New-York tribune., 1872-02-27
WASHINGTON.
NATURALIZATION RECORD-TRADING AT MILL
TARY POsTs-MORE CIVIL SERVICE BILLS
REVIYING COMMERCE.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBuYgI
WASHINGTON, Monday. Feb. 2


by Gen. Garfield, to establish record Of naturalization
in the State Department Tho bill provides that the De-
parnent shall keep book In which all declarations OF
intention become citizens and actual naturazatOns
shall be systematically entered and kept for reference,
and that the process Of naturalization SHALL in case,
be complete until the entries have been made All
courts are required to forward the naturalization papers
they issue TO the state Department. Cor record and tho
Department Is TO give certified copies of naturalization
certificates 10 persons who may have lost them and TO
publish every year iSt OF an the , 9h
frequent loss OF certificates OF NATURALIZATION and the Inn
TO grant such certificates kept. and from the floods OF
fraudulent naturalization papers which issued in
some Of tie large cities Just before important elections
Since the publication in THE TRIBUSEs Washington
dispatches Of accounts OF abuses in the system of trading
at military posts, the Secretary OF War has taken
ures to inquire into the matter with view Of ns.itutng
the necessary reforms, II tue evils complained Of
found to actually exist He has directed officers at the
posts mentioned in THE TRIBUNE to ascertain II the
traders appointed by him for such posts perform the
business themselves or farm 1t ont TO others, and
also to furnish list of ithe'Iprlces charged for
articles sold at the traders stores compared with the
prices OF the articles when furnished by suffers
under the old law 1t is understood to be the intention
OF the Secretary to issue an order compelling an post
traders TO proceed at once to the posts to which they
are II they are not already there ana to re-
1t is but justice to the secretary TO that there is
G f S5sns that ont the Of passs
Of the sale OF traders privileges have been
committed with his knowledge The ntr trouble sGesd 9as Ge3 s2
politicians for their friends the department relying IN
some instances upon the recommendations OF members
OF Congress, but in many acting upon requests from
higher authority, has been induced by misrepresenta
tOns 10 appoint men under the belief that they were
respectable merchants, who in reality political ad;
yennrers and who have coyeTty sold the privilege OF
trading. '"
Two new Civil Service bills weregintroduced In the
House to-day both being notifications Of Mr.. Wllards
bill Mr. Perry of Ohio seeks to accomplish the same
end as Mr. willard TO prohibit the interference OF men,
bers OF Congress in the making of appointments put nc
thinks Mr. Willard goes little too far and Is too resrlc
tive upon Congressman. His bill provides only that
members shall not make ree2mmendatlons IN ylQatl9n
of the rules Of the Civil Service Commission Mr..
Lynch OF Maine takes one section Of Mr.. Wilard's,
and with some notifications makes this his whole bill
He provides that Congressman In asking for appoint
mene or removals shall put their recommendations III
writing and give their for the same ana tIat
these recommendations shall be Kept on ME IN te De
parmen and be open to the Inspection 9L QraGl t "
Con gTess report of all the appointments ana removals
made during the year. with the correspondence upon
which action Is based.
Mr. shellabarger Chairman OF the House Committee
on Commerce. introduced, to-day bill for the revival
of American commerce, which adopts the system recoh
mended by 1.-THE Secretary OF the Treasury or granting
bountes to all American-bullt vessels different
machinery for carrying out the system is provided.
A Con mission Of Commerce is constituted,
composed of the Secretary OF tho IIeaSutty, ,t,
the secretary Of the Navy the secretary UI es m
placed the duty OF administering the law Inc pl co
templates the establishment OF INES GI ocean and
some continental port NewHOrk ana me Mest lhuIls
md Mexico. New Orleans and the West ihdlas ana
Mexico and san Francisco and Australia and Newlea-
land. To these steamers LOuhty, U ,;;Iu ;Iu P P,t
tun annually for i've years II 10 re granted slS neS
sells engaged in foreign TO receive bounty OF
IS per tnn, and those engaged in the eoasng uaS 0
per All vessels engaged In the foreign Iraae OF IN
are PnTchaie stores ana @ r
rcsentng the views of the Chairman OF the Committee
having the matter IN charge on inc SUBJECT oi reN'ns
American commerce.
