, 1866-12-20

folding in The work Of examination Of individual
clsfns, demonstrates that the rn!1s cnu1d notmuch
longer festet the wear and tear Of successive ex-
aminattons; that already much worn and de-
faced, The, would be reduced TO illegih'e shreds
before a title Of The cases arising nnder lb,s law
could be ditposed Of II taken up separately
In regard TO the elassincat1ons of claims
by regiments, batta1ions or other eeporatc
ORGANIZATIONS as provided for by regulations Is
sud by the War Department. The paymastcr
General says such would be tic case even II the
Safety OF tie records were mol consideration to be
regarded. TIE classification is now IN rapid daily
p1og1css as tue applications received, sach ht-
ing r. g,et<scd and fixed but though this prellm-
mary classification, enabling ill claims pertaining
10 ally one roll to oe disposed Of al one c1amina.
tIon. impokes unfayorablc delay at tho outset, it
Will undoubtcaly he the means OF Fastening the
ultimate payment br State, regiment and company
to which the claim belongs, and even this
preliminary labor Ii a huge one, the
daily arrival Of applications being counted By
hundsed-, each requiring registry as above,
swell IL separate leties Of acknowledgment
From these ttalcmthta 1t is obviously apparent
thGi payments in any considerable numoer Of
cases cannot begin TIL the si1 months limitation
OF the regulations nas passed.
At the date OF the Generals last report there re-
rnaincd In service two hundred and ten additional
r+ymsstcrs, :rctained for volunteer payments.
Tlcsc have been II dnced to my eight.
In ciosirg his report, The Paymastcr General
esys: II g1atifcd to be able to renew The very
Ia, o1ab:c etateu ent with which l closcd my re-
uort cf lastt year. After further large} dsburse
meEts, and the closing OF the accounts Of the
o,l.-r one hundred and ffty-two Pny1nastcrs dis
charged, an enabled to 1eisesste
,hc unprecedented result, that eince Ja}y,
1861. in the expenditure Of $l.0S3, 03o,ouo dis
bu,scd By this Department In ninute suns, and
surrounded hy difficulties and hazards. the total
coEt to the Govesnmtnt Ia expenses aud losses OF
c,cry character cannot IN The worst possible eyenl
e-cect! three fouEths OF one per cent. and ap this
estimate inc ude tho large loss Of Paynaster'u
deposit bv The fraudulent bank in this city. That
tarL, however, fIefn: IN authorized designated
depository OF the Treasury. whatever may hasc
been The delinquency Of iuli,itnni Paymaster'.
the responsibility for Il loss In no just senss
.t1ac.. 10 this Department.
REMOVALS Fnox OFFICE.
The extent to which the President exercised the
power Of Removal from Office dining the vacation.
Tor political purposes, Is very faint}y compte-
hended by the country at large. Many new ap-
pt,intmentA were published wien made, hut somc
liue IN September correspondents here wcEo de-.
n,ed the privilege Of &c iu the list Of daily
uova1s This order Of de1.ta! was fsaned because
Of The sharp criticism cvlneei ty the Presidents
action. Htnce, thereafter comparatively Few
Removals ano appointments cot into the ncwe-
papers. The wurs If the Executive in
tue Inte1na! Revenue Office Is SHOWN by
a list Of persons 1.ccntly appointed
In this hranrh Of service. From This it appears
that du1in. the summer vacation Of Congress,
thct 1s FROM July 3lst, 1sGG, 70 December 1si 1S
'be'e were appointed 10 fill vacancies, mostly
! made by removals for non. agreement with the
Presidents policy, s1i assessors and Collectors, oi
which a]l but eleven were for thu loyal S1ates The
whole number Of Internal ftcscuue officers In the
country is but iso, and 1t thus appcsrs That ncars
half ol them were turned out during these
four months. Iac whole number
in the toTa. tAtee ard Territories l.
