The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-25

ment has been deprived Of seignorage
which it would otherwise have received.
The director states if there has been any
| mistake it was in not issuing an order
sooner. Since the order was issued the
mint at Philadelphia has been coming
deposits made for trade dollars before the
order was issued. nearly $4,000.
The re-proof building for government
archives, no longer in constant use,
is recommended by the commission.
The election committee unanimously
agreed in secret session, to make thorough
| investigation into the Louisiana case and
requested contestants to present IN writing
| their views as to the scope of Investigation
which will include questions OF legality of
the legislature by which each claims to
| have been elected.
Robeson's Gigantic Rascalities.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24-Considerable
comment is made upon t he alleged def
cheney in the navy accounts, amounting to
over two millions of dollars. an appropria-
ton for which is asked of congress by the
secretary of the navy. Certain prominent
democrats say that this appropriation will
not be made until an adequate explanation
Of this deficiency is furnished by the de-
partment. 1t is asserted Dy those who
have looked into matters that the estimates
submitted by the secretary are misleading
In representing deficiency In various
branches of the navy when there Is no real
deficiency. For instance, money is asked
to meet declared deficit in the expenses
of the marine corps when the books Of the
department show that enough money was
appropriated by congress to meet all the
expenses of the marine corps, and leave an
actual surplus of $4,000 at the end of the
fiscal year. The money provided for this
corps was diverted for the payment Of
contractors, and the men have received no
payment for April, May, and June, and
officers only half pay for those months,
while there still appears balance of the
appropriation large enough to pay them
aud leave $4,000 on hand, Robson went
en- for years piling up Indebtedness with
, out Authority OF law, until il is said 10
have amounted, when he went out OF Office
last spring, 10 four or five millions. He
! told congress every year that be did not
, have any deficiency to be appropriated for,
and thus prevented any inquiry into his
acts until the democrats came into power.
t He managed to use the appropriations Of
T. one year to pay the expenses incurred the
, year before, and while at all times com.
pellng officers aud men to wait for their
: Ipay, Le piled up this enormous debt which
: congress is now asked to provide for a
r com pete investigation OF the whole thing
! will be one OF the earliest inquiries thai
will engage the attention Of congress after
$ the organization Of the committees.
Simon ana s1mon's Son.
~ WASHINGTON. Oct 13-Tha EnclisE
mission in its wandering tour of begging
has passed through many hands for severa
weeks. 1t has been known that the presi
dent and Secretary Evarts intended to give
4 this mission to Pennsylvania. Various
: candidates we're canvassed. Finally it wa
agreed to leave the matter to Seuato
Cameron as a meaus of Cancellation, which
s was done by note written by Secretar,
It Evarts.
z Don Cameron was too delicate to nom
e mate his father aud 50 he called me, tin
n OF the republican, members from PenHSyI
n wanna at his house and thappy thought
1t they ali agreed as one mau that Slime,
Cameron was the one Of all others for th
place. This unanimous selection was re
ported to Secretary Evarts who told thi
to the president. The nomination wa
taken under advisement As the matte
was referred to Don Cameron aud by hiT
J. submitted to the Pennsylvania delegation
: it is not easy TO see how the offer of thi
mission to Simon can be avoided. 1t wi
be no violation of any civil-seryice rule, bt
, cause early 10 the adminislrs ton it wa
decided that as the foreign officers wer
d, purely ornamental, they would be used
= as all offices have been used.
- - political rewards and gifts SIMON Came
- on is rs years old He repres cots, if an
,o man does, the worst elements of Grant
Of ism. 1t he is appointed, there will neve
be any question OF the presidents su
N render of all that he originally claimed fC
rs bis administration. The offer of tn
an mission will enable Simon Cameron to &,
out of the country at q most desirab
n. time. The breach of promise suit brougl
by the widow of Oliver is pending, and W
to be pushed to trial at the prese
fall term of court. There has been
street rumor of Simon's actual appoiu
OF ment, but it is based on the result of IL
de Pennsylvania conference.
'on The springing Of Simon Cameron up,
he the administration by the Pennsylvau
delegation is done in such wav that it
clear that the president can not avoid
appointment. Hayes promised the deleq
ton the other day to appoint any man up
ng whom they could agree. He thought th
might have selected Wade Novel;
Hayes keeps his promise, Cameron is t
coming man.
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