The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-17
Items from Warrington
[From the Wasnipgton Star, Feb. l3 /

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| From the Washington Star, Feb. l3l
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
1t may be well that the business community sh suId
know that, by the sixth section Of the OF March
lse9 aach supplies to bs furnished tho United
states At future cay mnst be contracted BY pre-
clos OF the pubs require tbs Immediate dsssy
o. me articles VIXEN they be obtained BY open puF
May 1880, contract can be made except under hv
Authonsng the sans or under appropriation adequsts
purchased Of the Uatsa States except undss
siaw Autncrsng such purchase. Tho sot Of April n,
oS ISvds' that no member Of
whole or In part contract TO be made with any
Of the United States in their behalf" Under this a1
law case not ny since decided In which hire
OF slaves employed certain public work by parsi
Apeenent with their owner, who MAS member Of Con-
gress vas declared to be Illegal and the agreement voh
| DEDUCTIONS IN PAYING ASSIGNED CLAIMS
Some time ago. creditor Of the United States assign.
ed his claim TO another person for valuable considers
ton On settling the original creditors account at the
treasury found that he indebted pay over.
drawn Under these circumstances held that the
claim he hands the assignee was to ali the
equities between the sssgnor and ,hs untsd states ssd
those equities In favor OF he Uasd States must be ast
drawn pay OF the assghor was therefore, Jed fro
| the assigned claim
sBRaIANr's CoHMUTArroN ALLOWANCE FOE
| wHIsKEY.
The communication allowances OF tho whsksy ration In
addition to the fifteen day allowed by aot Of
gers was prohibs ), reru.on " OF tbs
War, dated April1 lS46 ad again allowed by rsgulA
tion on the 10th Of October !sse It va, hsa In
not long since pre,en<d for 1t tho Treasury
Department, that sergehnts 90 not entitled 70
this Communication (while acting Is clerks and mssssa-
gers) for the intervening time.
NON-COMMIsSIONED oFfICERs' AND SOLDIERS EXTRA
From tho ruling In recent case at the treasury,
conclnce thst commissioned oiser soldier wh0
employed on constant labor in the Subsistence and
Qusrterms sters departments 1t tho lime, s not
S E , nS ~ the a'. s.n ot
slant Abtr should be ~ .early continuous as 1, conss
tent with The regular duties OF The solder such
tsrs, 60 In orcer to give just clt to the extra
pensation.
NON CoMxIssIoEBD OF FsIosa's BxrRA PAY.
A non commissioned iii or who through the
Mexican ws but At the tiue OF his discharge had besa
reduced to the ranks OF private, vas paid his three
to. rulss atcpea by the psy Department nv tbs suho
ty OF the joint resolution OF Ju .9i8sS Tnis ssttlemeaA
Of ,hs classes Of claims was trsnssTret from the Pay D.
ofJuy 29 1850, aEo the 18th Of ostoter 1861 tbs
Second Conpfoer cscided that the officer soldier must
bo paid bir three nentss pay according To the
grade lie ned At ths time Of bis discharge
vice. bht tne Psymaster made the foregoing pay.
ment, hAvinR been situated that be could not have
known At the tiue OF the charge OF rule that
be was entitled to cretit the whols payment
UsFULPiLLED CONTRACTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
II has bseo de dsd y case Arisinx under contract
with the government. that olSim be paid for n
alleged breach OF contract the part OF the govenmsat
party o.imiDg was mot 1. any tim. Possessed or the
gooes and did not At any Tins have ready 70 be
delivered in ,ulamept Of ths contract on his n.yt m
Nss perbspa some rem bursemsn. Of expenses whom
has incurred them In making preparation d.
vsry AN ther = fu,d -nsn is kno In that be had
CIR oG s. s. rs2lassss y y &: sSvsiS%.n r "
POWERS OF ATTORNEY FOR TIE PAYMENT OF
Is held in the Treasury Department that the amount
oi pension cue pensonsr, n.der several acts OF Ooo:
attorney under each act 0ne power OF attorney viii b
sufficient II covers all the time for which the pension
is under all the aets-ths attorney Masking oath,
required the regulations thSt he has interest In the
pension money TO oe received
THE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THB TREASURY Dk
PARTMEET.
oa the llta OF February, there OF treasury war
rants entered on the books Of the department -
For the redemption OF stocks. sS,2sS y
Covered INTO tie s.isury fiom lands lsia0s s.
