The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-29
WASHINGTON.
Clean Sweep in the Indian Bureau.

Clean Sweep in fbe Indian Bureau.
WASHINGTON, Nov 27.-Just before the close
of business this afternoon in the Interior De-
partment Secretary Chandler signed formal
notifications addressed to the chief clerk, three
heads of divisions and seven PRINCIPAL clerks of
the bureau of Indian affairs, informing them
individually that their services will be from
this date dispensed with. The removals are in
each case based upon the recomme ndaton of
the commissioner, aud make clean sweep of
all the old clerks associated for any consderate
length Of time with the past history Of the
bureau
Commissioner Smith, however, signifies his
confidence in the personal integrity of Chief
Clerk Clum by recommending him for transfer
to some other position in the department The
notices of removal reached most of the officers
after the clerks indicated had left for the day,
and in these instances were forwarded after
them to their homes. Their successors are not
yet appointed.
Lack of Good seamen
The annual report of Commodore Schufedt,
chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruit.
ing at the Navy Department, shows that dur
ing the past year Ito vessels were equipped
at the navy yards, at an expenditure of 1866 :
He says that there IS growing deficiency of
good seamen for the navy, fact that will be-
come startlingly apparent in any case of emer-
gency. To partly remedy this, training ships
have been established at Brooklyn, Kittery and
Mare Island navy yards for youths, 260 of
whom are now under instruction. He urges
INV authorizing the enlistment of 500 boys in
the navy. He also says that the time has
come when something besides coercion must
be used to improve the morals of the navy.
Educate the man for the service and give him
Inducements to remain in it by consulting his
wants, both mental and physical. Take away
the pr0vocation for desertion and this demora-
liZing crime will diminish. If it then still en-.
sue punish It with the rigor of military law
The statute books are full of enactments in
favor of the officers of the navy, we look al
most in vain for any legislation in favor of its
seamen.
The Approaching Session.
The various hotel Hobbies give indications
that large number of Congressman and
strangers are arriving by every train. The
prominent topic of discussion naturally reverts
to the Speakership question. The South is rep
resented. dozen candidates from that sec.
ton are aspirants for the clerkship of the House,
and each has scores of friends working on the
outside for his success. 1t is believed that by
wednesday next quorum at least of the mem
Ders OF the next House will have arrived in
tne city. Ii is the intention, according to pres
ent designs, to have a caucus of the Democratic
members next Saturday night to settle upon
We y lection for Speaker and other promineL 1t
officers of the House.
A New Commissiouer of Indian Affair.".
The appointment of a commissioner of In
dian affairs in the place of Smith. has been
tended to Edward S. Tobey of Boston. Mr.
Tobey is here tonight at the reonest Of The
President and Secretary of the Interior There
is every reason 10 believe that Tobey will &C.
cept the office and he appointed on Monday.
The vacancies caused by the removals to-day
in the Indian bureau are to be filled after con-
sultation with the new commissioner,
The Reports of Cabinet Omcers.
The Secretary of the Treasury IS still engay-
ed in the preparation of his report, and it will
not be printed till Friday, when, as heretofore
1t will be sent to the principal cities for distr-
button to the press ON the day of it's transmits
mission to Congress. All bureau reports have
been printed with one or two exceptions AS
TO the reports of heads of departments it is
known that the Postmaster General and Seere-
Iary OF the Interior have had theirs printed.
Inc President has not yet finished his message
T put some portions all OF it will be read to the
cabinet next Tuesday.