The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Miss Ada C. Sweet has been confirmed as
pension agent at Chicago.
On account of heavy pension payments, the
estimate decrease in the public debt for May
is $40, 000, 000.
The United States fish commissioner has re-
Gently placed in the rivers of Arkansas and
Texas !, 500, 900 young shad.
The remains of Thomas jefferson will soon
be removed TO Glenwood cemetery, at Wash
ington.
Five of the tariff commissioners are said to
nave been actually selected, the only new
name being that of Alexander Mitchell of Mil
waukee.
In the star-route cases Judge Wylie over
ruled all motions to quash the indictments.
The defendants were then arranged, and all
pleaded not guilty.
Senator WINDOWS committee to investigate
the existence of n whisky ring to affect legis-
lation has appointed a clerk and stenograph-
err, and issued subppnaes for Messrs. Ather-
ton, of Louisville, and Shufeldt, of Chicago.
The senate committee on claims has report
ed a bill appropriating S3i3, 1863 to the heirs of
R.W. Meade, of Philadelphia. That gentle
man visited Spain to superintend huge COM
mercial transactions, and was put in prison
and financially ruined by the Spanish govern
ment, in 1916.
Mr.. Pomeroy, who was appointed secretary
of legation at Paris, has been transferred to
Egypt as consul general, Simon Wolf having
resigned. 1t is understood that Mr.. Boulater,
of Louisiana, who has been importuning the
state department for three years, is to be sent
to Paris.
Representative Dawes, of Ohio, has intro
duccd the petition of A. Kahler and 175 others,
of Morgan county, Ohio, praying for the pass
age of the bill granting pensions at the rate of
$40 per month to soldiers who have lost one
leg or one arm, or who shall have suffered dis
ability equal thereto, to the select committee
on payment of pensions, bounty, and back
pay.
Mr.. Ella, auditor of postofice accounts, who
is really an officer of the treasury department.,
refused to obey an order of the postmaster
general to remove to the treasury quarters.
Secretary Folger declined to interfere I'm the
matter. BY order of Mr.. Howe, the auditors
room was unlocked on Wednesday evening,
and his furniture, books and papers were
quickly transferred to the upper floor by a
hundred messengers.
1t now appears to be inevitable that q long
debate will take place in the senate on the
bank charter bill. Every feature of the exist
ing bank system and the probabilities of the
future will be discussed. 1t is already taken
for granted that the house bank bill will DO
amended by the senate and sent back to the
house., where the subject Will again be deDated;
hence the prospect is that the measure will
not be passed finally by both houses till to-
ward the end of the session.
Secretary Folger has recently had a startling
experience i'm the engraving and printing bu-
reau. Thursday night Professor CASTELAR,
found two of the government dies, represent
ing the tens on the national bank notes, lying
outside the safe and within the reach of tho
watchmen. Through Colonel Irish the dies
we're sent ut once to Secretary Folger, who
took time TO satisfy himself that the event
was caused wholly by carelessness. Mr.. Bell,
the custodian Of the plates, was dismissed, and
Capt. Burrows, of New York, was temporarily
placed i'm charge of the safes.
The committee Of the Society of the Army
of the Cumberland having in charge the rails
ing of funds for an erection of q monument at
Washington to the memory of Gen. Garfield
publishes q card of thanks to the press of the
United States for. the alacrity and unanimity
with which was accepted the trust of becom-
ing repositories of contributions on Decora-
ton day. The card adds: "If the people re-
spond with but q proportionate 1.-THE of your
kindly enthusiasm, we shall be enabled to
erect such n pile as shall rightly honor the
glorious name of Garfield. Nav 90. 1882. will