The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23

House Of Representative
At the opening of the House this morn
ing the leave OF absence Of Speaker Kerr was
extended for 0ve days.
I he Speaker laid before the House a ine ssage
FROM the President vetoinc the bill for the re-
lief Of q. Il. Tyler aud 4. H. Lockett, assignees
OF VIM. 4. Cnesthsm OF Kentucky Che same
that has been passed by the Senate over the
Presidents veto) II was referred TO the Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Tucker Dem, va.) offered a resolution d.
recting the President to inform the House
whether lie has received any official formation
In regard TO the violence and danger menacing
American citizens IN he Ottoman Empire. aud
whether any steps have been taken for the pro-
tection Of such Americans, and requesting him
TO t. Ike measures to insure such protection to
~ American Il izens r,siuine Ia the Ottoman
90 motion Of Mr.. Fluiknor Dem. W. va,
the Committee On Foreign Affairs was author
tied u report On thursday next, m reference to
hooe {. Schcnck's connection with the Emma
mine.
Toe Speaker pro TEN. presented the report Of
the Committee ON Rues In the case uf the
Doorkespcr, Mr. III zhugh. The report. which
Is qui LENGTHY, clos with resolutions; First.
that tue ONCE oil DoOrkeeper be vacated by It's
present lac imoent; second, that he duties OF
The Doorkeeper lie evolved upon tue Sergeant
at Arms unti Otherwise ordered. Inc rssoIu-
Mr.. hdrirnbefg dem. N. j. offered a rasoiu-
tion insiructug TIE Committee on PuolIc Build
ings ami Grounds 20 consider ana report bil
for tn speedy removal OF the rowder m gszins
from LII - Island, In New York bay. Adopted.
he House then went Into COMMITTEES Of tho
whole On the n val Appreciation bill. Inc
tending am.ndmsnt Wa mat offered ~ Mr.
Nhittnorhe (Detn., Ienn.D, nKing he pay of the
onicerr Of the navy a. fuilONs:
1net IRON and after tue nrs day OF July. 1879, the
S ay A ooo 'sS c.a 'ns 500 r cay
sa,n,Is 5000 c.,nodyre $1,000; pl.las $500
yesrs afstT ,r vf eonnhs gu, s2.bOU, sher nyc ,s
s.4, .9 s %. sc.n sO men st ' Nv.
iro1. aite OF comml,s u, t-4oO n,as,er,. nr I'VE
omi as OF SS $50 en-. s. a. si 'f ~:
YEAR, ~ n asir % COM s,iea q goo aiter nv. years
cad misn,. nel ,oOj; "a -, 800, sni ply
I 's8 8a s.' ses e' 5000 Ana 'e'
.,f"s ,pfseDn.' d q e-s n,tfs aud nre paymastsrs
Z Ous, onief cnaletrs and p yma ,rrs according 10
l. to De naie - II er OF s.id cranes of oinsefs
aee"Gu. thris benz assigned 10 dutI AZ nees sur
sq u.s. ter, aad eaiei sps,srer.nrst aye
years ~ a,t, Of eonin ~ $50 iairl nvs year.
aiter date ui oummi siOn. $3.50 after euty years
fer ,.y o as.cd a,silsnt SURGEONS passed sss tsnt
YEAR st,r tt da.e appointment 1850, aitcr nys
5essri ir.. d t. .t ~ ol1 ,oat tso1
ASA. an p.jm sis T,.s Sts year sfer tue date
OF .pgcnln o. q go alter nye years from date
tor ay y y. s,..s.as!or.s First ave year. after
No., Toe e..e Of oin'meat 800 'niId nSs je. sisl
dat, u aipuintnruL 5000.
appointment .OO si'er I'VE ears irom date Of ap
AnI aS Of all officers on the active list 81
III NV shal nan as AZ IA nov provided oy law, aud
ctpI the adni wee .dInira nav conslructors,
AMI Assstaut nayI eon't actors. snail be on shore
reau I'd from hc IA herein In tne saine Or
sg. "a u t.s set here sss BE- NO sTono mo
ton TO III erdse ~ rear admiral u-tl then 6uu Der
nads Ia grade Of eounioaore until their mum Der
snail be redueed oe.o~ six anu a? promotion 81 4 os
u@de g. tie grase Of cap afo unl tnir nuDoer snail
be re ueed oelow lorII aad no promo Ion shall be
sna o. r. duccG below nily. and 20 promotion shs be
nade lOthc grde OF heu enlnt colnuandcr until tneir
shall o n,de t. IRE gIade % dea,e9Ant an ,neir
chan De sds ~ 49, ~ 'hiei en"neer un1li their
lumber shai' De I,dne, below forty and promo
sin,cr abtii I, II nna6sr ,hsI 10 reduced below sew
tnb ttrtt NO prom9lon shat pc made 10 the grade
ne 10 ny S TO- Inc sraSes "i sd,cs arect AID
anu assstaLt naval co srucLor anu eiv engueer and
unt hei number shall be reduced be ow twenty ave,
aa no pt @o'iSa 70 re grade q os,s constructor
A. oGes o. Ias ysSntees STyes 81 tas 9a ;sa
W the sece AIRY of Ia. Navy Ot any person III tie vol
WED tat a, eisi enineeIs now "a lie naval service
SHAN be discharged On tue lat DAY Of july, 1875.
Nr. bount lDeu., Gal, representing the Com
mlttee on Appropriations III the MANAGEMENT OF
this nll, said that thlt committee made no
IeoOmM alton favorable or unfivoraOle as to
the amendment. but left 1t entirely TO the o0n-
sdeIAtiUn Of the House.
Ar. Whtthorne (Dsm.. Tenn) said that the
object of the Committee on Naval Affairs in re-
porting this re oluton was to align itself In the
moment OF reform tiOn on which the House
had entered, not only IN the reduction OF
the pay, but Of the number OF officers.
there were now l.6l2 commissioned officers In
the navy, or, with The cadet engineers, cadet
nidsnipnen, and volunteer of1ioers. 1888 Mnen
the number OF enlisted mon was divided by the
numneI Of officers tnere were four men to one
Onicer. his was dts roportiOnate. In other
words, the naval service was topic w. 1t was
with view of eOonOmy ~ well as OF emctenc5
IN &C the COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs made this
recommen alton. the proposed reduction OF
pay averaged ten per cen which would con-
form to and harmonic with the reduction made
by the House IA the paw Of army officers. Inc
amendment WIS reported not In hostility to tue
~ val service. but TO make the pay OF the onioers
Of the navy correspond vita that OF tue officers
OF the rrmy, Grade tor grade and rank for rank.
lie believed that that would be Just alike to the
navy, tns army, anu tue people. g.
~ Hale (Hep., Mel, a member OF the Appro
Uriation Committee, opposed the amendment.
lie wanted tie liOu Q to realizs the Importance
sibilty OF acting on II. IL was the hrst time that
the question had come up since me great war OF
s,rlkIDg It one Of the military establishments OF
the connry; the people had nut one way OF
Ruished themselves In The late war. IL wis not
by ennObing them, not by making them grants
OF ldud or money as VA other countries, but they
created for them sdmiralships and rear
had been fixed commemorate with like
ranks In other COUNTRIES. On the naval
list proposed 10 be struck at by the amendment
mere a Porter, Rowan. ID Wis, ROGERS, a