Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-11

WASHINGTON, May 20.
The starvation policy has brought
things to a head finally, in Iowa at
least. United States Marshal j. w.
Chapman has been here for some days
to find out whether anything was to be
done for their relief or not, and, if not,
to wind up business The latter alter
native has been the result, as will be
seen by the following correspondence:
WASHINGTON, D. O. May 49, 1880.
The Hon Charles Dcvens, AttOrney-i eneral:
SIt: Being out of funds for miscellaneous
purposes, which includes pay Of bailiifs, crlers,
stationery bills, ETC., and being Informed that
the appropriation for that purpose for the
present fiscal year is exhausted, respectfully
submit that 1t will be impossible for me to
assume the burden of making further ad-
NanCes 10 continue the tCrms Of the Circuit
and District Courts now i'm session. Advances
already made for the Government amount to
more than SlOOOO, and are quite sufficient to
exhaust my credit and patience, If not to meas
ure my patriotism rs well. / have, therefore,
tclegraphed to Judges McCrary and Love- re
questiug them TO relieve me from additional
Dcs MOines, Iowa.
II would seem to be my duty to Inform you of
this action, and in doing SO crave indulgence
and generous criticism, feeling that the impo-
stiOn Of further burdens upon me would be
the requirement of sacrifices far in excess of
both the honor and the emolument of my
servant j, W. C1Ap,fAN.
United States Marshal for the District Of Iowa.
To this business-like missive came
the following response:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1880. (
]. W. Chapman, United States Marshal for
Iowa, Washington, ID. @.
SIR: | am in receipt of your letter of
even date, informing me that il will
be impossible for you TO continue TO
to make further advances in view of the fact
that the fund for miscellaneous purposes for
the current year is now exhausted, as well as
in view of the very large advances you have
made heretofore in consequence of the
failure Of Congress to make any appro-
priation for the current year for Mar
shals of the United States and their dcpu-
ties. In regard to the fund for the miscel-
laneous purposes, | called the attention of the
Appropriation Committee in February to the
fact that 1t would be soon exhausted, and in
April to the fact that 1t was then actually ex-
hausted, and deeply regret that the appro-
priatlon has not yet been made. The expenses
the Marshals have been compelled to bear tor
themselves and their deputies during the cur
rent year have, however, been much larger
than these, and in December l urged, with all
the force that seemed to me proper in my re-
port, that an immediate provision should be
made for them, stating that | felt under deep
obligations 70 them for the eXertiOns they had
made for six months to carry on their offices
without any appropriations; and further urg-
ing them that 1t would be impossible for them
much longer TO continue i'm the conduct of the
business of the United States without apprO-
pirate means were placed ut their command.
| respectfully called attention, also, to the
fact that the closing of the United States
Courts must Je attended with the greatest in
jury to the whole criminal Justice of the
United States, us well as 10 its financial utter
estS, and private interests of individuals. |
can only say to you now that am under Obl-
cations to you for past sacrifices made, and
that If you have reached the limit of your Gu
paCity in this matter, l shall certainly feel
hat fHanlN
courts of the United States in your district,
everything has been done by you to prevent
result so unfortunate and disastrous. Very
respectfully, CHARLES DEvENs,
AttOrnpV-(1 1pnpral