, 1884-03-06
Expenditures of the Depart
ment of Justice.
The Solicitor of the Treasury
Deceased.
Census Bureau Clerical Force
Largely Reduced.
National News Budget.

National News Budget.
Washington, March 5.-Represeata-
tive Robertson, of Kentucky, from the
committee on elections, reported a reso-
luton u~nseatIng t. Luna, delegate
from New Mexico, and seating in his
place j.. Manzanares. 1t was adopted
and Manzanares appeared at the bar OF
the house and took the oath of office.
The snow is four inches deep and
still falling.
Ex-Postnaster General James and
ex-Attorney General McVeagh were
examined to-day by the Springer COM
mittee relative to the expenditures in
the department of justice in the prose-
cution of the star route cases. James
said his attention was first specially
called TO star route matters by ex-
United States Senator George E. Spen-
Ger, OF Alabama, and other well-in-
formed gentlemen. 1t was their be-
lief that millions Of dollars had been
unnecessarily wasted in starr service,
much Of which had never been per-
formed and procured by improper meas
ures. 1t was also maintained that an
honest, Thorough investigation would
render practicable a r~etrenchment with
out detriment to the service, which
could not only make stbe p~cstofice de-
partment self-sustaining, but would
yield u respectable revenue to the
treasury. Continuing, James said:
THAT l entertained such views. it wal
more or less well known that publicity
had been given them, added to the fact
that while the postmaster Of New York,
when asked by Stephen w. Dorsey, to
certify, in my official capacity. to a
large number Of papers connected with
the central office Of the postofice de-
partment, l refused to do SO. This is
my ccoun for the bitter opposition
to my appointment to the cabinet posi-
tion which developed in certain quar-
ters."
Hon. Kenneth Raynor, solicitor Of
the treasury, died at the National
motel This afternoon.
The entire clerical force of the
census bureau, one hundred and five in
number, has been suspended from the
10th instant owing to the exhaustion Of
the application force in maintenance of
the bureau. The superintendent, chief
clerk and n clerk are not included, in
order that a sufficient sum remains to
pay their salaries a fortnight longer,
when it is hoped that the deficiency up
preparation bill will be passed.
Secretary Folger has written a letter
to Morrison, chairman of the ways and
means, suggesting several amendments
to the Potter bill, and saying that the
language of the sixth section of the bill
was not quite clear and am inclined to
doubt whether the people would APP
prove Of its provision. 1t is certainly
open to the charge, being partial to
banks and its effect, whether intended
or not would seem TO defer the calling
in of security bonds until such time as
bonds not used as a basis OF circulation
shall have been called. l do not think
it a wise policy to thus discriminate in
favor of banking associations and
against all other holders of bonds Of
the government.
Brigadier-G General Renald s. Mac
kenzie, of the United States army, was
examined by the retiring board of New
York. As he is regarded hopelessly
insane. there is no doubt of his being
placed on the retired list.
The house committee on agriculture
decided the adverse report made on the
resolution to appropriate twenty-fv,
thousand dollars for the purchase O.