Morris tribune., 1882-11-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Ne,Us from Washington.

Secretary Teller tells his subordinates in
regard to political assignments: Contrib
ute through the Hubbell committee or
through your state committee or thr ugh
your district committee or not at all; pay or
do not pay to anybody, just as you please,
but do not let me know what you do. AS
secretary of the interior | want to know
nothing about your course in this matter.
j do not want to know who contributes or
who do not, or anything about it, lest when
one of you involuntarily leaves the depart
ment for any cause it be said he did not pay
his political assessment, and therefore he is
discharged" The clerks in Mr.. Tellers de-
partment are feeling better than they have
for some time
communication has been received by
the secretary of the treasury from the late
Supervising Architect Mullet, inwhich he
formally resigns the position of superintend-
ent of construction of the public buildings
in course of erection at Chicago, Philadel-
phia, New York, Cincinnati and st. Louis,
claiming that he has never been removed,
and consequently should be regarded as IN
office up to the date of his resignation. In
reply Mr.. Mulet has been informed by the
secretary that his connection with the de-
partment has not been recognized since 1877.
The report of the surgeon general of the
army shows that among the white troops
the total number of cases of all kinds on
the sick list the past year was "a, $780, being
at the rate of 1919 per 1000 of the mean
strength. Among the colored troops the
number was 1909, or 1910 per 1000 of the
mean strength. There were ZIG deaths
among the white troops, 25 among the col
ored and among the Indian troops.
Treasurer Gilfllan says that $40, OOO,OO of
the last call of bonds have come in, and
that the surplus revenue in the treasury is
more than sufficient to meet this call and
the one made Wednesday. These calls will
leave but $1,000 900 of the continued 5
per cents. out, and the surplus will serve to
pay these Off in six or seven months.
A new decision favorable to pension
claimants has been recently made. Here
tofore the pensioner heirs of a missing man
had to prove death or reasonable presump-
ton. The department has ruled that the
common law established the presumption of
death after seven years, so the heirs of a
man missing in action are entitled to pen
sion without proofof death.
The president has placed on the retired
list under the special act ofcongress, Capt
Joseph Conrad OF the Eleventh infantry.
This will promote William E. Kingsbury
to be captain of the Eleventh infantry, and
Second Lieut.. George Leroy Brown to be
first lieutenant.
president Arthur, since his return, has
spoken quite freely as to the subject of
campaign funds, and has discountenanced
any attempts to obtain from government
employees any except voluntary contribu-
tons.
There is good deal or talk among army
officers to the effect that Gen. Pope will have
difficulty in getting confirmed by the senate
if the president dominates him to be major
general as he is pretty certain to do.
Commissioner Price, in his report recon-
mends that the Northern Cheyennes be al
lowed to return from Indian Territory to
Dakota.