New-York tribune., 1870-01-06
WASHINGTON.

THE REMAINS or MIR. PEABODY-A FREE PORT
TO BE ESTABLISHED IN BAYTI-THE PRO-
| POSED CHANGES IN THE TARiFF-THE NAVAL
| LINE AND STAFF QUARREL-MR. sTAHToNa
| SUCCESSOR.
| IBY TELEGRAPH TO THg TRIBUsZI
| WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Jan s, 1870.
The Navy Department to-day received dispatches from
Capt McComb, commanding the Unit9a states steamer
Plymouth which panies the English ship Monarch
conveying the remains Of the late SIR Peabody He IN
formed the Department they had decided 10 take
southern route touching at Madeira and Bermuda,
,. not indicate what time they may be expected Al
-, ID According 10 the calculation made BY Admira
s owing the ships 70 stop at Madeira and Bsr.
ual time for ooaiDg their arrival at Port
~ ~ w % oected about the 25th inst
i'nu "' 20 Gently from here, IL said that
% ~ ~. ~ ZEN Minister. was endeayoring TO ne.
o ~ 80 20 w his Government OF the famous
gouate tho cession 70 aIstaton The sateD,en, m
mole st. Nichoas as q nav ~ = & ,, '"' '"a'
a oesson Of any Haytien '''o'y, oi'"'' " '",' e'
lease, was contemplated. is -. - 1,,-' 70 ''
roneous Gen. Tate is endea, " "oeos'o
spscial commercial or reciprocal "eay WIN 'nn
Government, which includes, amonh 0oi iea'uIeS
the establishment OF free commercial g. opo' az tue
mole OF st. Nicholas. That while II viii .ohain' In
fact Hayten city, it will have its security, 10. guar
aneed by the Governments Of both countries In reln
for his guarantee, and for other aid the Untea stas
will receive special commercial advantages tho efeot Of
countries in closer mutually profitable relations, and
to dffuse in Hayt the energzng influences OF our cVi
cation.
Tho Ways and Means Committee had long session 70
day. and made great progress the Tarh bill, and tho
members believe will be ready to present 10 the House
during the latter part OF next week The miscellaneous
| articles in the bill are yet to be considered
The following is a synopsis OF bill prepared by mum
ber of the staff officers Of the navy which they propose
as a compromise with the line. 1t names only Pay
masters but it is presupposed that Surgeons and En-
| gineers have assimIated:
BE enacted by e Senate, dc That from and after Tho
date OF the passage Of this act the active pay me
Navy shall consist Of one PaymasterGeneral with the
| commodore ten Paymasters with the rank Of Cap.
| tain. twenty-five Paymasters wlth the RANK Oi
| Commander, forty Paymasters with the rAnh OF
Lieut. Com ander forty Passed Assistant Paymaster,
with the rank Of Lieutenant and thirty Assistant ray
who have been or shall be legally retired by Of
age length OF service, shall have he rank Oi C0nn0
ions OF this Is hereby established and conferred as
actual positive rank said rank however not to eary
| except In the pay department OF the navy hOr
additional right to quarters' Iha' onIer' Sa1I ConI
| always take precedence Of all pay ohceTs
under their command ana al o,nef end 'nss d.s
thereof That the pay Of the foregoing oeers shS De,
ter. and nothing in this act shall be SO construed
to deprive any pay officer OF his commission, ana hs
That the PaymasterGeneral shall be appointed By the
President OF the United States by and with ne advice
and OF the Senate and shall be selected rom the
list OF paymasters on the active list not OcoE INC Iahk
OF captain He shall be commissioner as Raynsssa s YER
General of the Navy and shall be exoco chleI Oh tns
Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing OF the Navy Depsr
meDt said commission ~ hold during the pleasure Oh
the President.
A Senator who has talked with the President during
the last 81 hours the subject Of successor to Mr.
Stanton Of opinion that Judge Strong OF Pennsyysns
will receive the appointment
The House Postal Committee returned from Boston to-
| mt of FnEflm
covering the mode OF building and plans OF the New
York and Boston PostOfces The Committee never had
an idea OF changing the sites OF either building as thS
evidence will show but only desired that the Govern
ment should be fully protected and the money honesuy
disbursed.
A large number Of nomination. will be sent to tho
Senate next week by the President, being his intention
TO m all vacancies II possible Many vacancies occurred
by expiration commission tho ars OF the year. ana
these will be filed with the others.
The opponents OF Mr. Casey, the present Collector OF
the Port OF NewOreans to-day presented the President
with a statement OF their grievances against Caseys
management office. They say that, after careful
examination -ecOrd. they find that OF the 459
ploy6s In the NewOrleans U. s. Cusomi House. Il6 ara
Republicans, and 1913 Democrats.
Gen. Hlckenloper, United States Marshal for the
Southern District OF Ohio rendered his resignation 70 tho
President to-day take effect the first OF February
next The motives which led this the part o
1
rassmen in consequence Of the pressure which has been
brought 10 effect the Marshals removal
The strike the Western Union Telegraph operators
in this city remains unchanged, except that the oP
orators are frmer than their determination 70
hold out. The foremen, Mr.. Clarke and Mt Mareau
stopped work to-day at o'clock and joined the strikers
so Mr.. Tinker the manager, having worked an nSht %
last night aud all day today, Is left without any assist
anco except such he could pick up Tinker nara
work and the boys say they sorry l0r hu O1t can
| not help him.
GENERAL PRESS DTSPATCUI -
payments by the Treasurer for tue m0'fl OF Dc
cember 1852 exclusive OF payments on acco5 az inter
est or redemption OF the public debt were a. lo0@si
Civil and Miscellaneous, t3564762 s6 War, siot, ~
| Navy S2lnOI6 IS; Indians and Pensions soO,5-j ~
| Total, Sll 7gI,2s2 IL. ,.,.. ,.,,
Commodore Joseph H. Green has boen ordered to hola
himself in readiness TO command the Eastern Squadron
of the North Atlantic feet, now commanded by Aufat
Poor The Eastern Squadron Of the North Audhc hev'
comprises the vessels stationed north 0 Cuoa ad SCUM
| OF the Chesapeake. -. p.,,,
In the Criminal Court to-day. In the case OF the Bat
more aud Ohio Railroad. charged with oDstrncuus o
highways the jury, under instructions iOLnu 'eIh 'eh
or Guilty" al the counts except the thigd Eht
charges tnat the road obstrues tfel by being 0o'0s
| the natural surface OF the ground.