The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-21

now pending in the Senate contains the following as
Its provisions Silver coins OF the denominations or
twenty i've and ni,y cents are to be made legal
der for $io and smaller silver coins for the amount OF
s. silver dollar OF double the value the half
amounts not exceeding SO. Silver bullion in
bars, stamped by the mnts with their tone, weight
and oneness and the existing trade dollar are 10
DO mado legal tender for the payment OF all debts
according 10 their market value compared with the
present gold standard The market value OF silver
TO be determined and publicly announced from two to
i've days before the nrst OF each month by board
consisting OF tho Secretary OF the Treasury tho Drec
tor OF the Mint and tho United sta,os Treasurer
WEST POINT GRADUATES
The following list OF tho graduates OF the First
class At the West Point Military Academy arranged
cordng 10 merit in engineering
Hssry Ludlow rsnnsylva1a William crossr
York; Leonard 4. Lowering, New Hampshire;
chuset,s; Henry d. Borup Minnesota; Alexander :.
Bacon, Michigan; William X. Hamilton, a. largo;
Douglas Douglass dsys sor.
Carolina. W =. Howard, - South Carolina;
y T. smith. Illinois; Charles H. Bonestee, Dakota;
Horao 9. Sickle, Pennsy lvania; Oscar + Long, New
New Jersey; H. s Foster, Vermont; Eugene
Ella, Now York. = A. Dodd, PennsyI-
Hsss Scott s Joseph s* "a sss
Ernest A. Darlington, Georgia. George Palmer, wiscon-
SIN; John Pitcher, at large; John =. Gresham, Vir-
sylvania; Charles G. Garst, Iowa; J. Parker, New
Jersey; H. D. Bailey, Ono; George Andrews, Arizona;
d. S. Mccormick. Ohio; f. s farrow, Maryland; s. s
Pag1e, OHIO; Hamilton Rowan at large; James X.
Hutton, California; A. RUSSELL Connecticut, and q.
l. Hammond, Of New York.
AMENDMENTS TO THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION
Bill.
The Senate Committee Appropriations, In report
ing tho Naval Appropriation bill to-day. propose to
increase the various items from the amounts voted by
tho House iollows:--For the pay Of officers and
and for the Coast Survey scrvicc from
S5,75O,OO0 to $7,2oo,oOo for civil establishments
OF tho navy yards, from 900 500 900;
for equipment OF vessels coal. &c. and for labor
cquippng vessels and manufacture OF articles in navy
yards. from 1910 900 to $l,2500oO for the general
maintenance or yards ana docks. rom $40 600 to
S760 600 for expenditure by the Bureau Of Steam En-.
gineerng from $685. 900 TO ST. 500 000 and Tor cxpend
ture by lhe Bureau OF Construction and Repair from
81, SOC, 900 TO 81, 5OO00 The Committee
trely strike out the House proviso that
S20O000 OF the above sum shall be used
in the employment OF labor to place live oak timber IN
wet DOCKS and tho labor this purpose shall be
employed during tho months OF July August and Sep
TENDER. and shal be discharged before tho 10Th OF
October. and that during October and November not
moro than fifty persons shall be borne tho lists
laborers at any navy yard.
Tho committee retain the House provision in regard
the Marine Corps except that they modify by allow
ing promotions made during the proposed reduc
tion by natural causes, and provide that there
after all appointments of second lieutcnants
in the corps shall be made from graduates
Of the naval school Tho provision that tho naval hos
pitfalls at Annapolis and Washington shall be closed
during the coming year Is amended to allow the
latter be continued until report made by the
Secretary the Navy the bost method OF selling
both properties
RESERVATIONS IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Treasurer Now has wrtton his letter OF resignation
to take effect from July !. and will hand IL to she rres
ident to-day.
Mr.. Bluiord Wilson. Solicitor OF tho Treasury De-
partment in his resignation to-day, to take effect
July1
The impression about the Treasury Department -
that Assistant solicitor Robinson will succeed Mr. Blu
lord Wilson Solicitor OF the Treasury.
THE FISHER JURY FAIL TO AGREE.
The jury in the OF Charles g. Fisher exAssistant
District Attorney, indicted for larceny of papers,
failed 10 agree and have been discharged They stood
seven for conviction and nvc Tor acquittaL