The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-24

against their exclusion. and sucn would commune 10
Anor further discussion the Senate, four O'Clock,
wltRou: reaching a vote wcat into executive ses'
sion, and hali an noun later adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
r. WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1871.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY MI. STARKwEATnER, rep.l OF Conn.-Far a
commission to determine The claims for damages TO
American commerce by the Confederate prwa,ee "a.
4 BY Mr., MAYBAM, ldeml OF N. Y.-For the I'M
provement OF the Watervaet Arsenal ut West troy,
MY.
| BY yIr. WILLIAMS, (rcp.l of Ind.--To establish
ehlyar DIS to facilitate transports and TO pro-
| mote commerce.
gyMr. JULIAN, lrep.l Of lnd.-For the disposal
OF ocal LANDS and otner mineral lands on the public
! BY Mr.. PALMER, tYep) of Iowa-ro reduce the
rates correspondence by telegraph and 10 connect
the telegraph with TN post ! service. The Dil H.
| corporalcs Gardner u. Hubbard and Others AS The
( postal telegraph company Tor tae perio. Ince or
postal telegraph service, under Contract with the
/ Postmaster General
1 BY Mr. ALllSoN, trep.) of Iowa-To divide Iowa
| INTO two Judc dlstric H.
By Mr. SINK, !rep) OF Dakota--For the construc.
| ton OF wagon roads and bridges Ia DAKOTA.
by Mr.. CAyANAUGH tdein.) Oh Mouana-Grantipg
lands for railroad purposes IL Montana and Wyom
by Mr.. STONE tdem., Of Md.-For the removal OF
distractions 10 tle navigation OF Br!ttpas lay Md.
BY MIR. DU1E, Vepl of Na.--tiranlng 1000, %
acres of the pubic lands Tor common schools In 'lr.
by Mr. MoREElL. trep.) of Pa.-To encourage the
| building or iron steamships in the United States
By Mir. INuERsoI.l, rep, Of ili.-ln reference to
homestead entries by persons who served in the
BY Mr.. HoEMAs dsml OF Ind.-To amend the act
| OF August Is 1855, for protection TO citizens OF the
United states who may discover deposits Of guauo.
| Bv Mr. MANNING, tdem.l OF NJ C--urantiDg public
lands 10 North Carolina Tor common schools; also for
the erection OF post ONCE IN Raleigh, n Z.
Mr nox tdeml OF Ala, offered resolution In.
structing the Committee on Public Lands TO Inquire
into the expectancy OF giving to eacn State al the
pubnc lands therein that have been eubject to sale
or entry for more than twenty years. Adopted.
Mt. LouOHRIDas, lrep.) OF iowa, from tne judi
cary Commsse reported p 70 Iegalae me ices
NEW YORK AND wAsHIHdros AIR LIME RAILROAD.
The Dill for a military and postal railroad between
New York ana Washington came up as the next
business IN the morning hour.
question on Its engrossnent and third reaoing.
Mr.. GET, DENY Of Pa, IN order to consume time
called for the reading o: the biil.
! The blll vas read IN full
! Mr. ARCHER. idem.l OF I'D, moved to lay the bill
Mr.. NIRIAcK, fdeni.l OF Ina, in order to consuHe
the rest Of the morning aour moved that the House
adjourn until "Wednesday. and called for the yeas
by the time the vote was completed the morning
hour had expired and the bill went over until nexi
Monday.
Mr. NIBLAcS. tdem) OF Ind, esanted resolutions
ing ST. Domingo.
MxADsE FROM GEORGIA SWORN IN.
| william w. Paine member elect from Georgia,
appeared and took the oath OF office.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
ria! OF tue CITY Council OF Covinston, XIV, aranst
the completion OF the Newport and Cincinnati
bridge on the present plan, as an obstruction to
Dep Of Ohio petition
Va, In regard to the tax on tobacco.
REGULATING RANK IN THE NAVY.
MI: sTEygSs rep Of n Hi HI; from the committee
the navy. 1t fAes the medical corps on the active
list as loilows-Fifteen medical directors, with the
rank Of cGp;9in; fifteen med cal inspectors, with the
rank OF commander; fifty surgeons with the rank OF
lieutenant commander TALL 10 have the present pay
dled ASSISTANT surgeons, with the rank OF master,
and With the present pay and emoluments or ASSIST
list MS folows:--Thlrteen pay directors with the
rank OF captain; thirteen pay inspectors with rank
tenant commander aIl 20 have the present pay aud
e in.ou, o. paymas'er; thirty passed as
sasns RANK WITH % ranH Of
IL fixes the engineer corps on the active list as FOL
1Ws;.Isn Ten chief engneers win rank OF captain;
twenty-five ch!ef engineers. with rank or lieutenant
commander all 10 have the present pay and emolu-
mens OF chief engincer one hundred hrst assistant
engineers, With rank or eu.elant; one hundred
second assistant engineers, win rank Of master;
two naval constructors with rank OF captain; three
naval constructors. with rank Of commander; three
naval constructors, with rank o. Lieutenant com.
mander; four naval constructors. with rank Of hen.
tenant four chapains, with rank OF captain; seven
cnapleihs with rank OF commander; seven chap.
lans, with rank Of lieutenant commander; three
professors OF with captain four
with rank or cOlniande; four with rank OF lIeuten.
| ant commander; two cIvu engineers, with rank OF
| captain, two with rank or commander; four with
| rank OF lieutenant commander. The secretary to
the admiral Is TO have tho rank OF CAPTAIN: TO the
vice admiral the rank ef commander. and the secre.
tartes to rear admirals and TO JommOdOres CON-
manding s1uadfoDs the RANK OF lieutenant com.
mandefS.
Mr.. STEVENS explained and advocated the bi
Claiming that the reduction made under It would
save The government $4,000 to 500, 900 . year.
against Es to took the srosad lns I ans
that there no practical use esaDiisnlng these
relative rangs aud that the only possible advantage
III IL was TO Indicate where oncer' should staad IN
| would be as much propriety In aSsinulitlng the
| ranks OF Senators and members with the federal
| judiciary. The principle was wrong IN republican
| government and ne was opposed 10 carrying IL out
any further.
Mr. HALE, (repl of Me-, argued against the BILL
believing that its operations would De pernicious TO
After further discussion by Messrs. Myers, Ste
| yens and Archer the bill was passed.
THE PIsBERiEs.
Mr. DATEs, rep or Mass, introduced joint re-,
fish and fisheries OF the coasts and lakes. Passed
| by 127 10 4s.
| TEE COURT or CLAIMS.
| Mr. BARRY, (rep.) OF Mass moved to suspend the
rules ana pass the bin TO extend to all the states
lately IN rebellion the provisions OF the act OF the
Attn Of July, 1884, limiting the Jurisdiction OF the
citizens to be heard in tine Court OF Claims. fhe
rules were not suspended by las to CHESS than
two-thirds voting IN the Affirmative.
The House then, ut quarter past four O'Clock, ad
Jouiled.
hivki INTELLIGENCE.
Lieutenant Commanders Oscar A. Bachelor and
Nlnt l.a Anh