Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-09
Warrington News.

Mr.. BUCHANAN.-We have to-day ad-
vices from Wheatland inducing us to be-
lieve that Mr.. Buchanan may not go to
England, such is his repugnance to going
abroad just now.
Hon. THos. H. BAYLEY.-This gentle
mans name was considered in the Cabi-
net council yesterday in connection with
the French mission. This fact has gene
rated a rumor that it is to be rendered to
him. We have no confidence in it's cor
rectneSS.
RULES OF THE BUREAUs.-We hear that
in the Third Auditors Office the clerks
have been instructed not to apply in per-
son hereafter to the Second Comptroller,
to obtain his opinion upon points of law
on which they may deem advice necessary:
that course having been the practice in
the Departments here for years. Here
after, they are to submit all such
points to the Chief of the Bureau in
person, who will himself seek the advice
of the Comptroller, if he may deem it
necessary for the Satisfactory solution of
the subject in issue. 1t strikes us that
pride of position on the part of the Third
Auditor has something to do with this
change: and on the other hand, it certain
ly serves better to carry out the spirit of
the law, which, in creating Auditors and
Comptrollers of the Treasury, designed
them as checks upon each other: not to
make the Auditor practically but an
agent to carry out the opinions of the
Comptroller.
The CLAIM AGENTS Us. THE RULES OF
THE TREASURY DEPARrMENT.-Secr
Guthrie, in whosemanner and appearance
there is very little of the 'smilk and
peaches man" is by no means popular
with the agents in Washington, who look
on him as a sort of Cerebus. He. may
be very gruff at times, and under the
press of the public business with which
he is always so overwhelmed, it may be
that he decides questions of little public
Importance adversely, in too great haste.
Yet it will be hard for the parties offended
in such cases to make capital for their
claims by "spreading themselves" on the
Avenue against the Secretary. The pub
lie, without distinction of party, have
apparently come to the conclusion that
under his roughness of address, there
runs strong determination to protect
the interest, for which he is responsible,
at all hazards. 1t will be difficult task
indeed, for any set of gentlemen, we care
not what may be their talents, to discredit
him with the public until they shall have
shown that he is not merely seeking to
discharge his duty to his trust We are
by no means prepared to endorse all that
he has done, yetwc are we'll satisfied that
their last cause of complaint a, Inst him
is wholly unfounded. This is for reviv-
ing the late deadletter regulation of Sec
rotary Meredith, bearing date Feb. goth,
1850, in these words, viz:
That except in cases where the application
is made by Senators or Representatives, or
off IF no Eyo 6 ~
Judiciary Of the United States, no information
In regard to claims is to be given from the
files or records Of the Department to any per-
son whatever, except it be the claimant or his
constituted agent or attorney The applica-
ton for information in such cases is to be
made to the Chief Clerk of the Secretary, or Of
the head Of the Bureau in which the files or
records are deposited, as the case may be. The
clerks Of the Department being strictly pro-
hibited from giving any Information, or dis
coursing of claims with any person whatever
not belonging to the Department, other than
those as above explained unless so directed by
the Secretary or the head of Bureau of the
Treasury Department, or other officer of the
Department duly authorized to give such di-
rection
That access SO cay register of claims or
letters relating thereto, o. to any files or
records of the Department by claimants or
their attorneys, or agents, or persons repre-
senting themselves as such, or by any other
person whatever other than as above except
ed, Ia not permitted, unless under the direction
of duly authorized officer of the Depart
ment''
Shortly after this regulation was origi-
nally adopted, it became dead letter,
notwithstanding the pressing necessity
tor its rigid enforcement. No rational
business man will read it without being
satisfied that its strict enforcement is
really necessary for the proper manage
ment of the affairs Of the Department,
which are becoming hourly more compli-
Gated and exacting upon the time and
attention Of those employed there in all
pNcifionc