The New York herald., 1876-08-16
1870 to authorize the settlement of the accounts Of

1870 TO authorize the settlement Of the accounts OF
officers OF the army aud navy
In relation TO the Japanese Indemnity Fund.
To provide Tor the cheap transportation oil frcght
between ilde water on or near the Atlantic coast ana
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys
To revise and simplify existing laws imposing duties
on imports and To reduce taxation.
To grant lands to Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Idaho
and Wyoming Tor university purposes
To amend the act amending the chartor OF the Freed-
mems Savings aid Trust Company
To provide for the erection OF military forthcaions
on Galveston Island, Texas.
To reimburse the States for expenses incurred in
tho late rebellion.
To allow the owners Of undivided interests in real
estate IN tho District ol Columbia TO pay taxes on their
respective interests and redeem the samo when sold
for taxes.
To reduce the expenses oil collecting customs
Providing for commission OF skilled mechanics 10
attend the Ccntennial Exhibition
for the relief OF the Chocaw nation.
To grant To the State OF Ohio the unsold and unap-
proprAed public lands in that State.
Incorporating the Sioux CITY, Black Hills and Pa
cbc Railway Company.
Chartering passenger and freight railway from
Lake Michigan to the southeast Atlantic seaboard.
Besides the foregoing bills, there are many in tho
hands OF committees OF which there Is no record n
any way dcscrbabc, including sr. Morrison's iariii
bi and there are on tho private calendar over 2oo
private bills.
BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT
The following are among tho bills approved by tho
President
The bill authorizing the appointment of nine rear
adinirals from the retired list Of the navy BY pro-
motion.
The bill authorizing the cavalry forces to be in.
creased to 100 men IN each company, tho entire in
crease not to exceed -, 600 men.
The bill to carry into effect the Hawaaiin Treaty.
The btu to encourage and promote clegraphc CON-
muncation between America and Asia, aud maintain
ing line telegraph or submarine cable or cables on
the Pacific coast. 1t is provided that nothing IN this
shall operate restrict prevent the right OF the
government to charter any other caulc company on
the Pacific coast. anu the ncorporators arc Captain
Ceso, CGsar Moreno thc protector OF the enterprise
who has engaged in ii for seven years. and Others
the greater part Of whom reside the Pacific coast
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate In executive session, to-day confirmed
the following nominations
Alnon NJ. Clapp of New York. TO bc Public Printer
H. H. FINLEY, United States Attorney Tor Kentucky, 2,
vice q. C. Wharton, resigned; Wiliord L. Wilson, Ap-
praiscr Of Merchandise at ST. Paul, MIMI; W. W.
Standeter United States Marshal for Arizona.
TO be Charge d'Anarcs--Jo John Meredith Reed to
Greece ichael Cramcr, Denmark Benjamin Moran,
Portugal; Horace Rubpce. Switzerland; John c. Cad-
well, Paraguay and Uruguay.
To be United States Consus-Lews p Uldo, of North
Carolina, at St Helena; LOUIS H. Scott OF illinois, at
Cuthbcrt Jones, OF LOUISIANA, at Trpoli David
b. Sicklcs, OF Now York. at bangkok; Thomas
NJ. Terry. OF Michigan at Santiago Cape Verde; Fred.
eric Crockcr ut Montevidco John Weber at Monterey
H. W. Green mt Cordova; Schuyler Crosby, of New
York, Florence; Dewitt stearns, of Mississippi, ut
Trinidad de Cuba.
To DO Secretary OF Legation at Pekin Chester Hol.
comb
RADIO River, Arizona James Davis at tho Southern
Apache Agency, New Mexico; J. D. Gassmsn for the
Yankton Sioux. Dakota; W. D. Wheeler for the White
River Agency. Colorado L. II. Carpenter for the Grow
Agency, Montana, and Edmon Moet for Grand River,
Dakota
THE EFFECT OF scANT APPBopRIAT1oNs-How
IT ArFEcTs A NAVAL OFFICERS PAY.
Secretary Robson has issued order in the pre-
ambe of which he regrets the disagreeable duty i'm.
posed upon him. in consequence of tho appro-
prations by Congress, OF putting officers iurlough
instead OF putting them under the heads Of other duty
or on waiting orders Tho effect Of the Secretary's or
dor follows The pay tables OF the navy arc
arranged that officers do not draw tho full pay OF
their grade except when service.
Whom on ''shore other duty" officer
draws about the pay OF the grade Of the junior
officer and when 'waiting ORDERS that OF the grade
of the next junior STILL commodore comes down
grade and half shore duty three grades when
Oh waiting orders On furlough oficers pay Is Just
half that when on leave. Therefore, n commodore
whose pay at sea" So 0o0 ''shore duty" 81 OOO
and son lcavc 'waiting ORDERS" $3 900, WILL on
iurlough receve only 81, 500 per year.