The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-05
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point committee to examine the workings
of the bureau of statistics to be composed
of one from the treasury, one from the
state and one from the interior depart
merts.
no EXTRA SESSION TILL OCTOBER.
A member of the cabinet says this even
ing with reference to the postponement Of
the extra session, that days change in the
date for its commencement was determined
upon solely for reasons previously stated,
and was not in any degree caused by appre-
hension en- the part of the administration
as to the consequences of an early congress
sional discussion OF the presidents policy.
This matter, he says, was not taken into
consideration in the cabinet deliberations
concerning the question OF a change Of
date previously agreed on. In fact, re-
marks this gentleman, looking at the ques-
ton from merely political standpoint, we
should have preferred that the criticisms
on this policy should be made at an early
date, and that the probable expressions Of
wrath would quickly occur and thus sooner
expend whatever force they may possess.
Another member of the cabinet explains in
regard to the postponement Of the opportu-
nifty for the enactment of the army appro-
priation bill that soldiers are now paid only
once in two months, and no great inconve-
nience will be caused by the intermisslon Of
one pay day, as this has happened to them
more than once heretofore. The Off
GERS, it is believed, can quite readily
obtain funds for few months upon
their ray rolls and In case the stocks of
supplies and clothing shall prove insuffici-
ent before congress again assemblies there
is authority In the existing laws for the
quartermaster and commissary generals to
make contracts to replenish them. OF
course in these calculations as to the pay
Of the army it is anticipated that congress
will pass the army appropriation bill very
promptly in October, on the basis of last
years appropriation for the support of The
army. About ol2, 500, 900 will be required
to pay the accumulated indebtedness which
will have incurred between the commence
ment of the next fiscal year, July 1st, and
the time that congress may pass the neces-
sary appropriation bill,
RUNNING DEPARTMENTS ON TICK.
The department of justice will buffer
much In convenience by the postponement
Of the extra session, as there will be de-
8ciency OF at leas; $500. .0eO by the Grst of
July, to be provided for by congress, and
as no part of the appropriation for the fis-
cal year commencing at that time can be
used to supply such deficiency. In conse-
quence of this state of affairs the settle
ment of many accounts of the department
has already been suspended. There is no
money to pay officers of the navy for April,
May and June. The amount required for
this purpose Is about 100000, for which
they will have to wait until the extra ses-
sion. The army officers are also consider
ably embarrassed as they cannot receive
their pay after the first Of July until the
appropriation bill shall have been passed.
| WORKING PRESIDENT.
President Hayes has declined the invita-
tion of the Boston board of trade to visit
that city during the present month on the
ground that, owing to the condition of pub
lie business, he cannot protract the time
which will be spent by him in Philadelphia
and New York.
NOTIFYING BLAINE.
Robert G. Blaine, brother of Senator
Blaine, has received the appointment, from
Sergcsnt-at-Arms French of the senate, of
assistant superintendent Of the senate doc
ument room. He was formerly clerk in
the office of the secretary of the senate. but
was removed last December by Secretary
Gorham.
The state department to-day received
from the minister 10 Mexico official infor,
nation of the release of the American con.
sui at Acapulco, who was recently i'm
prisoned there by the local authorities
without cause, and Secretary Evarts has in
structed our minister to enter formal pro
test and demand from the Mexican govern
ment an apology and full expiation for tht
outrage.
A squabbls among the Baltimore repub
licans will probably lead TO an entire
change of federal officers in that city. Th'
postmastership will probably be given tc
Gen. Tyler, under whom the presiden
served during the rebellion.
Treasury officials fear that the passag
of acts by western Legislatures, making
silver full legal tender within the states
will retard specie resumption. The secre
tary of the treasury firmly opposes tn
bi-metallic policy.
The Russian vice consul at the Sand
wich Islands is said to have received in
structions to induce the king to allow Rus
sian priva,eers, if any become necessary, 4
make the islands coallng station.
Dispatches from treasury agents In Lon
don indicate that the funded Al per cent
loan cannot be taken by June 80 without
syndicate, as Secretary Sherman hoped.
The president has commissioned the fol
, lowing New York postmasters William
A. Boyd, Mamaroneck; William II. Pc
ton, Warwick.
A cabinet officer Just before the cabine