New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-10
senator DicLiuson'- Military Frauds
The CieTk<hip, SC;

senator Dickinson'- Case Military Frauds
The Cierk~hip, SC;
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To-. ,eso.aiion introduced BY SIR DiokIN,o> Of
yorr 20, which .a,e rise to some discussion DO
tae senate Yesterday calling tor certsih iniorma
l.u i-al ,ie Postmaster GENERA. does not appear
L. B.. .Gsra understood Tie casual reader
would suppose TINT the inquiry was general one
whereas Notwithstanding all it,. form and precision
i spur.. ,pora n - design snd mas reference 90
boz q sir-ie case Il Is this The Postmaster 60
BingbsInt1n 90 yO1r state was 10 Apni last ~
moved b. the Postmaster General under the follow
M circumstances 4 number . cases had been
prepared or the action of the President rs wei IS
I'd the Z sim. .,er General Through luadvCrience
the papers ia tie case Of the Bincnami0u fos'inps
t.r was placed among those designated for the
action ~ Nr C0ILANER. The incumbent was re
moved by The Postmaster General aud successor
appointed Tie then incumbent. acting under the
advic, a. Mr. DICKSON refused 20 give mp the %;
ice 70 ! successor. Tins was communicated to
Jude tojLAVFE with the ascetaincd excuse tor
hoidiu- OF Al examination ems ned showing thft
the appointment should have been made b. the
Pres dent w.rch was immcd ately done aud a com
miss oa forwarded 90 he present incumbent Ancr
Receiving hs commission nom the President. q geo
oul demand mon the old incumbent was made g.
surrender thr office which he still refused to d1.
ma pd-ID.s vas sheu sued ont against hin requiring
nm o. show bl What authority he continued % c.rr
g s- de dut,, 81 tie oilice Of Postmaster 40 Bu-
10. n,ou. hut btife ai,~crinr thereto ne concluded
2, E.gc ur H., Office, winch be did These are the
tact- tia; will be developed hr the repl, ~ III
Postmaster General when Mr.. Dckmsuus re,O.g
tou shall pas. and 1t he can realise any political
capital Ou. I'd the same, WHY, iet hm to so There
L. noluluirv winch Congress can make oi the Post
ONCE Department that iis Principal and ASSIST.
ants wIi not stand ready and willing az III tunes
to 5,ond t. with prunrtness uathlul having been
.one hy them or either u them bat what there
was abundon, cause for dong make tins state.
meut IA Justice t. boh Mr. Co!laiAcr AMI Col War
rem the latter OF whom IS tie most cihcient AMI
prompt pu thc officer ! ever knew
The frauds procuced IL the collection Of some OF
tie yo.ameer Captains accounts Ia the Second
Auditor. oiilcs. suj about which have already
wnt1ec YOU have been found upon examination 10
hay. toen extended 40 the same class Of cases to
the bureau OF the Third Auditor This has teen
accom- hshed Dy fictitious subsistence accounts pr,
iicstcl upou vouchers believed 10 have been iorE--
ranging In amounts from SsJn 10 SLIGO ,ari
NAYLDN has examined several u snch -pbsi,irn''
accounts rad 81 pronOuule 81 them. Tie truth D. the
rl.la tujuOr 0ttce IS most essentially dsf1fH' I'D
io,,c ani NJ GAIIAoHFR. lcaru. has asked 'Or
Itaoiuoual clerks OF the accumulation - business
IN Us off .- you can tlrm some conception whr"
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hunlf,. claim, Tor iusi horse, filed 800 thst bureau
umd .p.s.d o. aud esoh 20 which requires care
'. al.d patient ,xafnuailIa 90 prevent frauds nr'u
lLc .aW under which such compensation : alb" ed
Ij more time and competent help were afforded il
iii, investigation Of these subsistence accounts as
Wcu - Nd .tu-r claims connected with ~ eruN ue
out sd tie late war an rhcctual check would be
placed upon Il y stem u piracy winch IS b." ne
pfi,nis the G,,ycuiren, Of hundreds u thousands
VI; d Has ,u.d Niach ihc present force q some ~
.he .ccoultiu1 Offices prec.ndes tner accomplish.
.l- The existence u these frauds has been lnfAl-
ali, communicated 20 the President who Is detrrH-
,,,d ,h1, tie same shall be- siiied l. The bottom
u,s day the Anniversary Of the battle OF
New Orleans. has not been COMMUNICATED with
TIM accustomed tokens o.. respect on The part a
th- Repre- sen.a!iyes oi the people IA Congress as
sculled is .ot tfon a want Ut proper respect
l5r lrom o delsrors,on al PATRIOTISM on then part
8 much time time has been lost .n ehyg!s 20 eiec.
the officers Of tie House that refusal 10 adv Arn
over unn o. MORROW was regarded Is "ofh 0l
urces.t - isr IS facilitating tie organization
OF the House : Concerned they might as wei have
doae as they adjourned "laN
precisely ia the same condition they occupied
Yesterday Had the thirteen Wings who AZ
hcrcd o. Mr. CAMPBELL, without the reEiotest
chance OF cleciing him. cune over 70 Nj tpuff.
d, could have been elected on two different ballots.
bat it,ctlns 10 De- understood tina; Mr. CAMPBELL
lew Trend, are determined 60 prevent a W tnS be
ne elected unless he be the msn | am. however
aoy 80 al disappointed st the result, having never
entertained a reasonable doubt bVi what our oppo
nrns nom superior management, though early 90
a M nority IL tie House would eventually succeed
Ia eectIuE their candidates Tor all the ofhces
NJ Foarg oi Mss la the Senate has made Al
elaborate argument IN support Cd the Hungarian
resolution introduced by Gen CAS-. and 5 st-
speakirg at the time o; ihis writing. have uo
unle now 70 sliude 10 bis positions Yesterday al
aiiiI.oua list Of nominations sent q the sen
aie by the President. 50 that thcy have Executive
business enough before them now a occupy their
entire time Tor weeks, II system OF rejection and
contest over each case Is to be adopted. This
however, I do not believe ALPHA