The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
Interesting Gleanings From the Repor
Of Pension Agent Dudley.
The Subject Of Our Irish Citizens
in English Jails Being
Discussed.
Ia D. Helm, OF Muncie, Accepts g
Position Under Public
Printer Rounds.
WASHINGTON.


test case from Mississippi, can not be said to
have been strict party measure, although
the Democrats say it was @ knock-down for
Calkins. Nineteen Republicans acted with
the Democrats in declaring that nc
business of party character
shall be transacted until the
tariff question is disposed Of Mr.. KaSson,
who is the acknowledged Republican leader
in the West, first made the objections to
hearing this contest case, and brought abou;
the result; hence it can not be truly said to
have been defeat of Republican maneuver
ing. If it was, the Republicans. can neu-
traliEe this in getting it back on to
the Democrats by the discussion OF
Mr. Robinson's resolution regarding the con-
fnement of American citizens in British
Jails However, it may be said party fill
clustering has been fully begun. The ayes
and nays and divisions and other quibbling,
which belong only to strict party quackery.
will from now on be taken up, and much
tine will be consumed in this tedious fill
clustering.
Our Pension Expenses.
From the report which Commissioner of
Pensions Dudley has just submitted to Con-
gress through Secretary of the Interior
Kirkwood, it may be seen that our pension
expenses are increasing at an enormous
rate. In September last there were on the
pension rolls 269,S51 pensioners,
with an annual value of 500, 263 400
While Congress at this session
has refused hundreds and hundreds of cases
where special enactments were asked, it has
been granting very large number. Daily
there are going on the rolls at the Pension
Office names of new petitioners. Very few
are being dropped, and while thus the
expenses are being enormously
increased there is no decreasing
anywhere. 1t is for the purpose
of curtailing expenses, and pruning out the
garbage of the business that the Com
missioner of Pensions asks for an increase of
his force of over 800 men to place in the
field as special agents, to make special in
vestigations. Flom the report of the
Commissioner. just submitted, it is
ascertained that the number of pensioners in
the State of Ohio is 24,663, with an annual
value of S2,63s, 900, and the payment with
arrears amounts TO S4,941, $40, while the
number of pensioners in Indiana amounts to
IA. 466 with an annual value of 81 $50, 276, and
with the arrears, S2,945 524. These States are
hr above the average, there being but two
States, New York and Pennsylvania, having
a larger number of pensioners than Ohio,
and there being but four intermediate States
that is between the number of Indiana
and Ohio.
The Garfield Expenses.
A hint comes from the minority of the
Committee that audited the expenses of the
late Presidents illness, that there is some
thing wrong in the rendering of the report
1t is asserted by one of the minority that the
report of the majority was ready several
weeks before it was made TO the House, and
that during the time intervening between
the completion of the report and its deliv-
cry, there was entirely too much hob-nobb-
ing. 1t has not developed yet where there
could be any crookedness in the matter I'M
less percentage was secured by the major
ity on some of the accounts passed upon.
Since the report of the Committee there
arises quite cry from various sources for
reward. The engineers from the Navy
Yard who ran the refrigerator, ETC., think
they should have extra pay. The old lady
who has charge of the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Depot, and who was the first person
to rush to the relief of the President when
he fell, intimates in unmistakable language
that she would not be offended if she was
included in the appropriation.
Our Irish Citizens in British JaiIs.
Speaking of the resolution of Robinson, of
New York, to investigate the matter of con-
filming in British Jails Irish-American citi-
zens. a representative Republican remarked
to the Sentinel correspondent to-day: 1.-The
idea of few Irishmen' coming to America,
and after staying here six months and be-
coming naturalized and then returning to
Ireland. committing a breach of law. and
after they are thrown into Jail calling upon
the United States to equip the seas and de-
clare war for them, is absurd. 1t is too
much pork for shilling These foreigners
must learn that those who would be free
must first strike the blow" This opinion
may be significant, coming as it does from a
prominent Republican.
The House Judiciary Committee has been
treated to riot act' reading since their
scheme to speculate on the stock markets
by their prospective report on the Cobb
land grant bill. The local and Eastern
press speak of the matter In unmistakable
terms as an outrage.
A Postoffice has been established at Rego,
Orange County. Indiana.
1t is believed by most of the Ohio dele
CATION in Congress that Comptroller of the
Currency Lawrence will be elected
to Congress over Speaker Keifer
by an overwhelming majority. Keifer
is very unpopular with his consiit
uency, being gruff and unsociable. He has |
refused to see several members of his con-
when called upon since his pro-
motion to Speakership. Judge Lawrence is |
one of the most affable gentlemen in the
world, and was only kept from being elected |
instead of Keller at the last election by |
Senator Sherman and Governor Foster, |
Keifer's trainers.
A weli-informed Texas Democrat stated to
the Sentinel correspondent to-day that it
was all buncombe to suppose that Texas
will be Mahonized-that the Republican
party is broken into a half dozen
fragments, aud can not possibly be
concentrated for such move
nent under the present Administration,