The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-07
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BY the Western Union Line.
WASHIN TON.
WARRINGTON, January E.
More Dishonest OmeiAls.

More Dishonest Ometals.
A telegram to Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue Douglas from William
A. Garett, revenue agent, dated Well"
don, North Carolina, January 6, states
that he had arrested John W. Seasons,
surveyor, and Joseph W. Beasley,
sauger, OF the First district of North
Carolina, for defrauding the govern
ment. All their vouchers are forgerles
and the accounts fraudulent The COL
lector, McNsmsra, had no previous
knowledge OF the frauds and gave ma
terial aid in ferreting the frauds out.
Gushing Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session con"
firmed the nomination OF Caleb Cush-
ing as United Stated Minister to Spain,
vice Sickles recalled at his own request.
The Naval appropriation bill is now
ready to be reported with few amend
ments. The total amount appropriated
by the bill is Sl,693, 1901.
Statement OF the Secretary OF the
Senate.
In compliance with Senate resolu-
ton offered by Davis, Of West Virginia,
calling for certain information concern
ing tue salaries Of Senators, the Secre-
tary o. the Senate has prepared q
statement from the records Of his othce'
which wss laid before the Senate to-
day by the President pro tenn. ltexhib'ts
the various rates OF compensation for
Senators and Representatives fixed at
various times, and shows that the fol.
lowing acts increasing rates OF compen-
sstion were retroactive, namely: The
act Of September %. 1889. was retro
active for six months and eighteen
days; the act OF March 10, 1895, was
retroactive for six days; the act oi
March 10, 1910. was retroactive for ont
wear and fifteen days; the act of Jsnua'
ry 90. 1918, was retroactive for fifty
three days; the &C; Of August l6, 1856,
was retroactive for one year, live
months and twelve days; the act OF
July %, 1871, was retroactive extend
ing back one year and four months
and twenty -four days ;the act OF March
3. 1873, was retrosc.ive for two years.
The total average compensation and ais
lovauces OF Senators lor mileage, news
pspers and stationery under the act OF
July %, 1866. from March 4, 1871. tc
March 90, 1872. was 5.626; under the
same act from March 4, 1872, to March
3, 1873, during which year Senators re.
ceived mileage for attending special
session Of the Senate, the average total
com pensation and allowance was s. w.
The average total compensation and al
loyance of Senators under the act o.
March 8, 1873, is estimated at $1,000
The estimate for travelling expenses
included in the above average Is based
upon certificates OF forty-slx Senator'S
twenty eight having presented none.
There is no record in the office OF
the Secretary OF the Senate showing
that any Senator covered into the treas
ury any money by which he was en-
titled by the retroactive provisions oi
either OF the acts OF September %, l7S9
March 10, 1916. January %, 1878
August Is, 1856, or July %, 1856
The following Senators covered into
the Treasury the amounts due :hem
under the retroactive provision OF the
&C, Of March 3, 1873, at the dates here.
matter named: 1873, May &c, Anthony
81 49G; June 23, Buckingham, a ,553
MAY 81, Fenton. 44,lS4; JI9' ,n
., Frellnghuysen, s4.644; May 10
Hamlin, $4,l36; August IA, Morton
So 922; April 9. Pratt, s4l2; August
25, Ramsay, S3O4l; March 2S, Schurz
s3,76l; July IL, Sherman, 1886
Nav 6, Scott, $4.733; May 2, Sumner
s44i5; May %, Thurman, S.36S
March 2S, Wilson, s4.44S; September
6, Wright, S3.l40. -,
Secretary Gorham says in note tt
the foregoing etatemeH''
these Senator's, as we'll as those who
have not either drawn or covered into
the Treasury the amounts due them
under the retroactive provision OF tn
act of 1873, expressed to me their in!en'
ton to allow the money to lapse int
the Treasury by the ordinary operation
OF the law, which they supposed woul'
occur July 3, 1878. After learnlnI
that it could not be covered in excep
BY their order before July 3, 1873, som
gave me written instructions to antic'
Date the latter date. am unable to
furnish from any information IN m,
office the names of Senators who them
selves paid irto the Treasury the eala
~ drawn under the act OF 1873, o
previous acts. I have not furnlshe.
the names OF Senators who have lei
the increased salary andrawn, as th'
information WAS not called for in th
resolution.
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