The New York herald., 1876-09-08
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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPON DENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7. 1915
OFFICIALS UNABLE TO BUN THE NAVY DxPART-
MENr ON THE EXISTING APPROPRIATION
AENT-THE TURLouaH ORDER AS AFFECTING
ADMIRAL PORTER ExPLAINED-GRIEvANCxs
OF NAVAL oFFICRRs.
The officials Of the Navy Department as we'll as
navy officers hero generally, loud In their
plants Of tho Injurious working Of the decreased ap
preparations for tho navy, passed at the last scs
0r Congress- Like Of the blundcring legis-
ation OF Congress iu strainins after embarrassing
and uncaed for reduction In the amounts appropri-
ated for tho army and navy In the name OF an
economy which will virtually additional expense
in the end II appears that while Representative
Whitthorne, OF Tennessee, Chairman OF tho House
Committee Of Naval Affairs, wns secking to an
OF $500 900 the expenditures Of the navy
found by the careful examination and calculation Of
Commodore Schufedt, at tho Navy Department, that
there will DO deficiency Of ST. 600 600 the pay
OF officers actually employed and absolutely necessary
TO tho service Commodore Howell acting
Secretary Of tho Navy during the absence
of Secretary Robcson says that tho latter had idea
OF humating Admiral Porter, or any other of the
placing them on "furlough pay" 1t is contended
that tho naval appropriations made by Congress
so meagre a. 10 necessita,e action part OF
the Secretary OF the Navy to order his expenditures
such a way as to make arrangements which would
keep him within bounds OF their amount. Section
Az revised regulations authorizes the Secretary Of
the Navy to place on furough any officer on the
active list of the navy. Awaiting himself OF this in
order meet tho requirements of Congress enforcing
him to mako reductions in expense, that both ends
would meet Secretary Robson determined afer issu-
ing long explanatory and apoogetic general order
numbered 216 by section shree Of It's provisions to
place all officers furloush pay who not duty
on the 1st OF September. BY SO doing
a reduction of one half their pay was TO
DO secured. Those officers relieved from shore
stations harbor ships special duty, after having
ono months loave "wating ORDERS dating from
tho day Of their detachment placed iurlough,
and those relieved from scagoing vessels and having
mado cruise, after having as many months leave
waiting orders they years such cruise,
similarly dealt with.
To be placed on furlough has always been . disgrace
In tho navy, and has never been resortsd TO in
tho exercise OF tho authority given to tho
Secretary OF the Navy, except for the
purposes OF reprmand or carrying out the sentence
of court martial Hence, independent OF the loss
honorcd officers OF tho navy, through proper
Of pridc in their crednbe past look with horror upon
the idea OF being placed furlough THIS supposed
TO have fallen with great severity upon Admiral Por
ter but no invidious distinction was made,
any slight intended to be put upon him. So say tho
highest officials in the Navy Department In the ab
scnce OF Secretary Robson.
Another ind,gnity which 10 borne by ocncers when
on furlough pay 10 that they cannot wear their uni
form except special OCCASIONS which Is provided
in tho law OF March g. 1885, and though said to DO
pealcd nothing that effect in tho laws DO found
However Independent OF the kind order Of President
Grant relieving Admiral Porter from tho operations OF
the secre.ary's ORDER his humiliation and loss of pay
would have been Of short duration, as py recent
of Congress he with the thrce senior officers OF the
navy and two others be designated by the Secretary
OF the Navy, would 60 on duty 10 examine into tho
condition oil all navy yards, with view Of closing
opening them, necessary, and TO decide upon tho
propriety OF making navy yard ss Cockspur Island.
The officers OF the navy complain that they have
suffered neglect Misunderstanding and annoyance by
the legislation OF Congress for long time past because
they never 20 the members and Senators TO i'm
perfume them. However, q combined movement of
naval officers TO DO made to secure the reDea Of the
present law and 10 remove their great present hard
ships, which tho country does not demand is also
tho Secretary o. the Navy, which docs not be
at all understood by Congress-
NO nxouIsrr1oN FOR TROOPS AZ YET PROM THE
sourH-oENERAL SHERMAN ON TIN CIR
cu1AR OF THE ATTORNEY oENERAL-HIs
rNABILrrY TO COMPREHEND THE ANrAoo-
xrsM IN THE SOUTH BETWEEN THE RACES.
Iaes, INQUIRIES made At tho War Department do not
develop that any rcqustions have been presented
yc, for troops the SOUTH and no orders have been
given for any movements Of thcm, except with
view OF getting companies Of certain regiments all to-
rcther IN one department. Tho General OF
the Army while fixing up some memoranda
preparatory to his start with the Secretary OF
War next Saturday for tho West was to-day handed
By Adju,ant General Townsend tho order promulgated
TO the proper OF tho army covering the late In
sructions Of the Attorney General 70 United States
Marshals and District Attorneys, which he looked
over smillngly with the remark IN his cheerful
ner:-"why, how quickly you have gotten It Quit"
THIS encouraged the query whether he thought tho
order was conservative and could therefore bc
looked on unkindIy by the South
"Oh yes,n said General Sherman. 'tho Attorney
General IL very careful thorough going lawyer and
tho people OF the south will recognize that he very
conservative in his interpretations OF the law But II
is very painful and astonishing to that any Of tho
Southern people should iee called upon TO shoot the
poor negroes"
Ho then instanced the difference Of the people Of
other countries In which he had travelled, and con-
spicuousy what he saw Russia whsre tho serfs had
been libcrated In Turkey and ASIA whore the whites,
blacks and all sorts all mixed up and antagon-
lied by prejudice and subsequently In Brazil, whore
slavery was still In force, he spoke OF having seen
negro who had by grsdstions DO judge
and much respected, nnc, dignned, white hoaded
old fellow In robes. lie thinks that there will DO a
quiet election in the South and that tho people will
that II N 10 thor advantage 10 have II so. He
does hot feel that they will object TO the presence OF
troops. Tor they will SEQ that will provo ms sautary
for s.do tho other TO preserve shc peace by
reign Of law and order Tho negrocs who arc meek
and humble class, will behave sheas,vss we'll He
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