, 1869-03-17
Bill for the Reorganization
Of the Navy Passed in
the Senate.
General Order Giving Details as
to the Army Consolidation,
Hon. Hamilton Fish Takes the
Gath as Secretary of State.
Further Changes in the Com
manders Of Military
Departments.

manoefs OF Military
Departments.
Special Desrhtcn to Tne ct,c.so Tnhuce.
.... EAfutxdr ~. March 10.
ah9kh1ar1sS fAc1a coAsE01kp WITH TIE sEczE-
7AAyaA1F OF 1Hs 7axAsE4r.
Ihe fscs has been ascc1u'ned beyond doubt
that u Boon 4. It became evident to Gensrsl
Grant that 4. T. Stewart eoaid Lot be retained ~
Secretary OF the TfeA:Qfy. be iEmcdiAtsly wrote
FeEJ easccst is,tef 70 George H. Stuart OF Pills
<clphla. tcre1ditg him the position, spd urc1. &
him to aeeept. HI SiuE1t Eeblicd that his Er.lth
~ss 60ch as absa dtely to preclude bis acceptance.
AfARxRs arxEcu on 1HK ALABAMA CLAIMS
T4EAfT.
NumeEnus ccaoAtthRs E4yc bccE received to-
dA1 lEauir1nE about the expected speech Of Nj.
EanEes nssoa tie qaeesson Of the Alsha114 claims.
The spetch hsA been Prepared with grtl' esse to
accompany The report Of the :.or1 nittct on Pur-
e1gr Rolas1ons to tie senate In Executive SesAion
MOE the Alabama tzesiy- It tsRss arm ground.
aid Is uldc1tcod to cntncld& with The vieva OF
Fscaldsut Grant Who, when the trrs,y wAs pub.
lsshed, declared tia, the p,3meIt 1r the few ship.
cetttoyed wAs sc inttErldeant pt.: OF Enklsod'e
debt; That ehc wss responsible for the
destruction OF. our coansrc. ard for
At least years p:oionganon of The
VII. TIE speech 10 In prlnt seady tos prcscntt-
t'pn 10 the serate when the treaty comes up, but
urdcf thu usual mi. tautos oe ob,at1ed for pub
3teattou nn1ese the l1lurctton Of eccrefy b. re.
nored. Both the EnRlIsh aud French Alnlstere
regard It with dtcp interest, and the gormes ID
awate of II msin posi:to-.. wni:e nos lctcnded
for the public, .he s:stements already msde OF is
main pointa have attracted EeEeral attrnt!on. md.
e1m1cE tFon the Chairman Of the Copmlttec on
FoEt1gn Relations, nrcb weight is gtYea TO The
matter a. Indicating the new p5licy on the pa1t Of
1he LoW sdm1p.stA'ion.
Fi1TfBUR8H AFrO{HrxEH1t.
In regard TO the Pittsburgh appointments 1t ap-
Eczrs to be settled that Esrctt will be Asseesoy
end Dafts Collector OF Ia,tsa.l Rczeruc. rhe
Eoslectofhhlp ot Customs IL In doubt, Thoass
Steel being the most psomsn-1t Of several candt.
satea. plan IL On foot, ho sever, 10 break up
fhs arrangement Whereby Nc :lellan was TO be
1eAs1ed a Postmaster, nEd to out Steel In thst
pftte An attempt ie ,aiked Of for preventing the
appoartment of Murdoct ~ MarehAl OF The " est
en- DtatE1tt. A1d to eecu.e tia OF Colonel Stew
ATT The appointment Of nauelae, of Ere, Dis
Sriet AtttrreJ, It part OF this p N.
ACTOR or Iuk RIc1ET tKxArE NOMINATING
cACcEs co*nExkEp.
