, 1873-04-07

WASHINGTON.
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neral But1er and His ThreoA
I Gent Teftlnding ScAome.
District Of Columbia Finances in q
Wofl1 Condition.

BUTLER nEFuNDs.
WARRINGTON, D. G., April G.-Sinoo Ills famous
response to ono Of his complaining constituents,
With regard to tho BalarY steal, Mr. Buttor ha8
boon III daily receipt Of lotters from others Of
his constituents, requesting him to forward to
them the percentage which ho admits to bo due
to tho Taxpayers on this account. Butler re-
plies promptly IN oach instance, but, instead OF
franking tho lottors, places pohtage-Bkamp on
them. Tho lottors aro worded thus:
Dean SIN: You will ind your throo conta On he out.
a'ae OF sa'a letter. Yours truly, = =
THE MONEY MAnKKr.
The cliuuo OF Now York POLITICIANS in thu in.
toroas Of Ex-senator Morgan aro now on tho war.
path against two members Of tho Cabinet, to
wit: sccrosarlos Richardson aud fish Tho
hostility Of tho Now York Times to tho present
successor Of Boutwell, Is said, On tho worry beat
authority, to be ut tho inBtigation Of Morgan,
who has long had an ambition to fll tic position.
80 long as Secretary Tihl1 ronains In tho Cabi+
Cnbinot appointment, and this intrigue involves
the two gontlonen aforementioned. Secretary
Fish ret'lrnedhoro last night. Secretary Richard
son states that ho will not allow himself to be in
gard to tho present disturbed condition Of the
money market. Tho only measure OF roltofho pro.
nosoB In case Of urgent necessity Is to anticipate
the payment Of tho May interest Of tho public
debt: Tho New York clique has made tho boast
to tho Department that il they can get gold
above 120 they cnn put tho money market bo-
yond the influence of tho dovernmont
EXCEPTIONAL oAsEB.
The PTeaidont's order forbidding Federal
otllco-holdoSB to hold State Offices hns itB oxcep.
tions. 1t seems that Congressman platt, ot
Of tho Common Council Of Petersburg were a
House. Thoae might disregard tic above Or.
dor with perfect snfoty.
Tho street and sewor contractors aro not tho
only creditors Of tho Government Of tho District
Of Columbia who arc unable to get their pay.
The annual appropriation made BY Congress- for
current year was 1901, 800. This, OF course, haa
boon irrogularly isburBed, but the came act that
made this appropriation provided that futthur
sum. AMOUNTING to sloao45. should bo pald to
police force by tho cities Of Washington and
Georgetown and the country beyond the lmita
Of tho cities, in the proportion corresponding to
tho number Of ,privatos allotted sever
ties Of tho District are required to levy
u special tax for tho payment Of this
money, which is not to DO used for any other
purposes: Now tho fact is that lilo police force
District authorities for moro than three
months. This could only reBult from
Of tTo either the faqs
money for other purposes. The public school
toaehors have boon worse treated than the
policemen. They are dependent entirely upon
Of thoir salary boing PROVIDED for BY lie C. aonerai
Government and they have received nothing for
several months. The teachers will hold meet
ing next Saturday to dogiae some method Of get
tion in connection with tho management OF Dis.
trics affairs, ia the Rilonco Of the local
press. on tho subject. The banks Of tho
District a1e largo holders of the Auditors oerti.
is no present prospect Of paying. The trades-
men Of tho city have taken them for goods.
Contractors nre paying enormous ratea Of inter.
est to euablo them to hold on until the Board
certificates at 20 per cent discount: Laborera
arc obliged to live On credit. and even the
teachers and policemen can get no money.
psoe 1t Tsud Of 30 o Pssutn tG aa sspac p t
Tho ta1-p9yors. would be anxious sn2, d. "a
cially, and it tho Board Of Public Works has been
for paving, oto., tho people who have boen
promised patent, wood, or concrete payoments
before their Residences tho coming summon.
would like to know if they arc to bo disappoint--
Sunday and weekly Journals printed In this dis
ttrict, has word t, say on the subject. ,Har-
lans Chronicle did mildly protond, q
few weeks ago, that it WIS not right
improvements for which tho assessments wore
made had boon completed, but tue files Of tho
local press would be hearohed in win for any
information In regard TO tho present financial
condition of tho district, it's prospects for tue
future. Perhapa this can bo accounted for by
the fact that during the first yoar Of its o1iat-
ence the district government paid those papers,
for advertising, about $110, 0,000. It ought to bo
saia, in juBtce to these papers, that thoy arc no
longer defending tho Board, and have ceased
abusing tloAo who print tho truth about it.
ITO tho Associdtcl Treaa.l
TILE MIXED COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, April G-The British and Auleri.
can Mixed Commission have adversely decided
what aro known aB the Calcutta oaHcs, growing
out OF the detention Of United Statos vessels
under tho proclamation Of the Quoou during tho
lato rebollion, preventing thom from sailing
frono Brikiab Eaat Int1iuL nnrta with cnrnnaa of