New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
WASHINGTON.
GIA-INCREAsE OF BUSINESS IL TIE DE-
PARTNENr OF JUsTICE-PROMOuoN5 IN THE
PENSION BUREAU.

CIA-NCREAsE OF BUSINESS IL TIE DE-
PARTMENr OF JUsTICE-PROMOuoN5 ~ THE
PENSION BUREAU.
10y TELEGRAPH TO TTIE TBIBUSEl
WAsHISGToH. July A. 1871.
Among the Witnesses examined by the Ku-KluX Com
mitiee, on Friday, d. Angler, State TREASURER ~
Georgia who IN his testimony charged the State officials
with the rrossest corruption aud mismanagemen at
the same time di-avowng partisan or political views
without remarkng on tho truth or falsy OF the most
OF these charges il should DE that Gov Bullock
and Dr. Angler are far from being personal or political
friends, and that the latter at least has for long time
found very easy 20 abuse Gov Bullock and very hard
10 anything good about him. II is the belief here
that there has been ros misangement OF the financial
affairs of the state aad particularly connection with
the State Railroad. Tie worst OF these abuses
have been already corrected, however, and the Grail
road speculation in Georgia." in which the Democratic
Journals OF Government officials OF be-
ing engaged and through which they attempt TO throw
dlscredit the Republican party the lease Of this
road and the agreement TO pay into the State 1rasur
$4,000 a month while under the previous management
only $4,000 had been realized in IS months Many of TIE
exravagauces OF the Legislature complained of IN that
State only the result Of following the precedents o.
tablishe 10y the Democrats. under JOhu-ons admins
traon and dsaI proved OF By many OF the leading
Republicans.
Some idea Of the I'm the business o the Depart
Of Justice during the past year. may be gathered
vision of the Office to which the Attorney General gives
His personal attention, 80 received during She first
week Of July 1870 and 80 during tie first week Of July,
ISL The reports that tho business IN the Department
Of Justice far behind. owing 70 the neglect Of Mr.
Alderman and his absence at home. are untrue Not
withstaudng enormous increase Of business it has,
| dgrng Mr. ABurmau's administration, not only been
kept up but larCe amount OF business which had before
Accumulated has been disposed Of and this is true not
only in the ccc Of tho Attorney General but the Office
Of all his suhordraes AS has already been reported the
thousands Of cases which had accumulated IN the Office
Of the Solicitor Of Internal Revenue have been cleared
of and cases are now decided they il.
/ In addition to the decisions and opinions which were
formerly given by the AtocyGeneral that officer has,
since the Department OF Justice has been established,
the charge Of all United States Marshals and nuncr-
GUS other officers appointed through him.
! More than 20 promotions were made in the Pension
Office on Saturday. Tie names OF those promoted are
withheld by special order Of Mr.. Cowan, Acting secre-
tary the Interior 1t IT, however stated that the pro
motions were made strictly upon the Civil Service Re
! form plan. without regard to political influence.
Solicitor McNichael Of the Internal Revenue Bureau "a
/ al Cape May on a months leave OF absence.
The immense amount OF stationery, and the sr'at num-
Der Of envelopes required for the Internal Revenue
Bureau. are printing in the branch Government Pruning
/ Oace II the Treasury Department