Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-20

Deen made Dy agents Tor the payment OF
pensions, an average of $3,357 1881 having
been disbursed from each of the eighteen
agencies at an annual expense of S16 00S
| and without the loss of dollar to the gov
| ernment or complaint of delay from the
beneiciary's. OF the special examination
| system the commissioner spoke in COM
mandatory terms and says he will be dis
appointed if the saving to the government
effected by this division will not be
sufficient to defrsy the costs of its main
tenance. He does not think it incumbent
upon the government to be at cny further
expense in endeavoring to settle the Indian
pension claims, when the results Of the spe-
cial commission sent out the Indian terri
tory are considered. The resolution of
the senate calling for list of all pension
ers necessitated the employment of the
whole clerical force of several pension
agencies in its preparation, and the report
was handed in just before the adjournment
Of congress, but remained untouched at
the government printing Office until re-
cent date. When complete the report
will consist of seven octave volumes of
$50 pages each, closely printed meter, and
ID is urged that congress provide for as
wide as possible circulation Of the report
The secretary is asked to recommend that
the salaries of the chief of the
review board, special eXar1;nstion
division of the eastern, middle, western,
southern and oil war end navy GiviF rs be
each advance 20 $500 enc thai O. their
assistants to $4,000 each. and thai O. the
chief of other divisions to S2,250 per an
mum. OF the clerical force the commits
sioner says if claimants will do their part
by responding to his calls for evidence. the
present force can easily settle cash enough
to ezpend during the incoming fiscal year
the full amount of the available appropria-
ton. He expresses the belief shat all
claims now outstanding will be disposed of
by July L, 1884, and trusts evidence may
be forthcoming to enable the Office TO ac-
complish this much to be desired and, so
that ''highwater mark in the annual ex-
penditures for pensions may be speedily
known. The report concludes with a
graceful complimentary reference to the
effective labors of the subordinetes OF the
commissioner.
LIEUT.. GARLINGTJN,
The report of Lieut.. Darlington, COM
msnder of the recent arctic expedition for
the relief of the Gfeely party, is COM
plete vindication of Garglington so far as
any disobedience of orders is concerned.
Gen. Hazeu il q letter transmitting the
report to the secretary Of war, says the
structures made upon Darlington IN this
connection are entirely unwarranted.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
st the request of the president members
of the civil service commission called at
the white house this afternoon and had
long interview with him. The Object of
the conference is not known, and the COM
missioners are reticent this evening as to
what transpired. An associated press
reporter asked Dorman B. Eaton, presi-
dent of the commission, to night what was
the object of the conference and what had
occurred at it. Eaton replied he did mol
deem it proper to state what had occurred.
He said the commissioners had called at
the request of the president, and that the
interview vas long one.
THE FREE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
The annual report of the superintendent
of the free delivery system shows 104
Offices employing $3.50 carriers in opera
ton at the close of the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1888. During the year 1924, ,637,-
701 pieces of mail matter were delivered
and collected, an increase of nearly Is per
cent. over the number of pieces handled
the preceding year. The total cost of
the year was $3,173,336, an increase of
more than % per cent. over the cost of
1882. The average cost per piece fer the
matter handled is 10 mills, an increase
of 4-1O0 of mill per piece over the cost
f the previous year. The excess of post
age on local matter over the total cost of
the service was S1,O21,894. There were
collected and delivered duricg the year
791, ,768, 500 letters, 261, 1882 postal cards
and 268,319,S47 newspapers. The follow
ing tables snow the aggregate number of
pieces of mail matter handled at num-
Der of the principal cities:
d IL D oil.