New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-23
House nE UNDERSTANDINGS.


At The opening of the House this morning.
Mr. cox Dsm \ y in tue chair as Speaker pro ten
more the leave OF absence of the Speaker was extended
dve days.
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
fhe Precedent veOing the bill for the relief ~ g. t. Tyler
and T. =. Luckett, assinees OF VIM T. Cheatham o Neh
lucky be that has been passed by tue Senate over
the Pres dents yeO). II Was referred to inc Judcl!
%r TICKER Dem Va offered resolution directing
the Prrsent to in orm the House VIII tIer he mas re-
eeiged any official information IN regard 70 ihe Ntnco
and dams menacing American citizens IN me OttD.a
Empire and whether steps have been taheh oI te
projection of such Americans, and equeSthg mn 70 ihe
measures TO insure such protection 10 a AHel'O''
citzeus residing the Ottoman Empire. AdopieH. rim,
The SPEAKER proceeded to can me 9,iSs "i t a,s
under Oh CALL among other ois 'he loi'o"inS "'0
Ey Mr., TOWNSEND (I{ep Penn Fixing the amount
of United states notes and providing Ior redlslOuuoI
OF Nationd bank currency, -.f,r ~, ,s,,
raTucnts Oy the Governments also JOINT resolution
authorg us the appointment Of Commissioner to 9ecer
inerce witt Brazil can be arranged ,,
Mr. PAGE (Rep. Cali called up the following ieSo'u'
Solrsl ma, the Judgment Of This House the right Of
lawfully exercised by the peo3e unaer EXISTING eGnsHoh
rcstrc has never been delegated ny te 5 pc 90 o
House OF @ R ~, 3 House S Of 10 limit
or ioTcsta public will in question 81 slth m l4nc'
Ge fTey cxerc y without interference from any
legislative body whatever. ,,,..,.. NJ ,,,,,,
Nr RANDALL Dem, PENN asked whether Mr. RAG
desired inference in favor OF third term 10 Do ""n
Nh 'S repr that he intended iust the proro
siliOR purporied-that the people would themselves he
in charge the matter Of cectng President whenever
% On Motion Of Nj BL0UNT Dom, ool, The resolution
o. morton of Mir FAULKNER Dom, W. VA, the
Committee Foreign AnaIs was authorized 70 report.
on TUIslay next, in reference to Robert l. SchenoA
connection with the Emma Mine. -
Tne SPEAKER pro TEN. presented the report Of re
Committee Rules in the ease OF the Dooikgepei, III,
Fitzhugh The report which IL quite long closes win
resolutions the ehcct-hrst tna t4t once % piD
keeper be vacated by It's present incHHDeh, secDn '
tle dates OF the DOOrkco er Doe deVOlNt upon lho
Experimentation until otherwise ordered Inc feSoH-
Mr. n ,RDTEBERGH Dem, \. j. offered resolution
Grounds 10 consider report Bill for the speedy ie
moyal o, the powder magazine nom Eii'' ISidhu III
New-York Bay. Adopted
PAY OF THE NAVY
The House them at 2:l0 went into Committee of tic
Whole Mr. Cymor (Dem., PENN in the CHAIR on the
Naval Appropriation pill The pending amendment was
that offered by Mr. WhthOrne (Doin, TenH) fixing the
nay OF thr officers OF the navy follows:
Taat fron aud drst day OF july, 1876 tie ofeis
si60o6 NiccAdmIral $ 600 Rear .dmiras 10000 CON
iaoicres 5000. Captains $500 Commanders $500
s - So y: aiC iyc years Of commission - 700
Isutena1ts nIst hye y,i i a t ' ~ 700: Masters
nrs years after dat o. conn ,e,i' 49, 1T Ave
year m d9te commission Sl2Uoi after No ytss ityH
G,.e o, ,'ie5 a; Sa,s 500
ee aid iay c,c os medical aad pay inspectors and
olrf 81 4 leers having the rank t aea, 4jbu -,
Fisst surgeons heet engineers aia 4se p"NnalIs w
o. sno,Is masters acoo" 90 lhs iloA ana 'g.- !,
81 y, ,s o oi.ci5 on aocoanj oi tl,r being
IN - ssst surgeons fee. engineers o. fleet pallia. ,s
Icons laginasirI ana cnIci clr,eTsfis uYs yesrs
saeT aae Of COMMISSION 5I5C itcr s5 OF comm =.
