New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-17

therein given TO the commander OF any vessel
shall require the previous order Of tho Secretary OF the
Navy, and may be suspended withheld by the COM
mander Of The squadron to which the vessel may belong
If without the United States Section authorizes tho
payment out Of the naval pension fund TO every person
but who has served enlisted person In the Navy OF
Marine Corps 20 years and has not been @
phia Naval Asylum df he shall selecQ sum equal TO
quarterly under the direction q the Commissioner of
Pensions, upon certificate from the secretary OF the
Navy, TO whom application must be made And IL Is also
provided that disabled persons Of similar class VINO
have served ten years may be aided from the same In
Section gives 70 tho Commandant OF the Marine Corps
therank and pay of Brigadier-General of the Army
The bill Yas referred TO the Committee ON Naval Affairs
Mr. HOWARD (Tsep Mich moved that the Senate take
up the resolution offered by him yesterday, instructng
les ana make a report on Mexican affairs.
Mr.. WILLIAMS rep, oregon hoped the Senate would
proceed with the regular order, which was the Dill TO re-
Mr.. SUMNER Rep, Nasal said he had no objection to
the passage OF Mr. Howards resolution provided IL was
amended so as to leave il to the discretion Of the Commit
tee 10 report II In their judgment eXpeden He beloved
evidence that the French troops now leaving MeX
There could be doubt OF this. Ho had official ana
unofficial confirmation of the fact.
Mr.. HOWARD did not believe all these rumors about
the departure OF French tr0op3 AT any rate " was
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. .
The question being taken on Mr.. Towards motion, It
TIE TARIFF BILL,
Mr. FEssENDEN REP, Me- said u was originally ms
concluded not to do He would now give police That
he would call It up on Monday and expect to Keep be-
fore the Senate until It was disposed OF.
THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL
The bill 10 regulate the tenure OF office taken up.
The question upon the amendment OF Mr. Sumner as
additional eectOn that all officers and agents OF the
Government, except Department Clerks whose salaries
dent by and with the advice aud consent OF the Senate
lnsteadofas many OF such officers are now-appoined
MIR. HOWE rep. WisJ took the floor in advocacy Of
tho amendment and the proposition was further dis
cussed by Messrs. SUMNER, dep, MassJ FEssENDEy,
tRep, Me) EDhUNDS, Hepr VI and others. In tnle
that the whole OF offices in the gift Of the Pred
dent was'2i94. The whole number Of removals made
Mr. SUMNER asked Mr. Cowan II he could inform tho
Senate the number Of offices in the gift of the Secretary
MIR COWAN said he thought he could He would come
to that presently All the removals he knew to have been
notony for the Chief Magistrate but Tor the country ana
lac ght say FOR themselves. There great deal OF
dent i'm the last campaign. No man was removed who
had refraned from indulgence in this language lie pre-
sumed Senator would advocate the retention OF men
who used disrespecfu language toward the President
There $40 appointments in The State Department OF
these there were removed. In the Treasury Depart
ment Of appointments there had been l97 changes
In the Interior Department there 2l0 appointments
and u changes In the orneyGenerarS Otcc, ~ ap
pointmonts and 10 changes As to the allegation OF Mir
sheman few days ago. mat scarcely any OF the recent
he COwanj would say that out OF the il6 appointments
and removals made by the President 35I had been sent TO
the Senate, and the Senate had acted upon five of them
Mr.. SHERMAN said II what Mr. Cowan had said was cor
rect lie must nave been treated Cipuonay ny the fltb
ldcnt for in that State ne could not think Of single
permanent officer of the Government who had not been
removed for political purp0sce Circulars had been sent
around 20 them ordering them 20 attend the Philadelphia
Johnson Convention In many oasee, removals and
appointments were made upon tho recommendation or
Democratic candidates for Congress Men had been
moved for refusing to contribute money Ia carry the
Democratic lie knew Of mau who had been
appointed 20 important postOffce. who editor Of
Democratic paper and who had been arrested and i'm
prsoncd during the for di-oyaty Throughout the
entire state Of Ohio Federal officers compelled 10
support the opposition to the Republican party or they
states but II the proposition Of removals elsewhere
great 10 had been there, tho aggregate must DC
greater than Mr.. COwan had stated.
Mr. HENDERSON REP, MOI referred 10 the recently
published letter 81 the Secretary OF the Navy In relation
Ia the Norfolk NavyYard aud the appointment 20 that
place and advocated Tho amendment Of MI. kauauer
ADJOTRSNEsr
After further debate the Senate, at I45, adjourned,