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Gen. Grosvenor said they had reached a
point where an anomalous, unique and
never before heard of paper, an assignment
by an officer of three years pay in advance,
an assignment absolutely forbidden by law
to be made or recognized, had been brought
TO the secretary Of war, and then they wanted
TO show that at that time the
secretary Of war knew the circumstances
under which It had been made Gov. Gros-
venor then asked If the secretary had ever
had a conversation with Gen. Sherman on
the subject Of Col. Morrow's pay accounts
The witness said he had never had a con-
versation with Gen. Sherman on the subject
and had not received any communication
from him with regard TO pay accounts. He
said, however, he bad conversation in the
spring Of 1888 with Gen. Sherman touching
complaints that had come to him concerning
the indebtedness of Col. Morrow. He was
asked If newspaper correspondent named
Scott Smith had not come TO him early
in March, 1888, and told him
Morrow's accounts were fraudulent, and
showed him publication on the subject
This question was objected to and ruled out
by the court.
Adjutant General Drum and two other
witnesses were examined without any inter-
esting result, and then Col. Morrow took the
stand and told the story OF his request that
Swain would lend him S. 900, and how the
latter referred him to Bateman 81 Co. He
states Swain was unaware at the time there
was anything wrong with his pay account.
Adjourned.
TUE AMERICAN HOG IN GERMANY.
For some time past the subject of the adj
mission Of American pork in Germany has
remained in Statu quo. The inhibition i'm
posed by the imperial decree of March 6,
1888, is still exissing. and the German mar
kets having been effectively closed to the
American producer Hitherto the contest
against German discrimination has been
urged alone in behalf of American interests,
but hostile measure in Germany having
recently been threatened against American
petroleum, a powerful combination of the
two interests is now being formed, looking
to a decisive and determined stand by the
new administration and new congress in re-
gard to both these essentially important
branches of American exports.
BARKER GETS MAD.
Barker continued his testimony to-day be-
fore the committee examining his charges
against the com ptroller's Office. He testified
that he had objected to passing the accounts
of several United States marshals. He also
l.
port, chief supervisor of elections of the city
of New York. At the request of Millken,
the witness read a section Of the Revised
Statutes aud an order showing that the ac-
count was legal and had been ordered 10 be
allowed. Judge Lawrence viii testify on
Monday.
During the cross examination of Barker
by Milliken the question was asked whether
the judge who passed the account was better
capable of passing judgment as to the legality
of the vouchers or the witness.
''You will confne yourself, please, to gen.
temanly questions" replied the witness,
passionately adding: 81 did not come here
TO be insulted, and don't propose TO be-"
swell, we are running this investigation, "
retorted Milliken.
81 am running this end of it," said the
witness.
''Yes," replied Millikcn, 'you are running
the butt end of it." The spectators roared
and the committee joined in the general
laugh
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
The committee on federal legislation APP
pointed by the national conference of state
boards of health has completed bill which
embodies the views of the conference as to
the best method of preventing the introduc-
ton into the United States of cholera and
other diseases dangerous to the public health.
The first of the ten sections comprised in
the bill provides for a national board of
health to consist of one member from every
state health board, now or hereafter estsb-
lished, to be appointed by the president and
confirmed by the senate. This differs from
the original, in that it increases the member
ship of the board, and excludes from it med
ical officers from the army, navy and marine
hospital service, and law officer from the
department of justice.
The second section of the new bill pro-
vides, as did the corresponding section of
the original act, for the collection and dis
semination of sanitary information, etc, but
greatly enlarged the scope of the boards
powers by authorizing it to frame rules and
regulations for the govern ment of the quar-
antine service of the United States, and by
vesting in it (the board) all the authority
which is now or may hereafter be provided
by law for the control and protection of the
public health. 1t directs the national board
TO cooperate with local boards SO far
as it lawfully may, and aid in the enforce
ment of the latter's rules and regulations:
but it also authorizes the national board,
upon direction of the president, TO act in
several states independently, and make and
enforce there its own rule, regardless Of local
boards.
The third section relates to the marine
quarantine service, and authorizes the ma
honal board to frame rules to be observed by
all vessels sailing from foreign ports to ports
of the United States, and provides such
rules, when approved by the president and
Issued by the department of state, shall be
enforced by all consular officers and agents
of the United States, as well as by the medi-
cal officers serving under this act.
Section four provides that any vessels
from any foreign port which shall attempt to
enter any port of the United States in viola
hon Of the above mentioned rules and regu-
lations, shall be liable to process in the proper
district court of the United States, and upon
conviction shall forfeit to the United States
a sum to be awarded in the discretion of the
court, not exceeding 81 ,000 which shall be
lien upon the vessel. In order to show 1t
has complied with these rules and regula-
tons, every vessel shall be provided with
proper Certificate from the United States
consular or medical officer at the port of de-
parture, who must be satisfied that the state
ments therein contained are true.
Section five provides for a similar observ-
ance of these rules and corresponding GER
tifcate from the health officer at the port
of entry.
Section six authorizes the president of the
United States in any threatening emergency,
TO make known by proclamation the meas
ures which he may think necessary to meet
it, such as suspendng the introduction by
land or sea any dangerous kind of merchan-
disc, or prohibiting entirely entry into the
United States ports of vessels from infected