Mr. CONNESS. I was procee mg to say that this was a bill for the reorganization of the clerical force of the Interior Dept, a Dept that it appears comes under the condemnation of this socalled “deptal club” in their proceedings, and therefore if it were proper to take any notice in the Senate of the U.S. (which I do not admit) of the proceedings of this socalled deptal club, there is no propriety in the position taken by the honorable Senfrom Ngvada, so far as this bill is concerned, growing out of those proceedings. It is perhaps a matter to be regretted, in behalf at human nature, that any part of so I cie, when drained to its dregs, should develop sue a quality of dregs as the organization and proceeings of this “deptal club, ” socalled, have given us. this to be regretted, in behalf of human nature, that onrkind shoiild at any time shew, and jump so quickly to show, subserviency to the source of power, no matter what that source may be. I rise as much to say a word in defense of the POTUS from any implied aspersion that may row out of the proceedings, as they have been rought to the notice of the Senate, of this. socalled‘ deptal club, ” as for any other purpose. I either mistake the character of the POTUS or such ro ceedings as those from employees of the government but. excite his contempt. I cannot think otherwise. I do not sa so in compliment to the President, but I believe it must be so. The practice oforganizin these clubs composed of men in the employ o the Government and subject to be dismissed from day to day, and complimenting theirsuperiors, is one more honored in the breach than in the observance, and I only regret that their proceedings have been brought to the notice of the Senate at all. I would not honor them with notice; they do not deserve it in any sense whatever; and that their proceedings, so discreditable to themselves, whoever the may be, should be made any excuse for any ine of action on our part, in our legislation, is not, I hope, to be considered at all. I believe that this bill should pass; and I accept what was so well said by the honorable chairman of the ComFinance in regard to the Treasury Dept, and he spoke to us from his experience and actual observation in that Dept, that a reorganization like this which is now being made for the Interior Dept is a public necessit for the Treasury Dept particularly. b on of the high est administrative and clerical ability are called upon to perform the most arduous and respon sible duties, and are so poOrly paid that they cannot live in comfort in the city of Washington, much less in a condition of fair respectability. I think it is discreditable to the overument that it should be so. That the Government should lose from its high places its best and most admirable talent, its trained effectiveness, because we fail to extend a fair compensation to it, is something that we on ht to put an end to. I hope, sir, that this bill will ass. th)e PRESIDENT protempore. The question is on the motion to postpone the bill indefinitely.