The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-15
DAILY DOTS.
A Treasury Defalcation at
Washington.
The Albany Returns Continue
the Old Story.
Races In England and Other Interest
ing Items.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Secretary Win
dom refuses to reveal the result of the in
yestigation of Pitney. He will act on tn,
report very soon but its contents are pri
vate It is stated however that the repor
sustains the charges of irregularities anG
even worse: that have been going on sew
eral years.
Congressman Tucker, of Virginia yes
terday urged the president
NOT TO AID THE READJUsTERs
in the pending election, as their success
would injure every interest in the state.
He said the cabinet would decide the mat
ter. The president is strongly inclined to
help Malone.
The appointment of land commissioner
will probably be made this evening and
viii undoubtedly fall on Noah c. McFar-
land, of Topeka, Kansas. 1t has been de-
to provide for Marshall Dudley,
of Indiana, at the same time It
was intendnd to make Dudley Commits
sioner of Pensions, but Secretary Kirk
wood opposed any present change, and
this afternoon it is contemplated to make
him Commissioner of Patents, Marble As
sistant Secretary of the Interior, Vice
Bell, and making Dudley Commissioner
of Patents and permitting Bentley to
remain at the pension bureau The Presi-
dent viii decide it this evening, but as
Dudley prefers the pension bureau he will
probably get that
The Greenback Secretary says the Green
hackers in the next Congress stand solidly
together on all questions. Nine are
pledged to meet in Greenback caucus, and
carry out Greenback politics. They are
Ladd, Murch, Bramin, Musgrove, Refe,
Hazelton, Burroughs, Fort and James.
Hyatt Smith votes with the Republicans.
The Greenbackers intend to control in part
the organization of the House. 1t is pro-
bable that the two readjusters of Virginia
will also vote Republican. 1t may be set
down as fact that the Republicans will
organize the next House-the opposition can
not combine against it. Grants outspoken
condemnation of the Administration has
added force to the whisperings that stall
wart Congressman viii, after Congress
meets autagonize the Administration.
The talk hitherto seems to have come from
disappointed ofice-seekers but Grants
open opposition creates the impression
that it will be done by prominent Conk-
hngite To-day's papers say Grant, Conk-
ling and a friends efforts will be to drive
Blaine from the Cabinet by threatening to
disturb Republican supremacy in the Sen
ate and House.
The following are among the changes
in Collectors of Internal Revenue to be |
made in July: John TiIlson, Fourth Dis |
trict of Illinois, to Richard Powell: A. c. |
Smith, First District of Minnesota, to A |
c. Wedge.
The coupon fives received for CONVEX
sion into 81 per cents to date, ere about |
$4,000.
The treasury investigating committee to-
day submitted preliminary report to Sec
retary Window of the evidence of frauds
against the custodian's department. The
committee report that they found a regu-
larly organized ring which had been in ex-
issence for several years and has been mis-
appropriating money and defrauding the
government