New-York tribune., 1868-11-10
WASHINGTON.


GRANTS MENTOR-THE GENERALS Ex-
pECrEp RESIGNATION FOR
OFFICE-sENATOR WADE AND SPEAKER COL
FAX-THE BAY OF sAMANA-THE DiHH
COURT MARTIAL - REVENUE SUPERVISORS
sHIPs-DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Nov. ., 1853
David Dudley Field arrived in this city this morn
ing Rumors are in circulation that he has come on
here to consult with Messrs Seward, Evarts and
other prominent conservative Republican Democrats
with regard to the proposal to take charge of Gen.
Grant and to help him shape his administration The
Democratic newspapers here, still insisting that Gen.
Grant is not Republican, are prophesying all solts
of evils that he will nHct upon the Radical party.
The newspapers in discussing the expected resg
nation of Gen. Grant as General of the armies Of the
United States, are in error. They say the Office will
expire with the acceptance of the Generals resigna
ton, and that the highest rank in the army will then
be that Of LieutenantG General, in which grade Gen.
Sherman has peer; and that it will be within the
discretion of Congress to determine whether he shall
be promoted to the still higher grade. To do this
say the correspondents. will require special law as
in the of Gen. Grant. This is erroneous in many
particulars The law making Gen. Grant General
of the armies revived the old law providing for the
grade of General of the Army and left it to the dis
creton of the President of the United States to APP
point, not to appoint officer to that position
The resignation of Gen. Grant would merely make
vacancy, which could be filed by another appoint
ment. if the Executive should deem it necessary
proper that the grade should be continued The law
does not contemplate succession as q matter Of
course.
Gen. Grant has already received about 500 written
applications for Office He has given Gen. Badeau.
his Secretary, orders to destroy all such missives
without showing them to him. The consequence
was, to-day, that Badeau had pile of waste paper
around his table two feet high. The General was at
Army Headquarters at o'clock this morning and
engaged at once in the performance OF official duties
Several gentlemen called upon him this morning to
pay their respects. Among them were the Vice
President elect, Secretary Schoheld, Major-Gen
Thomas, Brevet MaJor-Gen. Candy. Senators Morgan
and Wade, and others.
Senator Wade and vce-President Colfax have ar
rived here to adjourn the two Houses of Congress-
tomorrow until the time for the regular session on
the first Monday in December. Mr.. Colfax dined
with Gen. Grant tonight. Messrs. Wade and Colfax
go hence tomorrow. p. m, in company with
Gen. Cameron and other distinguished gentlemen,
in special train The party will stay over night In
B alto as guests of Mr. Shoemaker Of the Adams Ex-
press Company. and resume their journey on We'd
nesday. Mr.. Colfax will go direct to his homo in
South Bend, and after brief sojourn will return to
Ashtabulu County Ohio where he will marry the
niece of Senator Wade.
Secretary Seward is reported recently 10 have sent
secret agent to st. Domingo to make arrangements
for the purchase Of the Bay of Samana, measure
which he will strive TO perfect before the expiration
Of his term of Office.
The Court Of Inquiry. which was appointed at the
request of Gen. Dyer. Chief of Ordnance, to nvesi-
gate certain damaging charges that had been made
against him BY the Joint Committee on Ordnance IN a
report at the close OF tnc rrgurur -rs-rvn o1
July last met to-day in this city after repeated posi-
ponements. The Court assembled in Gen. Dyers
Office. and after effectng an organization adjourned
until Tomorrow The place Of meeting hereafter is
the hall in which Fitz John Porters trial was held
The Court is composed of Major-Gen George III.
Thomas, President; Major-Gen. Hancock. and
Breyet Maor-Gen. Terry. and Brig Gen. Joseph Holt.
Judge Advocate. The followingnamed witnesses
have been subpenaed on the part Of the Government
all of whom testified before the Congress Committee:
John Absterdam, HoratiO Ames. Clifford Arriek,
Col. Thomas Baylor, Col. j. c. Benton, A. c. Dixon,
Gen. George ID. Ramsey, Albert }. Smith. Thomas
Taylor, J. c. Wall. Orloff A. Zane.
Gen George II. Thomas from Tennessee, and Gen.
W. s. Hancock from NewYork City, arrived here to-
day. Gen. Fitzpatrick called upon the President and
Gen. Grant to-day He will embark for Chill in
few days Ex-Sccretary Stanton is in Baltimore
and will return tomorrow. Treasurer Spinner has
returned, and resumed his dutios. Secretary Scho-
field returned from West Point last night. Gen.
Grant called on the Secretary of War and Gen. Spin
ner to-day. II is said by an evening newspaper that
the President called Oh Gen. Grant, at the latter's
residence yesterday.
The case of Calvin L. Sayre, lawyer and claim
agent. doing business in this city, charged by an
officer of the Pension Bureau with perjury, was up
for q hearing to-day. before u. s. Commissioner
Brown Of this city. The prosecution abandoned the
charge, and Mr.. Sayre was honoraby discharged.
The reports Of the heads of departments are being
prepared for submission to Congress- but none OF
them will be finished before the latter part of the
month Several of the reports however, of the chiefs
of the various bureaus have been finished and are in
the hands of the printer. The annual report OF Gen.
Grant as the General of the army will be very brief
and will contain little matter the announcement
Of the formal transmission Of the reports of Generals
Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, and the other proml-
nent commanders in the army Several OF the latter
have already been received.
The annual report of the Hon. L. b. French.
Second Auditor Of the Treasury, has been finished,
and was laid before the Secretary to-day, to be ncor-
porated in the latters report to Congress in Decem-
ber The report in addition to the usual statistics,
contains review of tho work done in his bureau
since the beginning of the war; and much other very
interesting information. From one OF the tables ac-
companying the report, 1t Is ascerained that o'o'
paymasters' accounts have been settled IN
the seven fiscal years ending juno 80.
1868. amounting to $670.6i2,4a3 SO. The
first fiscal year the number was l4l, amounting