The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-20
WASHINGTON.
STAR ROUTE.

WASHINGTON. June Robinson. sub
contractor on Reredell s. Pecks' route,
testified: Peck wrote him promising $50,
600 if he would get up petitions to increase
the service. John w. Dorsey told the
witness that Minor, Peck. Vale and he
composed the company. Senator Dorsey
was not mentioned" The judge excluded
this testimony so far as Vale and Miner
wer were concerned.
The court reassembled, Fl. W. Wheeler,
pay clerk auditors Office, indenti-
fed warrants upon which pay
ments were made for service on this
route. They show the expenditures on
ductions of all kinds, to have been SAT,
956, and the net revenue for the same time
from all the stations on the route was
S76s.
W. D. johnson, of Kanab. Utah. cou
sin of Sub Contractor Johnson. stated that
he prepared one of the petitions handed
him by Bliss, but didn't remember having
written the words .tseven trips" They
were not in his handwriting. He had
written six trips'
The crosse examination and the redirect
failed to shake the witness testimony.
The prosecution then called Ceoney, a
clerk in the second assistant postmaster
generals Office; for the purpose of show
ing the contract and other papers which
they intend to submit upon this route.
The defense objected to this, but were
overruled. Wilson inquired why Bliss,
who was not an officer of the department.
should have access to papers to the exclu-
sion of others, Judge Wylie considered,
THAT is one, of the secrets of the post
Office department. court then adjourned
until tomorrow"
DoYLEs CASE.
It is stated in explanation of the action
of government officers in the case of
Doyle, sentenced to-day in Chicago, that
| it will be no more difficult for Doyle to
| communicate with them from the prison
where he will go after sentence than it has
been during his confinement in jaii, and
the fact that he is under sentence win not
| in itself operate against him as he will
have the same opportunity of proving his
assertion regarding the bond plate that he
| has had at any time since his arrest. 1t is
also explained that the object of taking a
portion of plates to New York is to deter
mine whether they are electrotyped or en-
graved upon commercial copper
Ex-senator James Harlan, of Iowa. and
Judge Wells, member of former committee
were selected as members of the new Ala
bama claims committee. provided for in
the Geneva award BILL Committee will
probably be completed at to-morrow's cab
met meeting.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
mints for the week ending June Il. was
$171, ,49s against 1928, $40 for the CORES
ponding period last year.
The nomination for Postmaster is r. NJ.
Smith, Cherokee, Iowa.
House committee on expenditures in the
war department to day heard testimony on
the subject of the alleged abuses in
| the adjudication of claims In the Office of
Quartermaster General, Commissary Gen
eral and Third Auditor. Cummissary
General Mac Freely was of
the, opinion that there il
no foundation for the charges that certain
employees in his Office had received CON
siderations for using their influence in
causing the rapid adjudication of claims
He favored, however, changing the sys-
tenn Of examing claims which one now
referred to il the Commesary Generals
Office. He thought they could be handled
to greater advantage BY special commiss
toners. He advocated the appointment
of commissioners frofFe bach Of the several
districts In which claims originate The
commission Is not likely to report this ses-
sion The house appears TO be decided as
| TO the disposition among the commission
ers to recommend the change Ia tie man
ner Of examining these claims.