The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-05

HOUSE, RErREsEsTATl vEs.-Aier agreeing to The
Joint resolution OF the Senate prescribing the manner IN
which the official votes for President and Vice Pres
dent should be counted the House proceeded to the con-
sderaon OF The pending motion TO reconsider the vote
by which the House had refused TO lay the table the
bill granting lands TO the State OF Wisconsin in aid of the
construction OF certain railroads upon which there
long parliamentary contest, the opponents of the bill
and pending amendments endeavorng to prevent il from
again coming before the House-n which they sue
cessful the House adouening without taking up the bill
The Bill for the Reorganization OF the Navy.
This important bi--unq one OF the most
important now before Congress-has been ordered TO
engossment by the Senate almost without opposition,
and will doubtless pass that body. AS we have before
stated it received the unanimous sanction Of the Naval
Committee OF the Senate, though it is understood 10 have
been mainly prepared by Senators Mallory and Stockton
The general features Of the bill are as follows:
/. tfxes the number OF officers OF each grade in the
navy creating the two grades OF commodore and lieu
tenant commander, and abolshing the two grades OF
passed mdshipman and master.
q The bill fully establishes the principle OF retired
list of officers Of the navy; discriminating between the
retirement which is occasoned by natural inrnly not
affecting character and that which results IRON causes
OF different description The officers removed from &C
tive service from any cause not affecting moral chaac-
ter are to be classed retired Those so removed for
he good OF the service and by reason OF ncapacity
any other cause" are be classed permanently fur
Laughed Such retirement or furough is to take place,
subject to the approval of the President upon the report
OF board OF naval officers consisting OF two officers of
each OF the three highest grades existing in the naval
service To aid the board in making this report, the
bill provides that each captain, each commander, and
each OF the sixty euenants Oldest in commission, shall
transmit to the Secretary OF the Navy list of all officers
OF "his own and of all inferior grades" marking the
name of each officer such list who in his judgment,
ought to be either retired 80 furoughed In making
out its retired and furloughed list the board shall
with the names of those officers having the greatest
Der of such marks indicating furloug retirement. In
addition this the President may, at his retire
or urlough any officer of any grade who is in his opn
ION, incapable of active duty.
g. The bill establishes system Of promotion, mas
much as creates higher grade of officers than any
now known to the naval service, and introduces also
the Intern ediae grade OF lieutenant commanders. But
this system of promotion is not to take effect until after
the plan of retirement and furoush above described shall
have been carried into execution Promotion among the
grade to grade as at present. by seniority of commission
But it, after the retirement and urough of officers
thorized by the BILL and after the promotions made in
pursuance OF it, there shall still remain greater number
OF midshpmen than the bill specifies then the President is
authorized to discharge the over that number each
nishipman so, discharged receiving three years extra
pay.
4. The bill also provides a system OF reward for
good conduct the part of the petty officers, the men
and boys Of the navy, embracing the selection OF five oil
such merorous boys annually for education at the Naval
Academy as mdshipmen Provision is also made, in ad.
dion the appointments to the Naval Academy,
determined by law, for ten such appointments annually
to be made by the President al large and the wages
seamen Of all classes somewha, increased
s. In addition to the existing bureaus of the Navy
Department, the bill creates 81 bureau OF the per.
sonnet of the navy the duties of the chief oil
which, in regard 10 the naval service, are assimi
lated TO those OF the sdju,ant general of the army
The appointment of Judge advocate for the naval
vice provided for and is enacted that the President
with the advice and consent OF the Senate may appoint
any officer in the naval service chief OF any bureau in
the Navy Department, except the bureaus OF provisions
and clothing. and OF medicine and surgery. The chief.
OF all the bureaus, with the two last named exceptions
are also organized into navy board OF which the Secre
tary OF the Navy Is ex-offcio the president
Such appear be, briefly stated the general plan and
scope Of this important measure. The two distinguished
senators who have borne the main part 10 its preparation
have each Of them under different circumstances given
much and laborious attention the condition and the
wants Of our naval service We do not pretend to pass
Judgment upon the merits OF the measure in all its de-
tails, which they have prepared and which has received
the sanction OF the Senate In important, particu
lars il may be found TO require amendment But in
respec, TO the four main principles Of the bi-a system
of retirement, corresponding sys,em OF promotion,
restriction OF the number OF officers OF each grade within
fixed limit, and plan OF encouragement and reward
for good conduct the part OF the crews looking to
the promotion OF the most meriiorious grade oil
oceshipn respect TO these general principles OF pol.
ICY the bill will doubtless receive the careful consd.
Grafton OF that branch Of Congress TO which ], is
be submitted.
Porter's Repeating I'M.