Gen Keteham introduced in the House, to-day, bill
10 prohibit the Registers and Receivers OF the Land
Oaces and enerals and their wives and clerks
from locating purchasing tracts OF land or acting as
agents for the location for the sale Of land land war
rants OF scrip The bill has the Endorsement of the Sec
rotary OF the Interior, and prepared IN the Land
| ONice 10 prevent the evil OF land speculation
| by Government officers, which Is carried on TO a
| pyeot extent Gen. Ketchum introduced another
BIN 10 authorize the appointment OF two detectives 10
perform all duties for the Land Onee similar TO those
| ncrformed bv Supervisors I'm the internal revenue
service. They TO aid the Department IN securing
efficiency and honesty on the part OF s G
one OF the most serious eyns Whlch Is
| hnncd these agents can cheek is the presumption
Of fimber land by who have no purpose OF settle
mcnt and who retain the land only long enough To cur
of the timber when they abandon it, and preempt new
trct II is estimated that I'm the state OF Minnesota
alone the Government loses 100000 annually ny thi1
| practice.
borrassment by reason of reversal by the First Con
| troIler of a decision made by him more than year
| ago At the time OF the passage OF the act
recovering to the Treasury the unexpended balances
| ~ concentrations IL decided that the law dld
not anply TO an appropriation made during the war Tor
rho oreanzaton and drill of volunteer troops Under TINS
anprOuaton fifty clerks have been ana arc sun EN-
poyed in the War Department In settling business grow
mo out Of the war. few days the Controller came
10 the conclusion that his former decision was wrong
aud that what remained Of the Appropriation must k'
hack 10 the Treasury. The fifty clerks must therefore
be discharged Immediately, ana ther Work IcIt uhlt
ished, unless Congress complies win the iecomnenua
| - ftHo urVa n
The Senate Committee Investigation and Retrench
nent was again without quorum to-day, aud on motion
of Senator Bayard adjourned to Monday next, unless
meeting previously called by the chairman: II Is
reported that Gov. buckingham VIII return on heuAes
| dav, No witnesses have yet been suDpenaed'
The Senate Committee Indian Affairs spent Its hour
OF session in examining the Indian Appropriation Dill as
it came from House. The bill was read through once
| aud a few amendments were proposed. IL VIII DC
further considered at the next session Oh tne Cohee
| The Senate Committee Finance listened to argu
mepts this morning by the Chicago COMMITTEE III laVor
Of the Chicago Relief bill Speeches were made py sew
eral gentlemen Senators Chandler ana FERRY VIII pe
heard tomorrow morning In oppQsioh 10 a, any t nt n
which shall inurously a1ect the interests VI 'n'A 0
Mr. A. C. Babcock Chairman of the Illinois state Cen
,ral Committee telegraphed TO the Secretary OF that
Committee yesterday directing him to Gall meeting On
the 18th OF March for the purpose VI eanns S'"' ~
| yentiOn. ,,..... 49,,
The Kansas Senators have received dispatches from
their friends advising them to make no personal
ron. either in the Senate through the press, until
they receive copies Of the testimony taken before the
legislative Committee They are !assured that t9ete i
nhing in that testimony Justify the report made an
that te EVIDENCE itself will vndicate then Inc printed
report is expected in Washington ABOUT 'ne i"'' VI ''
| week. .,-----. -,
The Secretary OF War; in anticipation OF the passage Oh
the Senate resolution for the investigation oi Tue se
q, arms has begun gathering the information Wnich nc
supposes the investigating committees wiz ' co,,
,e SECRETARY Of War visited the House Military Com
TIT. to-day when the proposed consolidation OF the