New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-16

hereafter, Whatever parry may DC III tnt WhJorI
the One Hour rule will guide and control Their
debates.
PRoMoTioN OF NAVAL OFFIcERs.-Ihe Repor
n the Senate Of Hon Mr.. BAYARD in behalf y
the majority Of the Committee on Naval Affair
to which was referred the Presidents Messas'
nominating sundry officers for promotion IN til.
Navy ha. been published Ii sets forth hr elly ,h'
reasons which have induced the Committee TO 70
commend TO the Senate the confirmation Of lhcs
nominations The number of naval officers NOW
in the service 10 As foiows:
Captains :..............e1 Passed Mdshp"en &c
Cennsonders ~ Nidshipmen 40
IAeUecuoutS ..............S<e
The President propose, - promote to the ran'
Of Captain 81 Commanders. to promote 81 Lieu
tenants and 10 Passed Midshipmen This wi
not at all increase the number Of officers in ih'
service: but by changing the grade ii will increa-'
the u Pense. The wants VI the service and th'
claims Of the officers are the two consideration
ON which dePesds the propre,y Of the measure
With reference to the first it is stated that the
nual tonnage OF the United States, the second com
mercial nation in the world, is above two mllio'
tons, and her foreign trade alone is about two hun
drsd millions of dollars. This commerce is carrie'
On in every part Of the world, and to protect II
Congress has provided 4 naval establishment con.
sstipg Of eleven ships of the line, seventeen ire
aies, eighteen soops Of war. two brigs, fOu,
.chooners and four steamers, with six storeshiP'
and receiving vessels and Ave small schooner
The employment of TIL. force ia entirely at The
discretion Of the President and IN the exercise OF
this discretion he proposes to employ squadron
in the Mediterranean another on the Brazil station
"A third in the Pacific. fourth in the East Indie.
fifth as n home squadron and sixth on the Ali
can Coast. There will thus be in commission
seven ship. OF the line, sixteen irigatc., iwcnl!
three sloops aud trigs and eight steamers-in a.
ffy.four ves,cs and this force is believed not to
b. greater than the interests and dignity OF the
nation require As compared with the naval force
Of Great Britain il is very small, that power haS
ing in commission two hundred and fifty nine yea.
sells. In appointing officers for these vessels the
President is allowed great discretion being ssblccl
only TO the constitutional restraint Of the cOnsenl
Of the Senate. The number Of officers proposed
Of high rank is believed not to be greater than the
wants Of the service require-bearing in mind that
many arc wanted for relief az for actual service.
The claims Of the officers arc next considered
The necessity that part OF the people of ever,
nation should devote ,hemselvc. 10 the military
profession is urged; and to this the only induce.
ments are the hope of promotion and Permancnr
subsistence. Enterin. at an early age into ,h'
service. an officer should be permitted TO induls,
the hope, that after twenty-five years OF faithful d.
voton to the dntes OF his profession, he may atiau
the post of Captain; if. after ALL he find. himself
in a si,ustion-comparcd with the civil pursuits
hse--s'iikinsly disadvan,agcous, his zeal aud hi.
attachment must be sensblv diminished. and H.,
efficiency OF the Navy proportionallv weakened
The question OF expense demands consideration
though |. cannot be paramount when the homo.
and dignity oi the nation are concerned The e>
pense Of the proposed promotion. i. $4,000
which mus, appear insignificant, compared viii
the considerations presented.
Messrs MANerM and WILLIAMS the Minorit,
of the Committee. report against the measure pro-
posed The main considerations they advance
are the necessary additional expense involved, and
the present state of tho naval force, which, the,
slleye. 10 sufficient for all probable contingencies
W The American says that the Record on the
Appeal from the decision of the Supreme Cour
en- the Moxda'sss has been agreed upon md
settled and the argument will be heard by tn,
Court Of Errors on Monday week We trus, ,her
that the question will be put to rest and the right
ful Servants OF the People be allowed to go on it
the discharge Of their duties. We are ,irrd ol TN.
isctious and unwarantsble delay.
" The n. Y. Correspondent of the Philadel-
ptsa North American says-Among the person,