New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
REPLYING EFFECTIVELY TO CUMMINGS IN
THE KITTERY NAVY YARD MATTER
DEFENDING SECRETARY TRACY, AND SENDING
TIE NEW POLITICAL FIRM OF CUMMINGS &
SPRINGER INTO SUDDEN BANK.
RUPTCY-A SUBSTITUTE REso.
LUTON ADOPTED.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBusE. J


seemed 10 be promising business Springer was tho
silent partrer IN the concer-a fact which men who
know Springer viii be 10th 70 believe; and Amos Cum
mings was thc active partner-untl Captain Boutel!c
took him in hand and summary distributed the assets
of the rainbow concern.
Nr Cummings is a newspaper man, is he notl"
asked a member Of the House this afternoon.
Well he isn't any thing else" was the instant re-
jOindcr Of another member Of the House.
Mr. Boutole's confidence IN Nr. Cummings even a.
"a newspaper man. sadly shaken when he found
that Cummings had swallowed what he called one OF
Sprlnger's fakes" But there some excuse for
the Ncw-YorI Representative. lie knew that Mr..
Springer had been sitting the sands Of the Jersey
for wcols, studying tho great deep and absorb
ing information respecting nautical, and presumably
naval. matters Il natural therefore. that when
Springer returned from the seaShorc and lad aside
his accustomed retccace Mr. Cumming, shond have
taken him 10 his bosom; and tha, Mr.. Cummings
should have cast caution to the winds, and become
real marine when the artful Ancient Mariner from
Springfield. ILL.,. and Ocean Grove, \. j. fixed him
with his snttering eye and unioldod the tale of Kit
terry. Whether Mr.. Cunmings3was hypnOtzci or not
nobody ready TO decide but his party friends III t"e
House, as well men on the opposite side Of the
centre aisle, agree THAT the energy which he cN-
pended to-day il trying 10 explode bUrat Gunpo"deT
which was harmless when 1t was first burned. fifteen
years ago must have been inspired hy somebody Ole
Kittery Navy Yard to repair and rent The Lancaster
as q gunnery trainingshp and the Mononfahea a.
training-ship. Mr.. Cummings, a. the mcuthpiccc 81
Nj Springer, demanded an investigation by svecaI
committee OF the lacts and circumstances respecting
the increase Of the number Of employees In oIdcF 20
make such repairs. in support Of the resolution Nj
Cummings made u vigorous not to say violent speech
in replying 70 which Chairman Boutec. ef Che Naval
Committee among other things said
Mr speakeI-I really feel almost IKE mauhs mas d., d.
apology for answering tie very naeiA'Tiiv Ti cIjnu
tion tat has been made here today. ne eb eob ' fo
from New-Yorl NC Cumnlnesl; In hS '"'.'" h,rh t
sensation, has worked himself GP mto nc ha
state Of eXcitemcn-Or, pcrhap', nirW 80! '" no
apparently worked himself up INTO a hifh stu. sr,r
Of eXeitemcnt-ovc" the fact uHt t"c St''o.HHe??
Of the Navy has really Had ,hc hdI~HIl9Oi ~ !" W H.
the mandatory Instructions Of the tonEf'ae VI u'
United states lie ha, introduced resolution o
inquiry. and wants connnlticc ~ 60 No"i ~ -,
mouth Navy Yard. and 70 send ;or persons 'nH pA!,I
TO investigate tie announced pupoee oi ne ror
certain work which he has been required 70 pc'to.n
hv the votes Oi both biHuchc, OF Congress, Win i'e
approval q the President Of the United s'dle'
After showing that the appropriation FOR the in
mediate reconstruction OF building, destroyed b' iF'
was unanimously recommended By the House Com
mittee on Nagal Affairs which recommendation wa
subsequently approved by both branches Of Congrc-'
and ly the President. Mr. Doutel!e continued;
The gentleman asks me in regard T. the Lancaster
lie wants to hnO" II the aipI"WlaIol au''.o''/'"
the Secretary Oi uhc Navy 10 d. any tHHl- "a 4'
gard to the Lancaster. Aud there a-d.n i' iI DO" D.
allowed hi, zea 10 0utTun his care, ~ overlooking i'
plain and specific APPROXIMATION on paee a. oi i-e
Ndval Appropriation biz. Under the head Of hurraI
OF Ordnance" certain sum OF money, dm0uutn- To-
S2.5OO,OO0, va, appropriated for various pIrpo7t, 80
Guiding the ar"a1i."t with modern batteries Of
cunnely training ship. 1nat ship. ony AcS to ta'
the Lancaster AID had been assigned 70 thai dH
IN the roport Of he 5ccctary Of the &svy or the Ia.
