New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-07-06
Washington Letter
(From our Regular Correspondence

from our regular correspondents.
Washington, D. c., June 18th, 81.
So much has been printed about
rumored disagreements in the Ca
binet, for the purpose of infuenc-
ing the public mind, that many uni
formed persons are Of the opinion
that there must be som, foundation
for the stories. So far as the prose.
cution of the Star route cases IS
concerned, all of the members of the
Cabinet are agreed that no stone
should be left unturned to discover
whether the government has been
swindled or not; and ii frauds have
been committed that their authors
shall be severely punished. There
is not Il shadow IT discord or differ.
.nce Of opinion ;.lliong The Presidents
.dvisors on the subject. The Pres.
dent and his Cabinet are worE sing in
complete accord, and all reports to
the contrary are totally false.
MIR. Mac Weigh seems to have
been SIT gl' d out of members Of the
ring and their friends as a target for
mallciously untrue statements. He
is the person most dreaded by The
culprits and they loose no opportun.
ity Of striking at him. The state.
ment that he wrote a letter to q
Philadelphia editor saying that he
felt the sand slippen from under his
feet, (meaning that he thought he
would be compelled to leave the Ca.
binet,) IS utterly without founda-
ton. No member of The cabinet
has more certain tenure Of office
that the Attorney General.
The star route cases are being
prepared under the special direction
of the Attorney General. He is q
great lawyer, and with his superior
knowledge of the cases, will be able
to bring the offenders to justice.
Although Secretary Window re-
fuses to make public the report OF
the committee that investigated the
irregularities in the Treasury De.
partment, he has acted upon the
evidences Of rascality is undoubted.
" brought to light, in removing Mr.
Pitney, the custodian, and abolish.
ing his office Secretary Window
informed Pitney that he was dis
charged from the service; that he
was no longer wanted at the Treas.
ury Department. The Secretary al
so took an important step in reform
ing the expenditure of The contin.
gent fund at the Department. HI
issued an order abolishing the office
of custodian altogether. There *
really no sound warrant, under the
law for such an officer. The law
directs that the chief clerk of the
Treasury Department., shall be su
perintendent and custodian of the
Treasury. Pitney has been kept ir
despite Of this law. No app, opria
tlon for his salary has been made
but he has been allowed to gather ir
his So, 5000 per annum through thu
annual appropriation for the pay O
Janitors, superintendent. The du
! ties which Pitney performed vii
now devolve upon Chief Clerk Pow
err, and it is safe to say that "expe
| ditures" will not be reckoned among
| these duties There will be mum
Der Of changes among the employee!
| of the ex. custodian's office.
The resignation Of John A. Bent
ley, Commissioner of pensions, ha
been accepted, and Marshal Dudley
of Indiana, appointed i'll his place.
The New York bribery case ha
! not yet reached the end, but it i
thought now that the result cunno
injure either party. The matter i
entirely between individuals ant
tenders no one Of prominence.
Howard.