Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-01-08

appeals iron INC hoi iof eaeAp NNn~
pOHstiOu.
The Special Committee 90 reOrsanira-
tioa Of the Civil Service holds il, meeting
to-day. There are several propositions
FROM those 10 aud outside Of the depart
mcnt before them. which will occupy their
time Tor sOme days in determining What
will be best to recommend TO Congress.
The reports from heads Of bureaus, to-
geiber with urgeatprTate appeals from
Clerks under them, the prOfrisiy Of IN
oreasing the salaries o. government en-
plOyees. The arguments for increased
compensation TO elereks are based upon
the efficiency OF the clerical service aud
the high price Of living. But strange TO
say, as far as your correspondent is able TO
learu the appeals for such increase come
from already high paid officers and clerks
/. 6. those who rank above the 6rst-class
clerk, whose salaries vary from 81 400 TO
81, 500 per snnum Of the chief clerks
aud bureau officers, from $1,000 10 $500
per annum. ..
In the act ofJune 9th. 1872, Section
80, repealed the moiety Law in the Inter-
nal Revenue cases. Il went into force
first of August last. The United States
Courts continue TO award moiety to inform
ers in cases when information was given
prior to that date but owing to the limit
cd jurisdiction of the Secretary ofTreas-
cry, before whom several classes OF these
cases are determined he has decided
against awarding shares in cases where
the money is not paid in and the cases
full settled prior to August LIST, although
the information may have been given long
previous. Contrary TO raid usage, 1t
now besides where the money was not
paid in before the first of August, notwiih'
standing the information had been given
before then aud compromise made, the
cluim is void. 1t is understood that a bill
will soon be offered in Congress amcnda-
tory of this law, which shall authorize the
Secretary of treasury to act upon all claims
as no would have done under law, had not
the act OF June - been passed, provid-
ing the information, simply, had been CIV
en- prior to August, 1872.
The solder land bounty bill recently
passed by the House, is meeting with
great opposition here, and the bill is chsr-
acterized as the claim agents bill. The
Senate will, doubtless, pause before pass
ing it. In lieu of it therA may be an equ-
alization bounty bill prepared which will
provide that eight and a-third dollars per
month shall be given to all soldiers Ct eur
army, de 1ucting therefrom all bourti,s re-
ceived by them, either Government, State,
or municipal.
Secretary Boutwell, evidently expects
to be elected to the United States Senate,
so his friends think. The only fear among
them is that the Butler-Dawes IDbro-
gle may assume such proportions that
B itler's friends who are now favora-
bic to boutwell,, may agree with the friends
of Davis, and as compromise unite up.
on some third man.
The secretarJ's letter announcing HIM
self as a candidate for the Scnatorship is
acknowledged by all as frank expression
of bis heart, and should he be the sue
essful one, there is no doubt that he will
not only be an honor TO his own State, but
will be one of the bright and shining
stars of the Senate.
Sneak thieves are in abundance here,
and the numbers of cases daily brought
before the Police Court Of which Judge
Smell is judge is occasioning great deal
Of talk among the good citizens here.
These sneak thieves are mostly colored
and poor uncducatcd whites of the South,
whose fortunes thus far in life have led
them TO appreciate n sustenance in life Of
all Importance and the fact of being for
short time imprisoned with enough to eat,
for petty crime was looked upon by
them as a favor rather than punishment.
The penalty for stealing from one TO five
dollars worth of goods has been simple
fine of 50 to $40. Or Of imprisonment of
iron 80 to 60 days in the city Jail or,
in other words, board for that length of
time at the expense Of the government,
There is about being built new Jail. and
connected with it is proposed to have
reform school which shall afford an APP
portunity for those who violated our laws
in petty away to suffer a penalty SIM
liar to that inflicted upon them in peni-
tentiaries of the country. 1t is hoped,
however, that the law will be changed to
the effect, that it shall! be the duty of the
judge to enforce Imprisonment instead of