The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-26

reorganization under the bank charter ey.
tension act. To all these new notes must |
be issued. The distinctive feature ofthe new
hVe dollar note will be portrait of Gen.
eral Garfield.
JOHN c, HAMILTON,
son OF Alexander Hamilton, died to-day
at Long Branch, New Jersey.
me cabinet to-day considered attorney
General
pRRwsrERs OPINION
recently published, that members of con.
gress are beyond the reach of the law
against political assessments under which
General n. NJ. Curtis was last week con-
vlcted and fined in the United States court,
PRESIDENT Arthur expressed himself to
the elect that no person in any one of the
executive departments declining to contrib.
ute shall on that account be subjected to
discharge or criticism, and no attempt to
inlufe nm on this ground will be tolerated
ihese CONCLUSIONS are in accordance with
the views expressed by the president
IN MS Letter OF acceptance of July 18th,
1880. The opinion of Attorney General
brewster was given upon letter written
by Mr: Thomas, chief Of division in the
second comptrollers office of the treasury.
Thomas letter was addres sed to Secretary
folger ana was by him referred to the at
torney-general A letter from Folger TO
Ihomas is among the documents submit
tel at the cabinet meeting to-day. After
answering Thomas inquiries upon the legal
question and quoting from the attorney
general opinion that member of congress
Is not an officer of the government within
the meaning OF the law in question, the
secretary says: at follows that executive
officers and employees of the United States
not appointed by the president, with the
advice aEI consent OF the senate, are not
liable to the fines and penalties of section
Oth OF the act of August, 1876, for the act
OF giving toa member Of congress money,
property or other things of value" Sec.
rretary Folgcr concludes his letter as fol-
lows; But will take this place to saw
that l wish it felt throughout the
treasury department, in all its
ramiiications OF service, that no
servant of the United States therein
need feel the slightest pressure upon him to
give II he does not wish to give, If he has
that oelief in the soundness of the princi-
pies OF the republican party rs to desire
their sustentation and success and TO be
willing and desirous of showing his faith by
his work and feel that he is able let him
give of his substance or of his income as he
sees hit; or il he is of other political faith or
the claims of family or the
needs OF self pinch his purse
and he wishes not to give, let him freely
refrain thereirom. would have him think
and feel and do as If, in the religious
meeting'house of his choice, the preacher
would lay before him the needs of some
cause-if it was commended to his iudg-
ment, and he felt able and willing TO spare
Of his substance he would give; il il was
otherwise he would hold fast that which
was his .own 30 absolutely. So
in the matter in hand: Lei
! 1t be understood and telt by all who
} hold places under me that whichever
! way they take they may take it unmoestet
by me. Therefore say as | mean | vii
: do. | am very respectfully,
CHARLES ]. FoLGER,
, Secretary"
The house elections committee to-day ad
journed until the first Tuesday in Decem
| Der. This postpones action on the follow
: ing contested election cases until next win
! ter: Cook vs. Cuts, from the Sixth distric
} OF Iowa; Buchanan vs. Manning, from III,
| Second district Of Mississippi; Lee VS.. Rich
/ ardson, from the First district of Soutl
! Carolina; Seessinghaus VS.. Frost, from tht
: Third district Of Missouri
) IN THE srAR-RoUTE TRIALS
today eS.Attorney-General MacVeagh nut
x-Postmaster-General James were on tn,
. stand and testified to their interviews will
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