Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-06

WE copy the following article, on Female Clerks
in the Treasury Department, fioin the ashiuyton
Sunday Gassss. We GRE happy to see our friend.
A. A. shisser Esq OF this place, noticed IL sGeh
complimentary manner. Dir. Shisslor holds prom.
nsnt position in that department., and looked upon
ss man who is de,tiued to stall higher posr,cns
Tho 0azstse says:
"Some few months since about ono hundred fo.
male clerks were digs1tssed FROM the Registers bu.
Foau Of the Treasury department, there DeiHg no
money to puy them and uo work tor them 10 do,
good reasons certainly Tor their dismissal Ihoy
had been employed in counting redeemed coupons
and currency. They and theT frienus oons sntIy
iinpoTtuned the Setretnry Tor Reimbursement Many
OF then are widows or orphans Ut the tuen who ic
IN defence Of their country during tbe iato rebel
lion, aud 1t was hard indeed for tho kegisrr ,ho
Secretary, to refuse them the chance tu make an
honest living Congress passed resolution allowing
females the same salary US males, when rinpIoyed
npol tho kind of work IN the Depar tueut.-
Mr. Wilson, the Third Auditor, reported 10 the SEQ
IetaTy thet III tss bvsion oi has Bureau, wbere the
QusrterH aster's accounts were hvdIted, tEore was
much Of the work OF the past years yet 10 be done,
and II would be necessary 10 obtain more clerical
force TO accomplish this work within Il reas naOle
given time, so us this important braLeh oou hence
forth be kept up with the otrrent year The SecIe.
tRry At once re.nstae9 ATTY OF the discharged
female CLERKS, ard they detafled Tor duty IN
tho Third Auditor Oulce. Mr.. Wilson placed them
in the Quarternasers Division of the bureau, watch
s in charge Of Col Charles II. Brown Sub 'ivisions
we're imProyised under the charge and direction Of
~ n, "a ensS'e' ~ ~ .; o,eains n'a tuoiIs ~
iIoienoe oPahEer' Aho iauios wore set 10 "orh
examining tho vouchers and returns, aud general
"soants y! IHe S1"t anu SudI'e'mas'u .
cePAI.nen1, aua Up " tn's o",e naVe eon'inu'u
report TO tho ohot Of the Division on the subject
nv .aaI's nsssnou W iie 'o' insuoet' ~
.he W setienehs 0! accounts are proSi easing Doyoha
.ns n'0st sulue expectations. iis says iutther'
'uU. Eeue .. "uioum, VI. ~, =. oness auu "a.
~ nhu ISI ItAi!! pVseNss e' 'ho 9ualuoHt'one '"
lnsxo very enoient sierks, ana certainly eqsI the
nn'u eiesAs enP'oyeu upon we eaue "osh.
uaael.'.aa 's, many oi tns'o iaues arc
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hi, cod scs nee nr al, ,cnnsss IL e.,onI;siv rsc..
- Us eCSL II, S'. NY =. W soos' s eulsy s neees
sy 10 ,ae eolnPte's ouada,,on ni an unescepnon.
80 - rin anu ~ @ u.,n pA 'pat pt,; Ct,
La la .he faulnie GU Sen'nat'es anu fun.ie Souoois
in ,be rern,or s,nSia. ~ ,hs nnniis -
- '-o .es1.4. eeuo-oe o-. =. - t e1ss,
IMPORTANT TO OnD FEIIayE-ReJnlah D,rrfs
ry. III. r. H. r-,i,o, S.o,,. L..
he urnHa Louseo o' 'no eh',eu S"a'es nav
ing empowered the drand Ledges under It's Jlrsdo'
tion grant charters for Degree of kebeksh Lodges
II I. nronosad Inv the GRAND Ioays NJ p,nnsylvapia
10 asceP' Tue su'd power anu 'ns io'.o"'ns "'!es
are proposed for the government Of Lodges OF the
Rebekab Degree:
IT.. , ,.. .
Ihst oharte:' may DC granted 10 auiy qualneu
| ~, ,hn;r 81;
he Visitation Of the scK the relief Of the dsresssd
and the support ard education OF orphans The
shid Degree Lodges nave these privileges, ana are
" us eu,JeSt W mo ,oi's no'
oohet the OF heoehan On SION 1'af'e'
from Iodro luost,a in tbs d.trict dcsiynnted in
the charter Of such Degree Lodge and 10 confer the
degree on widows OF odd feilows presenting certn'
mswss,. IN Sood s,snJ;p', AZ tbs Tina Of thar de-.
| cease
q They shall elect and appoint their own officers
.he manner p'ssctine1 py 'he 1y."ws inS e,ee'
tsry and Trsssnrer nnd. if the byIaws NO proyide,
n Financial Secretary. The appointed oficers shall
be: warden, Conductor outtide and Inside GUAR.
d Ign na" A'' - 'He
4. Tbey ,balI hold regular and spe.i.l N mec,ipgs,
as provided by The bylaws.
=. 10 III ana establish dues 10 DC Pa'd oy me
hs dronn.d T sou, " IN, Ii., Of smher. NJ cI'r,ar
shall be granted TO less than twenty applicants or
less than ten of each sex.
40 srsnt 9ohSl?ns nn .ne iunaS o, me Loa
for the education Of orphnns ns a majority of the
| mombers may determine