Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-09
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
BR5WSFtR COMPLIMENTS BRADY
A Man Whose tonor is lmpeached and Who
Is Charged with tmbszzIement
and Robbery-The Presi-
dents Message 10 be
A STATESMANLlKE 0OCUMeN 7
News for N ew .


WASHINGTON, November Sit is stat
ell upon good authority, that President
Arthur, some time ago, promised the
friends of John G. New, OF Indiana, that
he should be recognized by this Admin
istration, and that the President has
decided TO offer New the appointment
OF Minister to Russia, made vacant by
Fosters resignation. News friends say
he will accept.
Brewster on Brady.
Argument i'll the Star route cases was
resumed, and Mr.. Brewster, OF Pa, ad-
dressed the court at length in support
OF letting the information stand, making
close, legal argument. He made the
same point made by Bliss-that while it
were more desirable TO proceed by in
dictment found by a grand jury, the ne
cessties of the case rendered the filing
of the information perfectly proper and
legitimate. He characterized the pend
ing motion as an effort TO shirk and
sneak ont Of observation-an effort made
on the part of man whose honor was
impeached by his being charged with
official embeZzlement and public rob
berry.
Investigating to Find Out.
A member OF the Senate Committee
on Appropriations, which Was directed
to investigate the expenditures OF con-
tiugent funds by the different Govern
ment departments, says the committee
has laid out the preliminary work, and
will not do anything more until Con-
gress meets.
The clerk Of the Committee on APP
propriations was instructed 10 go over
all the appropriations bills for the past
ten years, and pick out the amounts
appropriated to the contingent funds OF
each and every department. The com
mittee addressed q circular to the head
OF each Government Bureau, calling
upon him for a statement OF tine contlu-
gent expenses in his Bureau for the past
ten years. When Congress meets the
committee will take up these statements
and see how the expenditures compare
with the appropriations. This member
said, that as the Senate never
has much work until after Christ.
mas, as all appropriation bills
must originate in the House. The time
OF the coming session will be devoted to
this investigation. a Member talking
this morning, said the committee pro.
pose to make the investigation thorough
and sweeping, no matter whom 1t may
strike. He said the committe will insist
upon having the investigation taken by
tie Treasury Committee, and that the
ex. Custodian OF the Treasury, Pitney,
will be called on as one of the first Wit
ncsses, and that Assistant Register
Upton, Chief Gle-k, Power, and all the
Treasury officials who are supposed to
have any knowledge Of the expenditure
OF the Contingent Fund. will be called,
and that the country will be satisfied
with the thOrOughneSs OF the investiga-
ton.
The Coming Message.
President Arthur is understood to
have commenced the preparation OF his
first annual message to Congress. he
is expected, among other things, to
commend the three and a half per
cents, Windom's; to express him
self in favor OF the speedy
reduction OF the public debt; to speak
well al the National banking system, to
refer to the large and constantly in
creasing accumulations OF silver dollars
in the Treasury; to praise the star route
investigation unreservedly; to condemn
bolygamy, and to touch approvingly
on the movement for a National
bankrupt law. In speaking OF
our foreign relations he is expected 10
enunciate the revised version OF the
Monroe doctriue; large apprOpriata-
tons for the increase and Improvement
OF the army and navy, the necessary Tor
National all to secure the education OF
the ijlterate are, it is said, to be spoken
of. His friends say that it will be State
paper OF which no man need ieel
ashamed.
DeFrees' Defence.
MADISON, ISD., November S.-The
Co,uier will publish the following to-day:
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER, !
WASHINGTON, November +. !
My DEAR SIR-I thank you for your
notice OF the infamous and malignant
libel upon the ladies employed in this
office There are over seven hundred
OF them, and they will compare favor
ably with an equal number OF employees
any where. Many of them have been
well raised and educated, but are COM
PEELED to labor for their daily bread. 1t
is an internal shame that they should
be traduced by low grade scoundrel in
the vain hope OF injuriAg me. There
never has been a charge made against
the management OF this office that did
not originate with some dead-Deat that
had been discharged from it.
Yours truly,
Signed JOHN DEFREEs.
10 ". &. GG,LSr, Jr, Editor Courier.
7. S.-lOu may print II you see pro-
per.
Sir Leonard Tilley, the Canadian Min
lister OF Finance, is here to consult with
West, British Minister, in regard to the
international copyright treaty.
=. Pickering, L. $ Commissioner to
the Melbourne Exposition,in Australia,
is here, and has rooms IN the State De-
partment, and he will distribute prizes
and diplomas to American exhibitors.