Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-06

t0nomah and launch other monitors now in
the ship yards Of contractors. II when
launched they sunk then the question win be
solved. They also wanted to have engines
nnnhed Tor monitors and II The. ships were not
good then the engines could be used for other
vessels.
NJ. McCook IN. ~ argued the monitors
were not sea. going. and it would be practical
" waite OF money, when for that sum three
or four large. fast cruisers could be fitted
out. ID s} - "a
Mr.. Robson asserted the monitors would
be sea-going ships that could steam into the
ports OF Europe and Africa, or they could be
defense for the harbor Of New York. 1t was
great folly for the representatives of great
commercial cities to vote for cruisers to attack
foreign commerce and have NO means Of de-
lending their own ports when attack was in
vited.
Mr.. Hewitts amendment was then rejected,
46 to 6S.
Mr.. Hewitt then moved an amendment to
require the monitors to Be given out by SON.
tract to the lowest responsible bidders, who
fright to do the work At any Of the navy.ya rds
or elsewhere In the country. sacE esec
Mr.. Kobeson opposed the amendment on the
ground that it would allow any bummers,-
MacKaJs or any other adventurers-to come
in and ont. -, - -
Mr.. SPRINGER. (Ills ,)callsd attention to theal-
legged contract between the Philadelphia firm
wv. Cromp q Sons) which has the work for
one Of the monitors, and William Flalick, by
which the latter was to get 5 per cent for in
auenctng congress and the executive to
favorable action on the subject. :,
Mr.. Kelly (Pa.} denounced Flalick as an
impostor and 6laekmsiler, and related how he
had called the attention OF the navy depart
ment and Of the presidsnt TO the matter. he
stated hew Flalick had used the note paper of
the executive Office and explained that Fla
lick was friend Of Rodgers,
| the presidents private secretary,
and the latter had been required to cause Mr..
Flalick to surrender the fraudulent paper
| read. Mr.. Kelly euiogized the firm as one
which had honored the city OF Philadelphia
architecture. The contract which Cromp
supposed he was putting his name to was .
copy OF one signed by sixteen or seventeen
others giving this man the commission OF OBJ.
taiping business in South America.
Mr.. Springer-He did write his name to the
paper:
Mr. Kelly-He says he has no recollection
| Flalick?
Mr.. Springer-He is one of your consti.
tuents. know nothing about him.
Mr.. Kelly-The peniteatiary is In my dis.
trict and In my Judgment there are many bet
ter men In it than Flalick.
| MIR. Springer rely on nothing but the
facts. THIS firm did pay this man 81 900 on
Mr.. Kelly-It paid him 81 900 on account OF
his expenses in going to South America.
Mr.. Springer-I am not here to endorse
this man. / denouce him and his contract
and all who had anything to do with it.
After further discussion in which Mr.
Robson resented and repealed the allusion
made by Mr.. Hewitt to the past plundering
in the matter OF these monitors, the Hewitt
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Holman Qnd offered an amendment
providing for letting the work on the moni.
tors by contracts after advertisement and to
the lowest bidders. In the course of discus
sion Mr.. Springer had read an article from the
New York Sun relating the circumstances in
connection with the Cromp- Flalick contract
The hammer had fallen before the reading
concluded.
Mr.. Springer asked to have the whole article
published In the Record. Some objections
were made. put Mr.. Robson, New York, with
contemptuous air, said: "Do not object;
let him publish the whole New York Sun If he
chooses"
Permission was therefore given.
| After considerable discussion Mr.. Holman'i
amendment was rejected. MrH Holman then offer.
cd an amendment prohibiting the use of any
money appropriated in the bill for political
purposes or being paid in by political assess
ment.
Mr.. Hiscock made point Of order on the
amendment. The chair sustained the point of
order and declined to entertain the amendment.
Mr.. Talbot Nd. )ofiered an amendment requir
ing all plans for the armament, etc., of the
monitors to be submitted to q board of advice
and survey. Adopted.
| An amendment offered by Mr.. Harris
(Mass.) to the paragraph for q bureau OF
steam engineering in reference to the COM
pletion Of the monitors was adopted. Mr..
Robson IN. j. moved as An additional sec
ton to the bill q provision that officers OF the
navy may be required to perform such duties
at the navy yards and stations as are new per-
formed by civil employees and that navy
cept the. secretary Of the navy shall determine
that such employment is required by the pub.
lie interests and shall 50 state in the order for
employment, and that all other officers not at
sea shall be put on leave of absence or waiting
orders or on furlough as the secretary OF the
navy may direct. Adopted.
Mr.. Robson also offered a. an additional
section an amendment providing that after
ali vacancies In tho lower grades OF line and
staff corps in the navy and marine corps shall
have been filed, nothing In the act shall be
priats corps and grades Of not more than ten
Of the remaining graduates year at the con.
clusion Of the six years course who may stand
| the highest In order. Adopted.
Mr.. Reed (Maine) offered an amendment
providing that naval constructor and assistant
naval constructors shall be employed from
civil life. Adopted.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill and amendments. The question was
OF the amendments, the house adjourned.
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