New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-13
WASHINGTON.

GEN. BUTLER IN TROUBLE AGAIN-PFoTo-
GRAPHY AS A PROTECTION To THE TREAS
URY-THE NEW FRENCH Observation-Disclosures
wAsHBURNE COMING HOME ON VISIT.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUyEl
WASHINGTON, Monday, June 10, 1871.
Gen Butler whose peculiar characteristics bring him
into SO many conflicts, is at loggerheads with the
Pension Bureau As President OF the Soldiers National
Asylums he DESTROYS to provide in every possible
way their support and so secured the passage OF
law by Congress directing that, when disabled soldier
becomes inmate OF one OF the ayums II he Is entitled
pension it shall be assigned TO the Governor % tho
um pay for tobacco and other uxuries when tho
inmates may have while there An account is kept with
each inmate and when he discharged it is often found
that his pension while there does not cover the amoAt
which he has drawn. In such Gen Butler desires
retain the pension until the debt is Cancelled but tha
Pension Bureau decided that the pension reverts to
the soldier himself the day he leaves the asylum and
cannot be held pay for debts contracted beyond tho
amount accrung while he remains there.
The art of photography will hereafter be employed to
aid I'm the detection of frauds the United states
Treasury. In the prosecution OF frauds through the
United states Courts it often happens as In eases where
there have been duplicate or uiplicate payments. 10
army officers that the original receipts payros on
file in the Treasury Department are all the evidence re-
CURED In order to avoid the danger OF losing these
the Secretary will 10 be prepared certified photo
graphic copies Of these payros which may be trans
mtted TO the District Attorneys whenever needed Inc
Department recovered more than $4,000 which had been
fauduleny paid the army last One case Is re-
ported where Regular Army officer, by committing per-
jury 80 times frauduenty obtained IN one year"JS
monthly payments more q an he entitled 10.
sIt positively announced here that NJ. Ferry will suc-
coed NJ Treilhard as French Minister TO the United
States.
The Hon. F. D. Wabbume, Minister to France, has re-
ceved permission to make short visit at home THIS
Summer, and will avail himself Of it should affairs in
Fran set
for him to be absent from his post
The Register of the Treasury viii pay tie semiannual
dividends the 25th inst.
n Gen Rutherford, Third Auditor OF the Treasury De-
parment returned from California to-day. Judge Bar
row, Fifth Auditor will return from New-York to-mor-
row.
Mr. Dockery the rccenty-appointed Consul 70 Sten,
Prussia was at the Fifth Auditors Orcc to-day, reoey
ing his Instructions lie viii sail for Europe next week.
The Supreme Court having, by tie vote, affirmed the
decision of the Court Of Claims allowing Lieut.. Price
commutaton for transportation, after lie had vOluna-
rly resigned his commission in the army, other officers
have asked for similar allowances. The Discussing
Officers here do not, however, consider this as prece-
dent and will not recognize these claims.
special agent Of the PostOlce Department rccov-
ered saturday from one OF the inmates Of the Sol
diers' Home in this city, SOS, which had been missing
since September last The money was s'nt in two
drafts-one for s35, and the o.heror $3Oby friend to
one of the soldiers there who sick He gave COM
rade permission TO receipt for the money on is arrival
as expected to be unable to do himself Before the
drafts the soldier died. and the money appr0
prated by his cOmrade in whose possession it has just
been found.
II. NJ Meade, the defaulting cashier of the steamship
Wauchusett has just paid the amount of his bond at the
Treasury Department. The First Controller in
formed to-day that the boDdsmen Of Mr. Foster Of Indi
have paid the amount for which he dcfaulter,
$4,000.
Gen. Howard has not has been reported, purchased
country residence in the suburbs OF this city lie also
denies that he is President of the Building Association
whose property was lately destroyed.