The New York herald., 1869-02-20

| the Rock Island appropriation from Sl,0OOV0 TO
| appropriation remains at si, 900, 600
| The question was then taken on the substitute,
offered last night by Mr.. Blaine. for the conjoined
amendments OF Messrs. Dodge and butler. The sub
sttute was agreed TO by vote of III to a. us as
follows
reduced 10 twenty egmens OF infantry five regiments Of
Ana b ass sn % NJ x.
nsssos e s. @ o ne e.
number Of oesrs win Perm until The aforesaid minimum
further enacted unt otherwise directed by
aw there shall bs no new appointments and promotions
ras Department In he Pay psparsm. IL he oaaermas
sIs Department ~ the Ordinance Department or In the
Mr. ELDRIDGE moved to lay the bill on the table.
Negatived. The bill was then passed
NEW YORK ELECTION FRAUDS.
l Mr. BLAIR, rep.) OF Mich, from the Committee on
New York Election Frauds, offered resolution al.
he s 70 as ns
Jonn IL Bell and David W. Reeve, OF Orange coanty,
NJ
| Ind OF the minority Of the committee. objected;
tnat the resolution was not authorized by the COM
mttee, or at least that they notiIed Of any
meeting OF the committee at which the subject WAS
Mr. BLAIR stated that he was authorized By
majority OF the committee to report the resolution.
| The SPEAKER put the question to the House
whether the resolution should be received, and 1t
was received and agreed 70.
REDUCTION OF xAKISE CORPS AND NAVY.
Mr. PIKE rep.l OF Me-, from the COMMITTEES OF Con-
TO the Navy and Marine Corps. made . report. The
most important provision to which the committee
agree Is tnat liking the strength OF the Marine Corps
a. f0ll0ws:-0ne brtgadier general, c0mmandant; one
colonel, one lieutenant colonel three MAJORS
adjutant and inspector. quartermaster, one pay
MASTER one assistant quartermaster. seventeen cap
taps twenty -four first lieutenants. twenty-lour
second eutenants one sergeant major, one quarter
musician is7 sergeants, 1856 corporas, thirty musi.
clans, flty drumners nifty nfers, l.soo prlvates IL
provides however. that no continuation Of any ON.
naV In hA Mo rtn ahal n tlAst hAf
tnat no appointment shall be made In any OF the
grades until the number u reduced below that
In reference to the navy, the report provides for
the abolition OF the grade OF third assistant en-
ofcer wounded in battle shall be vacated, aud 1t al
| lows sucn oicer to he examined for promotion. 1t
also provides that no promoon to me grade Of COM
odore on the active list shall be made TIL the num-
Der In such grade shall have been reduced below ff
teen; Of lieutenant commanders Till the number shall
be reduced below eighty. As the number Of ieulen-
ant commanders IL reduced the number OF lieutcn-
ants Is to be increased TIL The number or neuenaats
on the active list shall be $50. IL nxes the num-
| Der OF masters aud ensigns at loo IN each
grade. EIsigns are to be storage officers,
unless assigned TO duty AZ watch and division oiD-
GERS. II does not vacate any OF their commissions
| IL likes the number OF surgeons al seyentynve of
passed assistant surgeons al tfty OF assistant sur
sistant paymasiers, twenty-sIx; assistant paymas-
ters, twenty-five; but does not yacate any commits.
sons now held. It continnes the once OF So
licltor and Naval Judge Advocate General until the
| 18th OF June, 1869.
Mr. PIKE explained the report.
Mr. BUTLER OF Mass, opposed II as containing the
same vicious principles OF reduction by absorption
which he had been contendine against In connection
Mr.. SCHENCK, (rep.) OF Ohio, in allusion to Mr..
