, 1876-04-13
SMITH,.

sHnEWp Mc21pRn or THAT NUMEROUS FAMILY.
SPECIAL Dlspdseh to Tbs Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, b. c., April 12.-TAs following
circular bas boon sont to many OF the Town
Clerks in Now Hampshire:
wAhHraoxoN, D. O.. March H., 1a'c.-31a: A bill
evcr5 5nuo-oommisaiontd oicar, ,nusician artifcns,
vasonaz, privsts soldier, sailor, snd MARINE except
sy sasves of sho Unitoi ssssss and Eas honorspiy @
discharged from, such sezvtcn, With ths sum Of
tweon April =, issi. and nay o. ,se, ia ID csse
Of tho death Of Tho persou botoro described tic bounty
L to oo paid 70 .he widow elivs md not zemsrriel
soa thsrc shall b. dedueisd To amount ot eouasy M
States. Tho bu declares Inst no agent OF attorney
shaa roeeiyo sum gEossef than SO for
.aaee a BIZ 'ea Claim no A. 'fs1 10 s1;as sa1 anasl ss
o. soa o o @
Visions OF tho ncloaod Inv. Please sgn boh iuclosed
blanks and return one to nns at sha addreas In tho
agreement. II you do not wish 10 undertake th!s
yourself. .plaaso the agreement and circular to
.ctye man. who viii gEo sho subject ~ earliest II
portancs Of attending 10 this mata1 tbs present weeF
for tho bill pssscs hundreds Of agents Will send CIR
may now obtain for yourself.
TIE HLAHK8.
Tho following IL copy Of ons Of tho lnoloaed
blAnkss
of-in tic county Of - and Btate Of -, Of the
nrst part, and Charles II. Smith, Of Washington, IN
follow: s.i psrt5 of ths dsss put ssret. 10 Collect
Tho discharges of al persons, a1cept substitutes aud
f var! IL whisa e
uc darling Tho War Of tho Rebellion 70 forward aaid
discharges 70 said party Of tho second part At tho I'm
act1 within said town ward wilch may Ia lnblo by
set now pendlng beioro Consress for tho oqu.lka
ssre. tha. .a p,rty ct tas rst pals IL .hs seoesVe
upod osery suscssstui sppesen for bounty aa1ui.h-
for procuring laid bounty.
tscnsd} CRiALEs Il. sMs7u.
TUE SMITH.
Ihe Charles Il. Smith who has sent out these
circulArs ts tho Journa! Clerk Of tho House, ap-
pointed to nll tho place Of AIr. Dacklay, who
seryed In that capacity for moro than thirty
years updor tho administration OF all pnrsios.
BY becoming Interested In tho claim for ad1l-
diuonAl bounlea, this onccr would violate Sec. t4o3
Of tho Revised BtAtutes Of tho United States which
reads Il follows:
"Every otncar Of tbs DATED States. person hold
oaieil function under Or. ID connection with
any executive department. Of tho Government Of The
ssnatvos Of The Un1tsa Hiates who Rcts agent
attosnoy IN prosecuting any catm Apatust tho United
tnsn Ia tho dises1as Of BIZ pfopsr ociai dusiss. sds
aaatats In tha prosecution Rpppors Of Any such
fercst n Any Claim from any claimant agauss tho
Unsted Btates With intent to aid as4At, IL conkld
A1Aon of having aided assisted IN the prosecution Of
such claim shall ply nne Of not than ts COO or
suffer imprisonment not moro than year. both"
When tue attention Of Bntth was called to this mat
ter today ha explained tas stncs the proposed re-
durtton n tho kaasioG Of officers OF tho Nouse would
mako It Impossible for him 70 retain ha pac., hs tp~
tended 10 tendar his resignation 1t carly day snl
snGage In business claim s8ont In Washington. ue
wa simply making preparations for &ateFaoQ upon
th1a bualuens.