New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-17

Tie Committee en- Ways and Means made con-
siderable progress to-day OH the Revenue bill
The Senate Military Committee had under discus
sion to-day the message Of the President relative to
the suspension Of Secretary Stanton The whole
matter was referred 10 Senator Howard for report
Before further investigation the Executive and the
War Department will be called on To furnish any
documents in their possession on the subject, and as
soon rs Secretary Stanton returns he viii be sum-
mOned before the Committee and given an Oppor-
tunity to exculpate himself from the charges pre-
ferred against him.
The Committee on Appropriations struck ont Of
the Deficiency bill this morning the $l6,OO0,OOO asked
for blythe Quartermaster Generals Department, and
only reported the deficiency of sl35,OO0 The sixteen
millions will probably be provided for IN some other
bill, az it does not legtimately belong to the one
under consideration.
The motion which was made in Executive session
last week TO reconsider the vote whereby Col Bell
was rejected as Collector at Brownsville Texas, was
taken mp in to days Executive session, and the
Senat, refused TO reconsider it, and he therefore
standI rejected.
Thereport recently published that Congress has in
contemplation the reorganization of the Patent Office
by abdishing the Office Of Commissioner and adopt
ing ystem similar to that of France and England,
is undoubtedly premature. The English and French
system is circumocutory; patents are granted with
ont an examination of the invention by Board OF
Commissioners, and six months notice is given for
the benefit of parties who may be injured by the IS
suancs of the patent and in the mean time, and until
the expiration of the six months the nventorcan have
no benefit from his patent in ease of interference
the Court decides The proportion of patent rights
granted rs between those countries and the United
States is very largely in our favor and one reason
for th is that our system not only develops. but IS
protective to inventive genius France and England
have sent agents To this country TO investigate our
plan, with view TO adopting It,
The Secretary of War informs the House of Rep
resentatiyes that the Government is paying $l20l3O
per annum rent buildings and rooms used for MIL
iary purposes in New-York for the clothing depot
on Laight-s, $500 year is paid, and for the Med
ical Purveying Department on WoOster-st, $lo'OO'
The Ordnance Committee continued the investiga
ton of the alleged Amsterdam projecte fraud, and
adionrned until Thursday next, 10 procure papers
from the War Department and further testimony
Connt Cesare Orsini, scion of one Of the most
ancient noble families Of Italy brother of the patriot
Orsini who was executed at Paris in 1855 for the at
tempted assassination Of Louis Napoleon, arrived
here last evening for the purpose OF studying the
lie brings with him letters of recommendation from
orr Minister at Florence the Hon. Geo. Marsh and
the leading Liberal statesmen of the Italian Repnb-
lie. He is at present a guest Of Gen. Clever the
delegate in Congress from New-Mexico.
Gen. Grants withdrawal of his letter recommend
ing the increase of pay clerks in the War Depart
ment has alarmed the Government employees here,
who relied upon that recommendation for the pas
sage of the bill allowing the 20 per cent additional
salary.
Among the nominations made To the Senate by the
President to-day were the following TO be Paymas-
tens in the Regular Army: j. l.. Stewart of Indiana,
late additional Paymnster Volunteers; Robert Nor
row of Tennessee. late Major and A. A. &. Yolun-
teers: William r. Gould, late additional Paymnstor
Volunteers also Joseph II. Thompson, Consul to St
Thomas AlcXander X Lowry. Register of the Land
Ofice at Marysvillc, Cal. Isaac L. Gibbs for Gov
ernor OF Idaho, ana the fUiiVwins roet'nasters
James l. Robbins, Penn Yam, " Y; Daniel Bum
man. Milton Penn; William G.. Houser, Mechanics
burg. Penn: j. Guy Foreman, Cory, Penn; James
T. Swain, Bencia, Cal.
The President received to-day a long petition,
signed by several hundred citizens Of Alabama, set
ting forth that several members of the Reconstruc-
ton Convention in that State were non-resdents OF
Alabama that Others were elected IN counties where
they did not and do not now reside and that some
wee selected from employees of the Freedmen ;
Bureau without the legal qualifications for members
of the Convention. The petitioners ask that the
facts be made known. and invite an investigation
into the tmthfnlncss OF the allegations in their
petition
At the end of the Cretan lecture this evening.
which was attended by several foreign Ministers 10y
Senators DOulittle and POmeToy, and a number oi
other eminent persons, Mr. DoOhtte was called to
the chair and q CTetan committee was organized.
consisting of five members. including the two Senl-
tors DR. G'illct Mr. H0brOOk. and the President oi
Columbia College for the purpose of collecting funds
and II insitung a series OF lectures for the RELIEF ol
| the Cretans.