fiscal year which / regret t. End my distinguished
,oc.a;c from New York tNr Cummings ha, roi studied
with the care which thuk should have preceded the
assault which lie has made TINS morning; on pago
a. the secretary OF tho Navy SAYS: "O OF the oiA'i
wooden vessels. the Lancaster haS rcritN ut,H Ii
tied and ordered to be repaired for Use a gunney
&ow, ali the genticman's tal& abost the condition
Of the Lancaster, ana sredt many ","rr uN-'' ,'9'
equipped as q modern uan-olwar il ha, been ~
paired, and Is being repaired AID oluipred a. F'H
nery training snip. II iNl t-r, ! ""A' ave ".
gentleman some suggestions ~ regard - the hecc's.}
Tor Mat. win only gay, no.eIer thlt L L. WI"
turn 20 page 2-s Of The Report Of TIE Bureau Of E4l!
meat ana Recruiting, under the head Of " An adti
tonal course Of Instruction fog scamcn, b; VII. h"I
very coscnt aEd what 10 the committee On Naval
Alfa.rs conclusive ca.Ous IN favor 0 establishing
4 elnnery training .hip; Tor tie purpo-c OF hl'lns
implements applied 10 all Hc" hips; The impol1auce
Of which sad lle Chief Of the Bureau, can hardly
1he LsHes;Ss: IS being rep.Ts4 S.; and Gt'ea' q
lie lava aN for which me gentleman from New
York himself voted. The Monongdhcla seems 10 be
troubling the gentleman.
SiI. Cummngs-I assure the gentleman "MonongA
Nr. Cannon-Wc all know that. GanghterJ
NJ Bogellc-sae troubled some Of yolr iFend; a
plause on the Republican sdc1 VIII not Try to nat
the particular page now, but the secretary OF thr
the dnc, assigned T. the different ya.ds and refer
| specifically 10 the Portsmouth Navy ard, a. one
! which assigned 10 tie duty OF repairing wooden
! vessels That work has been carried on there for
long time The devotion Of that ward f. that purp"-s
tie Rpir,ii Rppiop1iia,ion 'i Gi An item for 5000
70 be expended in improving the plant lor
mouth Navy Yard, was amended in the sen.
ate by striking out the words building and
and that for tie YORK, Norfolk and Mare Island
Yaids, in respect to which provision was made for
agpToprton for the Ktey 1 Yed ,Es. wa for re
sending her there from the fact that this ward
nSs n c0" ne, Sngall c"ge tU Wears a, on sr
| south America was thrown bodily ashore and nearly
ruined. she vas subsequently eottca of, taken 10 IN
! At that yard are all the mouds and patterns used n
| her construction, 20 that. aside from the general
devotion. Of this yard to that purpose thcre j.
a peculiar tines in sending the Mononga
hela to be repaired at the yard wit1-
& lave Sa S d oe repoea p9s a ae 1 Mee
ard patterns In addition TO mat ne dc,i,e Is I;
there dos not seem to be an5 hnT unnatural 2DoH %
rep@rnE the MoncnEahcla al the Portsmouth fani.
abundeniy stated by the Icport, Of thc oihcias of
s yys lax" a Rih%'4 ha1e s Il Th2P @ da fnS % @ o S
dofcrcncc, however little rc gentleman from New
J
This is the head and front Ci the SccrctaryS offend
Ing, 20 far as know. fhe laW requires nat whore
men 30 bc pu' at w0Fi shortly preceding gcncal
election. The Secretary Of the Navy shall make
certificate to that eject and give the therefor
free to tat did not know that The certificate
! lgah been ls>JeE. l unaware OF this par
| tcItlar drtau Uat the secretary executing in
tbs Performance OF his public duty am
strongly inclined 10 think thai the launching Of thls
resolution was pgcccacd upon chronoIogcai error il,
regard 20 The politics Of this country, By gentle
men on tho Otncr side.
Tnc,e IS a st@ong Implication in the remarks tla:
have been made here, ana in the newspaper CON
| ncuts which We have seen, that somebody had an
idea that in Maine and New hampshire there was
p!rpcsc 70 practise "a" the co!On4atOE methods which
| which ] have no doubt friend from New Nogt ~.
Cummings, hn- been familiar in the past. and wii.rh
may have excited his suspicious In thi, case. Lut
suggest 10 him lht although the Con onal elrc
ons generally rTOU ghout the cOUntry held in tr
| month 81 November, tie Congressional election H.
Maine is held IN the Sth dar % september that T.