New-York tribune., 1870-04-16


ASD STAFF TROUBIE-TuE GEORGIA BILL
TO BE DECIDED on TUESDAY NENr-rhE
NFw-YORK POsT-OFFICE APPROPRIATION
PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBl
WASHINGTON, Friday, April Is, 1s7o
The House Naval Committee, at their meeting to-day,
finished the bill for reorganizng the Navy and settling
the vexed question OF the rank Of the line and stan Inc
first section of the bill reduces the number or Leutenah
Commanders to SO, but vacates commissions. Ihe
second section fixes the Masters and Ensigns to 100 IN
each grade. The third section makes Is Medical Direc
tors with rank Of Captain 10 Medical Inspectors with
the rank OF Commanders so Surgeons with the rank OF
100 Assstantsurgeons with the
rank OF Master, with promotions to Leutenants, aer
three years service and examination. No person under
o. or over &c. shall be appointed Surgeon In the Navy
Thirteen Paymasers with the rank OF Captain, 10 with
the Commander, so with the rank OF LieutenantCom-
mander, PastAssisants with rank OF Lieutenant, 70
Assistant with the rank OF Master 10 Chief
Engineers with the rank Of Captain 10 with the rank OF
Commander, with the rank OF
First Assistant Engnee-s with the rank OF Leuten
ant and 100 Second Assistants with the rank OF Master
Another section provides that tho Chiefs OF the Bureans
OF Medicine and Surgery, Provisions and Clothing, and
Steam Engineering shall have the rank OF Commodore
while holding such position, il retired thererom, with
the pay at present, and shall have the Tue OF
Surgeon General Paymaster General, and Engheerih-
Chief Three naval constructors with the rank OF Cap
with the rank or Commander, WIFI u
Lieutenant Commander, and with the rank OF Lieu
tenant Four Chapains with the rank Of Captain with
that OF Commander and not more than with the rank
of Lieutenant Commander Three Professors OF Mathe-
mates with the rank OF Captain with the rank OF Com
mander, and with the rank Of Lieutenant Two civil
Engineers with the rank OF Captain with the rank or
Commander, and with the rank Of LieutenantCom-
mander Officers of the staff, who have served faith
tfuIy As years. shall rank with COmmodores.
and IL retired the OF 62 years sha after having
been 40 years in service rank asCOmmodore when
retired and If retired for incdenb TO the service
before arriving at 50 years. shall rank a on the acuVe
list The Office Of Solicitor and Naval JudgeAdvocate
ia 10 be continued and established Commanding 0cfrs
shall take precedence of all staff officers under their
command and staff officer in virtue Of his rank shail
exercise command authority in the line of the navy
any staff corps, except the sta corps TO wnch Nc
belongs In all Naval Courts OF Inquiry and Boards OF
various kinds sitting the trial of officers or airy other
purpose and staff take precedence according to
rank Messrs Schohed, Stevens, and Archer were ap-
pointed a sub Committee TO perfect the bill
The Georgia debate still drags its slow length along in
the Senate. Mr.. Hamilton of Texas made his debut TO-
day. took very gloomy view OF the situation, ana
gave his opinion that the army needed reconsTuc
ton as much the Rebels Mr. Trumbull failed to get
the Senate TO sit it out tonight, and finally after are
deal OF informal exchange Of opinions 1t was agreed to
let the subject go until next week. and that On Tues
day at O'Clock the voting shall begin and continue untif
the subject is disposed Of Among those TO speak next
week are Messrs Drake, Davis. Thsyer and Mr. Trum-
BULL who, it is understood shall close the debate.
In the House. to-day the report Of the Conference
Committee the Deficiency Appropriation bill was
adopted, after brisk fight against the New-York and
Boston Post-Ofce appropriations This being the third
Friday in the month, under the rules no business was IN
order other than that relating TO the District OF Columbia
Mr. Dawes badly beaten in his efforts to keep the
House together for session tomorrow, as the House
a1r,
nous vote. Mr. Dawes appealed for the Yeas and Nays
for teers but both refused amid the laughter
of the whole House
Representative Churchil Of New York appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee and made IN argument
in favor reducing the duty Canadian wheat to 10
cents per bushe. He used argument that the peO
pie in hs locality and in the wheatgrowing districts,
desrous Of securing the best Canadian wheat to
mix with wheat, and thereby improve the article.
IL understood that the Committee while admitting
that this may be important in portions of the coun
try do not think it advisable to make the reduction at
the present time.
BY order OF the President Gen sherman has sued an
important order, changing some of the Military Depart
ments transferring some or the generals commanding
Alaska broknup and added to the Department Of
Washington and Idahoheaiaulrters at Portland Oregon
of the East which also includes England
Jersey Penn Delaware Maryland and the District Of Coumla
headquarters SewYork City, MtorGen McDoS commands this
The Department Of the Cumberland broken up This Department
d States OF Kentack Tennessee West vIgns and the
rssr mn o. Of the sah xaS also the States q North and South
CsrOua Georgia MaoaT and % at Atlanta Ga
Maiden schoaeh who is at present in coar MAJ Of Department 81 he
Scs MAJ Gen Thomas
a s1 ssn4 & % he Command OF ,hs 6spme@
Columbia ordered the command Of the Departments Of
Bhr Gen Candy at present IN command Department
gina transferred the command OF the Department OF the Columbia
Gen Pope takes Gen Louis the latter
Mo Ssn Mds remains in r-.isphia Mai Gen HaTcs at Lou
soun --'' -''''
This order goes into effect as officers
can up the business of their old commands and
make the proper transfers etc The Department OF Vr
gnia broken up at once, that of Alaska by the
1st OF July 0 Cumberland by the ls Of June
Cen Sherman stated to-day that the intention to
carry out the Instructions this order at the earliest
praeticab moment Gen. siso announced that
the President had decided not to nominate To
MajorGen Thomas until after the Army bill nov before
Secretary boutwell, received letter to-day from a |
revenue storekeeper Tennessee notifying him that his
resignation must be at accepted he disgusted
with the Republican party on account OF teir ISLANDERS
meHs through Congress that there nothing but muir
der1 and other oarages s9sg on night ana day IN Isn
tary McCuoch the writer not having yet learned, prob
ably, that change had been made, The letter was re-
that the storekeeper dismissed last September How
he has continued In office up to this time h question
that the Collector OF his district has been called on 70 an
swer. Il
New Yorkstate for the past eight months over the
TINA for 1863 has been q S60,6O2-
Commissioner Delano notines the public that the |
Revenue Bureau is in need of good quality Of clper,
for OF gaugers and that manufacturers or good
Instruments chance to get the order by sending
samples to the Revenue, Bureau to be examined.
Postmasters sppointed in NewYork STATE, during the
week ending April l5, 1870:
Rider. Mil. Station Columbia Coau Ph,.ner Reynolds Postmaster
rosrnAsrsRs ATosTED.
Daryanl. UlsteY County Wexey GRAY.