The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-23
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH,
WARRINGTON.
Rellogg's TAX.

ShSbb AutAs
WAsmSoToS, April 2l.-Ex.Goyernor
kellogg, in reply 10 the question, "Ad.
hitting that Packard 10 the legal Gov.
ernor, a. you maintain, can he any long.
or hOld" said, mo, | think moi, The
force against him Is TOO great; and, be.
sides, he is much exhausted after his
long continued ctiorts.n
Qnestion-What, then, will be his
course
Answer-l cannot tell exactly lust
what will be his course under the cir.
cumstances. It is possible for him to
do many thing; hui, unless am greatly
disappointed in the man, think he will
quietly withdraw, at the proper time,
without any provocation Of battle or
bloodshed. But this 10 only my opinion;
l know nothing positive.
ORDER OF WITHDRAWAL OF LOUISIANA
TROOPS.
General Sherman, this morning, tele.
graphed the letter Of the Secretary of
War, relative to the withdrawal OF
troops in New Orleans, TO General Sher.
idan, at Chicago, with instructions to
have the order executed "a directed.
General Sherman, late last night, re.
ceived telegram from General Augur,
reporting everything quiet ut New Or.
leans.
APPOINTMENTS.
Gen. T. H. Smith, OF Ohio, has been ap.
pointed Clerk Of the Treasury, and will
assume the duties Of that office the lst Of
May, at which time the number OF ap.
pOintments for Ohio will be reduced, 10
conform to law. This, it is understood,
will necessarily involve the reduction OF
about ten clerks credited 10 Ohio on the
rolls OF the department. General Smith
is personal friend OF the President, and
upon his recommendation the appoint.
ment was made.
Ex.Congressmau J. Wiley Wells, Of
Mississippi, has been appointed Solicitor
Of the Treasury, in place Of Talbot.
Other important changes, including
one or two auditorshlps, are under con.
sideratioH.
SETTLED.
The Attorney General has accepted
Senator Gordon's construction Of the law
to pay for the overcharges oil the Wes-
tern and Atlantic Railroad, State proper.
tyn and has requested QuarteFmaster
General Meigs to compute the amount
due TO the State on this construction.
The amount is something over 5000, 900.
This amount has yet to pass through the
hands OF the Attorney General, and will
accompany his report to the Secretary Of
War.
=. }. RANDALL
arrived to-day. He says there was not q
word Of truth in the statement Of
Philadelphia paper, that President Hayes
had submitted to him and other Demo.
Gratis certain propositions in order to
avoid an extra session Of Congress; and
further that he had never before heard Of
such a proposition, aud certainly he had
never conversed with any Of the Presi-
dents friends on the subject, nor had he
vet called on the President.
APPOINTMENT.
J.K. Upton, Chief OF the Independent
Treasury Division, has been appointed
Chief Clerk Of the Treasury Department.
APPROPRIATIONS ON ACCRUED CLAIMS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
given his decision in relation to the use
Of appropriations for the payment of
accrued claims, his attention having
been drawn 10 the question OF the use OF
appropriations after the time for which
they were made upon q claim for the
violation OF contract. As many cases
depend upon the construction Of the law,
the Secretary gave the subject the most
careful consideration, with a view 10
settle rules that will govern him in issu-
ing warrants in similar cases. The Sec
rotary, after an elaborate review, con-
cludes az follows:
"The statute cuts off the payment OF
the clearest claims two years after the
expiration OF the appropriation, such as
the salary OF the President, or Supreme
Judge, or member oil Congress, and much
more the. multitude Of doubtful claims
that grow by time. All proper claims
are likely to be promptly made and paid.
Some Just claims may arise and be de-
layed by neglect or want Of proof, but to
provide for these and at the same time to
give the claimant the benefit OF the find
ing by the Auditor and Comptroller, the
Secretary OF the Treasury is directed, at
the beginning OF each session, to report
to Congress, with his annual estimates,
any balances OF appropriations Tor spe-
ciGc objects affected by this section, that
may need to be reappropriated.'
This is the precise reference required
to secure the payment ofjudgmsnts BY the
Supreme Court or Court OF Claims. 1t
follows, therefore, the Secretary is not
authorized to draw any money from the
Treasury in the payment Of this claim,
or in the payment Of any claims covered
by either permanent or ordinary annual
appropriation that do not clearly fall
within the limitation fixed by the act Of
June 90, 1874, or within the exceptions
named, and officers charged with the
preparation and Issue Of warrants will he
required TO observe this rule.
NAVAL ORDER.
The Secretary Of the Navy has issued
circular, saying: PAY Officers OF the
Navy detached from duty involving none.
tary and property responsibilities, will
forward TO the Department, before pro.
ceeding to enter upon other like trusts
and duties, certificates from the account.
ing officers OF the Treasury testiiying that
their accounts have been examined, and
that there are no Checkages on account
OF past duty, nor any apparent present
Indebtedness existing against them.
They will in no such case be permitted
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