Show r Billy Cooler Explain h f I l 1 I WashingtonlkMln reply rtq the I statementmad by Representative i Hewitt in the Houseto ftayjIn regard re-gard to the allegpd falldre of the Secretary of the Navy to depasit in in the Treasury the proceedspf the sale of ola vessels Secretary Chahd 1 per tonight says the amount realized real-ized from the sale of old vessels as given in his annual report Decem I ber 1st 1883 wa3jm round numbers 8384000 From this amount 29 000 the sum LbIi fpr the Niagara must be deducted the sale having been oubsequiratly cancelled The remainder of 355000 the Secretary accounts for as follow Deposited I with the United States Treasurer 275000 deposited with the Assistant Assist-ant Treasurer of the United States at San Francisco 46000 for breaking break-ing up Canandaigua at Norfolk Conn and for advertising In accordance ac-cordance to law 837000 Total 358000 The exces of 3000 In the treasury over the amount to be accounted for is due to over payments on deposits by bidders bid-ders All deposits Secretary Chandler Chand-ler says were made by the Navy Department immediately upon receipt re-ceipt of purchase money from tne various bdJera |