sen 500 after twenty years rom the date OF comni''
500 fol y Of passed assistant passed assistant en-
too daJ appointment 5loOJi alter A'e years dd'. d"
tFcr gs5 Of assistant surgeons assistant engneo an assist
F n.s alter vo y''r' from -e GATE "a appointment
ssy Of naval constructors First dvoy after The date
OF appointment 500 second ave yea a,tI NC u@e ~
- } ir5 fy, wears alter me date appointment
eS 400 twenty yea.s ircmdae % aptoh!tI 5.oDJ
msSt 81 200 aijoI year, from GATE Of appointment
s raw Of al other officers The active nst Of me nay
seeis seeiBbeiorg ndi5h5i eacept no admiral vice
Adsaira "a ne,I i or , eSe On Waitias orders
&.I p,g sa1 be reduced ron ge -5 herein uS' IN t2e
isasg I1w; AID aitor tho passage OF this ~ lhe!o
Dr. s1a5r shall be- reduced below hree ana 10 promotion
sd - Iasds 70 no ade o. comu9doTs Hn,m {,' @ b
Issse grade Of captain gatn .r nnmDI 91t pc ~
q e5masgdsr Until number sinai be reduced Dg9g 90
sos&udsT until their nuia5cr reduced below 20
ssa no BJa aabsf sSs be- feGuseI below 100 az
PT0n,ston snail ue msae TO ne sr'ae o. eng m
1Tomoaos sAau be mad, 70 te sflde o. passed @
ne promsrOn s be made 70 the saie " assistant enao-
mn nsl or sss5iTrtrt saI DO made grades OF medical
eeeios 30 oacal ilsgecoi and PIX @r5' o gL gay w.
promotion isaal be male To- IRE craze o. pay '''
f.'
prsaoon 70 tne grade Of naval constructor rfia ihetf
noseE sesi be reduced peo% Ok AL %hIIs o. ,C LIE
tne 81 Of Juy 1916 and laws a.tornhs me appo
S-lgsisef ssSy ss b. aud hereby repealed Itis pro
aed Az civil now IN re naval service 'i' U'
discharged on re lat DAY Ui JAY, 1916.
Ar. BLOUNI Dom, Ca stated that that committee
1osce no recommendation as 20 the amendment. .
M WHirTIOBNE (Dem. Ieun.l said thal Tue OBJECT
of he Committee Naval Affairs iS 20 aen seil ih t-o
E1oysmept OF reform on which House has entered
There l.6l2 commissioned Officers IN TIE navy
o. u.h cadet eEine'ts, cadet inidsupihoi anu VOL
uuteef officers, 9J3. There are our eniist,d men ="
one officer. TAls is ds2iOporuonA.e. me I.Vyo''ul
das0n Of pay averages 10 per ccui "hcA WI conform
10 nd haInonzs w4tA The reduction made Dy the House
an nc pay of army Ulcers. A..
Er HALE (t,ep.. MeJ, member OF the Appropriation
Comai.soe opposed the amendment ne ~,ntau tIT
House realize the lmpOrduCt % INC p4oloSi.', ,
then take the responsibility o; acting on H. ~ Is tht
Fret tbat the Qu stiOn has come up oI stuS @s
the iDitaIy establishments OF Tue country. 44o
people have on one way 81 Tewardns the brave ON
GERS distn ctlsned themselves IN The iao "aI I5
net D. eEnoDing thein, not by maNng Ihm gratis "a
lsnd money other countries but ny creating Iof
fhsm sfn'Falshps and rear-Idmirlships Ihe pay ior
these ranks has been fixed COMMENSURATE "ltI
Ike RANKS IN other countries. On enc naval
las proposed 10 be struck az by the amendment are
Porter q Rowan, Davis, Rogers, Wordeu " thc
monitor and dozen others THESE men have had their
pay liked rate higher tnan That before the war.
largely 10 consideration " their services Mr. Nhit-
tho me yet had the hardwood 10 propose dismiss
ing gallant men, aud sending them ont with moth
rsaeo their pay The pay Of tho American navy officers
to-day sIasor than that % the officers OF any other
AZ MILLS Dem, Texas, member OF the Naval Com
fitoe moved tbaJ longevity pay OF 10 per cent be al
lowed additional Tor every ave years service 10 Ouces
below to- RANK OF commodore.
Mr.. DANfORD (lscP., Ohio member OF the Naval
Committee, opposed M. Wnitthornc's amendment
Tue discussion wac continued oy M HALL (Rep,
Mel, Nj BANKS lind, Mtss.), Hr. WILLARD titep,
Mah), AIR. KA7fON tRep, lOwal, ana 9lf. tiAiSltls
Isep Mass.l against the amendment; and by Mr.. BAN
EISd ti0d oaio), Mr. BIO NJ Dem, Cal, aud Mr.
MILLS Dem, Texas IN support oft
he discussion being closed the vote was taken on Hr
Mnrs amendment allowing longevity pay aAd 1t was
Mr. HALE tasp. Mel moved TO strike out the pars