Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-03
Washington Matters.

The following special Washington de-
spatches under date of the LIST inst, we find
the Boston Advertiser.
THE COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION AND RE-
TRENCHMENr.
The members of the new Senate committee
on investigation and retrenchment are daily
receiving communications. many of which
are anonymous, from all parts of the country,
conveying information and suggestions for
their future guidance. Other Senators, es-
pecially those who in the recent debate fav.
ored investigation, are the Recipients of SIM
liar favors, and inviting fields of inquiry are
opening in every direction. The committee
will begin operations in New York on Wed
nesday. and it is altogether probable will re-
consider their previous decision to hold their
sessions in the custom house. The disad-
vantages and suspicious incident to such .
course have already been forcibly presented
to Senator Buckingham, chairman of the
committee, and his intentions are favorable
to sessions in some other place than the Gus
tom-hOuse. There is not, as has been stat
ed. an existing vacancy on the committee in
consequence of the withdrawal of Senator
Pool, as it is understood Mr.. Casserly, al
though added to the committee, before Mr..
Pool was excused, takes the latter's place,
and the committee thus contains five admin
istration republicans and two democrats.
THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS.
The new rules of the civil service commits
sion take nominal effect Tomorrow, but no
important results are expected until the adj
visory board has had time for consultation
and further preparation of details in its sys-
tenn. The board will meet on Wednesday,
and one of its first labors will be the group
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various branches of the service in anticipa-
ton of the application of the rules already
published. None of the examining boards
in the several departments have yet been des-
ignated, nor have any examinations of ap-
plicants for admission to the public service
been appointed. There is no present neces.
sty for either, as the vacancies, if any now
exist, are of minor importance and the force
now employed amply sufficient for the trans
action of all public business. The census
Office continues the gradual decrease of its
force, forty of the least efficient clerks having
been discharged on Saturday with the usual
months leave pay, and others are likely TO
go before long. The new fifth auditor of the
Treasury, Mr.. Ella of New Hampshire, who
assumes the duties of his office tomorrow,
escapes the civil service examination, his
predecessor, Judge Barron, having changed
the time on which his resignation was to take
effect from January to December 80, ON
the same day that the nomination of his sue
cessor was sent to the Senate. Judge Bar
ron returns on Thursday to Wisconsin.
THE PROSPECTS oE SENATORS HARLAN AND
SHERMAN.
The report that Senator Harlan has eighty
five votes pledged to his support in the Iowa
legislature is conceded to-day by his repre-
sentatives in this city to be an error. Sew
enty- five votes, or fourteen more than the
necessary majority, is now the extreme
strength claimed by the Harlan men, while
the friends of Allison say that even this num-
Der will be reduced on the ballot at least
twenty. letter from Mr.. Allison last week
represented his pr respects as very favorable,
and his success is practically assured. The
nominating caucus will be held on next FRI
day evening. The latest reports from Ohio
are less encouraging for the return of Sena.
tor Sherman.
CAPE COD FISHERMEN COMING TO WASHING
A delegation of Cape Cod fishermen are
expected here soon after the close of the re-
cess, possibly during next week, to urge upon
the proper committee of Congress their
claims for relief from what they regard the
unfavorable provisions of the treaty of WASH
ington. The disposition of Congress is fav-
orable toward the fishing interests of Massa-
chusetts, and visit like that proposed can
hardly fail of beneficial results.