New-York tribune., 1866-12-01


By TxLHeRAPH TRIBUTE.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Noy. 90 lse6.
II was the intention of the Republican members d
Congress who are nowhere, to hsve held prelim
mary caucus this evening, but there being small
number here it was postponed until tomorrow eyens
ing Eminent Republican members are Of opinioa
that among the earliest measures Of the session viii
be an act to fix the 5th Of March, 1867, the day o
the assembling Of the XIth Congress. Such meas
ure is deemed to be not only expedient, but neces-
sary, and no Republican has yet been found who be-
lieves that it would be judcous to trust the Admnia
traton during the long recess Of next year. unchecked
by Constitutional legislative authority.
The report that President johnson has been invited
to be present at the banquet in welcome OF Congress
is incorrect.
The following Senators and Members Of Congress
J. K Morehead, Penn = H. BrOoman, Penn W. D. Ksl
ley PENN II P H BTovnen III s ~ M2plioR gl 1 I'll ~
s. NJ Cuom Hi john EyaBs Colorado; T. X Eciley gniot
Bradford coore@o L IL Ms'Eil n Ne D.. p = hSsas Tsns
Charles ONeiL Pa J. W. Grimes, Iowa. W. D. Ails'h
Speaker Colfax and Gen. steedman also arrived
to-day.
The Annual Report Of the Postmaster.Gencrd !,
printed and ready to present 10 Congress. II
shows that there have been less changes IN discharges
and appointments during the fiscal year ending ypIs
30 than in the previous yeag bnt the report - len!
the number Of removals since the end % tDe hscs
year. large majority Of the changes m tn's depart
ment have occurred during the last past hye months.
Among the Recommendations, il is urged taa. Aodf
tiOBal compensation should be PAD to the clerks enf
ployed in the department
The special dispatch. printed in New-York morn.
ing paper, pnrporng 10 be an abstract VI secretary
AoCuoch's forthcoming report is entirely ireonect
and mere stuff. To use TIE words OF oeeresasx \,
McCulloch, IN giving lis views Of the dispatch; All
its statements that are true old and stale and Gil
that are new are false"
The records Of the Treasury Department show thai
in 1866, $50 clerks resigned to accept more prohtaDI9
positions in banks and counting g-honses. In view c1
The fact that over 900 Of the best clerks have gwen
notice that they will resign unless Congress rases
their compensation, the future efficiency o tho De
partment viii be greatly impaired unless sometnina
definite is done to secure their services consequently
it is stated that the Secretary OF the Treasury, IN ms
annual report, contemplates calling the attention. on
Congress to the necessity Of complete reorganization
OF the Department. If the proposed measure, pend
| ing over from the last session, shall become law.
large reduction of the force will be made in compile
ance with its provisions Hence the salaries OF those
| remaining will be increased some 40 per cent. All
interested are cooperating with the Heads oil buteauy
and it is expected that, with the Endorsement Of Sees
retry Mccullceh, the LII viii be pushed thrcagh
without resort 10 lobby" influence.
After December l the hours Of work in the Treasury
Department viii be from 10 3 O'Clock, instead Of
| till O'Clock as at present.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has sguiiied' hia
nteniion of sending complete SCI oi American coins
and srecinlens OF our National weights aid measures
to the pars Exposition.
The instructions Of the Department 20 the c0nmis-
sioncre 70 collect mining statistics east ara "es, ~
/ the Rocky Mountains the report oil iona y. hh0x
/ upon the branch mint at San Francisco and carson
| Citv ard that of Capt New upon the loss Of tho
Evening Star win accompany the report q lae seesr
/ tary OF tie Treasury 70 Congress
The sum Of 1858 eonseience-m6ney was to-day
received q. the Treasury Departmcnt-S95 on ac-
| count of excess Of bounty paid and $2OO rom
! person signing himself Restitution
In reply to a telegram OF Maj0r-Gen Howard asking
| the nsme Of the murdered man at Bayou sara, La,
the information regarding which was furnished oy tns
Tribune Bureau IN New-oLieans, ana paohsnea IN -
The TRIBUNE Of yesterday Gen. Mower says that the
! name of the victim was X. VI. Leake, who was
formerly an Agent al Bayou Sara, and that tho dill
| Guilty was a personal one. lie viii forward repot
regarding the facts.
! Gen. j. b. Kiddoo, Assistant Commissioner OF tho
FreedInens Bureau for Texas, who has been in THIS
city for some days before the Army Examining boaTd
| left here to-day TO resume bis duties.
! The Post t.Qffce Department has simply agreed on
a preliminary basis for postal treaty with Greas
Britain. The articles therefore, remain 10 De Ior,l
aly executed and the time fixed for It's operation u
Is expected that the treaty viii be IN tul force by OK
before January 1868 az which time the present post
al treaty between the United States and Greas
Britain will expire By limitation The paragraph re-
Gently published that a new treaty has been
explanatory statement
Thomas c. Cook an at,acle Of the Herald bureau
here, has been appointed special agent Of Inc POST
Office Department for the Southern States.
It's mentioned as curious fact, that some um9
last Summer the President nominated Gen. Joseph A.
Cooper for Collector Of Internal Revenue IN the if
! CONGRESSIONAL District of Tennessee. The Senate
confr,ned the nomination, but the President Fefasea
10 give him bis commission, and has appointed in hs
! place Mr. j. T. Abbernathy, notorious CoppeThead
and Rebel sympathzer during the war. case some
what similar has occurred in Idaho. Some months
SINCE the President appointed Austin Savage Assessor
| of Internal Revenue for Idaho Territory, aud lew
davs ago he appointed man named Thatcher Tor tna
same place. Savage Is trastTortnly rePresen.eu ~
one of the most bameless men IN every respect IN o
Territory, while Thatcher is vender OF whisky, 9
! violent Copperhead and wholly disreputable =
Eugene Murphy was yesterday appointed United
States Marshal for the district Of Louisiana vice Nc
| Kee removed. The latters q member Of the hrm Of
! CA Weed and Company, Of New-Orleans, and was
| ON the recommendation Of J. II. c. King editor "a
| The Nete- Orleans Tiacs, appointed TO the position
about six weeks since 10 succeed CHthbert Balljtt,
who was removed on account Of alleged official pecu
! laon in cotton. Murphy was assessor Of Internal
Revenue for the district OF New0re last year. and
was charged at the time Of his removal
! with naleasance in Office. The matter
was brought to the attention OF the RetIenchment
! Committee but the case has not been reached. Mr.
| Bullitt as soon as Mr.. Mckee was appointed, came
on here to have his official conduct investigated Das
thus far without avail The position Of Marshal Tor
tue District named is an exceedingly lucrative one
and there has been much competition and wire-pain8
between the numerous candidates and their irends
| The apD0intee left the city TINS morning lor HeW
| Orleans by way Of New.Y0Tk. va