Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-19
Two Important Orders Issued
BY Postmaster General
Gresham.
An Iowa Clerk from Virginia
Rejected and Chalmers
Influence Measured.
The Cole ction Of Debts From
Non-Resideats Adversely
Settled by Lawrence.
The Star Route Trial Reaches tho
Spsec h-Making Point at
the Close.
A Varied Assortment of Washington
News.

A Varied Assortment of washington
News.
CAPITOL NOT 20.
Special Dispatches to THE BEE.
A GRAB KILLED.
WASHINGTON, April 18 The com.
missioner of the general land ofice to-
day denied the application of Peter
Sherreback, of California, for the sur.
vey and patent to certain tracts Of
land within the city limits of San
Francisco.
P1sToFFICR P JINTMENrs.
Postmaster General Gresham to-
day directed that In making postofice
appointments In Mississippi the rec.
concentrations of ex.Congressman
Chalmers shall b, given no greater
weight than may be properly attached
to them as recommendations of o pri-
vate citizen.
An order was issued yesterday to
appoint Samuel Grigg to q thousand
dollar clerkship In the postofi, Sc de.
partment. G:igg was endorsed BY q
member of congress from Iowa. IT,
day, when the gentleman appeared to
take the oath of off 90, he was asked
II his residence was In Iowa, to which
question he replied In the negative,
adding that he lived In Virginia. The
matter was referred to the postmaster
general, who declined to make the
appointment on the ground that Vir.
ginia's quota 10 now full and that he
did not think 1t proper to credit a
resident of Virginia to the state Of
Iowa, Notwithstanding that the ap.
plication was endorsed by an Iowa
congressman.
THE COUNT OF CASH
In the treasury will be finished to-
morrow. The counting committee
will then examine the books and &C.
counts.
THE STAMPS ON CHECKS.
The commit sloner of internal reve,
nue. he's decided to redeem stamps and
return to owners, with the word "Rs.
deemed" imprinted on esah check, all
checks and drafts bearing the two cent
internal revenue stamps which remain
Ned on July 1 These checks snd
can then be used In the regu'a,
course of business.
SEAL Pox AND CHOLERA.
A report has been received by the
national board of health saying tina
the cholera, which prevailed to ar
alarming extent In China, Japan and
India some time ag,, has disappeared
A report has also bsen received tina
small .pox is raging In Rio de Janeiro
LONGEVITY PAY.
Second Comptroller Upton has rem
dered Q decision on the question Z
longevity pay allowances In the army
which Is In effsot that these allowance
are to b, computed from the dates o
acceptance of appointments, and no
from the d6te Of appointments.
THE AMOUNT OF BONES REDEEMED
undor the circular In regard to pre-
payment Of bonds embraced In tn
l2O.h call IL g. 513, $50. This oal
was for $15, 600. 900, and the treasur
circular authorlz ID the prepayment O
the entire amount on or before to-day
The call will mature May first.
TREASURY DECISION.
First G ,mptroller Lawrence, OF tn
treasury department, to-day rendere'
decision upon the following case
In 1880 John J, Palllan, . citizen o
Tennessee employed q Washington
LAWYER to prosecute q claim agains
the government The claim wa
allowed and In 1882 a treasury drai
was made to Pullian and delivered I
the lawyer. The latter claimed 81, SOC
This claim he assigned to the Germa'
American National bank, which fsiie
and delivered Pallian's draft to tn
receiver of the bank. Pallian died |
Tennessee. An administrators wa
thsre appointed to administer hi
affairs, and an administrator wa
appointed In the District Of Colun
bla. The bank receiver apple
to the first comptroller I
instruct the treasurer to pay the drs
on the endorsement of the distri'
administrator, which was refuses
because the supreme court had d,
cided that in such cases payment mu
be made to the Tennessee sdministr
tor. The receiver then field q cree
itor's bill Ia equity In the distri
against the district administrators. I'll
attorney, by published notice, q
tempted to make the Tennessee az
mi aistrator party defendant. III
decree was made that the receiv
should endorse and collect the mon
on the draft, retain 81 500 and p
the residue In the court for the TIE
nessee administrator. The decree W
presented to the first comptroller wi
q request that he instruct t
treasurer to make psymeI
Judge lawrence decides that the lee
title to the draft is In the Tenness
administrators. This was decided
the suprem, court In / Peters, ]
Payment cannot be made to a recsly
unlsss the title Of the Tennessee
ministrator has been diyested q
vested In the receiver. The legal Ill
of the Tennessee administrator
not bseu Invested, because no COT
not be sued In the diItrict, ever II
wa found here, and hence cannot
by notics published. This was a
decided by the supreme court, T
decree here could not take away I