New-York tribune., 1871-01-06
.GRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE


Foreign Affairs Committee to-day, but TO vote was
reached II reported that great diversity Of opinion
existe In the Committee the subject, fayoring
Gen. Banls'E resolution the Senate resolution and
some opposing both. They will probably debate the
matter several days before taking vote. IL s believed
that a majority OF the House In favor OF having a
commission appointed hut that the minority, including
the Democrats, will resort to flibusering in order to
delay action. strong attempt will be made to amend
the Senate resolution, that 1t will have to return 10
that body where the minority hope that ii will be again
delayed by debate. 1t considered very doubtful
that the Commission will be able to visit the Isant and
maize report in time fOr action to be tkcn by this Con-
gross
Senator Morton says he doe not believe that the Pres
ident will appoint Members OF Congress tie san Do
mlngo Commission Ia the event of the passage OF the
Senate resolutions by the House
II was determined by tie Ways and Means Committee
of the to-day tender Gen. Schenck before his
departure for England, a complimentary dune. III
not yet known 10 whom invitations will be e1telsied.
but it Is supposed that the Senate Finance Committee
VieePresdent Colfax, Speaker Blaine, ard Secretaries
Fish and Boutwell,. will be included II is understood
that Gen schcnck Ill not be expected to refer III any
speech which he may make the occasion, TO his inue
action in England.
Tie mastering ont Of the service l27 officers, 10
date from January ], made public to-day. No
supeTpumeTary officers remain in the army, and
promotion in the line, which has been stopped for two
No promotions new appointments be made In tic
several staff CORPS however and the reduction In those
corps VIII continue 10 lie made gradually, as fast as
deaths designations inst ad OF by summary mus
the law requires in the line. or the 27 officers
mustered out "a were transferred from their giments
to the waiting order list in order TO make them super
numerary, ard better officers taken from TIE
"waiting order" list and put in their places. Many ct
the "A were before Cen Hancocks Boardor reported
for investigation by the Board but were not ordered be
fore il OIL account OF lack of time for them 10 reach this
city distant posts in the Territories IL is believed
that officers Of decided merit have been compcedto to
leave zoe army against their inclination by the opera
tons Of the Reduction law which hasust goIe into effect
Many gross mpropretes IN the working OF tie law
for the retirement Of army officers have been brought 70
the attention Of the House Military Committee. Many
officers are drawing $500 TO 5000 pay year
retired list than they received while ON active
duty with their regiments; meanwhile no dut IL cPu'd
of them, and many them engaged in lucrative
business This abuse grows Out OF law authorizing the
r.tirernent OF officers the pay If the grade
they held wren wounded or disabled, which
was pissed years ago at the solic.ta-
ton of a Senator WHO mad = who was captain in
the regular army and had been BrgaderGeneral of
Volunteers during the war. The enabled 10 diop
the duties a captain and the pay OF e. 200 year. and
go OH retired list with . salary of more than 5000
large number of officers have been retired In this
eutensnts majors and coloncs and captains and ma
jors as brigadicr and major generals While these rcg
unteer rank they held during the war, disabled vouu
teer officers, who do not get places in the ar army
get only pension of from tl5 10 so a month.
Mr. Coburn Of Indiana desires stop the granting Of
pensions except IN where the wounds or disabilities
for which they given contracted I'm actual hos
tile service against the enemy, and he has introduced
bill in the for that purpose, which would pre-
vent the allowance Of pension TO the VIE or children
an army navy officer who dies In the service In
time Of peace hlI COurn thinks these officers should
have no advantage OF civil officers except III time
Of war.
delegation Of about % gentlemen representing every
state and Territory on the Pacific Coast, called the
President to-day urge the Appointment OF Senator
Williams 10 u place In the Cabinet The gentlemen eI-
planned that they represented the entire Republican
element on the Pacific Coast, and that the party
throughout that cntire country favorable 10
the President and desired Mr. Williams To have place
in his Cabinet They also stated that the call wholly
unknown to the Senator, and lis appoint |
ment would materially strengthen the Fresi !
dent and the party in their country |
The President evidently much annoyed, replied that he
was not that any vacancy exists in the Cabinet
and that in any event II was not a matter upon which
he could accept advice; that he did not desire to pur
chase the strength OF any section in that way and he
should 10 himself the choice of his Cabinet on
Afterward, in referring TO the complimentary
manner which the gentleman had spoken OF Senator
williams the President said he presumed he knew sens F!
tor Williams well a. any of them and has much adj
Iniraton him personally, aud much respect FOR ms
ability as any OF them.
Complaint having been made to Secretary Boutwell, |
that the regulations established by Treasury Depart
men for the transportation goods in bond practically
rendered the law imperative, and proposal having been
made 20 Secretary TO allow through freight
the same terminal points he carried car
with the goods the Secretary Offers to modify the
regulations under certain contingencies lie suggests
that railroad companies which enter into bonds for
tho transporaton u goods bond provide themselves
with eufcnt number OF small iron cars OF cases, az
large az can conveniently he carried In common DO1
car so that Treasury lock can be used Such an ar
rapcement he says Will answer all the purposes Oh tie
Government and Will enable tho railroads 10 transport
bonded goods at a profit, when the quantity is Insult
soent for the fre 4ht Of large bOxcar The Secretary
adds that although the law provides for the appointment
of ingpecors at stations along the route not anuc
nata that bey will be needed, he clause having been
e,ted merely to reserve the Government the tight
n thus protaet itself extraordinary cases when 'ie
,,bt he rcoson 10 suspect an attempt at fraud
Tqe Committee OF Elections are holding no inee'nse
ttis scssion having disposed OF all but TWO OF Uo u
The ca ses before them. In The case OF sneiuS He1
Van Horn. In the Win District OF missouri Nio I'm
,,tee reoored some time IN favor OF the iatCr'
and the House is take action on IL In IL" uaS
the case o sheafo against Tnan, I'm the iVth D'He" "
T.np,ssee A re port has been prepared IN fa'or Vi '
man Int has moi set been submitted 10 the HOUSE c
are rcports that thcre Will be two cohtesteu eio'
eases In the delegation Just elected from "eorea' u "
Enc Iu allows GO days durllg which TO take testhony,
d Tho cases could hardly be eeided during the present
session. n disposed OF in the customary way, 10
that the Republican contestants may foas'p! "'N '
House 10 act without Of the usual preni' '.H"
THo wavs and Means Committee held mee,ns To-Day
upder the Cbarmanshp Of Mr.. Hooper and spent sVso
time In reviewing the unfinished business upon their
docket. No important action was taken The vacancy
on the Committee, caused by the resignation "a Gen.
sebenck was Allied to-day by the appointment ol 'uube
Orth Of Indiana.