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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Senators 4nnoyed by Recommenda-
ti0ns on Service Pay Bill
From The Tribune Bureau.
Washington. Decel

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PAY BILL IN TROUBLE.-The Acting Secretary
of War has sent TO the Senate, with a recommen-
dation ON the subject which Senators regard as
gratuious draft of the approved service pay bill
The leaders of the Senate are disposed TO resent
the general practice of executive officers preparing
legislation and communicating TO Congress their
desire that such measures shall be enacted In
fact, General Oliver has sent number or sucn
communications and drafts of measures TINS year
as have also heads of executive departments
and leading Senators. headed by Mr. Aldrlch' are
determined that this practice of subordnates eN-
ercisng the prerogatives of the President Shai oe
stopped They there was really no necessity
of Transmitting, the pay increase bill in this man.
ner as it had already been introduced py oeha'oi
Dick 1t is not expected that the Congressional re-
sentiment will injure the prospects of the DILL out
the friends of the measure regret that 1t shouio
have been allowed to get into the class OF hleds
ures which cause annoyance TO Senators
NEW YORK HARBOR ENDANGERED--NeW
York Harbor may at any time be rendered llidcoes
sihIe to the largest of the steamers which now
enter that port. Commander H H. Hosey' u D
N. who is duty at New York as the super
visor Of the harbor has called attention TO certain
crafty tug masters who resort TO every posslDie
means to defeat the restrictions and requirements
governing the deposit of dredgings and cellar olrt
to the eastward OF Scotland Lightsh1p- he states
that were the government patrol removed lile hai
Dor of New York would in about two months uihe
become inaccessible to the largest OF the trans
atlantic steamers There is also, he says, OF
the employment of small boats those Of the motor
type in the surveillance of bodies of water where
much private dredging is new being done ana
which are not accessible the larger patrol steam
ers Commander Hosley is continuing his efforts to
arrange some means of enacttng laws which shall
govern the length of tow lines used in New York
Harbor He has found it wellnigh impossible to
come 70 any sort of agreement with those who are
most interested. He says that private pef' has
controlled the towboatmen, Ito the exclusion OF
the welfare OF the general public and the safety OF
passengers embarked on the various craft plying
the waters of the harbOr. The increase in trafhc
particularly in the lower Hudson and East rivers
has presented a serious problem, and Commander
Itoslev SAYS that it is tribute the pilots and
those in charge of vessels that there not more
collisions He adds: ITO hamper the movements OF
other craft through the of excessively long tow
lines should be criminal
ORDERS IssUED.-Thc foilo~iny orders have
been issued:
Captain JACQUES DE l. LAFGTrE from 9Th to 18th
capt1in rrIlIp =. NJ. WALKER from 18th to 9th
First Lieutenant DUNCAN ELLIOT. sth Cavalry. TO
take charge of training school for farriers and
NAVY
nETL 70 9spee%p fD3 fgy harJ'Sars haTT Sars
cap2n = 1al5 10 rm,and G'e Fe West Virginia
Captain E. a, FIstlE to take ak temporary charge OF
Captain E HARRY dsteehd from rseTuns III sts
suNiliarirs Atlantic Coast New York. Decsin-
captain j. r MILTON. detached the West virginia.
10 go home an await orders -.
! .-o-rrrard.r y Shelby TO ma
NJ island to inspect machinery for the
,,,,nsndrr w LITTLE. to inspection duty.
shelby.
MOVEMENTS or WARSHIPS-The following
movements of war vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department
ARRIVED.
| Dec Q-The SIrinshsm, the Thornton the Htockton
and the De Long pt Norfolk
Dec tO-The Glacier. at Havana
! SAILED.
Dec a-Thc 81. Louis. from san Diego for Mare
1,oc 1.-THE Panther and Culsoa. from navy
7 ward New York for Santa Lucia