Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-03
THE WAR. ON PENSION AGENTS.
A Letter from Secretary Teller to the
Attorney General.
WHY PENSION EXAMINER CANNOT BE DETAILED to
HELP DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHILL

WHY A fENSlON Examiner CANNOT BE DETAILED
HELP DISTRICT ATTORNEY CORKHILI.
Secretary Teller yesterday addressed letter to
the Attorney General in relation to the recent
municatiOn received by the Secretary from District
Attorney Corkhl In relation to alleged frauds COM
mitted by attorneys and agents upon persons de-
sirOus OF making applications for pensions, and re-
Questing detail of an examiner from the Pension
Office to aid him in the investigation.
The Secretary says that no section Of the Revised
Statutes Is violated by those charged with obtaining
money fraudulently from applicants for pensions,
unless they nave received fee In excess OF that
allowed by law.
amended, to which his attention has been called by
the commissioner OF pensions, which gives the
commlssionsr authority to detail clerks or en-
namely, sto make specific examinations into
Claims fhe merits nsoom OF pension and bounty Land
aid the prosecution of any party appearing
on examination to be guilty OF any fraili In the
prosecution or procuring the allowance OF claims"
The charges included In Mr. Corkhilrs letter do not
come within this description He regrets that
under this law he is forced to reach the conclusion
mits the question for the consideration of the At
torney General. He alludes in closing, to the IN
vestigations made under his direction by the pen
sion commissioner into the conduct of business by
pension attorneys.
The Coming Session of Congress.
SHIP STRUGGLE
Representative Davis, OF Illinois, does not think
the approaching session Of Congress will diStin-
gulsh Itself as very busy or very lively one He
says: "The democrats don't want to do anything
They don't want the tariff question opened up and
Will not allow it to be il they can prevent it. We
have no live issue for the presidential campaign,
and the democrats would rather not have one !"
Mr. Davis Is inclined to think that there will be a
sharp struggle over the Speakership He does not
believe that either Randall or Carlisle have votes
enough to elect them and he thinks the chances OF
DOH VIII Diminish as the struggle progresses In
Carlisle is to win he must do SO early In the fight;
that protracted contest Will be fatal to both and
Will bring forward new men.
THE PRESIDENT remained at his cottage at Sol
ders' Home to-day, and was not at the White
House at all
THE VACANT SURGEON GENKRALsH1P.-The seleC-
tion Of a new Surgeon General of the army is sttu
undecided, and an appointment will not be made
Tor some days. not until after the cabinet meeting
on tuesday, at least.
COMMODORE DAVIS NEW CoMMAND.-Commodor
John Lee Davis was to-day ordered tc command the
ASat1c station to succeed Rear Admiral Crosby re-
tired. He will take passage on the steamer OF the
"a lnstant from San Francisco for his new post.
IL Is not known yet who Will succeed him, as
member OF the light house board
APPOINTED TO A CLERKsHrP-Wm. j. Hamilton.
OF CaHIOrn1a, was to-day appointed to 5000 clerk
snip In the 0fce OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
under the civil service rules
CABINET OFFICERS GOING 10 NEW YoRK.-Secre-
taries Chandler and Lincoln, Postmaster General
Gresham and Commodore Walker, chief OF the
bureau OF navigation, viii go to New York to-mor-
row nlght and Will, together with the naval board
OF inspection De passengers on the U.S.S. Trenton
on her trial trip from New York TO Newport.
IHE NEW SUPERVISING ARCHITBCT-The Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has received a telegram from
Mr. M. E Bell, OF Iowa, the newly appointed super
vtsing architect OF the Treasury, stating that he
would arrive mere early next week to enter upon his
new duties Mr Hill, the retiring supervising archi
tect, Will open an Office at 1924 New York avenue.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-MesHA Duncan6on Bros,
aucIloneers nave sold recently at auction for Chaa
J. DAVIS and Philip Larner, trustees lot 3, In the
division OF VIM. Hoimead's estate, situated near
p1ney branch bridge, to Frank l. Suckney, for
$a75. For Fillmore Bean trustee parts OF lots 16
and H. In square III, situated corner OF 10th and
streets northwest, TO Miss Julia Green, for $46o0
For W. f. Mattingly, trustee, lot 6, In square AZ,
improved Dy brick dwelling with store,
situated on TIN street, between and streets
northwest, TO K P: Jackson, for Il, 100. For VIM A.
Meloy and VIM John Miller, trustees, lots g. 26 and
In square 200, on 18th and 18th streets east be-
tween NJ ana streets south to A. Kaufman, for
N,O Also, the west 8 feet front OF lot ain square
3E improved Dy large brick dwelling, situated ON