New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-05
FROM WARRINGTON.
Special Dispatch to Tho N Y. Tribune
WAsHIsGToS. Friday Dec. T. 1863
TIKI PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

| The President is still hard at WORK III iiiS
Messarc. when he feels well. enough to work at any
| thing.
TIE REPORTED REMOVAL OF GEN. MEADE.
All reports about the removal OF Gen. MEADE
that spring up before tho meeting of Congress are prem
Azure Afer the President obtains strength and leisure
sufcient TO enable him to weigh the merits and de-
merits OF the six days campaign Just closed decision
NAV be expected Thore Is no doubt that there is and
will be very strong pressure in favor Of change and
unless something should happen meanwhile to alter
opinions, it is next to certain that Meade will be re-
Ueysd.
THE SEASON FOR CAMPAIGNING
The statement that the season for campaign
inc Is oyor il ridculed by high officer recently from
the front There Is great dissatisfaction among Tue
officers in tho army which is shown even by some OF
the most bigoted We,t.Pointcrs. The younger men.
who have still their spurs to win are especially dis
pleased that 10 chances for winning name FOR them
selves are Afforded The useless marching and counter
marching this Fall has disguised the men, VINO want 70
20 TO Richmond. at least to whip Lee, whose army
they know to be vastly Inferior to our own. these
complaints will find expression through authoritative
moutbs The silcnce which Con Meade IL falsely as
serted to have imposed upon the correspondents oil
newspapers he has rcligiousy observed himself. NO
dispatche. in cipher or otherwise were received from
him In Washington from tho hour be crossed the Rapi
dan TO tho hour OF rccrossng and there Is reason to
believe that none have yet been received.
REPORT or THB SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
One of tho most interesting reports ever Is
sued by Secretary OF tho Navy now preparing by
Mr.. wees. As already stated. the estimate for all
49,, enft ba al and ms
one hundred and fortytvo millions. The item that in
oreascs the estimate to this figure is Of temporary
character and which will not be likely to repeat iuef
in such magnitude again. 1t s the expenses Of con.
struction and purchase OF immense feet which now
being the property OF the Govcrnmen. will only cos.
annual maintenance and repair. When il is rcinem-
bered that something like sixty iron clads and probably
a. many wooden ships building FOR the Government.
advances on which arc made almost every quarter the
expenditure csnno, be considered enormous The re-
por, viii suggest many improvements in the manage.
ment Of naya! matters. The large Of money real.
lied BY prizes will materially help to pay tho indebted
meas OF the department. while the injury done to the
Rebels by preventing the delivery to- ofthe cargoes
o. these prizes only be estimated by those who know
the straits Of the Conedera,os at present Secretary
wecs will donate some space to the discussion o. the
Of he attack on Charleston is thu. the harbor obstruc-
tions are too great to he by vessels There
being only seven or eigh, imprcgnablc ships there
when one OF them would get aground sending one or
two wooden ships 70 her assistance would be out Of the
question "a they would be sunk Immediately by con
cenrated Rebel fire. understand that the Secretary
will proclaim continued faith In the power Of these yes
sells 80 far as their mpregnabi,y is concerned The
operations the Mississippi and elsewhere during the
year will receive proper attention; also tho dispatch
Of some vessels to tho East India squadron. Mr.
wecs will probably be able to count 60 or 7oa vessels
as tho property OF TO Navy Department
THB spRAKERsHIP.
There is no doubt tha, Schuyler Colfax will
be Speaker Of the House Of Representatives in the 3sth
Congress Should ballo, be taken a, tho caucus.
which is called for tomorrow evening. his majority will
10 decisive The Iowa delegation. which has until
very recently been relied upon to vote solid for Mr..
washbrrnc at a meeting held this evening unanimously
resolved to support MI. cohn.
THE OTHER OFFICERS.
II seems 20 be generally understood that the
caucus will postpone tho nominations for the other
Offices till Monday evening bu, this may possibly not
Do the case.
THB OPPOSITION CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER.
The opposition candidate for Speaker will,
without much doubt be Sunset Cox. 1, being ascer.
ancd tia, Ohio decidedly prefers him TO Pcndlson.
There Is still talk Of Mallory OF Kentucky but the
Border State Coppcrheads will not bc able to rally suf
loicnt strength 90 induce his nomination.
CAUCUS
Between fifty and sixty Democratic Con-
seryatiyc and Constitutional Union members Of the
House. as The National fnelisenoer. tho ht.y chosen
vehicle Of calling them together dcnominatei thcIn
the Opposition met in Informal caucus at the capitol
this eyoning. Mr. King OF Mo-. presiding. Tho meet.
ing partook OF the Of social gathering those
prcsen, making each others acquaintance and inter
changing Vows. There little talk above
board abou. tho Offices tho nominations for which Will
BE- made to morrow night
GEN. BLAIR COMING.
Gen. Frank Blair will DO in his sea, in the
House Monday
TIE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES.
The estimates fer the Department of the
Interior foot up s. O5ooOo Ofths amount the Pension
Office estimates are abou, $1,000 Geo and tue General
Land Office abou, 100000. The Judiciary estimates
were cut down at least S50oOoO Tho Indian Bureau
figures were also cut down considerably The Census
Office does not FOR any appropriation The Patent
Oflco have balance Of nearly SIS 600 on hand. The
Agriculture Department ask for an appropriation Of
Sl500o The Capitol extension aud aqueduct essi.
mates go to complete the grand total.
TIIE PATgNr-oFPIcB OPERATIONS.
The following is summary of operations of
tho PacntOilce from October l. 1862 to September 30,
Isul incinaiye