New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-07
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE CONTINGENT FUND EXPENDITURES.
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A member Of the Senate Committee on APP
preparations says the investigation OF the CONTINGENT
Fund expenditures has developed irregularities. lie
saws that In many cases vouchers have been flashed 80
as 10 represent the purchase OF something enrry He
eut from the article really bought that rccSlesshes'H
not worse has been exhibited in the mode OF pay ing OUT
money and that paid out Of one fnnd mas oe.n
ton OF irregularities 81 TINS character tha nave oee
discovered viii consume considerable time yet. as the
committee IL determined to trace the respon7lDl'' u
all these matters.
THE STATEMENT OF GENERAL BURBRIDGE'
General Burbridge who Is here preparing a
statement respecting his dsa yreemens with Represent
alive Blackburn, Of Kentucky, said tonight that ne
should be unable 10 complete his work until tomorrow
II ID understood that he designs to make strong de-
Of his record and 70 that end he says ne Sha
publish several documents taken from the dies OF the
War Department and which are said ~ ne new ana OF
general Interest: The statement Will also contain copy
nj the LETTER sent I'm answer TO the one recently written
by Representative Blackburn. General Blr3raSt nau
not decided up late hour tonight BY WHAT means
ue should distribute his statement
EXPENSES OF GENERAL GARFIELD's ILLNESS.
Representative Springer, who Is member
o. the House Committee to pass upon the claims for
compensation attendance upon and service to the
late President, says that 10 excessive bills VIII De
allowed. He says the Committee VIII allow Just about
such amounts court would award the Claims were
made against the estate, and that every claimant VIII be
required written guarantee that he or sac VIII
accept the amount allowed by Congress ~ u Tor al
services ana viii release the estate from az liabilities
THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
The m lnagers of the Garfield Memorial Hos
pia held a very satisfactory meeting tner rooms in
tbs city last night The circular addressed by the Post
master-G General TO pOstmasters throughout the country
requesting them To organize committees in their r",l,c
ave loclc. 10 solicit subscriptions Us meeting with
hearty response In foreign countries, commlte have
been formed 1T PARIS, Amsterdam. Cairo, Vienna and
Lou1on. The owners Of three excellent stoue-quarrc5
IA le vicinity oi tuS cry tt offered s"e - a'
merely nominal price, all the -l"-e needed ioi lAe
building.
STAR ROUTE CASES ~ A CEI,fINAL COURT
District-Attoruev CorhhiIi and George Bliss,
of New jS. special assistant United states attorney in
-he star goute cases cosetel with Justice Smell in
tha Police Court to-day ~ relation To- the fling of
papers in that court against the persons charged win
star Route trauds II vas learned that the Government
intends o proceed the accused persons by In
lo.ma oA ild .t .n, .Lorua.4ou- were ready TO file
and will 1c icI in She Police Court Il was a'ccrtuined
that t,st are ;.irty charge a.4s sig decn an,l and
that The wu~rurt viii Pee issued to-day n ne errh gets
through ma~ln- them mp IN time.
MEETING OF REPUBLICAN, COyGREssNEN.
4 number Of prominent Republican Repre-
scnIativr7. mcu .lg ur.-rs bcsou, Kas-on. Reed.
Buucy,ryh Anderson and Page met n tue room Of tue
Committee on Expenditure IN the navy Department
to-day SOME persons believed that the members were
holding Caucus relative TO the manner ~ proct edin-
~ the t'ht'7''- 'to'i'u t't' "HI VIA '''' '"Io '
frr. te House f,r action. hu several ~ the members
said that there business transacted AMI that e
meeting purely Informal
DEFECT N THE NATIONAL BANKING LAW.
The chartpt OF the First National Bank of
Pontiac Mich .spirsI by limitation January l, and
it now eL-tence. The provides iorThe wind
iugun OF failed banks ara banks IN liquidation, but not
Tor "a who4o existence has terminated oy the e1-
piraton o. ,s carter In the OF the Pontiac bank
another bank # .le name has been Or-aIlzed,
which viii probably deposit lawful money for the re-
dcnpIon o. tnc circulation Or the dtfnnct institution
inns case shows defect 300 tine National ban - law Oh
1868, which Can pny be remeded by new legislation
THE GREENBACKERs II CONGRESS.
Representative Ford, Of Missouri, the leader
Of the Greeubackcr- in Congress s party will OPP
pose all legislation for the continuance Of the National
banks: that the GreeHbackers viii not only fight any
tc,sico NJ National bank charters but vii autagouizc
[ all rounding legislation, as tHoy ncucye the bonus
| sluaIG be paid of al once Do srecnbacAs.