New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-11
WASHINGTON.

| CONTEMPLATED CHANGES IN THE INTERIOR
| DEPARTMRNT-REPORr OF THE CHIEF en-
GISEER OF TIE NAVY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Nov. TO- Isro
Among the numerous rumors snoat to-day IL that
Collector Murphy Of NewYork has rgniHed hs lnten-
ton % resign at once and the Of Judge Perro-
pont Gen f. f. Spinner, and Gen. Peasonton are nen-
toned in connection with the place AnOthcs rumor
sends Senator Conkne to England, and still another
contempates the transfer OF Judge Allison, Regis
of the Treasury, the Office Of Commissioner n
Patents
Secretary Delauo had long Interview with the Pres'
dent to-day affairs the Interior Depart
ment. Commissioner OF Patents has not yet de-
cded upon II Is understood that the Commissioners or
the General Land Office will be requested TO resign ana
In refusal will be suspended Mr. Deano informed
the President that he will continue the srct e1amins
tion OF applicants for position in his Department and
fsyoritism shall be shown BY the Examining Board ia
which determination the President concnr.
The President Is quite indignant because OF o state
ment which was recently made that he had sgnaed his
intention appoint the Hon. d. X after Chief Justos
Of the Supreme Court OF this District TO succeed CHEF
Justice Chase, in the OF lat re- death e
coming incapable of hng the position. Gen. Grant
says the statement entirely gratJus, and placed
him In q false position as he had not anticipated tho
death declnston OF Mr.. Cla and he hopes the
latter will be able ~ take his at the Supreme Bencs
by the LIST Of January contemplated by the Chef
Justice.
Orders have sued by the Secretary Of tho Navy,
appointing RearAdmiral A. A. Hsrw 20 Judge Adyo
cate, and Capt. w. G. Temple ASH tant ia geiAyocao
Of the Navy. These officers required 10 review all
the records Of trial In the Navy, whetberoby General
Summary Courts and 10 advise the Secretary regard
the proceedings and sentence imposed In each
Office has been assigned them at the Department,
and clerk has been designated to assist them In their
clerical labors. This is the first step toward the
organization of Bureau Of Justice in the Navy Depart
ment, similar to that which exists at the War De
partment Whenever either of the aboyenaned officers
Ii ordered 10 duty Judge Advocate Of Courtmarta,
young line officer 10 be detailed as Clerk Of the Court
and also instructed In the form and methods OF
trials that after few years the Navy will have plenty
OF sea lawyers" The Secretary Of the Navy, In his
coming annual report, will recommend the passage Of
law TO organize Bureau OF Justice In his department.
Efforts were made ut close OF the to essblsh
Advocate Corps for the Navy, but the measure
failed az was then deemed pedient by Secretary
Weles and the Naval Committees Of the House and se
ate The matter discussed naval line officers isst
Winter and few believe that Congress viii concur Ia the
views OF the Secretary on this point
Commodore J. W. King, Chief OF the Bureau OF Eng
neerng of the Navy Department. has completed his All
nua report and submitted the same to the Secretary ~
the Navy. The following facts Cleaned from the Eo-
port:
oTwenty four steamers have been repaired ana ntted
for sea since the ast annual port Tue las
been removed from the Pawnee, Gaena, Penobscot ss-
drst hree-named have been Condemned. The susq9e.
hanna Is to be converted into screw steamer. Tie
QuinnebauR Ia to have entire new machinery Fourhen
vessels are nov UNDERGOING repair are awa1ng ro
u them. and ancat awaiting machinery The engines
for the On the tSefs are stored In tne saSy
repairs the Minnesota, Canandaeua, Wachusett, and
Bosom the California yu'i is TspasS and tie
TicODderogs and Miantonomoh awaiting repairs. A
the Jpn ~, SsFd tSs GaSss and wabash arc
awaiting repairs At New-York the Florida, Albany,
awaiting repairs At Portsmouth, the wyoming Is 70
pairing, the Nara just completed and the Mo-
pairing at SSroiE Al Mare Island Cai the Pensacola
IL repairing the Monadnock Completed and the Iaeks
wanna, Dakota, Kearsarge, aud saginaw awaiting
repairs The ronclad and screw steamers ordered by
Congress, but not yet finished for want Of funds are
stanrs-InO. PortrnOuth, J.v. and Psnnsyi,as.
i.os Gs%Ts At Pc;,%op s'Sr. r'h
The report 1877 500 needed for repairs al
?ao6oo for the repairs Of the vessels awaiting
for the vessels now on the stocks, and No0 fox
machinery total s2,.95,5O0
From official authority II is learned that the President
and Secretary of the Interior pleased with the
in which Gen. Walker, the Census Commissioner hsS
performed the duties OF his ONCE, and they have III
tention IL make a change.
Secretary Fish has received communication from tho
British Minister stating that British soldiers and sub
jects, well Americans, were enumerated I'm the
OF the Island Of San juan In the Straits OF Juan
de Fuca between Washington Territory and Yancouvers
Island. Title to this island Is In dispute and troops %
both countries occupy It, Secretary Deano has ordered
the TO be retaken and the British subjects omitted
A MISTAKE observation-disclosures PREPkR
ING AN ANSWER To Ex-sECRETARY CO1S
~ GENERAL PASS pIsPArCuI
The Sew-York papers contain mistake In the publos
tion President Grants letter today HE language
speaking Of the Secretary TO sign land patents He
must not take orders from Wilson. I have grswn
picious OF wilson," &c The word Nelson substi-
tuted for that OF Wilson The latter ia Commissioner %
the General land Office to whom the President alluded
Mr.. McGarrahsn has prepared answer 10 the allega
lions Secretary Co.'s letter to the President usA
published, relative TO his claim. He emphatcay denies
only ground for the charge that Els attorney offered
friend OF Cox $4,000 to influence the secretarys action In
the premises was his tMcGarrahans) positive and
peremptory refusal to agree TO proposition ~ that
effect from interested partiesthis being part Of plan
view OF predlclng the President against his right
Judge Paschs and A. Pa Shaw, counsel for MeGarrahs
proposition that above alluded " made by
either of them.
States, Messrs Charles r. James, Benjamin Vaughan All
bott and victorC Barringer have organized in Washing
ton and are pursuing the work assigned them.
The Controller OF tho Currency has received
from every national bank in the country tho call
Gently made for the amount Of interest paid deposs
only one bank took exceptions TO the Conrohers TO
Acting Commissioner Douglass has consolidated tho
divisions Of law, abatements and rcfundnA Of the III
tenal Revenue Office, under charge OF ChAries Chesey
MI Chesey has been In the Internal Revenue On'es
the organization Of the aud relied on a. one OF
the most efficient lawyers and eompetens ouco's ~ o
service.
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