, 1874-05-15

tho purpose Of having it disposed Of.
NOTES AND NEWS.
Spee1as Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
ELL 70 EXTEND THE TINE ZOE nouNTy ArrLloA-
11oNs.
WAsn1NoroN. D. O., May 14.-Judgo Holman
has introduced in tho Honso bill providing that
There shall be allowed one yaar, to d&to from tho
passage Of tie bill. In which to flo additional
applications for ao1diers' bountles under tho act
Of 1909. The time heretofore allowed for this
purpose expired last January, and there hayo
beon groat many complaints from nll parts Of the
country that the circumstance has imposed
peculiar hardshipa upon soldiers, md tho heirs
OF soldiers OF the lato War. Tho bill was re-
ferrcd to tho War Claims Committee, aud viii
undoubtedly pass.
APPLICATIONS Fpn BOOKS.
Tho drangers will porHst In acnding requests
to mcna6ern Of Congress for books. circular
from tho National Headquarters OF the Older
Los conveyed tile impression that Congressman
have large and extensive librarlos hero, which
they are ready to ecnt, express charges paid,
to suoh Oranges as. need them, and,
although this erroneous impression Mas correct
cd some timo slnee Iii the newspapers, tho Gran
COS are 10th to believe that 1t 10 not true.
Bushels of lettors como in oycIy day from nll
pnrts Of tie country. and from all sorts Of peo.
plc, asking for the books. One horny handed
sboro y"0: with up HI p sH@aa s% wa5 aSs
thu Grunge" II ali tie books cnlled
for werc sent,. and rend by tue recipients, thore
would cortainly be no c1opa to harveat shls yoar.
books to n:nd to Gfaugora or anybody else, and
it is out Of sheer compassion to tho poor fellows
who are breaking down in healsh and spirits uu.
der theBo repeated dc.nanda, that cannot ba full
iilod, that this III seut you.
Losu or 818, 900 BY THE ORPHANS HOME.
In the course Of tho discussion Of tho De-
fcie,,cy bill in the Committee Of the Wnole in
tho House to-day, Tho luAa Of $4,000 belonging
to tho District Orphans Homo, Of tue failure Of
smoast vas part d an sppiopsiat'on @aao S 5y
tic Forty-second Congre1s. Horny D. Cooke
was Trustee and Treasurer Of the Home,
and as such, drew, long before there
~ ny y s ass for tho ~ %fqhGy sy 'Os Oo
out, 10 the regular course Of busineHp and for
legitimate business purposes, about $4,000,
leaving the amount stated III tho hands Of jay
Coolo d Co. ut the time Of their failure.
To draw this from The United States
to 'At', secure the '' order 1'' Of the ssc. c.
rotary Of the Interior. The law
not t,o takon from the Treasury 10 DO put on de-
posit in private bnnks, and says that, when they
arc SO transferred, the officer responsible stall
DO deemed guilty Of enbezzlemens. Delano
knew that therc WAS no immediate use for this
fund logitmataly at tue tho timo wnen Cooke
Cookies bond waa in the sum Of SD, 900
ouly, it WAS not conten1: lated that lo should
ever, at ouly oua time, haye control Of 80 large
sum.
WIZ pEIASo LET COOKE HAVE TIE MONEY.
Bnt, as 1t Inns boeu tho Arst duty oE shls Ad-
mlnistratiou to take care Of the Cooke family
fanlY banking intore.ts, and, as they doubtless
nodded the mouev to keep their affairs moving
along. and to stnve OF as loug aspoasible their
approaching failure, Secretary Delano draw his
IN plain violation Of the letter and spirit Of the
law, US lo must have known If lie lu at all ill.,
formed Of ha duties,
Tic debate was opened by Gen. Clark, OF His
souri,. in attack. supported by Beck, Southard Of
Ohio, Holman, Willard. OF Vermont Tort, Of ILL
fenHo BY Geu: Garfield: There WIS q DIVISION
in the bill requiring tho Attoriiey-Gon-
oral to take stens for tho recovery
of the money. to which vaH added OIL motion OF
Mr.. Holman, al order that that officer should
investigate and roport why it waa Lost aud whore
tho blame lies.
GOV. swAaN's soL1Loeuy.
After tile Deficiency bill had baen disposed Of,
the Dlplomntlo and Consular bill WIZ takon up,
aud Cor. Swaun, who has 1t usually in charge,
delivered his annual aoliloquy Of. an hour OF
moro In longtl. OF nil tho uaombors
lowest a' tono. % aud S'N' uitb b'"Hi the most sas
incs,inct utterance, no that porson sitting
within xix feet OF lin, while he is delivering
himself Of the finest sentiments and blood-stir-
ring appeals, will DO In entro Ignorance Of the
fact that anything is going oa, unloss his attel-
board md tile suggestive swinging Of bis poraon.