The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23
AFTER THE PLACES.
4 Clean ~ eep Expected al the Navy
Ynid-Ine Present admipisirafion
wants the cred for Reforms In
ausurn,ed by secretary whitney.

1nfd-1he Present tdmfutsfratioi'
wants the cred for Reforms In
apgura,ed by secretary whitney.
Secretary Of the Navy Tracy left
Washington yesterday afternoon rr
this city. He IS not expected TO rsturn
10 the Navy Departmental the National
Capital until Tuesday or "Wednesday OF
next week. During his stay here. it IS
said. most OF his time will be employed
in looking into the affairs at the Brook
lyn navy-yard. The Government =
fiscal year ends on June 30lh. and with
the beginning Of the new fiscal year 1t
is reported. there will be a number Of
changes made at the navy-yaid. The
most important change. perhaps. that
will be made has already been an
nouuced. Pdymaster Lo0mis. who has
held the office of general siorekeeper
at the navy-yard since July !, lSss. has
been relieved. and Pay master James IS.
Tolfree designated as his successor.
Paymaster LOOMS is a Democrat, and
was made the general store keeper by
Secretary Whitney. HIS appointment
was for a term Of three years. the usual
term Of appointments made for pay
masters. No reason mas been given for
Paymaster LOOMS removal. and he
has been ordered by the present Secre-
tary of the Navy TO report for duty at
sea As soon as he mas p1ssed his accounts
and transferred his present office TO his
successor. Ii has been the custom for "a
long time in the Navy Department to
give paymaster three years duty at
sea alternating with three years service
on land. By the prcseHt order. Pay
master LoOmis loOses two years OF his
service on land.
For some time pest. it is stated. .
board Of officers under the direction
OF the Navy Department. has been con-
Quoting a quiet investigation Of the
business methods pursued in the navy
ward. This investigation, 10 is SAID, has
been pursued on the same lines as the
investigation which was held at the
navy-yard last summer under Secre-
tary Whitney. The investigation last
summer Was made by Paymlster
Allen and J. Monroe Heiskell. Of the
Department OF Justice. Ihess gen
gentlemen made searching lnyes
ugatiOn into the methods Of procedure
i'm the provisions and clothing depart
ment Of the Iavy-yard. Their inyest-
cation extended over period OF seye-
rial months. and rcsulted iu the eX-
pOsure II number of fraud, which
had been perpcirated on she govern
ment bv cmplOyCs Of tine navy-yafd.
One of the results Of the LEGATION
was the arrest Of Daniel j. Laird. al
emplOye Of the stOrekeeper depart
ment, and the fright of + ). Van Or
den. another omploye. 90 avoid arrest
lt was also revealed by this investiga-
ton that the yard was being sys-
temalically robbed by MS employees.
Paymaster Allen prepared bis report
Of the Investigation about November
%. 1855. and IL WAS forwarded 90 the
Navy Department at Washington lcw
days later. Paymasier Allen made a
thorough and searching lnvesflg lgauon
into the conduct Of StOfekeeper LOOmis-
during bis iucumbancy 10 that ciiice.
The report which be submitted 20 Sec
reiary Whitney has never been made
public. but the STIR is sufficiently in-
formed of its contents 20 make the
statement that IL absolutely and entire
Nv exOnerated Paymaster J. omis and
Paw Inspector Stevenson. bat was very
severe ia its criticisms Of the present
system in use in the st0rekeeper 8 de-
plrtment.
From evidence which was brought to
the knowledge OF the investigating
board. they further reported that a
thorough investigation should be made
IN the construction and engineering de-
partments of the yard. and radical
changes in that department were re-
After the election. when
IL became necessary for > ecretary W mt
nev TO yet the affairs of biz office in
proper shape 10 turn them over no his
successor under the incoming admins
tratlon. the great press OF business m
volved ia that work made it impossible
for him 10 give his attention TO this re-
port. and be turned IL over TO the new
5 -cretary.
Secretary Tracy. it is said. is new
to follow out the policy re-
in the report of the inves-
tigahng commission which acted under
the Instructions Of of Secretary Whit
ney. One of his first acts in carry ing
ont this policy has been % re-
move the man whom Paymaster
Allen and his colleague entirely
exonerated from any Iespon-
sibility for OF completely IN the corrupt
practces that were In vogue 40 the
hayward. aud to give his place TO a
Republican. Persons familiar with the
affairs of the navy-yard declare that
this course is pursued IN order that The
present administration may get the
credit for the reforms mapped out ana
inaugura.ed by Secretary Whitney.
Secretary Tracy has had "a number OF
with prominent local poll
iiicians on the subject of changes at
the ward. and general change IN
the political complexion Ct the
there is looked Tor by
the first Of next month, when the
new fiscal year begins. The Argf 81
number of changes are looked for ln
the construction and engineering de-
partments, where there area number OF
men who TOOK an actice part ln the last
election. All Of these Will have their
heads Topped of. and their places viii
be supplied by those who dii not vote
and work against the present admins
Yesterday s Nesc YORK star.