Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-01
them to report before the first of next January.
lEMnNAIs ANh HI ANhES.

A number OF removals and changes in varis
GUS BUREAUS Of tile interior department have
been made recently andla good many more
will be made in the course Of the next few days
especially in the pension and land otficess In
the patent Office there will be a few changes in
the temporary clerks, but the old force will be
generally retained, Some fifty removalsShave
been made in the land office sluce the change
in commissioner. In the post office department,
several appointments have been fixed upon,
not yet announced, mostly to fill new offices
created at the last session of congress
PATENTS.
The commissioner of patents to-day refused
the application of b. J. Lamotte for an extern
sion of his patent for railroad car seats, and
granted that OF Edward f. Within for q CENTER
ing machine, extension to date from the 14th
proX
FINANCIAL.
1t is estimated that the decrease in the debt
In June will be six million dollars.
The customs receipts for the fiscal year ending
to-day are S204 437 ,991 against S191 ,305,S52 for
the previous fiscal year. During the six months
of the present fiscal year, from January list to
June Both, since which date the reduced tariff
law has been in operation, the collections were
Sl04 463 1856, against sos $685. Isl during the cor
responding six months of the previous fiscal
year.
THE TAXPAYERS.
A large meeting of the property holders of
this city, which met last night, represented
about two-thirds of the entire property of the
District of Columbia, as well as all shades OF
political complexion. Among the resolutions
adopted were the following:
Resolved, that the present bill, now pending In
the legislature making appropriations for improve
ments, repairs and incidental expenses for Streets
avenues, &c, by which 81 35S500 are appropriated
for general purposes only, therein indicated, and
placed within the absolute control of the board of
public works, without any proper and legitimate
specifications and estimates for the work
to be executed with no checks, restrictions,
or security with no limit as to time,
mode, manner and amount of issue of bonds,
with no limit as to the rate of sale or conversion
when power is given to SELL both at public and pr-
vate SALE with power in addition to increase the
by over two millions of dollars by direct tax upon
property, to be held and controlled in some loose
and irregular manner, grossly violates the organic
act of every municipal legislature and governmental
precedent and every well-estabished rule of public
policy.
Resolved, that We property-holders of the Dis
trict of Columbia, do most earnestly and solemnly
protest against the passage by the legislative coun
Gil of the bill now pending therein, entitled, "A
bill making appropriations for improvements and
repairs in the District of Columbia"
TIE CASE OF COMMISSIONER PLEAsANToN.
When Commissioner Pleasanton yesterday,
represented to the president the differences be-
tween Secretary Boutwell, and himself, and
stated his own views of the law and its practice
in connection with the administration of the
AFFAIRS OF the internal revenue bureau, the preSl-
dent said, rather than directly interpOse in the
matter he preferred that these two gentlemen,
being his personal friends, should come together
and adjust their differences. He also advised
Commissioner Pleasanton, as the subordinate
officer, to call upon Secretary Boutwell, with
that intention.
General Pleasanton did so, and had long in
teryiew. The secretary stated, during the con-
versation, that the country held him responsible
for all moneys disbursed by the treasury depart
ment; therefore every contract for the payment
of money should he made under his direction,
and with his approval, and decisions also involv-
ing the credit and character of the department
should be under his supervision. In oIder TO
collect the rev enues, it was proper that this
power and authority should be in the hands of
the secretary, in view of his responsibility.
Commissioner Pleasanton spoke of his own
duties and responsibilities under the law and
the powers pertaining to his Office; denying the
right of the secretary to hear appeals from his
decision, as, under the law, the remedy lay in
the courts, and replying to the secretary's prem
iSeS
RAILROAD MATTER.
An injunction has been issued by Judge
Keith, of Alexandria, forbidding the sale of the
Washington and Alexandria railroad, adyer-
tised to take place next Thursday.
PEACEFUL AND QUIET.
Col. P. I. Sayre of Alabama was examined
for two hours and half by the kuklux COM
mittee to-day. He'denied the statement, hereto
fore made to the committee by other witnesses,
that at The time Gov. Lindsey was in Montgom-
cry, whittier he went to be inaugurated, there
were armed democrats or any other armed men
for the purpose of intimdating Gov. Smith
who refused to yield the gubernatorial chair, or
any of his friends. The only armed men in that
city were a company of United States troops.
He had travelled in his business of a lawyer,
over portions of the state, and found everything
quiet and peaceable