Mr. BRANDEGEE. As I am charged by the ComNavAffrs with the duty of reporting this bill to the House, of course the gentleman will see very readily that I cannot consent, so far as I am concerned, to any motion that would interfere with the present consideration and passage of the bill, but having reported it to the House, it is for the House to say what disposition they will make of it, either proceed to action upon it or refer it to some more appropriate committee. In deference to the suggestion of the gentleman, however, I shall refrain from moving the previous question on the passage of the bill, and the gentleman can test the sense of the House on his motion. Before, however, I surrender the floor for that purpose, I will answer, as far as I can, the questions of the Gentfrom Pennsylvania. I think that if e had followed my 1st statement, he would have found it unnecessary to inquiries. make such e asks whether the action of the President in nominating the applicant in this case a 2nd time to this rank was understood to be or intended to be a reversal of the sentence or whether it was in the nature of an original appointment. That is a matter for each gentleman to decide for himself. The fact is merely that an officer in the Navy was nominated for promotion and confirmed. That fact having taken place another fact occurred, and that is that he was removed by order of the SecyNavy. And then there is a 3rd fact, the recision of the sentence or reappointment. Now, some men may consider that an original appointment. It is such upon the face of it; butthe committee came to the conclusion, from the fact that he was appointed as of the same date of his original appointment, and from the fact that the case was presented to the president, that it was intended by the President to reverse the decision of the SecyNavy, as it does in point of fact, and in contemplation of law it must have been intended to be a condonation of any offense, real or supposed, for which he was removed by the Secretary. In regard to the motion which will be made to refer this bill to the ComClaims, I will only say that the ComNavAffrs found this matter before them by the decision of this House. They do not claim jurisdiction over this matter, except so far as the House gives them jurisdiction. This bill came to us from the Senate. In that body it wasreferred to the ComNavAffrs, which committee reported it back to the Senate for action. I do not know that I Foo, am quite in referring to the action of that body. But it is apparent from the reCo ords that such were the facts, and therefore it may not be unparliamentary for me to refer to them. The bill passed the Senate, and came to this House. he bill was referred by the House to the ComNavAffrs, which committee after investigation instructed me to report it back to the House, as I have done. It is for the House to determine what action it will take in reference to it.