New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-22
WASHINGTON.

ne spphctrr PREPARING ANOTHER SPEECH
FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO BE MADE IN HE
CLERICAL FORCE OF THE DEPAkIMhNl'
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON Wednesday, Aprii 6i' IoO'
rho LET ~ nominations sent to the Senate to-day
contained the names of eighteen members Oh 'n0
Society of Friends or Quakers, to DO ll'd'n
They were recommended for the POSITIONS oS 'ns
,,or;ops onaker organizations in PennsyNalia an"
81. S+atos his not expected that they VIII DC
mart for their new field of labor untll Gen. raiAei'
The now Commissioner of Indian Affairs assumes
control of his bureau, which will occur Oh Tue ISL
proximo. c.,., III
The statement published that Gen. Steadman mad
,ondad in Cuba with party of men, to join with the
insureent in the pending revolution IS evidently not
true. A number of gentlemen who have just arrived
here from New-Orleans say they left steadman
there and when they departed he had not the re-
hottest idea of leaving for Cuba. They say further
that they neither saw nor heardof any expedition De-
ing fitted ont in that city for the Spanish lslanu'
Admiral Hofi telegraphs the Navy Department Ina'
he has had several of his vessels cruising III se'"
of the supposed expeditions, but SO Iar nag V0er -
able to discover any. The demand made Dy our 0ot-
eminent for the surrender Of the condenlheu aIioI4
can brig Mary Lowell will be submitted u 'n0
Government at Madrid before an answer can "
given. hence an immediate reply 10 not Ioohcu loi
ho
nearly two hours during which time a spicy anu
oa, interesting debate sprang mp in regard TO the
annoi,tnents TO Office. The discussion arose on
roaolufon offered by Senator Carpenter, requesting
the Secretaries of State War, Navy Treasury, IN
terror tho Postmaster-General, and the Attorney
General to furnish the Senate with the names ana
aces of all the clerks and employees of their Offices
the compensation received. the States from which
they are appointed, how long they have resided III
such States and upon whose recommendation they
had been appointed Mr.. Carpenter supported Ihe
resolution and advocated the reduction OF Tue peseh'
force in the Departments and the payment OF better
wages to smaller number. He complained that
there was no fair proportion of these offices TO the
States. and thought the thing should be remedled
His remarks stirred up number of the Senators
who were evidently anxious TO embrace
the opportunity to show their DISSATISFACTION
ot the appointments that have been recently made
Mr. Sherman seemed satisfied and was opposed to the
resolutions He had got all he wanted, and felt that
il was about time that Senators stopped going to the
Departments to beg and solicit the petty offices in the
gift of the Secretaries Mr.. Trumbull filed with
scorn and shame that Senators should be compelled to
do such things Mr. Abbott and others of the South
ern Senators thought the opportunity good one for
them 70 enter complaint that their section of the
eountry was not fairly represented in the various
Departments and an amendment to Mr.. Carpenters
resolution was offered providing for an equal dstr-
button among the States, in proportion to the
population. Mr. Fessenden could not see the
Justice of the claims made by Southerners Tor
the reason that before the war the South monopo-
lied all these appointments. Mr.. Cameron was In
favor of the resolution. He said that few days ago
the President had nominated person from PennsYl-
yania for a foreign mission, and the Senators from
that State had hard work to convince the Committee
ifoI1 mar fOrf a
when it was well known that the person nominated
was an habitual drunkard. In another instance
man was nominated from that State for consulship
who was constitutional thief, although he had the
recommendation of the Union League, of which he
was member Senators should be moro independ-
ent and not recommend everyone. He admitted
that nine-tenths Of the appointments in his
State were of his friends, because the
President could not select from the
party without getting his 1.-THE speakers) friends
The debate would have been continued during the
whole day evidently had not motion for an Execu-
tive session been made and prevailed. Mr.. Sum
ners resolutions to extend the time Of adjournment
come up tomorrow as the final business. The con-
tracts for carrying the mails throughout the New
England States and New-York. for which proposals
were opened some time since, have been awarded by
the Post Office Department. These contracts were
for stage and horse service alone no railroad trans
portation beng included In the bids About 5S2
routes were awarded in the New-England States and
400 in New-York. The prices ranged about % per
cent higher than has been paid for similar service
during the past four years.
The Senate sat in Executive session until 430 p. mr.
and then took recess till 100 D. M, adjourning
finally at 10 o'clock. Before the recess some time
was consumed on the San Juan Treaty, its friends
irving to push it to vote. 1t was finally postponed
confirmed When that of Mr.. Sanford, nominated
Minister to Spain, was reached Messrs. buckingham
and Cameron opened up fierce attack on him. de-
nouncing the nomination as one most unit to be
made. They charged that Mr.. Sanford was no Re-
publican or. if he was he had that happy faculty
Of suiting any party that might be in power Messrs
Sumner andAnthoDy came to the defense OF blr San
ford and replied to the attack of his opponents. In
the heat of the debate the motion for recess pre-
vailed. II was expected that the discussion on Mr.
Sanfords name would be continued in the evening
session, but when the Senate assembled 1T was de-
termined to act only those cases where there was
little or no objection to the nominees After about
$50 nominations had been confirmed the Senate adj
jonrned.
Senator Sprague went to the Senate chamber to-
day prepared TO make another of his late series Of
speeches, but was headed off, and prevented from
getting the floor by some of his brighter and sharper
fellow-membcr.. Senator Nye has been threatening
aspeech in reply to Spragues last, but has been un-
able to secure the floor for that purpose. He will
make final effort tomorrow.
list Of about $50 persons, whose services will be
dispensed with ab0ut the first of May, has been pre-
pared at the Interior Department which comprises
clerks in the Patent. Pension, and Land Offices.
John Jay. the new Minister to Austria received
his instructions from the State Department to-day.