Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-12
The appointment Of committee OF seven
members to join with committee from
the Senate IN escorting the remains OF
Senator Miller to California.
Adjourned.
Washington Notes.
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Sec
rotary Of the Navy has issued a general
order restoring 10 the navy the cadet
engineers who were dismissed therefrom
under the provisions OF the act Of Au-
gust >, 1882, relating to the discharge
Of surplus graduates at the Naval Acad-
envy. 1t has since been decided by the
Court Of Claims and the Supreme Court
that as the cadets in question graduated
in 1851 and 1889, after a four years
cruise, and had been finally examined
after two-years cruise, they were
not subject to the provisions Of the act
of August 5, 1850. Some of those
dismissed declined to ackno Wedge the
discharge, while others accepted the
one-year's pay provided for those who
accepted the discharge. The Attorney
General. IN an opinion on the SUBJ
Ject, held that acceptance or MONACO
ceptance Of the discharge and pay
thus rendered does not alter the legal
status Of any cadet engineer who, I'M
der the aforesaid erroneous construc-
ton of law, was designated ard notified
Of his discharge as surplus graduate.
All cadet engineers are now regarded
as on waiting orders and as having been
on waiting orders since the date when
they were notified that they were dis
charged from the service, and are in
ho d,roct limo nf rrounNt,nr
Second. Comptroller Ma enard has dis
allowed two claims Of John Roach
one Of s3S, $40 for extra work on the
United States monitor Puritan. and the
other of s20,27i for watching, care,
towing, and pilotage of the monitor
Roanoke from March Il, 1877, to Sep
TENDER 81, 1888.
Senator Evarts to-day presented in
open session a petition of lawyers Of
Albany for the confirmation of j. G..
Matthews, colored nominee for recorder
Of deeds. This is an executive matter.
The Chair looked surprised but said
nothing.
Secretary Manning has sent to Sen
ator Morrill, several letters identical in
substance relating to the suspension Of
officials whose successors nominations
are still under consideration by the
Finance Committee, and stating briefly,
but more emphatically than anything
hitherto uttered, the views Of the Ad-
ministTation in respect to the suspen-
sionS. Both the sender and receiver
are willing that the letters should be
made public, but courtesy held to be
due from each to the other prevents
either from giving them out.
In the executive session of the Sem
ate to-day the nomination Of Commo-
dore TruXtun to be rear-a1miral wa
reported fayorably from the Naval Com
mittec, and an effort was made to have
it acted upon at once because Of the
fact that by the operation Of the las
the nOmiI ee goes upon the retired lis
to.muIIow. Action was objected TO.
however. and under the rule the case
went over.
The nomination Of Dement, 10 be Sur
vcyor.GeDeial Of Utah was confirmed,
after lorg and heated debate. b. a
vote Of q to %. Mr.. Logan advocated
his confirmation, and six Republicans
voted with him.
The largest steel rife breech-loading
gun ever made on the American CONT
ncnt now rests on its carriage, all com
plete, in the machine shops Of the
nayy-yard here. 1t is an cight-inch
gun, nearly thirty feet in length. car
ries ball weighing go pounds, and a
charge Of powder Of half that weight.
There are larger guns under way ut
the yard. but this is the largest
finished.