Covered into the 1reafrry from mis- SOURCES. 806l u
For the War DEPARTMENT ............... S,06l S1
Fsr the Navy DE partmsnt. 2754le -
Fof the Interior Department. o.0ao -
From the washingtop Star, Feb ISL
ASSIGNMENT OF A soLDIBR's PAY.
An enlisted sodier assigned . portion OF his pay ~
which refu'ed BY the proper oii'e Of the United
States he grourd that the act Of May 1791 seeoo
four, expressly declares that mo assignment OF pay,
stoned officer private shall be valid"
THE DELEGATION OF FRIENDS.
10 remsnsrsts .h the President relative to the proposed
ungody OF the naturalization with references 10
the Nsoraa bl are still vii US. They have probably,
given up the executive hard hardened case and
are now attending TO tho more ursody the SsnAts and
House OF Representatives. smors whom they are operst
neDt is sgsinst disturbing he Missouri compromise"
The wsss have It that when they approached tae Pred
they we're on Missouri compromise 1885, We douSt
ths truth Of this story but The question must
nsor, Win. m.iing no votes against ths
bill, servn, 10 render religion bye word, insmush
AZ they play politicians in ia holy name.
THE TREATY Oh CONVENTION WIFE swIrzKRLAND.
We 20 be icve that th.r IL tie qusstios
TO the Senates disposition to coo1rm this sxosnsnt A.
ransement .ih the only republic on the European oon-
and zen country, and in Ncvember 1850, it
Wis sent back an sndsd when Switzerland made several
other 10 a. ooossoned By those originating
Win the govern nsnt Of the United ates. Mr.. Fillmore
kept T. under advsenept on its return until ne va
pron ptrs In dsposirg o. Il arose the naufcsnoy
IL his knowledge Of the details OF commercial rsls
that Mr. Websts., and Mr. Ev stt aborsd
10 vain 20 mshe realize that commercs with the
Cations is Of great national nportsncs IN sSo wnhs
population OF two and hs millions OF souls SWifssrAn0
took IS Geo 900 per annum ~oh OF Amercan PRODUCTS
OF al deacrptions against about 81 Ooo coo Per am an1om @
worth taken at that line by Russia with hsr o100o0O0
Of population The details Of this convention are OF
course uaknown TO the pablci get saf.sa iniorma.ss
very general eeeie that lay speedily become tho A~
Of the land .....,
Auncatitn Vas 10 ,o by oihcsr ssd With
be and particular duty for extra compsns alton
estrs compenaon having been estimated for and
All, gsd 10 have been ncucsd ia general appropriation
Il vas dec cd that however meritoriens the claim,
ca o not he allowed ss he 4h section Of the sct @
Iuv "a 1851 acts that estimate appropriations
o. money 10 any bill making appropriations shall autno-
r,e the payment Of any increaed pay, Anowanss os
com peosson 10 any form whatever Beyond ths unt
prescribed by Law 10 any cAse unless there than 6rst b
tpeoiAc direction for such extra payment, 6sasaAtng
oeeIsto whom such extra payments shall se mAds
ruE cuRRINr OPERATIONS or THE TREASURY DE-
PARTMEHr.
on the 1ith Of February there we're o. treasury vr-
~, ~ a.vy,n, ~ .I ~ ,r...rv sssts eol 81
~ a.. 49,. y '' ~ ..... 2 $50 %
co,.rsd - ,bs rs.snrv from customs 12o4Tt II
| onsa.aln" 'ne 'i'asu'J .........,.. s,bs5 %
w w. ~ ,,nsn ........ .162 49a 10
e.. II .S ps W ~ ~ nss,,rsnt t......... T0a 20
rol r tue Ns'y oot w. N.yy D.partmsat. 6T7 Oh
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