The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-20

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dollar now thrown on viii come back in a
deficiency bill next session as an actual
debt that must be paid. The Army Appropriation
bin being now before the House Tor action lively
discussion, ivelier and more extended than the
debate over the more popular naval branch OF ser
vice, is confidently expected, it being impossible
to discuss army matters without bringing up the
Indian, and, the latter opce up, opens the way TO
general denunciation and denial OF fraud, pecula-
tion imbecility and mismanagement IN the indian
administration and everything else.
The Work OF Retrenc hme nt-Ten MIL
lion Dollars To BE Cat Out OF the
Omcial Estimates.
The House Committee on Appropriations, after
the receipt OF the reduced estimates, not being
satisfied with the result. as already stated,
designated certain members to person
ally investigate the estimates OF speci-
ned departments. To-day the Committee
heard the results OF these examinations, and Will
shape the appropriation bills IN accordance with
these recommendations Tue committee are OF
the opinion that $lO.OOO,0Oo can be reduced
Of salaries and miscellaneous and contingent
funds. The various members OF the committee
expressed their great astonishment at the useless
extravagance In not only the expending OF the
public money, but In the making Of the estimates.
They were Invariably at least twenty-five per cent
too high, and seemed to be made up the prin-
ciple that public money Is public property, to be
expended not. alone IN the strict line Of official
needs OF the government, but for various purposes
not the most regular.
The enormous increase and Illegal organization
OF the Treasury Department. as already mentioned
IN these dispatches, was subject OF serious con-
sideration, and the committee agreed that the
largest field for reform and retrenchment was IN
that unwieidy department The result of to-day's
comparing OF notes was to bring the labOrs of
the committee into greater harmony, and the
future investigations OF department expenses will
be governed BY greater intelligence as TO the
purposes in view and ultimate results than could
have been expected previously. when eacn men,
Der of the committee was in the dark as to the
success OF the efforts Of his colleagues.
Ames To Bo Immediately Installed as
Governor OF Mississippi.
Private dispatches from Jackson, Miss to-day
announce the unanimous opinion OF the State
Supreme Court in support Of the election OF Ames
for Governor. Powers, the present incumbent,
viii Immediately retire, and Ames Will be inaugu-
rated. The President Ia represented as being
highly pleased with the course pursued in that
State, and hopes the example will have its effect
throughout the Southern States.
The Large Mechanical Force In the
Navy Yards To BE Discharged.
Retrenchment in the expenses Of the govern
ment will compel the immediate discharge or the
large force Of mechanics employed in the different
navy yards, and work on the vessels now being re-
constructed at Portsmouth Charlestown, Brooklyn.
Philadelphia, Norfolk and Mare Island will be dis
continued.
Bounty for the Heirs or Soldiers Who
Enlisted for Less than q Year.
-10v Mr. ord ~ Gou
introduced bill providing tnat the heirs OF any
soldier who was killed or died while in the military
service in the line OF duty during the late war,
whose period OF enlistment was for less than one
year, or who shall have since died BY reason of
wounds received or disease contracted, shall be
entitled to receive the same bounties as If sal d
soldier had enlisted for three years.
Proposed International Patent Congress
mt the Centennial.
In accordance with the sentiment Of the Patent
Convention which recently closed It's sessions in
Washington 1t Ia proposed to establish branch
associations with as little delay as possible in each
State or Territory, the President Of which shall be
Vice President er oNctO of the national asso
citation. An EFFORT will be made to hold an liner
national Patent Congress in Philadelphia at the
time OF the Centennial, from which favorable ant
far reaching results may be anticipated
General and Mrs. Pope arrived here this evening
from Fort Leavenworth, having come on invita-
ton of the President to spend week as guests at
the Executive Mansion.
Illicit Distillers in the South.
The United States district attorneys and col
lectors in Georgia, and the collectors and special
revenue agents in North Carolina, report many
cases OF men who have been distilling i!lictly in
those States as coming into the collectors ofhces
and registering their stills for use under the law.
This is in consequence Of the vigorous work during
the past year in ferreting out and making seizures
in that section Of the country where, from the
mountainous character OF the districts and the
sparse population, surveillance mas been always
difficult.
Redemption OF the Bonds OF 1858.
The amount OF bonds Of the loan Of 1858 that nave
been thus far redeemed is $5,211, 600. and the
amount exchanged $5,3s9,OO0.
Abolition of q Deputy Com issi onership.
The House Committee on Civil Service to-day
agreed to report bill reducing the number OF
deputy commissioners Of internal revenue to two
instead of three; thus saving 5000 annually and
providing that the present vacancy OF First Deputy
be filed by the appointment of one OF the two
deputies now IN offlce.
A Grave Offence.
DR.. George A. Christian was convicted in the
Criminal Court to-day on q charge OF removing
dead bodies from graveyards for purposes OF gain.
The prisoner was remanded to jail to await
sentence.
The Trial OF Judge Wright for Forgery.
The trial OF Judge J. w. Wright was commenced
to-day. He Is charged with forging the names OF
Indians to receipts for back pay and bounty. This
case has been pending for two or three years.
Owing to the absence Of witnesses it was post
pOned until Monday next
Amendment Of the Act Regarding Settle
ment OF War Claims.
The House Committee on War Claims at its meet
Ing to-day listened to an argument by General B.
5. Roberts in regard to ratifying the awards made
by the Army Board OF Survey. General Roberts
argued that in the Southern States during the
war martial law was the only law, and an award
OF board regularly convened, whose proceed
ings had been legally approved by competent
authority had the same binding effect as q dec-