The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-23

supervising inspector-general repc rts econ.
oisy IN The management of the coutinssnt
expense OF the service, whereby sucb eY.
penses have been reduced froni sl2 per
steamer inspected TO lS76and previous wear
- since that year, making gross saving n,
SIX years OF nearly sl96,0O0. General nu.
mont renews his Recommendation of 1850
lnaI the fule requiring a boat and fire
uIni on lake, bay and sound steam.
en, oe also applied to river
steamers, ana quotes from reports of local
mspeet9rs IN the Golden City disaster. that
sne ueeh crew seem 10 have done nothing
except to save themselves, whereas in h,s
opinion, had that steamer been reonired 10
discipline the crew in fire and boat drill tbe
crew ooat would not have only been able 10
save their own lives, but the lives of many
VI .hose VINO were unfortunately lost.
FoVkfH AUDITOR BEARpsLEY's ANIMAL rr.
PORT.
- Inc annual report OF Fourth Auditor
beardsley shows that the aggregate paw.
ment on account for the navy for The fiscal
year ended June 80, 1882, were little loss
than the aggregate appropriations made by
congress Tor that year. Some of the appro.
priations were over expended and deticl.
encies We're provided for at the last session
oil congress. Disbursements amounting 10
more than $l5,0O00O0 have been made
without loss for the support of the service
IN foreign waters. Bill of exchanges were
sold amounting to l,677, ,723, of which ST..
Soo,I5 were drawn on our agents in Lon.
uon, ana s4i2so0 on the secretary of the
navy ihs latter sum is more
than double that of previous
years and indicates ON improved
condition OF our foreign trade and credit
commission of per cent. Is paid TO Lon.
oon agents on sums paid BY them. The
auditor suggests that this work could be as
wen done by the pay officer of the navy
thus saving expenses, or ii the present
agency Is continued, of per cent. would
DC ample commission. Congress is ear
hestly urged TO make the necessary appro-
priauoh ior tho remainder of the New Or.
ieabs prize money. The appropriation
OF sum in gross for the enter
tainment and board of visitors at
the Naval academy is pronounced
unwise. A bill of items is given in illus.
tration at the last meeting of the board.
Some expenditures in the bill are car.
riages, $lO0; barber, $l5 expense cards, 81;
umbrellas $39 glass, SO; flowers, $l3; china,
soo; servants, SOS; newspapers, 81 ice,
w; teiegraphlng,. 81, fruit, $S2;; ice.cream
and cake, S6l; wine, liquors and mineral
"",N,', Fo'N S'bais, POO, anu Olner articles,
which are given in detail, making total of
S2,lD. The remainder of the $4,000 APP
proprlated was exhausted in the payment
OF mileage and to further the improvement
OF the civil service in debt. Auditor Boards.
ley suggest the following provisions of law
LIST. Therule now applicable to the treasury
department. requiring appointments to be
so arranged as to be equally distributed
between the states according to population,
should be applied to all executive depart.
ments. I'd. Where vacancies are to be
hlled, or new apartments made,
states or congressional districts entitled
to them should furnish candidates
| competitive home examinations, under
rules being sufficient for probationary ap-
pointment, thus saving time to heads OF
departments and congressman, and both
money and time to applicants. Sd. A
hxed tenure of Office OF seven years, during
which appointees could not be removed, ex.
cept Tor cause. 4. Promotions, other things
being fairly equal, to be in accordance with
seniority of service, and on recomms nda.
ton OF heads of bureaus.