3st, OF whom sO3 were removed or forced into rc
sisnation In this PERIOD. Tbs lemova1s wers
heaviest in the Central and Western statts. Tht
number madc in August was eirhiy-nine, in Sep
tembcr si1ty.efGht, and in November, after int
| elections, but twelve. The manner in which tht
President Gavc up his mind 10 tho busin'ss i.
shown by The fact thar III six days he removed
eight per day, in thrre days nine per day, whil,
one day he behcadcd twelve, a1d anosilc. d4,
ilittccn. Du;fng The week from August 10Th II
18th, inc1Hsivc. b. found time to remove exact,
thiry-st* Radicals, and then nfter Sabbath day:
rest he continued lie work by rrinoyng -four. .cc.
molc on tic following Monday. Tho appoin,
ucnis it, New England duling these four months
were Int fonr1eeh; tue number In Ne:s York VII!
tnenty-orc, ont Of III aggregate III the State o
tizty-lour; In Pennsylvania thfrty-fonr out Q
fortY-ei:ht; in Oliu twenty-five out of thirty
eight; In Indiana fourteen ont Of twenty-five; IL
Illinois eixtccn out Of twekty-+ir; In Michigal
ten ont oftwerc; In Iowa nine out Of twelve
in Wisconsin EtEc out Of twelve; III MMsour, tcl
out oftwclye; Ill Minnesota three out Of four, aus
go on.
/ TIE JOHNSON PRESCRIPTION.
The debtte IN the House to-day brought out
fuct OF which there has been considerable talk Il
| private for some time. 1t appears that dusin
the recent campaign the Secretary Of The Mar
Issued Older for the discharge uf all men in th
navy satls that did not <n1ursc tic President
policy, a11d Mr. U'Ncil said this afternoon tha
this order was faithfully executed. In The phila
delphla Navy 1asd, beard OF thee high nayt
aiEccrt was constituted Etaud ,nquItition Cols
Of Inquiry, tue political faith OF cvery msn ,ra
nseCrtaincd, All official report IVES made to th
Department, and large lsumber OF worthy an
capable men, EoIac Of whom had served dutiu
the var, wc.c removed az beln: Republicans.
ITEM OF ExrESplIEnE STRICKEN OUT.
The ttmpes OF the House toward Secretary III
Cullocla Vas shown to-day during tho debate upo
the Legislative Appropriation ELL when tic isea
giving him Ont hundred thousand to.lays to i
vide, at his own discretion, AMONG the cIrsks
hts Del a1tment, as he did last year and the 81:
before, as we'll as tho item giving him power
csnploy and cas sly additional clerks to the anon
OF S{&luU anpual1E. WIS stricken out by a vote
mote than four tn orc.
THE PAnppS RrstSEss-c. o.D.
In the debate to.day upon d. u.1z7ug the Pres
dent Of pardon CLERK Mr. ScuGc1d, OF PcnneJ
raufa, stated that il Information which he dccmt
reflatle was corr ect. pa, dons bayc been sent Sou
by adams Express, each addressed and ma1ks
| IN the outside &C. O. D.. $.C1.''
!. TIE rREs1pE%T 8 lNPEAcuxEST.
The feeling In lavor OF an Impeachment gros
stronger every day In the inning debate upt
removals from Office to-day, Mr. Bingham, OF Obi
said very pofncdly, lint II, upon investigation,
should appear that the President bad remov'
camDctcnt and faithful men to seen
) his own corrupt and personal end
| It would constitute high crime mud misaemcant
Within the meaning Of .le Constitution, aud t
5 members Of thc Honey wcrc bound by their cat
+ | to take action In The matter.
WHICH IS THE GREATEST MAN.
Voting u going on ut the Masonic Fair here
$ dctt11nirc which is the greatest man, Robert Ii
s | Lincoln, OF Grant. The first nigh, lee had nj
: IL Que against The others. and last night there n
l. great excitement oyet tho mattc-, Lees fiicu
keeping HIM ahead.
TEE NEBRASKA nnI,
The >enatc was In session till aftcr six o'c1o
u this evening, having been occupied With The .
uaska Bill for over five hours. The last t
honrs were mainly occupied by The radical
poncnta Of the bill In preventing 4 vote, and
, friends were dnal3y Obliged to con ent to IN
journment without reaching conclusion. Th
hope to get vote Tomorrow. The bill sill
l vi getting two-thiEds vote.
AUTHORIZATION REFUSED.
The House To-Day refused 10 make any spr
u p,ia,oc to ennb!e Mr. uclmar, Chirf Of the Bnre
y y Of Statistics, 10 dt up his otace.
=" THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
The SIC, Of this evening says no proposition
u | increase the volume Of the cutreccy Will
a ecrioutly entertained in Congress. The fdc
{ utterly repudated By all the leading mcm1c
The story to thai effect, telecraphcd North, sec
to have lcen started In The Interest Of The 1T
tobbcrs. and had tic dc.i.ed elect On the
York market.
Tnx rEEs1DENT sCFrA1Ns THE NORTH CAROL
AUTHORITIES.
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