Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-12
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WASHINGTON, December III. j. Barker
was examined to-day by the subcommittee of
the expenditures department of justice, rela
tive to the alleged irregularities in the office
Of the first comptroller of the treasury. He
reiterated the story told a few days ago, and
admitted that in one case he had called par.
ticular attention to, in which alleged over.
charges were made. He did not know wheth-
err the charges were correct or fraudulent.
Have you evidence that the government was
robbed 2" asked Milliken. II have not, was
the reply. Further examination OF the wit
ness was postponed until tomorrow. The
members of the committee say that If the tes-
timony of B.rHer is of the same character as
that given to-day the investigation will close
tomorrow. The sub committee OF the House
committee of the elections, having ctarge of
the contested election case of McLain VS.
Broadhead, will report to the full committee
in favor Of B~roadhead.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE message
sent by the president to the senate with the
Spanish treaty to-day, briefly alludes to the
lengthy negotiations of which the proposed
treaty is the result, He says o perusalL of the
convention now submitted will suffice to show
how fully IL carries out the policy of inter.
course outlined in his late message to con.
gress, aud he commends it with the codfdent
expectation that it will receive the sanction OF
the senate.
COMBINATIONS.
j. +. Kinney, Nebraska, Indian agent,
Yankton agency; +. A. Clifford, Illinois,
deputy sixth auditor of the treasury. Post.
m~asters-Paul Selby, Springfield, Illinois;
John V. Coole, Hildsboro, Illinois; R. j.
dubon, Iowa; G.. r., Fanklin, Rockford, Ia;
s.. A. Marine, Vinton, Iowa; J. M. Rider,
Wilton Junction, Iowa; Geo. M. Chamberlain,
Waupoca, Wisconsin.
The president has signiied that he will
comply with the request made yesterday to
start the machinery in the exposition on the
10th inst. by electricy.
Wilson il Introduced in the senate to-day q
bill to pay one hundred dollars bounty to
each mau below the rank of commissioned
officer who enlisted in the United States mill
tary service prior to July End. 1861, and
who was afterward mustered into the Fourth
Iowa Infantry.
A resolution was adopted to-day by the
house committee on pensions calling on the
secretary of the interior to report TO the house
the number of contr acts providing for the
payment of $50 fee in the pension cases to
claim agents under the act of July 4th, 1884,
that had been fled in the pension office, and
whether any such contracts cover claims on
file prior to the passage of the act. At the
| asst session an amendment to the pension APP
preparation bill was passed, allowing S25 for
| prosecuting the pension claims, if the contract
was made with the pensioners and approval
by the commissioner. A member of the com.
mittee says the claim agents sent blanks far
contracts throughout the country, and after
securing them filed them in the claims which
had been taken in former years under the law
limiting the fee to SO. He estimates about
$50, 600 of these contracts have been filed, and
by this says the claim agents secured severaI
million dollars to which they are not entitled
The committee proposes to call the matter tc
the attention of congress and if necessary ask
for new legislation.
The bill appropriating $50, 900, 900 for pen
sions was reported to the honse to-day, doet
not reappropropriate any unexpended balance
that may be on band at the end of the pres
ent fiscal year. 1t is estimated that this bal
ance will amount to about $50, 600, GOO. L
will be placed in the surplus fund of the treas
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