Morris tribune., 1883-09-08

wASEIINGTON NEWS
A large number of letters from banks
throughout the country are now being re-
ceived at the internal revenue bureau, in.
quiring why the money appropriated by
congress for the redemption of cancelled
stamps on bank checks is not sent with the
cheek books which have been returned.
The commissioner replies that the immense
amount of work entsiled on the bureau by
the plan devised to cancel stamps and
return checks has caused some delay in
making up accounts. The work of de-
stroying, defaeing and reshipping is a sep
arate branch of the transaction, which goes
on while the accounting officers of the
treasury department are making up the nee
essary lists. Before warrant can be is.
sued to bank by the treasurer for the
amount due on account of stamps returned.
1t has to so through all the routine OF
auditors and controllers provided by
law.
= A letter was received at the swai depart
ment recently from Gen. Sherman recon-
mending that the twenty-first infantry Enow
on the Paciio coast, with headquarters at
Fort Vancouver, w. T., change stations
with the Tenth infantry, now on the lskes,
with headquarters at Detroit. This recon-
mendation will be great aid to the Twen-
ty-first infantry in endeavoring to cause
this much desired change to be made. This
regiment has been stationed in Washington
Territory during several administrations,
and now claim that change is their just
DUE especially in view of the fact that other
regiments have been changed number of
times from station to station during that
period.
Clerks in the pension Office on the 5th
inst, asked for blanks in order to fill calls
on the adiutant generals Office, and were
informed that this matter had been brought
TO date, Pension business in the depart
ments is thought to be getting into pre-
scribed limits, and but for the fact that the
appropriations were made to include July l,
1884, number of clerks would doubtless
be guiilotined at the end of this month. As
it now stands the various bureaus of infor-
nation in the other departments, and which
feed the pension bureau, are up with the
demand, and pension business is rapidly
expedited in consequence.
Postofices established: Iowa-Olaf,
Wright county. Montana-Dodgeton -
Meagher county. Wisconsin-Haney,
Crawford county; List Lake, Dodge county.
Postofice Site Changed-Wisconsin Voze-
vile, Doer county, to eighty rods west.
Special Service Discontirs .ed-Dakota: St.
Paul from Sept. so, 1888, on route 35, pa.
Yorktown from Sept. 80, 1888, on route
35,162. Postmasters Appointed-James
Johnson, Olaf Wright county, Iowa;
Henry s Dodge, Dodgeton, Mont. Sey-
mour TAFT, Haney. WIS.,; John D. O'Brien,
Lost Lake, Wis.
Among the various branches OF the postal
service none show more remarkable growth
than the registry system. The receipts from
registration have been more than doubled
in the last five years, while the general re-
ceipts have been more than thirteen years
in attaining similar rate of increase. The
facilities of the registry service have been
greatly increased by the system of through
registered pouches. This system is being
rapidly perfected throughout the country.
II is stated that Supervising Architect
Hill will shortly resign, whether the report
of the investigating commission is favora-
bic or unfavorable.
Eighty thousand books, each containing
500 of the new postal notes, have been sent
to the money offices throughout the coun-
try.