New-York tribune., 1867-08-16
WASHINGTON.
TffE cABNFT-AN RFFORT TO ODSr SEWARD
AND MCULLOCH-T1IE FRREOAEh or AR
KANSAS INTIsuDATFD RY oR1ER NO. s.

TffE CABINET-AN BFFORT TO 0tSf' SEWARD
AND M'CULLOCH-IuE FRgEOAEh or Ar
KANSAS INTBnDATED BY 0BDER NO D
GOLD IN THE TREAsURY-PERSOEAL<
az Tx.EasAPa TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON Thursday, Aug i5 ts5r
most energetic meeting and persistent effort up>n
the part ofiAAuental personsh been made and sye,
io progress 10 induce the President to make further
changes in the Cabinet. These parties in instances,
urge Mr. johnson " make three further removals,
but. generally. complaints are leyelcd at the ia.
cumbents OF the State aud Treasury Departments
only. They assert that Mr. Seward is impracticabe
effete, and powerless for good that he should
be succeeded by statesman Of broader
views. vigorous, practicable and popular withal. OF
Mr. McCulloch ii is argued that. while be comes up
squarely to the support of tho President in great ques
tiOns brought before tho Cabinet, he nevertheless
substantially wars against the interests Of the Ad
ministration by distributing the patronage of his
department among the enemies OF Mr Johnson, with
view to strengthen himself personally among tho
Radcals.and secure the support OF his peculiar inan-
cial plans They say the vast patronage Of ile Treas
ury Departments doing disastrous execution against
the Administration, while the Secretary haisef
merely gives his vote of assent to the and
views of the President when they up for con-
sideration in the Cabinet. 1t is not made known 10
what extent these arguments have affected Mr..
johnson. but the gentlemen who present them
confidently assert that we shall soon have another
Secretary Of State, 3s well as a new Secretary
Of the Treasury. The members OF the Cabinet
having unanimously decided, few days ago, that it
is the duty of each owhdraw upon the slightest In
timat0n thathe President would accept their re5ig-
nations Nr. Johnson can have no difficulty IN making
way for more acceptable advisers, when ne shall
have discovered SUCH 1t is quite probable therefore,
that we may have further changes in the Cabt-
m. otaIF oiI sona
potential politicians, in few days. is confidently re-
lied upon as a means Of persuading Mr.. johnson to
make changes sought. Woare not yet at liberty 10
give tho names of tho persoAs suggestedas SUCCESSORS
in the Departments mentioned
About two months ago il was announced in these
dispatches that Gen. Ords Order No. 5, which yrtu'
ally prohibited tho freedmen from taking part ia
politics would work mischief in the Generals depart
ment by giving the supreme control Of reconstruc-
ton in some of the States, especially Arkansas into
the hands of the disoyalists This was denied at
the time, but advices received from some OF the
most prominent men Of Arkansas during the past
few days confirms the prediction first made. Since
this order was issued, the freedmen in many of tho
counties of that State have, through fear of the
military authorities, refused to register so that they
can vote This i especially SO in Drew White Ouchta,
Union, Calhoun Columbia, Craighead and Dallas
counties In these and few other counties there
are % 900 colOred men who are entitled to registra
tisn Unless Gen. Ord rescinds his order, or carries
out his promise made at the time of issuing the or
der that before September he would designate con-
venient places where tho freedmen could register
the work of Reconstruction will be solely IN the
hands Of the disloyal. Many Of the most prominent
citizens Of the State, such as Secretary Of State
White, United States Marshall Mills. Gen. CAN'T,
and others, have peitioned Gen. C. II. Smith, COM
manding the military forces in the State to his
influence either to have the order rescnded or tho
promises made by Gen. Ord kept.
The Secretary of the Treasury has awarded the
tract for building the wall of the new barge Office
basin and wharf at NewYork to c. p. Dixon of that
city for s90OOO that being the lowest bid for en-
tire granite wall Work will probably be commenced
next Fall.
The Hon. Thomas /. Tuocl Secretary OF ths
Congressional Executive Committee left tonight for
New-EHgland, where he will transact important
business connected with the interests of the Com
mittoe.
The Hon. William Window M c., leaves to-mor-
row for Atlanta, Georgia He goes by the way OF
Lynchburg Knoxville, and Chattanooga. and returns
via Augusta, Aiken, Wilmington, and Weldon. It's
expected that he will address the citizens of ths
principal cities and towns along tie ronte.
Judye-Adyocate- General Holt, Chief of the Bureau
of Military Justice returned to this city this morn
ing from bis recent trip North, and is again at his
Office.
The Pacific mail Steamship Company has rendered.
through the Secretary of State TO the Russian Com
missioner for the transfer of the territory cedod 10 the
JAlted States in the Northwest, the free hOspta-
ties of their steamers 10 San Francisco.
The amount of gold in the United States Treasury
to-day was $SS,7l10OO, and SD,lO5,mO IN gold GER .
tidcates; total Sl0S, S,sS2,OOO amount OF currency,
$j1.28l 900.
The Treasury to-day issued bonds 70 the amount OF
$3s4 coo 20 the Union Pacific Railway Company.
Eastern Division another section of the road having
been completed. -.
The Treasury Department viii soon Issue notice
to the effect that the Secretary Will remove tne
caveat or protest against the payment OF the interest,"
OH the North Carolina and Tennessee State Bonds.
which were distracted about eight years ago lrom
the Interior Department, with the Missouri State
Bonds held in trust for certain Indian tnDes, on the
holders of said bonds producing tho proper proofs
under oath that they obtained them bona nde from
responsible parties. Holders OF the Missouri bonds
in pursuance of previous notice continue TO nave
the caveat removed on satisfactory testimony OK
honest possesSion. The amount Of the bonds are IA
follows Missouri, $4,000 North Carolina $751;
OO0 and Tennessee, $4,000.
The Indian Bureau to-day is in receipt OF tele-
gram from AtchinsOn, annsuncng that the Peace
commissioners are now en- route for the Upper
Missouri. They are all in good health
The Commissioner of Patents will issue or Tues
day next 226 new patents.
The Commissioner of Pensions has appointed as
Examining Surgeons DTs. ST. Brothers and aShing-
ton f. Peck the former at GlenWood ana tho latter
at Davenport, Iowa.