New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-01
TIE GRANT RETIREMENT BILL.
pY TELEGRAPH 70 THE rRIBUyE.l

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The House went to busi-
ness upon the Speakers table this afternoon, and
soon reached tie bill ito place Ulysses = Grant, late
General a,d ex-PIcsident of the United States upon
tLe retired list of the army General Henderson,
chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs,
imm m,diately moved that the bill be referred to that
committee Mr. Mckenzie, of Kentucky, was on
his feet instantly, demanding that the bill be laid
on the table. This motion threw the Democrats
into confusion, and Messrs Randall, Springer and
others APP aled t. Mr. Mckenzie to Withdraw It,
but he refused Ca division the motion was de-
feated and Mr. Mckenzie demanded the yeas and
nays, which were ordered. although Mr. Randall
and Others tried to prevent 1t.
A Democrat Immediately moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the yeas and nays were ordered but
the Republicans, together with Il few Democrats
voted in the negative, and the motion was lost.
The motion to lay the bI on the table was then re-
jectcd b. vote of II to s3-a majority of votes.
Th oil, Republicans-MeSsrs Dawes and Richie. of
Ohio and Miller, of Pennsylyana-vo i'll the
Affirmative and four Democrats-Messrs McLane,
Randall, Speer aud Springer-voted in the negai7e.
The vote was not exactly test OF the strength of
the measure in the House, for some Republicans
who were unwilling to vote to Kill the bll In this
unceremohIous fashion will vote against 10 mt last
and several others are very doubtful; 1t Is also
doubtful whether "A single Democrat viii be found
voting for the bill on its final passage The bill
was relclred To the Committee on Military Affairs.
TIN, dsposcs of it for this session, and probably for
this Congress.
TIE NAVY BILL PASSES THE SENATE
WAsnINGroN, July 31.-The Naval Appropria-
ton bill PASSED the Senate this afternoon. lis
salient legislative features are as follows
Appointments from the Naval Academy arc to be
made hen necessary to fill vacancies in the lower
grades OF the line and engineer corps. but are not
to number less than ten In each year. Graduates
who do not receive appointment are 20 be given
certificate of graduation, an honorable discharge
and one years sea pay. The active list of the medi-
cal corps of the Navy is made to consist OF fifteen
medical directors, fifteen medical inspectors, fifty
surgeons and ninety assistant and pa Sed assistant
surgeons The active list of the pay corps is here
after to comprise Is pay directors 13 pay inspec
tors 10 paymasterS, 20 passed assistant paymas-
ters and 10 assistant paymasters. The active list
of the engineer corps Is to consist OF 10 chel en-
ginccrs with the relative rank of captain, 10 chief
engineers with the relative rank OF commander, 10
chief engineers with the relative rank OF lieutenant
commander or lieutenant, go passed assistant en-
eineer- and 40 assistant engineers with the rela-
tive rank for each as fixed by law. After the
number of officers in the said grades shall have
been reduced the number in each grade
shall not exceed the reduced number
fixed by the provisions of the act
for The several grades; but 10 officer the
vice shall be reduced in rank or deprived OF his
commission by any provision of the act reducing
the number OF officers in the several staff corps. No
promotions are to be made to fill vacancies which
occur in the medical pay ard engineer corps until
the number in the several grades shall have been
reduced below the number fixed by the provisions
of the act The active list OF lieu enants Is made to
consist of 22j and until the number of such officers
shall have been reduced below 200 no promotion
Is TO be made to fill vacancies occurring III that
grade.
The Secretary of the Navy is directed to appointa
commission to consist OF three persons, one OF
whom shall be appointed from the line officers and
one from the staff officers of the Navy ana one from
civil ife with instructions to consider ana rep0rt
to the next session of Congress upon the question
whether it Is advisable 10 sell any OF the Navy
yards and. if so, which of them.
For the general purposes of construc-
tion and reoair an appropriation is
made of S1.75OO0O, with the proyiso that
no mari Of his sum shall be applied to the repairs
of any wooden ship when the estimated cost OF such
repairs snail exceed 30 per centun Oh the esliHateu
cost OF "A new snip OF the same size anu Ike Hd'c
nal ANY portion OF this sum when l. not required
for the purposes aforesadmay be applied TO the con-
structiOu OF two steam cruising vessels ol wdI anu
the secretary OF the Navy Is directed TO organize
Naval Advisory Board TO assist him with It's knOwl-
e, ar, counsel during the period required tor the
construction. armament and trial oil these vessels;
An annrnuriation OF 300. 900 - made TO bulld aud
IN the turpts aAd plOt-house OF the
lronclad steaifcr Mlantonomoh, and TO
iaunrh TO the best advantage the
,n"n,,nrs Nonadnock Puritan, Amphtrte and
Terror. No further steps are to be taken for the
repair or comp elton OF these vessels unul the fur
ther order of Congress, ana the NaNal Au'lsOiy
Rnd ia dtrerted 10 report 10 Congress ut ITS next
session upon the cost and expcdiency OF finishing
them. 49,, -, 49,.
IL IA made the duty of the Secretary of the Navy
tomake an inventory ana an appraisal OF all tue
stores aud supplies belonging to the several bureaus
of the Department, ana 10 report tue same 10 N"h