National Republican., 1883-01-26

est and best responsible bidder or bidders,
made after at least sixty days advertise
ment published in five of the leading news
papers of the United States inviting propo-
sails for constructing said vessels, subject
to all such rules and regulations, superintend-
encc, and provisions as TO bonds and security
for the due completion of the work as the
secretary of the navy shall prescribe. And
no such vessel shall be accepted unless com
pleted in strict conformity with the contract,
with the advice and assistance of the naval
advisory board, and in all respects in accord
ance with the provisions of the act of Aug. o,
1889, except as they are hereby modified and
the authority to construct the same shall take
effect at once; and the secretary of the navy
may, In addition to the appropriation hereby
made, apply TO the constructing and finishing
of the vessels in this clause referred to any
balance of the appropriation made to the
bureaus of construction and repair and steam
engineering for the current fiscal year, or in
the present act which may remain available
for that purpose: Provided, that he shall util-
izc the national navy yard with tho machin-
cry, tools, and appliances belonging to the
government there in use in the building of
said ships, or any parts thereof, as fully and
to rs great an extent as the same can be done
with advantage to the government.
APPOINTMENT OF NAVAL CADETS.
Relative to the appointment of naval ca
dcts the bill provides that the appointment OF
naval cadets provided for by the act of Aug
g. 1882, shall be made by the academic board
of the naval academy in the order of merit,
upon such tests as shall be determined by said
board, and to be by IL applied at the conclu-
sion Of their six years COURSE
The second section of the bill provides that
hereafter no officer of the navy shall be en-.
ployod on any shore duty unless tho secretary
Of thoAavy shall determine that the employ
ment Of an officer on such duty is required by
the public interests, and shall himself so state
in the order of employment, and also the
duty of such service, beyond which time il
shall not continue,
ABOUT DISCOUNTS.
The last item of general legislation in tho
bill is the following: Any pay director, pay
inspector, paymaster, passed assistant pay
master, assistant paymaster, paymaster'S
clerk, or other officer or person who shall pur'
chase or pay for any stores, supplies, or any
property whatever, for the use of, or on ac'
count of, the navy of the United States, ol
any vessel therein, or any bureau of the navy
and who shall be offered any discount on the
price thereof for cash or as an inducement fol-
the purchase thereof, or for any other reason
whatever, shall account therefor, and charge
himself Herewith in the settlements of his
accounts, and any such officer or person who
shall willfully fail so to do, or who shall ac'
cept any present or gratuity of any kind ol
value Whatever on account of, or by reason
| of n purchase or payment made by him a'
aforesaid, SHALL on conviction thereof, be dis
missed the service and imprisoned for tern
of not less tlran one nor more than ten years
and fined not not less than 800 nor more
than $4,000.