New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-22
WASHINGTON.

eLIsH, BELGIAN AND AUSTRIAN MISSIONS
sEcRETARY BOUTWELL, AT WORK on THE
NEw-YoRK APPOINTMENTS - NOMINATIONS
CoNFIRMED-THE CASE OF GEN. LoNGsTREEr.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON. March 81, 1862
In anticipation Of the final settlement of the ques-
zion touching the Civil Tenure-Of-ofiee act now
pending before Congress. during the present week.
the speculations about the offices and the prooaOie
candidates are revived. Those of most interest ap
pear to be the foreign missions and the revenue OIL
ces of the different States. The mission 10 England
Il Is asserted very positively. viii be offered to Mr.
Motley In addition to his own recognized merits for
the poition he is strongly Endorsed by Senator Sum
ner and others Mr. Francis of Troy, it is said will
he sent to Belgium, and probably Mr.. John Jay Of
New-York to Austria,
Secretary Boutwell, is giving his attention to the
Kew-York Custom officers just now. He has been
IN consultation with the New-York members and
other prominent New-York Republicans, but has not
vet agreed upon the officers he wishes to select.
Nessrs. Griswold Grinnel and Merritt seem to
stand highest amongst the candidates for Collector
shin. Mr.. Grswold will most likely receive it, if he
will accept in which case the Naval Officer and Sur
yeyor will be selected from New-YOrk City.
Commissioner Delano has prepared long list of
amendments of Internal Revenue officers, which he
will present to Secretary Boutwell, IN few days.
Mr.. Deano has been so overrun with office-seekers
that he has determined to shut out all visitors, ex-
repting members of Congress and those visiting him
ON business other than ofice-seeking.
Contrary to general expectation the Senate came
10 no vote on the CivilTenure matter yesterday and
the disposition is still Enthusiastically indicated to
debate it as long as there is the slightest chance of
saying anything new. or of prOnOuncing clearly
rounded sentence Nobody believed when the dis
eussiOn began in the Senate that it would last so
long, and the various shades of public opinion have
undergone complete change, aud it is now impossible
to name outside of Congress, those who originally
opposed repeal and those who favored it, There is lit
tie doubt that the proposition for absolute
repeal was stronger fortnight ago than it is to-
night and that If vote on the direct question could
have been forced in the Senate at that time, the law
would now be off the statute books, and the needed
legislation of Congress much further advanced The
larger share of the debate thus far has been wish the
anti-repealers although Senators Morton, Sherman,
and others, hayemade strong speeches as any yet
delivered on the subject but the strength of the dis
cussion has been against them from the start and
their side has been weakened somewhat by the
efforts of Senators Edmunds, Williams Sumner,
Sehurz, Conkng, Ferry, and Others which have
been very powerful The vote has been so
eften postponed that there is some doubt
whether it will be reached tomorrow,
although it is urged that most of those who in
tended to speak have already recorded their opinions
and that vote will be taken, if it is insisted upon.
before the adjournment, even though the session is
extended far in the night. The principal occupation
tonight of those familiar with the debates, is the
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and of suspension compare notes and perfect their
lists. OF course there is no certainty of the
vote. and all that anybody pretends to give
is an approximation. The friends of repeal
are very sanguine of success, and perhaps this
view of the case is the most general.
They assert that the friends of the proposition
Ter eight months suspension, have already signi-
led their willingness % accept clause extending
the suspension for four years from the 4th Of March
last. There is little doubt therefore that one of
these propositions will succeed-that the law will be
entirely away, that 1t Will be suspended until
1873. Those who favor the recommendation of the
Judiciary Committee, suspending the operation OF
the law until the meeting of Congress in December,
have little faith at this time of their ability to
tain the Committee and it thus seems reasonable to
suppose that the differences will be hamonized and
that the vote ON the winning side will be large one.
morrow when is expected that the subject will be
canvassed, and course of action marked ont.
The Senate on Saturday confirmed the following
nominations VIM. A. Richardson to he Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Joseph r. Smith to be
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Twenty-irst
District of Pennsylvania c. c. p. Clark Collector of
Customs for the district of Oswego, ~ Y; Israel
Washburne to be Collector of Customs for tho dis
tricts of Portland and Falmouth, Me. And the fol-
lowing to DC Postmasters: WIN. Clark at Van Vert,
Ohio; A. Balou at Finlay, Ohioj Richard J. Temp
kns at Mount Carroll, H.; Enoch b. Pendleton at
Westerly r. l.
The Senate Committee on Commerce has made
favorable report on the nomination of J. f. Casey to
be Collector Of the port OF New-Orleans, and re-
ported back James Longstreet's nomination for Col
lectOr Of Internal Revenue of the First District of
Louisiana. without recommendation.
Mr.. T. L. Bullock, Secretary of the Republican
Congressional Committee, has been appointed Clerk
Of the Treasury, aud entered upon his duties.
The President has appointed James w. Hanes,
Frederick A. Tndle and VIM. Sherman, Government
Commissioners TO examine and report on the com
pleted sections Of the Central Pacific Railroad of
California and the Western Pacific Railroad in
place Of John Bigler, Frank Denver. and Thomas j.
Henley, removed.
Senators Cameron and Scott accompanied by eleven
Of the Republican Representatives from PenDsyl-
vania called at the White House on Saturday for the
purpose Of presenting candidates for the Naval Of
nee. suryeyorship, and Marshalship of Philadelphia
The President was very friendly and courteous but
indicated that he would prefer the papers TO be sub
hitted to the proper Department promising that
when tho cases came before him he would give due
consideration TO tho recommendation of a. doto,,o