Show flu NAYV crUt1trE Of liii ttv 1 I tnt a Wi Mitt llI I pollltlllLIIIS O Deo8Tho I report of Sitio UsniM5Tov Vo i lu rc tn n tlio Navy Whitney i Riven out to LYlit opens with n renewal of his former a wramemlntioii g of ho I oonsolidalion Lf reool I the bureaus HO us to insure Irtsponsibilitj In i tho purchuso mid euro of respoosibililr lie snja so far us Ins power ox implies nh lenieil t be Im consolidated in one bureau the lIernl purchase of the department mid Ilheg car aid custody of the stores and 1 created itsntem of bookkeopint ty which rcsponsl bUlly t ro the care and disposition i can bo hid The report Hays There H at present j no real responsibility for f the euro and disposition of the property In one bureau a property account is kept ral ti to el the others none Iho property lost uulaiil or stolon cannot bo traced or no mauled fur and no person cnn bo held re jpoisiMe Iho Fourth Auditor in his ro port just issued odls attention to this llllt p I t h remarkable oircunistnnce which was also referred to in lilY last annual I report Iho inventory shows II very large and l unneces urjnccumul ition of stores avid supplies by the dlfforont bureaus ntcreLntiiig over twenty millions of dollars in npprniscd l value Iho Board reports hiUvecn threo aad four millions In value to ho absolutely I iwtasat the present time only iitailiii i > an eipcase for keepers 1 und oonstint euro to preserve them in condition mong these jcconinhtions BOIIIO very absurd facts appear ap-pear It 1 eighty navy yards thoro have nccu undated altogether of augers and bits 1iJjof which j 71 have been lying for severaljcirs at closed l jnrds where no work hat been done 01 is likely to bo done itegardini the 1 now cruisers the report 81J8 The experience of tho Department in its 6nt attempt at the creation of modem yes Ills of war has been such as to excite tho greatest concern nod disappointment Iho culmination of the facts with reference to them demonstrated that an entirely now do lArlure WAS lItcossllry in undertaking fur the niimlat construction One character huo which nn unarmored l cruiser must nowvi U I res A speed IhH is del rmillc < l icy the function which she is expected to perform per-form in modern warfare tilts is a common destroyer She iueit bo able to escape from ironcla and outrun them anel ho so built us to I overhaul morch mlmon If slower than irinclaJs she could not leep away froii Hum ulld I if slower than merchantmen merchant-men she might UH wol stay in port llus division of ships bj the functions which they ore expected l to perform is 0110 of the thiniM hiLli his como about of recent tears Vlien it becimo impossible toooncon Crate in ono ship both Iho troalost speed l tie strongest nriiiamont and tho highest do fcnsio power without reaching n tonnage 01 di pi icement wholly out of the question tlio illusion into classes according to Iho workwliiclitlioj score expected to perform came ahunt The un irmore el cruisers have I ecoi ion distinct clans and 1 tho character Islic J Indisnuisiblo I to this class l is very treat 1111 tfII speed When the Dolphin Hoston Atlanta lend Cl le IL one ore projected and the con traces for their construction entered Into It was mil > ii > Wn wh it spied l ouchl to be oh timed mil what weight and character ot iincliiiiirv ler ton ot dlspl icemint woro necessary ti I obtain it Commoroial vessels lad at tint lime attained speeds ranging nt oi UUien mxteeii I and ninoloen knots ami croncM wero built III other countries at I taiiine the sumo Spied 1 lice Hlcrllnry compiles tho trial trips of the DIietiie mil tho I Ulanlii with those eif the Logiest ml Irenoli bnits icily recently completij to t tho disidvanla oof tho former for-mer llio Dilphin was designed for 2aoo aicnled lurno power nnel doolopod less Uimi 2y i tt0 tim dinoritj I aminpoed of lice 1 imhsli bouts of 1OOJ developed 1171 avidysy resiceotleely the Atlanta was do 111M g lioll to 1 iliiin v irou horse leolver but her engines dceveiup loss Hum that the report says Huso I facts aro stale d without any tliteeitleiei 1 I of 10 itme the respmsibilitj eir JII 1Ulj PI l r r blame lj upon any 1 pimon It is impossible tim ween im win W It should bo placed l lint tboy mJic ilo Iho simple abandonment on tll0 lire 1 of the I Dep irtmont of any attempt o react tho c mdili ins wluoh sliould ha > o ecu nit lined l and the failure on the 11 irt ot I ice Coietri or li re ich Iho I limilod results pooled by the I Dop irtmont In considoriiiK i i 1 Ibo matter if Iho construction of the add I lii iial II ussilH I aulliori7od i by Congress in nrcli im i tww looHimi i lhry the Don irt unit to oxhnust overy olfort to avail Hsof 01 lho mOit lulvinood l thought and knowl 0110 IIttllllll1 liymlrow ani1 thor lonii Ivies 011 the subject lice relent says the Dop irtmonl has no uuimiiei a lareo mass of information which i cm bo Utilized in the construction of OHqll III th I flltufl Live report ivus II SIl1l11 of Hu I bids vinci visviivils for tho now UHem civil HIJH i 1filing cruiser No 1 for wluohno lldq wero received within the limit ilxod by f ikriHs crelerHhao been tiM i > n lo reduce roI I 01 lir Olive purpiso II of eeirryiiig Itt the tetiunsofton I ross if I p ssil lo ef bring 1 ng tive captives of her uliisl notion withfii Iho VH 1111111 i of IIIOUO l ll rllIlres the ro IIdj1htm1I1 I i