The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-08
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WASHINGTON.

AoBRsONs AND SHERMAN oPPOsRDJ 10
7' hSHs." REDUCTION. ls (
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Secretary Robe.
son before the House Committee on Ap-
preparation yesterday, said II was tmpos-
sible tomake any reduction for the main.
temance Of the navy proper, and indicated
there should be an increase to place the
navy in efficient condition. !
The Secretary Of War and Gen. Sher.
man express the opinion that the propos-
ed reduction Of the-army Is inexpeiient
snd traught with danger to the border
settlers. ~ IN =, "l ~. - !
gislls s'rb TENNESSEE BONDS. -sar,sr. !
The House Committee on Judiciary
yesterday heard an argument by Gov
ernor Brown, Of Tennessee, relative to the
bill authorizing the Quartermaster Gen.
eral to settlewlth Tennessee for dc, bonds
held blythe United States for lpropertv
and railroad material seized from he
Edgerfeld g. Kentucky, and Memphis!
Clarksville 8 Louisville Railroad Com
- TAqASC1.qo BE FILLED. m
Tie Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
has written To- the Secretary OF the; Treas.
ury, asking that the, Boardo Civil Service
Eyaminers for the Treasury, beditected
tolh6ld the usual. examinations at once to
1llSthe vacancy occasioned by the death
ofFirst Deputy Sweet. =
The amount OF outstanding legal ten
delsfs $S79 ,7e2, 500, g. EEH
Aaas Q ,sUNDRY BILLS. s.EsE4
sIn the House to-day Luttrell introduced
a,bill giving the widow Of ModOcP Peace
Commissioner Thomas apension equal
TO that Of widowss OF lieptenantc0lonels
otthe army K .
tmay now be considered certain that
General Crooks nomination as BFigadier
General will:be confirmed: Eg
DRAFTS STOLEN FROM THE INTERNAL.
REVENUE OFFICE. 81
A number q drafts lor the refundine OF
taxes were stolen from the Internal Rev
enue Office between 4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and this morning. The par
ty; who committed the theft broke into
the room and burst open the tin box In
which the drafts had been placed 6
REPORT on FREEDMEN's BUREAU,
sdTheS Secretarytotl War has addressed a
letter TO the Speaker oil the House in con.
nection with his communication Of De.
cember last relative to developments
concerning the late Bureau Of Refugees,
freedmen and Abandoned Lands, He
gives additional information 10 the follow.
ing effect: On the 10th OF December
theAdjutant General of the army com.
p1eyed an Investigation based on an Off.
ciall report furnished for the 9ecrstary's
information over the, signatures of Sthe
Treasurer, Second Comptroller and Audi.
tor OF the Treasury. The report Of the in.
yestfgation inv yes through Ger. Bullock,
late dlshpflingI oftlcetof the Bureau, the
responsibility and accountability OF late
Q Commissioned y General Howard, and
shows that the funds Of tho United States
were duly certified as deposited In The
Treasury, and in their repositories were
not 80 deposited. The deficits or amounts
oveftated 10 Gen, Bullock, the disbursing
officer for the United States at Washing.
ton, indicated in theletter, for the last
days OF the respective months ot,1sgf,
'6S, go, 20, and II, ranged from $3.50
to @60,000 The deposits. I Of q the
as stated by the disbursihg
officer, outside Of Washington, were al
New York. Boston, Charleston, Louis.
vile, Nashville, Memphis and Mobile,
and ranoad afrnffi anxyaSo1 ht,n J,h 4 l1aIJIII