The New York herald., 1875-11-19
WASHINGTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Sov IS, 1875.
sFcnFrARY cHANDLER's BUSINESS HABITS IN
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT WAR ON IN
COMPETENCY AND MALADMINIsTRATIoN-T
INDIAN BUREAU TO BE CLEANED.
II begins to look to many people here though the
President had made a hit when he made Mr. Chandler
Secretary OF the Interior. He Is clearing out good
many dusty corners, and though ou,cry IS made
that he IS removing clerks and others Tor political
causes be positively that single removal
has been made by him is contemplated personal
or political grounds He also authorizes a sweeping
ind explicit denial Of the widely published as
tertions that he has made Is making re-
moyals for failures TO contribute to cam
paign funds There is story current here
lhat a friend Of a person removed called on Mr.
Chandler and Indignantly protested against the change
on the ground that he had dismissed very competent
clerk. Nr Chandler IS reported to have answered: -
''He Is a thoroughly competent clerk and he is re-
moved for cause and he wants the made public
/ win do itn
Mr. Chandler Is looking carefully into all the bu-
reaus or the Interior Department. and he means to
take them up one after the other and make clean
work of incompetency and maladmnistration. He
Is not in haste and 70 make no mistake; but he
means Il IS said to shelter one nor 70 be intim
by any one's political friends. II is talk
among his friends that he has found many unlovoly
Ipots the department and that there will be many
and important changes in the next few weeks There
Is doubt that ne means to clean the Indian Bureau
and all Its belongings when he gets ready aud that
there will be areyouon in that part OF the government
service such as will please Professor Marsh and Mr.
Welsh. There are people here who say that Mr..
Chandler has undertaken large contract
CONTINUED ACTIVITY IN THE NAVY YARDs-vEs-
Sells READY FOR SEA.
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where, il is said, he is to meet, by appointment,
John Roach, the shipbuildcr. Tho circumstance
and the report is current that the repair
and construction work which was ordered
stopped last night, viii be resumed forthwith at the
several Navy yards In the absence OF Secretary Robe
son to-nghtit impossible to verify or contradict
this report which is given for what it is worth
Inquiry 10 matters at the Washington Navy Yard,
shows that work went there usual to-day all de-
parments Of the yard being in active operation In
fact extraordinary activity has characterized the work
for two days past The force in the equip
ment department has been increased TO finish
the anchor and chains Of the Ranger Enterprise Essex
and other vessels quickly possible The monitor
Catsklll is rapidly fitting for In the work Of
preparing her outfit Captain Badger, the equipment
officer, is assisted by Commander F. NJ Bunce, who
has commanded several ironclads and was one of
Admiral Dahlgren's principal aids during the siege
Of Charleston. When her machinery is in working
order and her outfit board she proceeds
to Norfolk be docked and have her coppering exam
Rmined Commander Henry Wilson, who stands df
teen the list Of commanders has been ordered to
command the Catskill