New-York tribune., 1871-01-13
WASHINGTON.


A change has been made iG the San Domingo
Commissioners, as ennornced IN these dispatches las,
night. Mr.. wade has accepted tbe appointment AZ
-. ~ Wv on and Is nov mere eon,
plotting his arrangements for departing. Bishop slmp
son, who was rendered position Oh the Coniniisgion
Yes forced to decline on account OF suit in which he "a
Interested relating to tie Methodist BOOK Concern Itn
also believed that tho Hon. VIM T.. Dodge he's deained;
Prof. Andrew White, President Of Cornell Uniyerst1
bos ar,ped IN place Of Bishop simpson, and h7 50
formed ~, President The third Lemler Ol
the Commission Is In loaDt Frederick Douglas
was with the President for more than en- LcW
to-day, and rum0r tonight again couples
his name with the Commission. 10 Is yct possible Ar.
Dodge may accept. The question will be decided too
Con. sigel offered and has accepted tie secss
taryshp Of the Commission. The United states stea
Tennessee which IS to convey tie Commission 70 ths
Island has been ordered from Norfolk 10 NewYOrk "
the President, and from chat point she viii sail on Non
day, without flil.
The Senate held an Executive session, lasting
hour for tho Confederation OF the domination Of Adnr
Pes.er, There waanoting 10 tho carly part OF tie
session. aud the same Old arguments for and against lie
confirmation were made ny bis friends and opponents.
Mesrs Morton, Nye, Abbott, and others, adyoca'db DIS
confirmation act Of justice to brave officer, hold
ing that II the President could afford 10 nominac Porter.
the Senate could afford to confirm HIN, 3nd
that personal considerations ought not 10 iR
1uence members Toward tho olo &c Of tse soa
sion the question was railed that II :. the Senate
failed 10 confirm, Admiral Porter would be out NJ the
yice, he had been consiEtonaly appointed, and
previous commission Yce-AdInTal had been vacated
By the apponmhnt Of Rowan. This was anew view Of
the case and was discussed Ivy tie best lawyers In tbs
Senate. II J very that tho affirmative side of the
quesOni tho ght one Rowan has been noiaAa ID cs
vce-Admral and II he should be confirmed - Poregs
old position before She Of Porter should Be acted O.,
aud Porter subsequently rejected he could not 20 6acS
to his former rank, which Lad been constitution
aIz ancd by Rowan. He would thus 30 o.
Of the scrylce. 1t "a not unusual for tt'
Senate to lay aside one nomination and tolo Up a1otL-
lower down tic calender. THIS view OF the caao Nj
operate In POrte!s favor, Senators are not alo~5t
egislae him out OF oGce. We're it 10. for It's qres-
tion he would be rejected by lar-e vote. Wrn the
subject had been discussed for time, P0r-e's
friends suggested adjournment until tomorrow, bJt
this his opponents refused until vote IVES taken, az
his friends, By small majority, carried tLcr point Il
is understood vote will be taken tomorrow and tAs
opinion is general that lie will be confirmed by sDaa
majority
The senate Committee PostOfices and Post Roads
have unanimously agreed TO report b granting sno-
sidy Of 100000 mail steamship service between SIN
Francisco Nev-ZeaGnd and New south Wales, touching
at Auckland sydney and Melbourne There are to be -
round trips voyages 70 and from either END OF to
line per annum The bill is understood to represent both
parties engaged IN the previous attempt TO secure cub
sdy nessrs. Webb and Holladay are Interested was
stated before the Committee that, by the present r-
regular steam communication between the ports named,
there are forwarded the British aud Colonial Post
Oces average OF 2O0 bags Of mall matter each tr
The saving Of time between London aud Melbourne, via
NewYorl, San Francisco, aud the Pacific, with Gooi
vessels viii be from l5 to 20 days Tie service Is TO begia
the 1st Of Nay, If the Dll passes.
In the Senate, to-day, there little struggle over
the reference Of the House bill for the International Ex
position at Philadelphia in 1879. Messrs. FentOn AMI
Conig wanted il referred to the Committee aau'
features, and inimatcd that New-YOrk was the best
place TO hold the proposed exhibition The PennsyVauia
Senators wanted it to 20 to tho Committee Foreign
Relations whore the influence Of Mr.. Cameron is sup
posed to be sufficient nsure it's report back in the
shape they desire. Mr.. Cameron complained OF the
grabbing propensities of NswYOrk and its jealouJy of
PHILADELPHIA and r Conkling retorted that NewYork
looked with pride Philadelphia OF its flourish
ing suburban villages After considerable talk OF this
kind tho resolution was by large majority referred to
tho Foreign Relations Committee. The HOUSE
resolution providing for D Joint Committee ON
ocean Cables was again discussed, but without
action. BIr. Sumner wanted to re.i letter
from Gen. Banks, and other members Of
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, to the effect
that tie resolution had slipped through the House
tced, and that it the intention TO reoOnsd-
Grafton Monday next, which would be the first oppor
tunity offered The reading Of the letter, however
ruled out Of order. The Postmaster was thu
floor this afternoon He is anxious that the amount OF
mail matter since his last statement shall be known.
in the hope that it may help resusctate anos
forgotten b to abolish the Franking Privilege. aIr Ram
say accordingly introduced resolution calling for IL
which was adopted. The remonstrance OF Mrs. Gen.
Sherman and 1900 other ladies OF tie country many or
Of high social and literary position against female
suffrage. presented by Mr.. Edmunds rhe House
bill Improvement OF tho Louisville and Portland
Canal anu the Des Moines Rapids passed. after eei
ing with strong opposition from Mr. Chandler, who ir
sisted that these works should take their chances With
other improvements in the River and Harbor BIZ.
Mr. Trumbus bill to protect Members Of Congress fro
importantly severely criticised by NJ. Morton, asa
spurious attempt at REFORM and who styled The argu-
ments by which it supported JtOpian theorieA"
fIe particularly severe on exSecreary Cox froba
whom Mr. Trumbull qaotod the statement that the do
partnents could be administered satisfactorily with Ia
he force employed. Mr.. Morton presented state
nents showing that when Secretary Cox assumed charge
tho Interior Department in 1862 there clerks
and employees, and that when he resigned in Noyer
Jer, there were $50. He said he presumed clers
must have died. He cited Secretary Boutwell, as trus
civil service reformer" He said the latter wbo
making any flourish OF what he doing proposed
TO- had reduced the force in the Treasury Dpartmer
40 persons. Tne bill laid until wednesdA
aext when Messrs Wilson, Patterson, cad others vi
peak upon 1t. The Senate held rather long cxecativ,
session and then adjourned
1t is the intention Of Mr. Dawes to keep the Arproprf
alton bills running u the House every day after the
morning hour, to the exclusion OF other business D
hey a., passed In other way con the Arpaopri-
ion biIls be got through both before tie end % TN
session, with reasonable time for consideration Ifths
House preserves its present disposition to avoid going
pto much miscellaneous legislation and supports Mr..
Dawes in his efforts make the Appropriation bills tase
precedence of everything else 1t Is thought that there
.,lt he, 81. .I.ss.x
part OF February
IN nsAs OF the consular and Diplomatic service