New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-29
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE NEW coMNIssAkY-GESERAL

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The President has appointed MAJOR Robert
NacFeely C0mmis-ary General OF Subsistence. vice
sliros dccoascd MAJOR MacFcely /. native Of Penn.
syvana, AM Is at present The staf Of Lcut-tien
Sheridan in Chicago. Major MacFeely entered tho Mil
try Academy July lS46 and graduated July /. l73o
Iran IN tir !'s-Irs th ,n ~ !" III, ,,pi,it
u,rut to br Conns-aTy General pre- notes Capt ThoDaN
sullivan. Of tine Comnlssary Department to I've AfJ'r
First Lieut.. b. r. Whitehead of IN" Ism Infantry, nas
been auin,infed Conimi--ary nf eub-i-tncc win the
rank captain, 20 III the VACANCY caIned D! tHe IiO
mo ion OF Capt sullivan
WILLIAM :. KING BEFORE ruE GRAND JURY
To-day the Grand Jury of the District took
up the caee Of Vim. King with view OF inquirns int
tie charge Of perjury against him. preferred by the Com
ulttee ~ WAYS and Means IN the Pacific Mai steamship
Investigation Tie foio~ing witnesses were examined;
Hons Henry L. Dawes OF Massachusetts,, II. {. Kerr,
Thomas El- Dumon Clark. John = Carr. George : Coe.
and G. t. NJ lpuu.rH New York. 1 no Suim"nsF~ for
A b. stOckwei AID L. b lrsln were rvtuined " In LII
rUpe-nOt found
LIABILITY OF BANKS FOR COUNTERFEIT NOTES.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, in a letter TO
Treasurer puDer with regard 70 tina receipt Of notes AZ
the Treasurers office from National bank OF Nebraska.
and for Al once made ~ sad bank
s3ys subsequently rainei that In the package
80 received included one 5000 note ~ the sue
of 1863 which In fact counterfeit. but which hGd
been redeemed by the remittance " other moneys for IT,
At the request OF the cashier OF the bank the Treasurer
submitted decision by cuIlctent aatAorljy whether
thr liability counterfeit With the
in question or the Treasurer. The secretary Gays:
appears from your letter that the principle upon
which the brink its claim 20 bB relieved from ia
billy that The person Who pays Whh purpoit- 10 ie
genuine obligation gwen by nm Tor the pa! mem OF
money winch i really forgery cannot recover lr
money pad, ana That lie Il c"hsucr,I ~ in0lthg ne
paper lie, with better opportunities 70 determine
upon lie genuine character than POSSESSED by am
OtleT person pat- lLe amount Auhi'uhS Inat Tie
courts have ruled 10 TINS effect a. betwe+n private par
ties the United States have always taken the ground
that ~ agrn. redeemiug spurious could not
bring the Government within the operation of hr gen
the issue ls been tried have aJudicted IN support OF
the position assumed by thr Government you can with
refund Of HE amount III Question
PEKQUIsITks or GOYLRNMEST EMPLOYEES.
Bv order of the Postmaster General, Special
AgentWn l. Henderson recently investigated the matier
~ dspOsing OF toe waste paper including printed r.
ports bills resolutions, tho Capitol aud the charge
that such material conveyed ink-hpps IN Unit-d
States mail sacks. ON Monday he a-ccra.ued the fact
that one william Tudge. employ The Capto. hauled
matter away ny TIE cartIuad 10 Itlin junk
shop. where It disposed Of fudge was not
1T the Capitol Monday, and MI Henderson
icrt word for min 10 call Lin at the Fost-Ohice
Department yesterday morning which he dd. when
Mr Henderson soDt LIN a. to what be received for
Monday loud. ana luGee replied about so He ieked
mn Of hn perqulacs. anu he rrpned IN
tAe negative saying ht lhthsl llc h"A'J VFI =" ~
clerks. dCoTkccprr-, &C. ana they give hIu - cents per
LOAD 10 convey tue ~asb' l"lri % We Ink sop 10 . GOV
Mr Henderson Informed bin that flr the u'e ~
business must ne broken up when Iidsr became abusive
ana denied the right ~ the Fosi-O1ice De
pArtment interfere win the Transactions
AZ the Capitol sir. Hcudrrson finally tcos
him before POstna=trr1 cocrti who rvlrimhnded
Inn sharply ana Ihtc uiN pam! !" ulr 'anl Ia
tie practice OF carry ng on us operations, ir n u m
volved Government properly belonging % the Post
Once Department. must Dee -topp,d 10 once. Nj. lion
d.IsOu found Large EuuDcr OF United STAGES maj ~ ~
Al the unk shop qurstlo.. II il Just 2" -aJ M behalf
OF Tie 81 hot buses ~ Congress ana
tLs clerk hat they di-cd!u Nil knowledge ~ Judges
r,-n,f ions and a.k tie - parment 90 hrcak up .n-
liar operations IL u weitkuoNn Tact tuit thrir bi'e
-rp irregularities ~ the disposition Of waste pHl-f al
the C1..l1Ol years.