The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-02-13
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KNOTT.
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! Mr.. Knott said..o1I "a ehntT II
Mr.. Chairinaii:N No9ne conld poe
sibly appreciate, more fuily Than q" \
1.-The force OF the old mnxiin, ne sutor 7
ultra crepfdam. Il /. with ashso W. \
ost difii,,rncr, therefore, that ! vent
4 ,reis submit any reniarks wbatevcr
lih 'rcysrsi 10 the peitdiag Mn. xii ..
ccriainly no part of my purpose 20
1ihflict upon ihe cominittee anything /
flikc d alsne,by or l.bored Speed. ~
nay pt,yslcal condition Il kuch as TO
.lpreSeni fpyattempsi,lg, aau elahotssie
discussion NJ the ywvious features oi
lthe nlcaturol u~deff consideration,
Y even II had Tie di>rcsition to do so
4 Since tho sill tlRS l,eos laid Yve IcGr1
i desks, however, ( have been hooking
oyer she. Naval RegisterioL eclnc ex
licnt. aud riAe uoss insqsIy fssnfhc pur'
pose Of calling attention IS tricRysasj
lpus,ible 10 sopic curious fscls dis
closed By thai document, wliirh "
.eeins III hf fhe hoiprable Npmmi,
4 lee an INTERPRETATIONS have Hailed TO
consider with that cacfRl telibera
4tiuifp which their dylslhcsHfc dosl
ltnand<. inferso brcapset ssa ful-l
es satisfied that bach lafi 'fheaf fdisiin-s
. guiphud gentlemen composing that
committee IA fully Inspired by that
cotnrncadablc spirit Of retrcnchment
I, And rclorni. which, trusa tho rreya.
!, Iaiehi clamorous prcleurioil. oilc would
.uppose TO havo seize,l upon every
Z eldrpaftAeht of-fhc public scryice,
: whils tho iscisio which s:lude m
c pear TO Indicate IL the olcnrcsi POSI-
e ble- uinnncr,s one OF. the, points at
wliicli rctrsnrhfncsltp may jus'ly, as
:, we'll ~ oessrai~ssi " be inaugur t'ed,
? aud where reform 10 certainty de
mandcd. ihhJ 10i heG B7il9 si5 a.
ch romplaintlhss,sb been =issard.
: Mr.. CHS rilai,, VI thrfe ,oinel oiitl.e
10 navy being ''iop heavy aud Y Il an. .
ques,ionably irne that this .braaIch ol
at the public service 10 loaded down
wiha vast Redundancy aot saGiaers.
=, Ne hsyc.ii, cominis don, nce ording 10
Us the last Naval lteRister, n copy Of
4 which IhheId IN ms hand, thirty
10 steau,iug vessels, and AS the commit
tee was informed By my Distinguished
" iiriend ,frsnn lndinuA Mrs Calkins,l ID
his very able aud Interesting remark'
Ibis uuurniug. VIC have for those. thir
l,y ,cssclstwo- hundred and nineiy
'w ,iree engineer officers, supposed NJ
n-1 irn.t 10 be competent TO do anythins
canning lcyi,imstely within their liz,
|, of duty. The sca.pay Of this corps
80 disl roportioned 10 the number an,
Il, character IL ' ssels on, " hIch ehei
! rsices ate re,o,,ired, aggsr,fairs Wv,
rea SGla 600 per annum; thrir pay sfo
q sb.rs du,x aver $5ep. b 90 ana 10
/, wai,iug Z orders over $453.O 600, thai Ii
tFel for sb,,dlne around doing nvthIuxg
Thstt a eentlemcu coinposinx hi
: cy,ns MR.. men OF The hfrfcst cliarar
/. ter uorally and socially. mos
- sl,eer,,,i,y admit. Nsr am q hero 3
,a: deuv ,Lsi they are Theoretically pre-
. 10 tdci.,, In vii the various duties q
,hsir nsn,es.io,,. batl nojer,akc n
Je, LIN Ill, wit,tj,e Z cxccp,iJf,l of
= 80 ,.., ,,ln MelIvllle. who wer
ok. grsJu,,ed Iron, A I,lnchinc thop, an
who src no,cafraid on Hardening the
vslr.,v nsl,ns Inv handlinv the han
tod ,,s.. snd do cola chisrI. mot one |
III. ,wensv oi them ever entered the maj
No bead ~ 1 bbilrr IN his ,iife, or n.
~ rnnshed . ri,ct or had a monke,
ra,,.h ~, sn oil can In. III. hand
o,' ,s,rdo,nr ,imes .;uce he has bcen
vii' uI ~. .e,.y,cs The tar, 4. IN a lar,
,ali r.sor;tv or irstances the actual III
son ,;.s wh,rt, I have aiways suppose
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