Morris tribune., 1883-01-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

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 TACT IN re-
| gard to the claim, Shall not be entitled to
payment or credit for any part OF said
voucher account or claim and II 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
J or both in the same matter or other debts
due the United States.
The report from the pension committee
has recommended but $Sl, 575, 900 for the en-
suing year, although $3.50, 100000 was asked.
1t is estimatnd that $50, 900 will be lett over
as an unexpended balance on last years ap"
preparation of$100, 900. The Washlnton cor
respondent of the New York Times reports
that 1.-The expenses of the pension bureau
are very important item in the expendi-
lures of the government, and if they are to
be only $81 $40 in the next year.. in addl-
ton to money already appropriated for this
wear, 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 ntinued, 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 ct the one point decided upon
has had a thorough test and withstoOd at
least one flood Their report will show up
a startling amount Of extravaganza In the
expenditure OF money.
The commissioner of the general land
office having askel First Controller Lawrence
for an opinion as to the right 0: registers and
receivers of district land offices to receive q
commission Of one per ceutum on the cash
| value of lands entered under the timber-cul-
| ture act, that officer has decided that regis
tiers and receivers are not entitled to such
commission on the minimum value OF ianus
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
Kansas who has developed into an abort
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 eff
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 b!ackmail.
| IT misunderstood in WASHINGTON that Mr.
Robert Sc wall will succeed Mr.. Stewart L.
Woodford as district attorney for the South
ern dist let of New York, and that Mr. Sc
! walls narse will be sent to the senate this
week.
5 It is said that there is 10 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 favorably Senator Logan s
bill providing for increasing the efficiency
| of the army.