The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.
IMPORTANT WORK LOOKED FOR
From the Present Session of Congress
Finance, Land Grants and Canals
Prominent - Chat Treasury
Scandai-Swaim Trial.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The Star saws:
It seems to have settled down to GER
tainty that this win DO working ses-
sion, and much important matter before
the house and in the committees will be
disposed of during the winter Mr..
Buckner says the banking and currency
committee will try to pass through the
house some bill to secure a national
bank system and avert financial depres-
sion, he expects to meet with OPPOSE
ton, but says
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
Whatever action is taken, however, will
have TO be before the 18th, for after thai
time il will be too late to get day as
signed. The Interstate com Herce bill
VIII possibly not occupy more than two
days Mr.. Cobb viii make an effort e.
pass some additional land grant forfeit
ure bills. There will be an effort made
TO p IS a bankruptcy bill. The canal
men are preparing for fight to get
their bills through this session The
hardest work will be- done by those In
teroe5ed in he IGnnepin, the Erie
and the Maryland and Delaware canals.
The Nicaraguan canal men W.li attcmpt
to have some action taken by the house
TO the advancement Of their interests.
There win be an effort made also TO pass
q bill restricting the coinage OF silver
dollars.
THAT TREASURY SCANDAL REVIVED.
AT meeting OF the committee on OK
penditures Of the department Of Justice,
to-day, Chairman Springer read q letter
from j. j. B1rker, former treasury
clark ~ In An L.,
him some time ago against the manage
ment of the Office of first comptroller Of
the treasury department. la cXplara.
ton OF the charges Mr.. Barker said he
called tho attention of the COMPTROLLER
to what he considered illegal allowances
OF per diem. He said he had written
decision on this same subject. ! told
him his decision had not reached tho
fourth door # his Office. The COMP
troller told mo one bill for per diem
was outrageous and should not
DO allowed, but 1t was allowed
in other cases. | objectei to the pay
ment of claims which were illegal, but
they we're allowed. ] called the atten-
tiOn of the chief of the division to GER
tain irregular vouchers, and he replied
IL was mono Of our business. There
were other accounts for Sll 900 that were
tho result of the star route trials. told
the comptroller they were illegal. lie
said he had signed them without exam
ming them. | told him he could not
afford TO sign them. He replied that he
could afford to, because he had already
done 50. | think the Acknowledgements
influenced the comptroller to allow the
$1,000. | went to the chairman of the
committee and TO Senators Van Wvck
and Harrison and attempted to have
these things corrected, but found every
obstacle thrown in my way. Referring
TO tho INST, Comptroller Barker said: |
| believe Judge Lawrence 20 be
honest, but he il so exclusively
engaged in tho production of his deri- !
sions, that he has not time TO attend TO the
details OF his office. Before the adjourn. !
ment the committee directed the chair |
man to appoint sub committee to in |
yestigate the matters referred to bv Bar. |
ker. a resolution was adopted request /
ing the secretary of the treasury TO farm. /
ish the CON mitteo copies of all vouchers /
on file in the treasury department con !
payments to United States Mar
shall Wright and other court officials of |
the southern district of Ohio, for gen
eral and special deputy marshals at the ,
election in October, and |
Tor u statement OF the amounts allowed |
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE ENPENDI- I
TUREs.
Tho changing of the system Of COM
pensating United States court officials
was discussed by the house committee
on expenditures of the department of
Justice To day. The chairman said he
had been informed that senators were
opposed To amy bill proposing the
change which was inserted in the appro-
prtation bill, but they would favor the
II introduced in the house that
had for its object only changing the fee
to salary system. As the result of the
expression OF opinion by the senators,
Springer, on the third
MonuOy IA January, will probably in
trOduce tho billprepared by his commit
tee 1T the last yssiou and asks its pas
sage under Il suspension of the rules.
TuE SWAIN TRIAL.
In tho Swain Court-martiGl tho OK.
animation OF Batemln was continued, I
Out the Witness was frequently inter
rupted 10y objections from she counsel /
aud iinaily'a long argument began upon
the adnissiliiy of certain evidence,
which was not concluded when The
courC adjourned.
JuDdn LAwRENoE's STATEMENT.
Judge Lawrence, first comptroller
Of tho curruncy iu relation 20
the testimony before the Springer
says the complaints
nearly II relate to accounts
OF district attorneys, clerks and
These are all sworn
10 by those others aud then
submitted to and approved by
the court in tho presence OF tue
district attorney, whose duty IL Is 10 oh
lect 10 any false or Illegal item. These
accounts were all approved hV
tno first auditor. The c6mplaint il
therefore against tho officers, the court.
the auditor, and last tho comptroler's
office. II is more likoly one man
should be mistaken than all
these. As to the expenses In tho star
route eases, they were approved by the
Encouragement, whose approval is
conc usive. AS to deputy marshals
AT elections, thoy We're only paid Tor
half the time allowed by law. Tho nc-
counts were sworn to and approyed
by the court, and the marshal had
So 10 control of tho time they should
serve. | have found many men who
have complained that | refused TO allow
claims which they regarded Jus: and
legal.
BLAINE ARRIVES AND LOCATES.
Hon. James q, Blaine arrived hero |
this evening. He was met ut the donot |
by his son, Walker Blaine, aud entering |
it carriage in waiting was driven to his /
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POLITICAL.
Terrolrs Ratification