, 1880-01-26
NOTES AND NEWS.
TIfH rENsfnN OrFtCK.


WASHINGTON, n. C., Jan. 25.-The House Com
mIttco to Investigate tho Pension OtIlcc has boon
organized, but hns not yet begun work. Several
Republican mcMbgrs Of Congrcas haye cx-
pressed thk opinion within tho lust few tlays that
tho rcal wurk Ut this Committee, 10 far rs tho
Democrats nre concerned will !o tn nuke DEM
ocrltio campaign material. Tho belief ID that
tho backward nlotion Of nilatrs in tho Pension
Office, and to which tho Commissioner Of Pen
alons has been directing attention during tho
Inst threo ynars, IL to be mndc tho
means Of exciting Il prcjndtco in tho minds OF
cx-soldters against tho branch Of Republican
administration In which thoy nro chiefly Inter-
cxtcd. To this end tho clalsn aRcnts aru con-
tr1buting. They arc circulating petitions BY the
thousand for signature hy pensioners md up
rlicants fur pensions. THO Senate pnnhons
Committee is nov considering tho plum Of Il re-
organization Of tho pension system set forth it1
tho report of tho Commissioner Of Pensions, and
hnvc haI In oxtonlcd interyiow with TINT
official In rcgnrd 10 1t, Tho ,claim agents
will asx tn bo heard In opposition
TIE cItCAuo cusroM-nousn.
4 letter bus boon received hero from 8IDcr1n-
tcndont Mcdowell snyiug TINT he will be ablo to
finish tho C,stom-1Io,ise building by tho lst Of
May II he Is let Mlono. I3o complains that d cods
stunt supervision OF Interference is exercised
over him which tcnda to parayzu all his efforts.
and his failure, II thoro bu failure, tn fulfill
Ills pEOniiBCs will ho duo to BlIch Interference.
INVESTIGATING i. puC.
Representative Le Feyre's Committee hna not
yct hcy.ln the investigation Of tho Agricultural
Department, owing to tho abst.nes Of Commits
al0ncr L. Due from the city. It Ia Understood
thAt Mr.. l.c Dues prcsent visit to tho Wcst hna
tnr Its bjGct thu cDllcrttun Of tho necessary nyi
dGi,cG to viu1Cnip hltllsplf from tho uhhrKU that
tho muIlcy expended by hlnl IT, sorghum. atld
cnr1,stnlk s1xMr experiments has mt btet
wilstctl. Tho friends nf Mr.. 10 Due assert
Hats Abu 1rS
nlsli mud tho toubting Lo Fuvro IN pnr-
Of sorghum and cGrnstnlks for much less thnn
tho cust 1T tho Imported Artic!e. Respecting
A[r. 1.a Duu's ufnrt iii tho 1lno Ut tc.t culture.
which It In alcued huS ntHorletl much G,lSh with
fuctory uxp!anutf0n promised. but tho Con!fnls-
siuer Is quito sfiEu Inc tl,t Et'hgrtAs Will favor
his proposition tp Kivo him tho necessary fund
tn purchase u ftlrin In South CMrullnn TX.
clnHIygly fur teM.CuttHrn purposes. MIR: I.o
Fnvrn IL NExlDliS tn III tU Wnrk md tho inTcsti-
galon will lrolrll'ly tcgin this wcck.
rtIn14fO f,t,CuMEN1N.
Mr.. Lcapod MnrHe introduced a t0lnt rcsoltt-
ttan Into the ltousc on Saturday afternoon,
which journalists Mnl uthars Gun 0Dtu1n copies
Of NIL billa rr,nrts atl other documents hittlcr.
to tltAl lriblleti fT1lnl tho dtHutnent-rUlEna 1T
Congress, hy paying tho cost Of piper md pross-
work with an atataltsnn of l0pcr eent.
GENEVA AwAltDs.
There II to 10 decided efrnrt this scaEon to do
something will! thu surplus Guney.-nwarsl
Thu HM,sc Jutlicinry C.unmtttce has given
notice thAt Tomorrow and T,testlny viii bu do
yt.tr4l to trnr1ng ptrtps Interested III thu bills
thAt hayu becn rcferrol to It a,ll tho 8enata.