The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-01-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

EVGNxS In !" ASx11NfxONs
A bill; has been introduced In the house
by Mr.. Holman, providing that any dis
bursting or other officer ofthe United States
who shall knowingly present any voucher,
account or claim to any officer ofthe United
States, for approval or payment or for the
purpose of securing credit in sny account
with the United States, which shall contain
any material Misrepresentation of fact in re-
gard to the claim, shall not be entitled to
payment or credit for any part Of said
voucher, account or claim, and If any such
credit shall be given or received or payment
made the United States may recharge the
same to the officer or person receiving the
credit, and recover the amount from either
or both in the same matter or other debts
due the United States:
fhe report from the pension committee
has recommended but $sl, 575 900 for the en-
suing year, although $3.50, 900, 900 was asked.
It is estimatnd that $50, 900 will be left over
as an unexpepded balance on last years ap-
respondent of the New York Times reports
that 1.-THE expenses Of the pension bureau
Gre very important item in the expendi-
lures of the government, and if they are to
be only $81 ,575 in the next year, in addi-
ton to money already appropriated for this
year. the surplus will be much greater than
estimates made heretofore would allow
1t is thought the special committee of the
Mississippi river Improvements will recon-
mend that no more money be appropriated
to build levees; that the present plan of I'M
provements be disco tinued, except at one
PORT, which will probably be Plum Point,
and that after this reach has been improved,
no more money be appropriated until the
experiment 1T the one point decided upon
has had thorough test and withstood at
least one food. Their report will show up
startling amount of extravaganza in the
expenditure of money.
The commits oner of the general land
office having asked First Controller Lawrence
for an opinion as to the right of registers and
receivers of district land offices to receive q
commission of one per centum on the cash
value of lands entered under the timber-cul-
turs act, that officer has decided that regis
tiers and receivers are not entitled to such
commission on the minimum value of lands
entered under the act in question.
A clause will be inserted in the sundry
civil bill providing for treaty with the Sioux.
Delegate Pettigrew is pushing the matter,
but he has been antagonized by Riley of
NoIOS1o WIN LAO NCvChOPcA AAlO 6u oUOIl"
ginal philanthropic crank, and argues that
the Indians rights are not protected by the
treaty.
Members of the committee on ways and
means say that all current reports to the ef-
ect that they have been corrupted by
lobbyists in the interests of any protected
industry are false, and originated with per,
sons who contemplated levying blackmail.
1t is understood in Washington that Mr..
Robert Sc vail will succeed Mr.. Stewart L.
Woodford as dis'ric. attorney for the South
ern dist, let of New York. and that Mr. Sc
wallis name will be sent to the senate this
week.
5 It is said that there is no foundation for
the report that Lieut.. Commander Gorringe
will be ordered to command the Pinta on
her voyage round the Horn to Alaska.
The senate military committee to-day de-
cided to report fayorably Senator Logan's
bill providing for increasing the efficiency
of the army.