The1e has been Qrest deal Of tax here to-day
aocut tie action taken IN the Ser ate caucus yc,
9stday, nEd the propo,cd removal OF Setaeap,
Drown and Public Primer Delfecs Is pretty
sharply ceEccuned By everybody e1.ep1 the
Eenstota sho carried the matter through the
caueus. 1t il Clearly apparent tnAt The Feuion
finE Of New York engineered the aoyeuep,,
and that much the raoe tactics we're displayed
81 those used In tic New iorE 1teel.iature a, the
time Of Fcnton's election 70 the Senate, Toc
game was ret up agttn.t Dcfsees. vboa Morton
GAs io1 sone time been apx!nus to got on, OF
p1lee, but Fcnton found they eorld Do ppthipe
Ter theif man un.ess they joi1eu hltds witt tho
6ouihein Senators, who put forward French
1or Sergeant. TIE co1ht,o1 Va.
formed on Saturday right ard Sunday
lust 20 eccret thst neither B1p~p nor peirecs no,
The two chef candiaa'ee rDs Sergeant, k1cw .ny-
thing abo1s 1t TIL it vat developed IL rapeps.
The removal Of the i':;nt:r e i III IN the Vice
Presidents tsee. Mr.. Dsfte,E :s otc Of The uost
1nt1ma:s fr!caea of Mr. Coitax, aud did u ore 1han
Gfy other mau 10 eceure Ills Nomination by the
EhicaFu CenveEt1on.
D1sgA1IeFAc1ius Kttn Tue uoceE coNntrTKr.
Dissatisfaction with the afra.eemcr, or the
uew committees 70 urabateo. MF. Lsu.crc- Of
'D5to. has prepared hF-solat,ou fos The appoln.-
aent Of select committee Of ecrea 10 .1qc.se
into the e1pcd1cn-T Of chRnr1n. ,hs node Of 40.
pointing committees OF ths uon.c. Qu!,e 4
number of Republicans euppor. this measuse.
std the aetcntlou L. 1t enough tt1etgth can b.
gathered. to tHhotac. It tomorrow.
1HriASA ArroIx1xxS1..
It II believed Arotg lndiasa politicians here
ftat Gtnctai Tor Brown, Of Tl2cne.te1, Will be
1ppolntcd District Attorney
TIE BALTIMORE EcolIrcrorsu1r,
ReT. A. n. Wsya.n, Senior Bishop OF the A.
fitan Methodist Cnuseh. vi b txo co1osei minis.
feEs. called on Secretary asoutwcEl to-day and
presented peutttn Of s,1Jo &C, or, men for the
OF uuu. Jnn. L. Thomaa, AZ Col.
il ctor Of Baltimore.
7ux rATKnT corn1es1oNExsHlr.
6.6 Fisher. Of Cincinnati. Is prominent for the
appointment II Commissioner oi Pa'cnts
EExA1oh 1Hcn1AN's rIHtE srxEcu.
Eenator thurman. Of Ohla, asae his nret
pecch todAy. 1t was IN f.v@r oI tho repeal Of the
1enurc-os Onaee bill. The Senate gave vrfy cloee
nttcnt1ou. The SenAtof oeeupi the door only
about twenty uirote-. The tnpreteinn madc
upon tha tody was Of very fAs.raolc nature, and
The rctna1kw1s made IN many quarters that for The
Democrats he wou'd take thu pace Of acndncka.
BILLS REroRk 1ux raes1ukHr.
Among ,hc bills atd before the r1.e!d.nt to-
Gay VII Schenck's bill for suenr henine the pub
Tic credit AID thit e'r.k'~s The word white" out
Of Ill l1xs IN this District.
II TUE 1REksCRY DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Boutwell, was hc.ieg~d asaio to dsy
BY tEexts Of once sc. ke.s. Hozsee Greeley WEE
DEC Of tho yisitors. lie ~lct. Hiram Walb.idae
made Collector CT the Port of New York The
Seetetsry hi. calltd On Ill tue beads OF bureaus
FOR a llet Of clerks AID 4 ttstcrneLt OF tus!Icss
5.crdine.
Ex Coteretsnar Halsey. Of New JssscY. 1t
mentioned a. the po.eihc Assistant seeretA:r OF
the TEen. u1y. hut ro eeci1ton has been fescaed.
