Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-25
Washington EseIns

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The following were
the balances in the treasury Saturday: Curreu-
CIV, S6,S59 O94; coin, 81 9S9 500, including S20,-
556,5OO in coin certificates. Special deposit OF
legal teuders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, S26, 505000.
Since the adjournment of congress the pTeSi-
dent has made 1SI appointments as follows
For the interior department Glty-eght, most of
them Indian agents and public land officers; for
the department Of Justice: IS United States
marshaS and district attorneys; for navy de-
pdrtment, >, including boatswains sail makers
and carpenters; postmaSters, "A; for the state
department, 2l of which II are eOnSuls and
most OF the Others centennial commissioners.
The last named appointments not TO be con-
1rmed by the senate. For treasury department,
ii, oil which 10 are supervisors OF internal reye-
nue. under the new law. Most OF the other an
polntments are for internal revenue and custom
service.
telegram was received by acting Postmas-
ter General Marshall last night from the post
master general of Great Britain stating that
the City of Brooklyn, which lett on the 18th
with the American aud New Zealand mails,
mad put back into Queenstown disabled, and
these mails would be sent by the Cunard steam.
er today.
The estimates OF appropriations for the next
nscaI year are now completed. Those for the
navy department are smaller than last year, as
are also those of the Indian bureau, which are
cut down quarter to half a million dollars: but
there is slight increase in the legislative, Judi
cial and executive appropriation bill, rendered
necessary by the increase in the number of
members OF the house Of representatives under
tue new appOruonment act: and an enlarge
uent OF the number of cadet appointments in
tue military and naval academies. All things
considered, the aggregate of appropriations will
De the same as heretofore. The committee ON
appropriations are disposed to keep all of them
within the estimates
new order OF rules and regulations for the
improvement of civil service, for application in
New York, has Just been issued Several mem
oerS OF congress, and other politicians who are
opposed to the civil service policy, have been
referred TO the executive order issued last April.
IN Which Pres dent Grant saws that while the
rlght OF all persons in official positions to take
part IN politics is acknowledged and the elect
I'VE franchise is recognized as high trust, to be
discharged 0y all entitled to its exercise whether
III the employment of the government or in
private life, honesty and eticiency-nOt political
acuNlll-wil determine the tenure of office
ing court OF claims Is now engaged on the
remaining unadiudCatet common claims filed
within two years after declaration of peace,
Slnce the passage of the proyiso referring to
Inc secretary OF the treasury all claims for cot
ton seized after that date, the proceeds of the
sale OF which have been paid into the treasury
twelve claims have been filed with the secretary
Inc number is so large that he cannot possibly
altehS 10 them with the particularly they re-
qulre; hence there is no doubt thai congress
VIII either provide that they be RENTED to the
court OF claims or be examined and settled by
special commission.
me report of the secretary of the interior
VIII be long document, devoted almost ey
cIusVey TO summarizing the years work of the
various branches of the public service under his
charge, such as land, pension, patent, and Iu-
dian matters. The successful working of the
present Indian policy will be set forth, and no
recommendation ola change be made in regard