, 1881-12-16
19 AroI.ttSARts a FRAUD?

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1s AroI.ttSAR1s A FRAUD?
sr-cint Dispatch to Ths Chteaao TRIBUNE
WAsina0roS, D. e., Dec. 15.-;rho Ques-
t!nns which have beeli iRised III connection !
with Il polinnrls wnter arc ~ bo again argued i
at tho Treasury. Il. y. Webster, OF Now |
York, and G. W. Moultnn, If Cincinnati, will
sonn he given n Hearing by Secretary F0lgcr.
They appcar for the mp 'rtors, who claim
that Apo!l!mar.s is not " f,a."fas wafer. there
fore Is not entttletLto fteo importation.
PRIVATE DAIzEII. .
hns flied n large pile oi ia 'tra ut the W}lto
House, lit which le mD1ze4 application for n
Consular position withou; designating any
particular place.
AuRoNk: ..
Eugene Garfield, Of Aurora, ILL.,, is still
looking after tho Surveyor -Generatshlp of
olio of tho Territories. Another Aurorn
man, pollack, is hero with view to sccur-
linz the p]acs Of Commissioner OF indian AT
fairs now held BY Price. Of Iowa. 1t Is not
cxpocku that thu Inter will retuin his place.
=. ". KEL1,
Postmaster of Fort Wayne. Ind, and ono Of
tho proprletors Of the guzcttc, of that city,
was recommended fur rcAppoiltnlcnt yester-
day by Senator 11arrlson.
THE GENE,tAI IMPRESSION
among members OF the House Is that tho
holiday recess viii begin on Wednesday,
Dec. ~. .... .-
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS
shys that he caflnot Spry well marry-as re-.
port lias published ttiat lie wiIl-ohe ut his
tlectased wifo's sisters, rs slte tlas but two,
both Of whom hnvu living husbands.
0lsEESl,ACKEKs.
Several Of tic Mississippi Oreonbackers
leIl conference last night In tilo rooms OF
Mr.. Leo Crandall. They claim that they car-
rIad the State ut tho last election, bnt wcro
countetl out, and Intend To sec tho President
al,4 lay their grievance hoforo lin.
sSOW.
Tho Virgfuia hills along tho Potomac in
the neigtlborhood Of Arlington were covered
with snow this niornlng.
WHITAKER
Ib The 1Tts&trn Assocattd Trtts.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Deo. 15.-1t Is tho
general belief That tho verdict of the Cadet
Whitaker court.snartlal was untavorablu to
hln,, and recommended Ills dismissal from
tho Academy, but TINT the roylow Of tho pro-
ceedtngs by tho >Judge.Adyocate.Gene
md the report thereon by the SECRETARY Ut
War, will result In tho President settling
aside tho findings Ut the court a1ld ordering
Tho Reinstatement OF Whitaker.
HTAVES,
Inst evening thero WIS all ox'parte argu-
nent before the Secretary OF tho Trpasury
by Crowley, Rich, ana Hooper,, membors Of
Congress, upon petition OF tho ulanuflct-
llrurs Of stAyes to have revoked All order to
modify sono regula lUnS or Instructions 10
tint stnyes Of tho sIz, Of casks, etc., s1lAll 10
cliurged ut tho rate Of 10 pnr cent duty nd
valorunt, which, ills contoutlod, IL the hean-
Ing Of the law.
s1LvKIl.
Mr. Plumb today Introduced bill author.
iztnx the owucrs 1T silver bullion tu deposit
It In any nIllt or assay ofIce under stch rog-
uIati0ns as the Secretary Of tile Treasury
may make, and receive therefor silver dollars
or allvor certificates up to tho market vnlue
Ut bullion. rile LII also lnottIties the Silver
bill OF lS78 by providing that thu coInago Of
silver dollars shall continue until tho amount
OF tiotlars represents 10 per cont OF tue silver
certificates outstanding, and that tho silver
dollar cuinaga shall be kept at this tropor-
tlon and not 20 beyond II. Plumb says his
idea Is nut only to avoid tts accumulation Of
l11ose silver dolIa1s than arc needed, but to
keep on i'a,ut MI TINT are needed; that It IL II
useless oypUnsu to keep tilu nllhts running to
coin money not needed In circulation or fur
| tho redemption OF certificates.
THE surltEME COURT.
The committee Of the Atnorlcan Bar Asso-
| ctntlon. after paying It's RESPECTS to tito Su.
| prenla Court, met ut noon aiid discussed plans
for the estab Esllnent OF court tilRt viii re-
! iIoye tho Supreme Court Vt the pressure OF
business. Entire harmony exists between
tho Suurclnu Judges, tue bar Committee, and
the Senate Judiciary Coniulttee Illey alt
| ugreud tlnt so,Ae prompt action toreltevo The
Supreme Court 10 necessary, and thu indtca.