Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-28
The NslrlkeIS.

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lower-reiined. 7Ha75$. Coffee quiet and UNCHANGED.
sugar s4 5 a nc soft - rfned IN Whisky
qrlet and unchan sed. Raeiptsaour. 3. 100 barrels;
wheat AS, 9o9 bushels corr; pic: 900 bushels:
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both money and the account Erie ga do. seconds.
l02 ATLANTIC and Great Western sas9n1 moE5gage
syvana Central. &c. Reading. 3i24. Ontario and
Western. Pts. ST Paul. 1l5a.
Little Buttercup Wis the ENird Race.
At Ivy City this Afternoon Little Buttercup won
the third race; Helen Walhce, second; Mary War
rem, third. Time, 1917
BRUNSWICK HAS / wALK'ovER.
Brunswick had a walk Ver in the fourth race,
Col. sprague being too lane to start.
The Payfnastcr Generals Report.
SOME IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS.
Paymaster General Rochester in his annual re-
port Of the transactions OF the pay department OF
the army for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1882
Shows disbursements during the year 49, $780, g.
He recommends that the act OF July 2l 1876, be so
amended as to allow, in de discretion OF the Sec
rotary OF War, one months leave OF absence to
officers OF the army. without deduction CT pay or
d.
sence has not been taken: Better stu
would, be the repeal OF all laws affect
Ing the pay OF Officers while on Leave;
act OF July "a, 1876. winch forbids payment OF
mileage over land grant railroads.. He invites at
tention to the subject OF laymasters' bonds; The
accounting officers OF 1e Treasury hold that
under the laws now in fore they have no power TO
release the suretes ON paymaster's BOND. Inc
paymaster from the date Of the approval OF the
bond to the close OF his service under his current
commission. This shouldhe corrected by proper
legislation, such as extended to collectors OF
internal revenue and to p,stmaSterS There should
also be limit beyond which 1t Will not be COM
petent for an action to be brought against the ne
sureties on bond-the ,aymaster, however, to
be held. He suggests t1yeyears after the explra-
ton OF the bond.
The enlisted men OF thearmy still continue to
large extent. to avail themselves OF the Dement'S OF
the deposit system, and is believed that Its In
fuence tends to encourage habits Of economy and
to check deserton. The ystem has been In oper-
alton for ten years, and during that time the sum
Of So S13 CS1.7 Is has been received on deposit The
repaymen during the same period amount to
the sum of $1,O46, 466.51 sill on deposit. He rec
ommends that the act If May 18th, 1872, be sc
amended as to allow interest on the minimum de-
post ive dollars from tn. date OF deposit proyi
ded 1t shall be deposited SIX hmonths prior to date
OF discharge. He also recommends that the Dene.
MS OF that act be EXTENDED to the commisslonea
Ofl1cerS OF the army. The ettlemenC OF claims OF
| coi0red soldiers and sailGS for pay, bounty an0
prize money has progressed satisfactorily.