt in narrow channels.
Under the Bureau OF Orln nee the necessity is urseu
of beginning maunfac ure OK guns Immediately. II
a steam hammer sufficient Tor making tue necessary
ornCs cannot be 9roF drd ny prl'ae ENTERPRISE tue
/ Government should provide one.
Under the Bureaus o: steam Engineering ana Con
sttucon and Repair ne estimates Tor the tTo steer
cru -ers authorized Oy tie act August D. a. well AS Tor
e'ng me four are f % .c e " year
lor only tie amounts nredeu i'i tue pres NJ Vii a.,
Tne Naval Advisory BO.rd are low IN session upon the
plane for building tnc-t criS"rS ~ 'l- 10 -l&- -lSh7
Tor tue vessels vii b. received until tie Board reach
final The report urges that congress s-oui
authorize the ntucu0n OF Two second rttgs seeI
.Iuvl. ckrd ana cruisers, recommended by
fhr late Naval Advisory Board to have speed Ot 10 ess
arcordng 10 the concentrations Of the present Ad-
v-ory Board $500 tons each, at cost not exceeding
rams recommended by the late Board. and one iron dis
natc boat or clipper OF 800 IONS dis placement Win
speed of not less than l. to be armed wtn one
sx-incn breechOadng rrd caanOn sud tour iOtc"Sis7
guns N a no. exc, ednS S1OoOOO In reference t.
fhe wisdom aud expedency Or completing Tue f,nr
double urreed monitors the report states tnnt ne Al
v-ry Board nave not yet reached c9nc'usI'. II t1e'e
vessels are not completed new arinorcd vessels 5uoud De
oe-uu Immediately PrepHalon- are being made
tor ldIncung tine monitors undr Tue Act Oh Au-u't
The rOuoaI MlantOuOmdh has rot re- Frd hei ldrFets
o. ii ououse .norAed bee use OF the difficulty ia
Io d-d Eitn iron cabo- equal in welglr 20 the tutos
Of or f,tinl te vessel The increase Of the ar.uc ,o-
70 the mi legal number OF officers ID recommended bf
tascn o IRA uAtea or the Naval Academy or the two
TIE NAVAL ACADEMY.
The legislation CT The last session ia relation to the
Naval Actdeny has been carried Ou'. Only enough
ralua,es are received Into the service to nil va
caucie or TO make the number OF annual appointments
reach len TIE results Lave BEEN beneficial The report
recommends the appropriation Of the sum necessary for
the construction OF he Naval observatory on the
site recently purchaseu.
the Bureau estimates for the next fiscal
=
yyitrs and reduces tnAt su,n to 9!Os36.-
y & 9 pay aS Of 70 tns Sy oS a9 1sas
| and improvements from S}.JG2 IA 10 Sl,192j7l; tor
i tb two rw cruisers IS $50 900 70 = 900
OvO completing the monitors, from 93,Ibo'OOo To
flere are employed at the pr sent time considerable
number # officers ana IN OF the Navy onLitht-
maritime m character and have no connection with the
Treasury pa.tment; uuAer which my are placed.
IN, must important Oicos in the Lighthouse cs.aDll ,h-
nIeui are HIled from tne Navy. but prac-
in the care ana "ist.loution Oh n5"ts ma tI
Other aids 70 navigation. Inc du,Ies 81 t5
sairg dir ions. hi, l. properly for the Nayy.
All ILe hydro duties OF the Coast survey
performed by naval Office 4. ana nearly onethlrd OF the
total OF the survey l. borne ~ ne Navy For these
reasons administration OF the Lighthouse service
and of the Coast survey should De erred 20 @
| Nayy Department. IL would simplify Organ'za ION a.
well reduce expenditures 20 traus.er tn revenue
connected with the Revenue Marine aud tue Two would
Nee. -qrlly D.. conducted together.
= Toe report describes the cOuatOn OF the commercial
marl.r aud shows its connection with tue NaYy anu
their mutual deprudcace. statistics snow tha tue az
Create American tonnage IN 1851 was 4,O5I73i tons
OF me 1000 900 Ol-, WhIcI comprise le maritime on
maze. - Der cent are sailing vessels, ana may DC
counted out because tLe real strengA or m,r'haus
marine lIes in is steamers. Ga, ol 444O3 on oil
steamers built the seabO4ri N 1881. Ouy c7hi yes
sells were Ocr4u steamers. Their aggregate ION
mace was 1902 tons, or about per cent
OF The steam tonnage punt Ia TREAT
Britain IN the sIm' year me lOutl
~ i, rrr. bllt tal- year was only 2S.356 tons,
, nero r, ~. axes. steamers under the United -ti rs
49, IL 1870 ~ per cent Of the foreign cary *
tr. of iii, United -afcs performed Dy American
vs.-a.4 and IN l-S2 lJl2 pee cent Al thi-
or me American merchant marine viii soon be cut on
f,nu The foreign trade altogether, and our seatiriug
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