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Correspondence Of the Herald.
WAsuIyGroS. March % 1870

Correspondence Of the Herald.
WARRINGTON, March %, 1912.
! Sennte-Nominati0n OF First Con ptroller-
the Navy.
ysAmoag the petitions presented in the Senate this
morning, was one by Mr. LIEN, from citizens Of
NJ ssouri, requesting the settlement of the OnegoH
Territory for the following reasons:
lst On account Of tho apprehended danger of Grea,
Britain wrestling from the United States unless
pied by citizens Of the United States Id They consd
the ownership and hhabhat,on ofthst country of the
highest Importance to American commerce, especially
that on the Pacific Ocean 81. IL will furnish new
home and field for the enterprising emigrant 4h
II will no. only add to the strength land glory Of the
American people, but will furnish homes for millions Of
Intelligent and happy citizens s;h Many OF them de.
sire to remove these with their families provided the
Government will extend to them parental hand. To
ensure the settlement Of it, they for the passage OF
law containing the following stpulations on the part
cfthe Government to the settlers lst That military
post be placed in the Territory adequate to defend tho
settlers from the British and Indiana 81 That Govern
ment give to each settler, being the head Of family,
who shall actually reside the land donated year.
and ia the territory FIVE years next succeed
ing such settlement, $40 acres OF LAID
Mr.. nIsG submitted resolution, which was read
as follows, viz -
Resolved, That the President Of the United States he
requested to be to the Senate it,
in his opinion it be not incompatible with the public in.
teres copies of the correspondence which may have
taken place between this GOVERN ent its diplomatic
agents and the Government Of Mexico not previously
Communicated and also copies Of such instructions
have been given to diplomatic representative at
| Mexico.
Upon this resolution debate sprang up, in which
| Messrs King, Preston and Sewer took part, when
the resolution was laid over
| On motion of Mr.. Preston, the Senate took up
for consideration the following resolution. Submitted
by him on Thursday last, viz
Resolved That the al condition of the credit and
finances Of the country reqsire the prompt and de
legislation the part of Congress- and to this end
sk.ol haa tEntor
for the present exigency and on terms which will
insure its success.
Mr.. Preston made some remarks going to show
that the expression OF opinion by the Senate, with
view to hasten action elsewhere to relieve the
country had, by the course of action Of the House
STAGE the resolution was introduced, almost super
seeded the necessity of the passage of the resolution
Mr.. Linn moved to amend the resolution by
striking out all after the word Congress, with a
| view TO insert the following, viz
lst To sustain the depressed and sinking credit by
main for its support and the application ofthe proceeds
Of the sales Of the public lands to the ment and inter-
IN anV
III. To restore the just relation between the public
revenue and the public so as to limit the
necessity for resort to credit in all within the
possible bounds consistent with the public safety and
the public honor.
This amen dment elected very animated debate
in which was inv olved the question OF who was re-
sponsible for the present wreck Of the public credit
and deplorable condition Of the country, in which
Messrs. Preston, Linn, Barrow, Allen. and Mangum,
particpatedto a late hour.
There was then short Executive session, after
which the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. McCULLocH, of Baltimore, formerly cashier
of the Baltimore branch of the United States Bank,
has to-day been nominated for the office of First
Comptroller. He has ample qualifications for the
place, and if it be done, as we have understood,
that in the great frauds praetised upon the bank in
1919, he was more sinned against than SHINING, he
will no doubt pass the ordeal Of the Senate. Any
further iactlous opposition to President Tyler's
limitations, need not, we think, be anticipated. Rea-
| son and discretion are beginning to predominant
over prejudice and passion, and when the majority
oil that body Is free from the yrannical rule OF Mr.
Clay, we may expect to see a more honorable and
magnanimous course pursued. There have been
enough of reflections on factious and frivolous
grounds, and as the people are OF this opinion, II
hardly be supposed that Senators will consent
to bring odium on themselves merely ror the
| sake Of annoying the President.
We regret to learn that a bill is about to be re-
| ported by the Naval Committee in the Senate TO
reduce the pay Of the officers of the navy. The
reason assigned for this stretch of economy is that
our navy is the best paid navy in the world The
| following tables 90 to show that the English navy,
the worst paid of in the world, according report
is better paid than ours. There are but two grades
| in our naval service that get more pay than the
corresponding grades in the English navy, and these
| TWO grades are composed OF the men whose duties
are Of the most arduous kind. Why comparison
| should be drawn between our navy and that of
| Great Britain, compose of her pampered arsto-
cracy il is hard to tell unless in the absence of all
other argument. You might well compare the
day aborers of the two countries and regulate their
per diem. England should be no criterion for US
IN these matters, and our statesmen should not dis
play such subserviancy to British authority. But
we will meet them with British authority, end
show that our naval officers are worse paid than
these OF Great Britain, taking the equal amount Of
officers in each service; and we will also show that
| the berth Of an American officer is no snecure
compared with the English officer.
| The following table contains the number Of
officers in the English and American navies, and
| the number on leave and employed
| AMOUNT PAY RLcrNEp By An EQUAL NuMrER .oF Or.
YIcERs IN THE TWO SERVICES.
,Pov IF the .1neriean Nary
Yearly Pay. Total
Car. airs comm anding squadrons, 81 coo "a oos
10 Captains shore staiiou', $1,000
Is In comm md Of shi,s, $500 $3.50
81 waiting orders, 1880 5000
kss Com handlers orders 1909, fu pay,
23s Lieutensnfs waiting orde 1900, 1880 $50 900
rgeo q e pay,