New-York tribune., 1869-03-12

AND MIR. HARLAND,
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUHEl
WASHINGTON, Thursday, March H. 1869.
The crowd of visitors at the Executive Mansion
to-day greater than at any day since the President
entered upon the duties of his Office. There was a
perfect avalanche of cards showered upon Gen. Dent
for presentation to the President. Private inter
views were granted to great many of the callers,
including among them Senators Cole, Cragn, Kel-
logg, Sumner. Drake, Schurz, Williams, Sawyer,
Stewart Senator Fowler of Tennessee, Gov. Reed of
Florida, and also many Representatives, among
them Messrs. Banks, Hawley, Paine, Darling. and
others. Besides this vast number of persons were
admitted to the Presidents Office before 12 o'clock,
the hour of closing the doors to visitors
The following additional names were also sent to
the Senate to-day by the President: James Long
street, to be Surveyor of Customs for the port of
New-0reans; James F. Casey, Collector of Customs
at New Orleans Sidney A. Stockdale, to be Colec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the First District Of
Louisiana; Edward V. Kingsley of New-YOrk to be
Secretary of the United States Legation at Madrid ;
Alexander Sharpe to be Marshal of the United States
for the District of Columbia; Chef-Engineer James
w. King to be Chief of the Bureau of Steam Eng-
neering. President Grant indorses the last nomina-
ton as follows "In place of sherwood, whom l
desire removed"
The nomination Of Gen. Longstreet to be Sur
veyor of Customs at New-Orleans is the subject Of
considerable comment. Those familiar with the
course of the General since the end Of the war APP
plaud the appointment and think it will do great
deal of good in the South in helping TO restore peace
and order. There is talk of his rejection by the
Senate, founded on some hasty remarks of South
ern Senator, but he is sure of confirmation.
II was expected that several Of the important New
York appointments would have been sent to the
Senate to-day but the President has said that he
will not be ready to make them for several days TO
come.
Now thatthe Cabinet difficulties are finally settled
the politicians and offce-hunters are beginning to
| move. Between this and Monday the Executive
Mansion and the various departments will be crowd
| ed with these people.
Mr. Rollins ex. Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
took final leave of his Office to-day, and left this
evening for his home in nNew-lIampshre. Mr. Delano
has taken hold in earnest working day and night in
order to get familiar with the business aOnce There
will be general overhaung Of all the internal rev.
enue offices throughout the country. the new Com
| missioner being desirous of making himself familiar
with the history and general official standing Of each
of them. Mr.. Rollins has given him invaluable aid
| in this respect. pointing out the officers whom
ho considered honest and efficient, and
| those who have proved themselves otherwise.
|
lection of the Internal Revenue. and has great ex-
pectations of Mr. Delano. The Commissioners first
desire is to rid the service Of all dishonest and in
capable officers without regard TO politics, and when
that is accomplished then of course those holding
| Office, who supported Messrs. Seymour and Blair,
will have TO give way 10 representatives of tho Ad-
mnstraton party. Applications for Office are pour
ing in upon Mr. Delano to-day and 800 were received
and filed away
The statement that the Hon. G. V. Lawrence had
been appointed First Assistant Postmaster General
is untrue. He SAYS he is not an applicant for office.
The report arose doubtless from his efforts in behalf
of the incumbent, whom lie desires TO have reap
pointed. The place of Second Assistant has been
filled by the appointment Of Gen. Smith Of Blooming
ton Ill., rice Mcclellan, removed The latter, next
to Treasurer Spinner, has been the most outspoken
enemy of President johnson that occupied place
under his Government and his removal creates much
surprise,
| There was n rumor prevalent among the New-York
politicians to-day that Gen John Cochrane had been
rendered the place of Surveyor of the Port of New
! York. and that Moses II. Grnnell had declined the
! Naval Office and that Gen. Merritt of st. Lawrence
County would be appointed. Also, that Judge Hill
ton would be Collector Of that port, and that Judge
| Fithian ia to be District Attorney.
In the Senate to-day, several important bills were
reported back fayorably including the bill to
ganize the Navy Mr. Pool introduced bill to dis
pense with tho administration of the test-oath TO
Postmasters in the South in certain cases. Several
important bills were introduced. The bill to
Strengthen the Public Credit was taken mp, but be-
fore the debate il had progressed at much length,
| Col Porter appeared at the door with the expected
! nominations and the Senate Immediately went into
Executive session The doors reOpened in about
haitian hour and the discussion on the Public Credit
bill was resumed. Considerable opposition was mani
tested to the section legalizng coin contracts by tho
Pacific Coast Senators, as being made pros
| pective. They held ii would cause endless
! litigation in their section, where coin has
always been made the basis of contracts.
Young Bayard repeated the speech against the bill
which was so often made by his father. The second
section was finally struck out by majority Of two
TO one Mr.. Thurman made his first effort to disI-
guish himself by moving to exclude tho Five
| Twenty bonds from the provisions OF the first and
only remaining section. He could only find IL other
Senators to stand by him, moro than half OF whom
were Republicans-Messrs Boreman, Morton, Os-
born. Pratt Ross, and Sprague. Finally at o'clock
there seeming no prospect of reaching vote on the
bill the Senate adjourned until Monday refusing to
reconsider an order to that effect which had passed
early in the afternoon, although Senator Morton
stated that the President desired to send in some i'm
portant nominations tomorrow.
The House will meet tomorrow for the first time
since Tuesday. The subject Of tho Committees is
generally discussed, and much speculation is in-
dulped in, They will all be announced by Speaker
Blaine upon the meeting Of the House.
delegation of the members Of the Georgia Legis-
lature. headed by Foster Blodgett Chairman OF the
Republican State Committee, and accompanied by j.
w Cliff member Of Congress- Col. Hopkins, COL