of all weights and in fact Iho dHILtIlIll tni of IIIIIIW vessd which nieossiillv K18 mOllthH Meanwhile it is hoi e d ileiciilt iluveci hy OonIH I1Iny ho reiii5vcd l n 0 UJ fIllIhr nviillnblo the I present plans I I lhllh l I I Ieee e I eli m thee nHult of many iimntli ilO labor lllll tiic IlIlrt IIf 1111I I nlleors nf the I 1110 ori I ccc its of envier 11I111 geivis fur 1 IUUIUlolS 111111 IIlIlIur oll1lls ut UIInt 1tl1lh I suet vi lie Clvtis tllllt ticis nulllry SllUUhl ho Celelieiif t Ic I 11 ivteiil Iipeii tue I miivitiiifivo tei reid I ii oilier mistlovii I tot tue feitirlini 11011 or 111111 high givlel 1110 I rrpolt Sill II hllH I ice ii hit pIJhoy nf OunurosH lu 10 tue f 11 tivi ioisim tiiiomil s1itcllii teitii 1151 cIvIC I I it lie t leiot 1 I ieristtcet if 1iliv 1 fur the 11 I 01 I whioh lIulhnrlty Is iiskoti rot todd C OIlLtrHH 111111 it veer Is toil IlIuIIIIIU it liii vs I It wnuhl 1m 11 gllnt htllOlIt flit tviseivt 1 tliil If the I 8 Plimit 111111 tu 1 ef eeJviiiilssioi I II nrhl Ice viit llli a hlY hcrolo hellSIVI tho 1I0Xt OOllurHH II olllulre Iea3vv shclllO of rilllHtruotlulI sllch UIIIII 1II11Slllll tu ho Ccviii Isne ci hut Ii of ivlllllllllllll If eteii I iilIeits III I v I1l1nl with Ihu Hllhjlt II IllIgWKS Hlwllltlllt Its 1I01t osHiollllllllw IllvislOll fill Ihll 1II11111lfnotllru 111 thla connlrv or II fI 1111 I 111111 uf hlrh pwenll f ellis IIiivI 1 Iiioeilci lake ctepel for seovtrlmig ii relactIr I vivid I mliv Imitelttgemtt I ciiiislcteriitivi I i 1 amid l trollhnollt uf tho I i ii H general subject of c n cOlIslructioll proper to V ° lertnkon lie H h no In the olld will wilbo lost avid l mislnkts I will lie nvoieleel l MeanwhIle It Is my duly lo cnll nUeiilion to the urRent for SnJSn10 actloll lho report necessity tho Chief Collstruclor of the Navy Oonstructpr Pots forth tho pres cut condition of the vcaseh now in com mission nnd their probable duration If his Iranli0iU l correct > 111 six years the CIivitry avlll i lie lTesscd ot ln t three ocr 1 ofh viceslile i yiocnliro cruising ships of those now upon tho list anil urileR II low lIavy shall bo created there will 10 nono 111 existence after IIhoal 1 f Inpso of time the small j rmt th amount of modern armor which has been nscd by the Department of late t years bus been purchased abroad n policy certainly not in kccpiiiR with propor diKnlty und 1 pride nor at all con Hiflteiit with wisdom At tho present time and for many years to come in tho event of n conflict with either a llrst or second class naval power it would bo quite impossible for the United States nsat presentaitualed l lo produce within its territory either armour required for armored ships or the LUIIS necessary for their armament nor would it ho possible for the navy of the United blntci te > protect such articles in transit across the tho ocean oven if it wero possible to obtain them elsewhere in time of war Vs at present situated l the country would l ho en tirely dtftnselcss in Iho absence of any ability to procure armor or larger high puwereet wins ConcermiiB expenditures Iho report says ugh the adjustment of accounts for tho fiscal year ended Juno M 1880 after paying all I lfo fil liabilities for the year it is believed there will ho an unexpended balance of from fX000 to K000 about ono half of which Is the pay of the navy and of tho marine corps showniR nn expenditure of about jltMX 000 or upwards of J500003 less than the appropriation Ihoso amounts do not include tho expenditure for tho steel cruisers and the completion of the double turrcted monitors It is stated that this is the first time in many yours that tho expenditures have been kept within tho appropriations Iho becro tary recommends that tho Naval Academy course bo shortened to four years as recommended recom-mended by tho Commandant of tho Acad I omivy Ho also urges that apprentices bo a it lot X lIa I admitted to the Vcademy and says It is Iho desire of tho Department that I the naval service should not bo open to any charge of exclumvonoss and there should bono bo-no oxcoptiou to this sound and wholesome principle our National policy To this end l I would recommend that measures bo taken by which under snfcLiiardg admission to the f Naval Academy might bo given i to a limited i number of apprentices who should then bo subjected I lo the I same courso of training and examination as tho other cadets and l who under the application of n uniform tost should stand or fall according to the strength or weakness of thoir own merits Under such restrictions it Is believed that tho opening open-ing of the quarter deck to apprentices will 1 d JI d 11 not only afford additional stimulus to effort but by strengthening the bond between tho officers and enlisted men will react favorably favor-ably upon both branches of our minced personnel per-sonnel Iho remainder of tho report is devoted l to detailed reports from tho heads of various bureaus flio following appointments were made to < day Charles 11 Morton of Maine to bo Com missioncrof Navigation A B Lewis of 1cnnsyUanin to ho Dtp oily Fifth Auditor of the treasury Hugh A Haralsou of Georgia to bo Deputy Dep-uty Auditor of the Treasury for thc Post office Department John ilcCafferty to be Collector of Cus totus for tho District of Alaska Tames MoNuirmrn Illinois to bo Indian eent at tho Colorado Oliver Agency |