The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-29

shortly b made which win materially Increase the
amount paid officers for actual expenses while
travelling duty The estimate for 5000 900 deficiency
figured closely As possible by tho Pay Depart
ment ofncials and the explanation Of the enormous
increase tho dencency Of last year. when the
preparations for the amounts. IL found in tho
increase known service pay or Longevity for OIL
and The amount to be paid in June win not
probably be for moro than onehalf the month"; and will
come very hard many officers who Obliged dur
ing the past year sell THAR 'Junc pay 1875" vouch
crs at loss OF from Is 70 80 pcr cont discount
In the navy Is believed by persons Who are familiar
with tho Of Affairs that there will also be but half
pay for Juns next Nearly tho whole appropriation OF
So $50 900 has already been drawn from the Treasury
upon reqssitAons whilo there may still be consid
cradle amounts In the hands OF pay officers Of the navy
the various Offices and navy yards and vessels in
commission there scarcely DO sufficient amount
complete the payment Of over 81 500 900 required
Last year Il currently said that tho entire appro
prAtion for the pay Of the navy exhausted some
time prior to June 80 but tho payments completed
by system Of borrowing" from the appropriations
for tho purchase OF provisions and clothing The fact
that 30 large number vessels commission.
far IN OF the number Al any previous period
since 1885, has tended 10 scroasc the expense BY giving
.ssa pay' to very largo number OF officers who would
otherwise receive only 'shoro duty" or 'swaiting
ORDERS pay Notwithstanding this Secretary Robson
distinctly told the House Committee on Naval Affairs
recently that he had plenty Of money for the year and
would not ask dollar for deacencies and no csti
mates for tho Navy Department were therefore included
in the letter Of Secretary Bristow.
CABINET MExrnG-THB QUESTION OF SENDING
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.
There vas quite an extended discussion to-day at the
meeting Of the Cabinet regard to the executive order
forbdding heads Of departments to furnish original
papers to Congressional committees but ~ Secretary
Bristow was engaged before Smith Ey's committee no
conclusion reached. and action was postponed
until next week. 1t il believed by the democratic
members OF Csulneld's committee that the President
will, IN this instance, respect the Of the
committee and recede from tho order The democrats
argue that the papers, being in the custody ofa clerk OF
department while they arc being examined In she
committee rooms guarded against danger OF injury
or losa Should the President insist upon hts order Il
u improbable that resolution will be offered In tho
House formally requesting the papers required by
Caulneld's committee.
THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD INvEsTIGA-
TIoN-AN EXPRESSION FROM MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE.
The chairman and two members OF the House Naval
Committee stated to-day that whiio they had not ex
pressed any opinions given out any Information in
regard 70 the culpabhy OF this person that In
nection with the Irregularities Of the Phadelphia
Navy Yard, sti the evidence which they had taken
whom printed would show that Of all the s'steals"
which had been examined In the Investigations the
astesl the Philadelphia Navy Yard would prove to
be the biggest The arrangements made BY the De-
partment and other officials in connection with the
transfer Of tho site simply OF outrageous char
from the fact that plece of ground which one Of
the committee said was seven inchos under water
taken for that which eligible in every respect