New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
mir Big SISTER CITY,
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
+r store-Troops off for the State camp
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1tems of General Interest

y, Mans IN vessels constructed BY the McKay1
for the Navy during the Civil war ne and nS the ~,
erutors of Donald Mckay for iurther ~
The construction OF the ironclnd MONITORS nav az ~
Nanset and the within six months as
the passage Of this act TO the court Oh uss
and in compliance YIN the .b neS have ae jasdeon
hear and determine and render Judgment "p0" "'
same" -, u,. hofore Congress IN
,wentv. four yenrs and during the Cievemhu Aams
isra~ion bill passed permitting mn Mr. - cev~
the Court Of Claims b1 nn nossed provided
tbn one vetoed that the claim should be lh INV
gated upon the following basis cou acessarIv In.
curnd by the contractors for building the three "
sells by OF any changes or n deovs in ~
rrosecution Of the work where they were occaslonx
by the Government that no allowance ior sb a ~
nn,dd miles, such advance occurred during tn:
prolonged term for completing the "oT Triton ~ ~
nent and then only wien such advance could
not have been avoided by the exerclse VI Urus .n
prudence and Dn iI Sy the the
overnment FOR specific alterations In advance o. saco
alterations shall be conclusive as to the conpenS'@
pe possibo that even this decision will not "a
the case Of the sguando; r NAV MoS anpesi to the
Snnrene Court. And II he should consent 10 the as
cfson OF the lower court the Government 'a Co ny
TIL rrbon th,s case is disposed Of there remains thc
claims on account OF the building OF the Nauset ana
the Ashuel0t. . -, uc.o.o, AMMO IRA
workmen as well the officers AT the navy Ia.u as.
not 10 be transferred to the state Department anc
New-York Navy Yard well as the other navy sanS
il IN better condition Of efficiency To-Day lor ai
kinds OF work than n ever was before, anu pecau
the Civil Service system arranged ana carried ouv
Secretary Tracy. Every mechanic IN the, navy lnrS
other workman retains his place because OF ms
ability "a perform The work and not because OF ~
political pull More work is done by each nao ~ =
his department. in given time TO-DAY tDan was uo.IS
before in twenty years. Under the reguisuons M,
Gently issued by Tracy the quarterlhen, W
heads Of departments must report any meca ,,,,a,
iobOrer under his direction who IS inehcent ~
in attendance Incorporate INDECENT ANY hea ,,, ~
department found negligent In this respect y, - A.
Of any favoritism partially VIII be disra. y"
charged W0rkmen who may be reporter Los nos "a
rence jncficency or incompetence may De susponooa
for term not longer than six days; anu snU ,,nS
mandant decides that the grievance Is OF hat na,uIe
rennIrn9 discharge, such delinquent snall tne @
he excluded from registration for SIX mo'lu,s I,ny
ambient for employment who shall give Iase name
or no ,,dcnce or present false ceithca,es' oI
ycvstration or employment through false represents
lions is TO be discharged and not again einpioScI..
The President on FRIDAY approved the reconmenaaS
ton ~ secretary Tracy in the case OF command9
r D. Graham to mitigate the sentence OF dlsmlsNl
from the Navy to seven years suspension iOi, IaA
and duty and thus the obstruction 10 PIonIotIpss
which could not be made so long az ComnIdlun
Graham stood at the head of his grahe-"as reno'e
The result was that the President was enabled 10 sene
on 10 the next higher grade: five commanners Nv
lcrcnant L commanders, five lleutenants oi ue NV
grade ten lcuenants Of the junior grade ana ee'eu
ensicns or thirty-six officers In all.