The Secretary and Commissioner Of Internal
R-veuue have decided. Is \ general ru1c. TO adopt
the Recommendations oi Aeeesso1s In The A?-
Eointmcni Of GanRfIt and Assistant Assessors,
Hnd the Recommendations 0. Collector. Iot Storc-
keepers.
DISCHARGE or CLKhKs ExfEcfKD.
Eighty cltke ere to be d!-eh.rccd on the drs'
of April, ualess SonErtts makes provision this
moth for ,bttr tatsr.ee.
rEYt1s etcRIrABI 70 TIE rRks1pkN1.
TIC PEet,ecnt today arp ainted Horace Porter
late Of hte n1littfy e,ad, a. Private Secretary
Tsrsurs haEIna bufines. n the Hhl'e t1eusc vii
1td lin courteous and accommodating.
rosTk1trhEs. or alCnxoSD.
The P1 kltcns ordered The ~ soi1 I'm "nt Of MIS-.
7'4cL.w a potta.t:zeet OF Rlesm I'D. Va. Tbte
lady IL well known bg r pata1on. II NJ. Ia per
cn, to no.t ct The toldi rs who served Ii ths
Army Of Virginia Her family ~eKc c,ustant II
attention such ~ could be feIHcred to rnlot
eoldters IN Lt>by. aud ehc hertelf rendered q
cood tcal Of S1spabIc sc1Etec to GIANT and oihe,
leading army etaecst.
1Hz 1EyEAI-oF orFlc1 QUESTION.
The debate IN the Se, a:e thi. afternoon Oh tht
Icnuto-o! Uhee act was quite spirited and inter
csttnE. 4 Esios4f5 Of the Rcrunlican speaker
favored mobilization or f1tpene'ou rather itat
repeal. The ttory Was gcttral cucu atc ,or tht
autho1'tI ei tht West S:rfinis Senators. tbtt Ii,
11et'dent had rad he would make no y,moyAlk
except tas te1ions cauees, till the senate hxd dis
pe*ed Of the pending bill il acme way The II
o'e.<EoHf afe thst the vote OF The question ot re-
rtai OF futpention Will be cioted. 1he Hous,
VIII oe oeefcto IN 1tsttiinc on repeAl, even II ths
5aa"es eoes 10 Conference Conmrtee.
1aE wATe ARD ax4x. coxxtr1xx
The " a5r ana Means couritter me. this ao,u
EhAt,min keeps Daa.est the to,r,e, rlr,t ~,
has peen these Eooc mary Year.. rhr rom
1uittce will pfoe4aaG. At Its nt1. uteet,nr ,.t,
up and faro'solJ report th% bill scllt,ng 10 Viii,
key ant tob4teo, which passed the House ~
HrekA kEo, End war lot in the senate. Ii relate
10 Stamps for taaEn!sctured tobacco. and sx,4pd
the Time for getting whiskeT o1i Of bond.
Tux rRrs1pKx7'e efEiTtcoEe1lTCrEp AnvltEE..
The White House wAs v1s!ted bI = DELEGATION
ken,ucky Republicans and delegation Of CO
ored men from BaIttnore- Ali hsnts wanted
ndv.se the rrestdcn, OF their views - to the d
tT1hutlon Of Patronage. lie, Of eoufsa. hca
WtAt thty had TO ea1- but did no, make them Il:
promtses. The Supreme Court alao called In
body TO ply the.r respects.
nroAeA>1zA,ioS or 1HK hArT.
Tie Naval hill passed oJ the Senate to-day
Substantially tic sar1e ae that pocketcd hy Job
con. 1t provides 70, a ieo.ran1xIion Of Il
IAyy, md considerable reduction In the raar,s
cerpt, ard II It becomes la~ viii make II
EAyN expenses more than a million dollars ic
ttan they ire ucw. II Hiil probably 90 throu4
tic uouee.
rKckH1AHr Trs1.
Hamilton Fish arrived this morning, trd car
this morning took the oath OF otncr ~ Secress
OF Statc. he received many visisorr 1t bis roof
In 10 hsAA Af axA - - 10 Uh9tA ftxt