New-York tribune., 1900-03-19
TO INSPECT NAVAL ACCOUNTS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ApPRo-
PRIATION BILL
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l. IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIRt-SF
washington. March Ex-senator Hale has pro-
posed an amendment to the Naval Appropriation
! bill which may lead to the establishment Of an
inspection Corps in the Navy somewhat similar m
that in the Army. The experiment for the present
simply involves an Inspector of Accounts to be at
tacned 10 the Secretarys office whose duty IT shall
be to examine naval accounts. investigate irresu-
larities In any branch of the service and perform
any duties the Secretary shall drect
The amendment fixes the pay of the Inspector
as tnat OF heutenant-commander OF the NAVY
which is only 2.125 ashore or scarcely sufficient to
attract capable man to place which has no
hxeo tenure and where the compensation is less
than that received by the Secretary's private sec
retary or his chief clerk Senator Hale's amend
fnent was introduced the request of Secretary
Long who recently to him the following let
ter:
ofrsr Hns Department G feels the need of permanent
tary of the Navy and the Assistant SecretaTT ef
Of fn e NaSy is sS 9m m 0blaOn
VINO Is familiar with the administrative duties neT
those Of the Varo9s 9s dee
duties Of the Several bTe specialist & in the technical
VINO has special accurate knowledge OF the bnsi
Labor Boafs of Nay o r9a5d
able with facility o generaiy etc who will be
Of 9fVftving b waste of labor end material Violations
Negligent methods in charging cost of labor and and
obeeans 70 70 196 Orders etc There are serious
duty The custom of the sery,s. is eraIOs, s1Sn S
longer period than three years and he is trainad
he .F ad Utner W WofS. | recommend that amendment
wit6 tne senate providing for such an officer
Win the pay or a lieutenant-commander '
That single inspector. however competent will
not De able to attend to all cases requiring in
Vestigation In the Navy is evident and If the ex-
pertinent meets with the success exnec,cd oa-
eistants Will be added required until an i'm
pcrtant organization is built up The insnac,Io
pa" IS 'he project or Paymaster- General Kenny
VINO has long been prominent as the LEADING -
toiier IN naval administrative systems the pres
eht supply system having been created nv bir, :,
liie iast htteen years. His inspection proDosi,ion
"'s nrst made in his last annual report where il
escaped the attention it merited. He said:
att. Atte9ton eT Is invited to the proprlety and neces
yard accounts in the manufactIirin%g % and Ut navy navy
provd uJd,s qePPartmsnts The present regulations
sian ana ns{eria sh of all products ranging from com
gerence has shown however that ner wthdn; EIS Es
In6 ana reguent Inspection of these accounts thev
Isatlng @ , tns object Of the system no inspestion
to tbe bgTeaGs or ngeStfq practices come
stances, too late to apply the proper correcrvs w
scpnei Of officers and clerks in navy yard oisceps
or as pFnci3is & IN Dsr,ogs branches OF Government
detailed general inspector OF the boots corps Is
counts OF pay officers at the various Stains 'a b
sracavs sna Ro1k OF haYy TS fmeeafnea
speeto can be satisfactory had WInn, such in
legislation The work should Be dona ~ sr Ger @
free a the ason.e 1s
Vsspeadeaee InaI are inevitable between Officers OF
thority to make inspections of the widest 't s,oo 1
eviabie when the inspector of toav MT thai is n
sTonsv so% 81 @rse sbsrefr e the 0GsT
for creating permanent Inspector fer THIS sT n'r
pose to be attached to the seeretarys ofee p"r