The New York herald., 1877-10-04
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Oct 8, 1871
DISSOLUTION OF THE KANSAS REPUBLICAN STATE
ASSOCIATION.
Al meeting Of the Kansas Republican State Asso
estion last night report was submitted OF latc IN
tsrvcw with Tho President on the subject State as
sociations IN the District Of Columbia, and them in
compliance with tho Presidents late CIVIL service
order the association dissolved, passing resolution
donating the funds on hand 10 the Home for tho
Frepdcss at Leavcnworth.
DuILDIsG-REpoRT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
or TIE COMMISSION APPOINTED BIZ sEcRE-
TlGY scHUKz.
The commission appointed by Secretary Schurz
consisting OF General Meigs. Architect Clark aud Mr.
Adolf Ciuss to Investigate and report tho condition OF
tho building aud walls of the Interior Department
have submitted their report In which thoy state that
tho walls arc entirely safe, and that after the building
IL rebuilt they Will bear any weight that is likely TO be
put on them. They recommend that the roof be re-
built with iron beams, tho covering 10 be
OF copper; and as space Is evidently pl-
ready much needed to accommodate the great
and growing business of the Patent Office
and Of the Interior Department, which has. In fact
compelled the dangerous use OF tho spaces within tho
roof Tor storage OF combustibo materials the Board
suggests tho proprcty Of constructing another build
Ing the middle oi the courtyard running north
and south, TO consistof tho number Of stories
us the present fronts and wings TO central cor
ridor and Two rows OF rooms story, and DO
Of lrcproof construction Tho courty arus which
viii then exist will be OF dimensions which can bc
readily rooted with iron and glass, which will make /.
possible to all the lower portion OF them Tor storage
Of models, papers, &c
m TN
PARTMENT- -ovEnPAlD CONTRACTORS MADE TO
DIsGoRGE.
Another case OF colluson between mail contractors
and clerks IN tho Post Office Department has recently
beon discovered. II appears that when Mr.. McGrew
entered upon tho oice OF Sixth Auditor OF the Treas
ury Tor the Post onice Department no Instituted m
Improvement on tho manner or paying clerks, and
this led to the detection Of j. f. O'Brcn. a clerk IN
the pay division. who mad made overpayments to a
mali contractor The auditor further prosecuted the In
quiry and found that another mail contractor was also
couson with the clerk for u similar purpose tho
entire amount paid 10 them beng about SO 600 SUCH
collus.ons could not have occurred, even under tho
old system OF paying checks, unless with tho
assistance Of tho clerk OF the bookEee epors
division, anu tho clerk OF this division died
three years ago The fraud committed by omit
ting TO charge collections from postmasters and trans
ieIring Tho money 10 the mail contractor Tho
auditor says that the fraud occurred five years
ago. but not discovered until the Improvement by
him IN the manner Of paying checks was instituted.
Deputy Auditor Lilly, in connection with Chief
Special Agent schure, are now at 81 Louis, anu
collected from tho two mail contractors nearly hall OF
the entire amour, cnDezzcd Tho governments will
ultimately collect the remaining sum.
The question as 10 what shall be done With the con-
tractors will be determined hereafter.
SUSPENDED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Tho President has suspended Samuel b. Cranston,
Register OF the Land ONCE at Lake View Oregon The
cnurgss dsoDedence OF orders neglect OF duty