New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

sULAR sERvICE-AR,yY OFFICERS AND THE
INDIAN SERVICE.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSBl
WASHINGTON, Monday. Aug. 9, 1870
Additional letters and charges against Congressman
Roderck Butler Of Tennessee for dishonest practices
in connection with soldiers claims for bounty pay, and
pension, being received at the Pension Office
letter received there to-day from gentlemen IN the
South, who is well ndorsed for character and respect
ability, in which some wrong conduct on the part OF
Butler Is made known in regard TO his manner OF con-
Quoting the business OF claim agent The letter says
there is general complaint ali the district but IL IL
from the poor the ignorant and obscure The claims Of
the rich and Intelligent have been paid. The letter
charges that DR.. Donnelly, Buffers brother-inaw, is
Examining Surgeon at Taylorsye and that 1t would no
well to inquire what he has done, ~ 10 has
been observed that such robust set of
this time. Mr.. Butler the agent who secured their
pension. is cited In which Lethy Cram, tho
widowed mother OF soldier placed her claim for back
pay and bounty in his hands Il was paid in the Sum
FAN of 1867 by certificate from the Second Audi
tors Office which Mrs. Cram indorsed while Butler wa
holding court in Greenvile. The amount $780, ont
OF which the ptance OF $50 after paid hor Al
though she and her friends tried for more than two years
to obtain her pay she had not received 1t three months
ago. when she placed the matter in the hands OF Robert
Mckee, highly respectable lawyer in Greenye, who
is said to be able to furnish information In three Other
in which he employed to collect from Butler
money arising from soldiers claims 1t is further charged
that Butler has said to Col Howard Of johnson County.
Tenn that he could get bin through Congress for his
relief but that his fee would be cnehah the amount
obtained. That that his custom. The letter says
Howard will testify to this. The writer Of the ettes
gives the following ease which he has heard Of
Zone man, whom Butler got pension for, who lives
in johnson County, enlisted man in the Rebel
ing some Union men who were scouting to Keep away
from the Rebels. Thus this man never fought for an
choice and deserter from cowardice was wo1naed oy
some Union men in defending themselves, and bntle5
got his placed the rolls as pensoner for honess
al NJ, Folsom OF Elizabethton IS given as a witness
who knows all about the 1t also charged IN the
letter Butler and hslson have store and bold the
pensoner in goods at per cent advance they
getting the money and compelling he poor dsss 10
Italics If the Department wants to investigate, here Is
| the road"
An examination Of the list of vacancies in the consular
service the State Department said to show an az
gregate Of Is consulshps and positions as
commercial agents. including q number to which sp-
pontments were made during the last session Of Con-
gress None OF these vacant positions, with perhaps ono
or exceptions have salaries sufficient in amount 10
render desirable and the appointees after learn
ing Of the and expenses of living at their posts de-
clined their positions resigned, after holding the
places for a few weeks discovering that their SAL
would not meet their necessary expenses In snch
cases vacancies will continue to exist unless persons
can be found willing pay for the honor Of holding the
positions
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cady, In reply
to Col De L. Floyd Jones, Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs Boise City, Idaho, who asks to be relieved
from Indian duty should it decided the army officers
active duty forbidden by the recent act OF Con-
gress hold perform the functions Of any civil Offices,
says:
az have to inform you that construction OF the act
which reference Is made necesstates the
immediate removal OF officers from the civil service,
inasmuch time must OF necessity be given the Depart
ments to select proper persons to I'LL their places You
have nothing to apprehend 10 your standing in
the army from the delay incident TO tudicous change
OF officers, but you will be relieved from your present
duties soon a suitable successor can be found"
Supervising Architect Muett has gone to Massachn
setts to consult with Secretary Boutwell, regarding ma
ters connected with the construction of the NewYorh
and Boston PostOffces
Norman Ettinge to-day appointed by the secre
tary Of the Treasury wegher in the New York Custom
House,
The acting French Consul at Richmond has had "a
many applications from exCOnfederates, who desire "a
enter the French army, that he has been compelled Ia
announce through the papers that he has author
ity TO accept their proposition. . ,
In creating Assistant Treasurer In baltimore, ~ IL
found that Congress authorized the employment OF ten
clerks but that another bunder In the Appropriation
bill, no provision made for their payment The
Wilt therefore be forced TO wait for their pay until
provided for BY future legislation.