Butler said 1t occurred to him that the failure to
enect reform arose sometimes from The fact that
attempt was made in 30 extreme u manner-in SO
harsh mannertha the very object sought for was
defeated. He proposed TO take the form Of reduc-
ton proposed IN the report
| Mr. ROBINSON, (dem.j OF n Y, advocated the re-
HSTs HSrss ana spoke IN ''mnsnda'l'n q the Marine
Mr. MAYNARD, trep.) Of Tenn. suggested the stop
ping Of the accretion OF naval officers from the
Academy, and recommended that the cadets when
| they had completed their education should be al
lowed to return to civil life. He wished such
provision made, and therefore he would vote against
the report SO as to have another committee OF con-
| ference.
discussion arose as to the relative pay OF naval
and army Oilicers between Messrs. Garfield Pike,
Logan and others, in the course OF which Mr. Logan
spoke OF one commodore receiving $500 600 In prize
money.
Mr.. LOGAN said that the gentleman as chairman
OF the Committee on Naval Affairs ought to know
hs belief thar hat no no one Commodore had received as
much as one hundred thousand dollars and that the
majority OF the commodores had not received as
much as one thousand dollars. What they did re-
| ceive they received under the prize laws, and no
| one, not even the gentleman from Massachusetts,
proposed to repeal the prize laws.
After further discussion the report OF the Con-
| ference Committee was agreed to without division
eSen the session. g Be to
the discussion OF appropriation bills exclusively.
Evening Session.
The House resumed It's session at haf-past seven,
Mr.. BOUTWELL, In the chair as Speaker pro tenn.
ARREST or AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IN CUBA
Mr.. KELLEY offered resolution directing the Sec
retary Of State to take Immediate measures 70 ascer-
tain the cause OF the arrest and incarceration by
order OF the Captain General OF Cuba, OF Emilio Ca
bada, o citizen OF the United States Adopted.
on motion OF Mr.. BUTLER, OF Mass, the expense
Of removing the remains Of Hon. Thaddeus stevens
ordered paid out OF the contingent fund OF the
House.
Mr.. CHURCHILL. (rep) OF N. ", from the COM
mlttee on the Judiciary, reported a bill to de1ne
felonles and misdemeanors. and 70 regulate pcremp-
tory challenges. Passed.
The bill provides all aganst the United sstes
by a s s S M sns
ieanors unless Otherwise expressly provided On trial. The
each . be entitled % twenty PsrsmpsTy :A.sasss
wner ns =. obaesse asd "a Al sasr eas
Ave g .. msen n n' N s or
challenges
Posr OFFICE AUTHORIZATION BILL.
The House then, on motion OF Mr. BEAaav, trep.l
| OF Mich went INTO Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
Poland in the chair, and TOOK up the Post once Ap-
preparation bill.
500 2i7 503 OF which sum S2l, I5s503 Is 20 he de-
frayed by the revenues OF the Post ONCE DEPART
mcnt The Following are some OF tne principal
items:-
Inland mail transportation, $i3oS765s foreign
natl trans Dortaton $4,000; compensation 70 post
uasters s4 $4,000: post once CLERKS S2o1O00 let
ter carriers 81. 600 900; advertising the washing
ton papers to be restricted to advertising mail
routes In virginia and Marylandl $40, 900; postage
stamps and stamped envelopes $780, 900; misceLla
neous payments, including balance to foreign coun-
tries <s75 Oo0 steamship service between san Fran
cisco japan and China 500 600: steamship service
between the United States and Brazil, 100000.
steamship service between San Francisco and tie
Sandwich Islands, $4,000; supplying deficiencies
In the revenues Of the Post Oilce Department,
S55i0,000
Mr. F.RSswoHTH rcp.) OF H., moved 10 increase
the item Tor Post once clerks 10 $2,5oo,0cO. Re-
jcced.
Mr.. BEAxAS moved 10 amend the item for letter
carriers by reducing u to t5o0,0J0. with proyiso
that letter carriers shall not be employed IN any city
whose population is less than 100000, aud that 10
greater sun shall be expended for the free delivery
OF letters In the next fiscal year.
general discussion cnsued on this proposition.
Mr.. BEAMAN contendcd that this was q ycry ex-
pensive branch Of the service. and constituted more
than one-fiith OF the deficiency OF the revenue Ia