Mr. GUTHRIE. I am the more convinced from all that has been said that I am right in the objection I have made to this measure, and that it will be a useless incumbrance. The head of the Dept here ought to have his own agents under his order, and he should have a report to him of howeverything is done. The law is sufficient as it stands to enable him to know howevery agent discharges his duties. At our great commercial em orium, NewYork, 2/3rds of the revenue from duties on imports are collected: does any man suppose that the SecyTreasury has not an out side agent there watching, reporting upon every transaction, and seeing that the laws are enforced? Does any man suppose that under our internalrevenue system the SecyTreasury has not his agents to inform him howevery officer keeps his books, and makes his entries, and executes the law? Is it not all reported to him so that he can apply a remedy where wrong exists? So the SecyInterior is the properofficer to see and to know how the laws of his Dept are executed by his agents, and to apply a remedy where there is anything needing correction. These inspectors will be of no service to him in that respect. If they make a report it will be are port that will lead to a quarrel between him and his agents. If we have a Government we must have a Government that our own officers execute without having outsiders to watch them asspiesand detectivesii on the m. You should have at the head of one 1Dept a man of character, a man of standing, a man whose rep utation is at stake in the due execution of the duties of his office, and he must see that the business confided to his Dept is faith fully executed. llie SecyInterior has power now to do all that is sought to be accomplished by this bill, as I understand. The Senfrom Wisconsin says there are boards of inspection in the Army to inspect the fortifications, ar senals, Arc. But it is the duty of the officers at those establishments every year to at the head of the Dept in possession of p all the facts in relation to the armories, the fortifications, the arms, the ammunition, &c. The Army regulations provide for all that information bein furnished) to the Dept annually; an what is the consequence? Your committees can know from the head of the Dept however vthing is, and can be shown the last reports. Iy idea is that you cannot administer Indian affairs except through the head of the Dept to whom they are committed, and that you cannot put this board of inspectors into the system without injury to the service. You cannot get men of character and reputation to fill this high office if they are to be surrounded by spies and detectives who are to watch all they do and make reports to congress. I am against the bill.