New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-25

cOuespOudepos of The Y. Tribuns.
WAsHISGTON, Mcri.y. May 2 1853.
The POstOfice Department have abandoned their
original intention OF issu the stamped envelopes
early the lst proxmO though the contractors are
understood to have portion OF them already ready for
delivery at this point The Postmaster-C GENERAL being
DdispOsed to scatter them abroad until he have
sufficient on hand TO send them in every direction has
deemed it bet to wait until the lst of July when
ample supply viii be ready. They printed on paper
made for the purpose so Waterlined that in each en-
yelOpe one may plainly distinguish beside the beautiful
postage stamp, the letters T. q. D., u. s.. (meanlng
POst-ClTce Department Of the United States
Tie law makes it equally felony to counterfeit this
paper as tie stamp
The action of the Secretary of the Navy temporarily
ignoring the right Of claimants against his Department
TO grant letters of AtOrneyshp under which agents
receive money payable them continues to draw down
upon him frOmthe and talented
class who are known here as Claim Agents" Never
theess, though he may have thus somewhat invaded
their rights, his determination is q fortunate ore and
viii be sustained by public opinion when the circum-
stances involved well understood by the country
Thus every hour is making plain frauds already
perpetrated under Dr. OWNS extra naval pay law The
Department are constantly receiving proofs that they
have paid moneys due 20 parties upon papers purporng
have been executed in the L. by them, while they
ont of the country. So, ali such payments must
necessarily he made again TO the rightfl claimants It
is known too that there any quantity of papers
on file III the Department not yet adjudcated, which
must have been forged the parties purpong to have
executed them shown by the records 70 have been
out Of the t. e. when they made appear to have
signed the papers in question in New-YOrk or elsewhere,
at home.
Again, the law is positive in its prohibition Of the
making Of payments to any agent or attorney
on a power of attorney executed before the
adjudication of the claim, and the consequent
tanment of the amount due Yet it is a matter of con-
mon occurrence for agents present apparently prop
erly drawn up and authenticated papers, instantly after
the passage Of the claim, long before it would be
possible get the signature of the distant claimants
apape drawn after the adjudication previously mentioned
Dates erased and other dates entered with Illegal entries
OF amounts, dc are 10 uncommon things IN the body of
powers of attorneys executed in such Under
such circumstances, the Secretary Of the Navy has
lately assumed the right refuse to pay dollar directly
claim agent it matters not what may be the urgency
Of the atters demand, except IN cases wherein there
may be very manifest prOpriey Of paying the
money. In few weeks, after the proper accounting
officers shall have finished their Investigations of the
faUds already perpetraed and attempted to be perpe
trated i'm PAYMENTS under the given law il is probable
that Mr. Secretary DObbin will remove his ban nterlct
ing the agents from what they claim to be their cOnstu
tiOnal rights in this matter But until then bowling
around the Departments seems likely to bulge his deter
mnaon peg.
Governor Meriwether still remains in Washington, it
having been found impossible up this time to get ready
for him. the instructions under which he is to act There
can be no question, however, that they will be in his
hands in time to permit him to leave Leayenworh for
SANTA e WIN tht W SCI OuJ
Oh the 18th proximo.
Those interested in the law Of the last session of
Congress authorizing the issuing of land scrip for the
redemption of the outstanding Virginia Revolutionary
Military Land Warrants complaining loudly Of the
stIngeLcy with which the Commissioner Of Patents il
carrying the law into effect under the advice of the
Secretary of the Interior. The law clothes the Secre-
tary with the duty Of strictly examining into the pro-
priey of the original issuance of the ancient warranty
the civil officers of the State Of Virginia Ii is in many
such examinations that the Commissioner dsgruntes the
attorneys However, as the Law stands, all warrants
embracing bona ide claims upon portion OF the pub
lie domain will surely betaken up; the bogus only
being rejected.
The Dolphin has been ordered to get ready for sea
Immediately She is to leave Norfolk possible,
under command of Lieut.. Bergman, for a cruise in
which deep sea-sOundngs to be taken, along the At
lautic coast ard across 10 the Irish Channel Lieut.
Bepmans researches are ofc0urse connected with the
winds-and-currents researches of Lieut-nOw
properly called PToteSsOT-Maury.
BIevet. Captain rost of the Regiment Of Mounted
Rifles, has resigned Cause-a rich wife, presume.
Very recently the 70 lowing clerks were removed from
the General Land Office bureau viz: W. H. Green,
G. Harvel, NJ Thompson, S. NJ. Tudor and j. l.. Ba-
her, and the following persons have been appointed in
their stead viz: f. f. Ruth, Tenn Isl 2OO) Jno F.
McQuade, n. Y, (S1000); Presley NJ. Martin, Va,
(S3334O; /. W Hester, Va, (same. pay); Charles
+. Pope, S C., (same pay) A. G. Haley, Miss, (same
pay. T. NJ O.