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WAsHrNaroN. March 81. !

So WASHINGTON. March 81.
The principal legislative incident of to-day has
been the speech of Mr.. Iverson Of Georgia, In the
Senate IN condemnation Of the creation, compost
tioh, proceedings and effects of the late Naval Re-
tirng Board 1t was as severe as it was Just and
40 just as sew ere. The first element of secrecy In
the Board he condemned It's irresponsibility was
an outrage; the interestedness Of its members in
the removal of their brethren from honorable
competition, was in the last degree disreputable
MT. Iyerson proposed the appointment of special
committee to review the action of the Board, and
to compel the attendance of members, and their
givins evidence under oath respecting the testimo
ny upon which they acted In the cases of the fol-
lowing named officers, who demand hearing, and
the privilege of confronting their accusers, viz:
CaDtains dyopped---Uriah p. Levy. -,-.-.
CGptafas On fHrioagh pay:--JeMee Wilkinson,
poxhaL A. Parker, Thomas N. Newell Thomas
Graham. VIM. Inman. q -E=4t e tH t'ts ~
Captains on Leave Pay Charles Stewart, Thomas
Charles Boarmau, VIM. Jameson, John D. Sloat -
Commander dropped--Samuel W. LIE Compte,
Thomas Petigru, William 8. Ogden.
ssso. yona SRss.. aa'j.s I
son, Murray Mason = W
csmmanasrs % lsas: gay.-JOseph R; Jarvis; VIM.
Shaw. Samuel lockwood john Coihoun. >-''
Lieutenants dyopped.-Hiary H Rhodes, William
u. Noland J. 7. McDonough, Richard w. Meade,
Bartlett, A. Davis Harrell, g. Chase Barney, Thomas
D., Stevens, Abner Read, Alexander c. Rhind.
min. meHtsnanis san on Js,l0nga gag.Frank Eery Ju.
c. Garter. John J. Glasson, Robert Handy, A. H. Kill
ty, William Chandler, James M. Giliis, Alexander
Gibson, George r. Gray, Henry Wake, Montgomery
Harrison, Charles Hunter, Samuel R. Knox, John N.
Maihtt Matthias C. Marin Alexander Murry, Robert
3 Hell, Mathew G Perry, jr Henry Rolsndo, John
Simon B. Bissel
Lieutenants on leare pay-Mathew r. Maury.
Masters dropped.-George A. Stevens, Peter Wa
ger, jr. John r. Hall. /,
Masters on ieape pay.-Frederick w Moores
Passed Midshipmen dropped.-J. Howard March,
Charles Gray. --.
Mr.. Iverson replied to by Mr.. Slidell, who
began by intimating Mr Iversons unftness to pre-
because of the opposition he had manifested to the
board. He then said that if such a committee
should be raised he would feel il to be his duty
decline serving longer on the regular naval COM
mittee, whose prerogative would thus have been
usurped and he proceeded to deliver speech in
Jealous defence of the board, but more especially
of Commodore Perry, his brother inlaw. He, in
short, proved himself as complete partizan as it
was possible for Mir. Iverson or any other man
to be. - =-.F r=-t-
An appropriation of about third of a mil.
lion of dollars for the protection of Oregon
and Washington has formed the staple of the dis
cussion in the House in Committee of the Whole
1t will go to the committee on military affairs, of
which MeSsrs Faulkner and Letcher are mem
bers.
To night the Freesoilers have had their third
regular weekly caucus. Mr.. Seward is very free
spoken at these meetings, and there are many sug-
gestions of policy made General Pomeroy, from
Kankas was there tonight, and was freely chate.
chzed as to the state of affairs.
They are preparing some ably written addresses,
They will make a broad platform, nominate an
available man. and make hard fight for the Pre-
sidency. t,.. A. B. G.