Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-02

lutut 10 re-cOnsluer MS decision TO exclude
settlers from the Crow Creek or Winnebago
reservation. The representatives of the set
tiers are quietly at work collecting evidences
bearing upon the matter, and they are hope
full of being able to present TO the President
substantial proofs that the opinion of the at
torney general, which was the basis for the
presidential proclamation, was erroneous,
and had been prepared in the absence of a
complete statement of the facts 1t is ex-
pected by the Dakota representatives that
they will be able to present the case to the
President before June II. the limit of the
time allowed by the Presidents proclamation
for the settlers to vacate.
The court of claims closed business for the
term today, and adjourned till Oct. 26, next
Assistant Attorney General Simmons an
nounced his retirement from the department
of justice, and introduced Judge Robert A.
Howard of Little Rock. Ark. as his success-
or. large number of decisions were rem
dered. The court reaffirmed its former de-
cision in the case of L. B. Perkins. cadet
engineer in the navy. The claim of the
State of New Hampshire against the United
States for the recovery OF $500. 900 paid on
account of bounties, was dismissed on the
ground that the secretary of war had paid all
that had been agreed upon. The Union
Pacific railroad case was claim brought by
the railroad company to recover for trans
portation of mails and other service rendered
the government, to which the government
filed offsets for five per cent. to be paid into
the treasury under the act of 1862, and 25
per cent. under the Thurman act The court
found the facts and reached a conclusion on
law last February, and the opinion then read
by the chief justice. 1t was then ordered
by the court that computations be made in
accordance with the opinion, and experts
have since been at work on the matter. The
computation is now complete, showing that
the railroad is indebted to the government in
something over one and quarter million
dollars. Judgment will be entered accord
inglv.
The recapitulation of the public debt state
ment-new form-issued today, shows the
total debt of June lst with interest to be
81, ,S9l. l0S, 1893. 9S; total cash in the treasury
available for the reduction of the debt and
redemption of United States notes, $3.50, $685.
966 IA; total public debt less the available
cash items, 81, ,524 ,4S4 ,O33.24. The reduc-
ton of the debt during the month of Nav was
SO, $50, 1888, 1863.
Within the past few days $1,000 clerkshp
in the pension bureau having become vacant,
Secretary Lamar sent a requistion to the
civil service commission for the certifcation
of person to fill the position, in which he
requested the commission to certify to the
department the name of female clerk from
Dakota, he having found that that Territory
had no representation in the bureau. The
reply to this request was prepared today by
the commission. In it the commission de-
clines to make the certfication requested,
and say in substance that it is the prov
ince of the commission ard not of the secre-
tary of the interior to name the States or
Territories from which selections shall be
made for certification upon requisition, and
with respect to this particular case that Da-
kota is not on the list for choice of appoint
ments. and therefore the commission will not
select clerk from that Territory. This de
cision of the commission will, it is under
stood, be regarded by them as precedent
that will govern any future cases of the kind.
A. F.. Howard, collector of customs at
Portsmouth, N. H., has rendered his resigna-
ton to the secretary of the treasury. In his
letter he says he has held the Office since
Dec oath, 1873, during which time he has
endeavored to faithfully discharge its duties.
He then adds 81 have also during all that
time been a jealous member of the republi-
can party and in every way possible contrib
uted to its success consequently my 'Offen-
sive partisanship' can be established by many
witnesses. For 20 years have also been a
firm believer in the old Jacksonian doctrine,
'to the victor belongs the spois. Consistency,
therefore, compels me to firmly adhere to
these principles and convictions, in defeat as
well as victory. The republicans having
been defeated at the polls in November and
the democratic administration being now
firmly established the officers and patronage
of right belong to those who have waited
nearly three months for the moving of po-
litical waters, which thus far do not seen to
move. In my judgment the hungry and
thirsty Ito use the common phrase) should
no longer be deprived of the fruits of their
victory. therefore quit and deliver up the
Office which have held fer nearly IL years "
Howard's letter of resignation Is dated MAY
Both. Today Alphens A. Hanscome was ap-
pointed to the Office vacated by him.
Superintendent Rhodes of the division of
Postoffice supplies, was removed today by the
postmaster general. and Morrill, Moves of
Burlington, VT, was appointed to fill the
vacancy. Rhodes division had been inspect
ed by the committee appointed for that pur-
pose, and the postmaster general, being dis
satisfied with the methods pursued, thought
the public interest would best be served by n
change. Noyes married cousin of Postmas-
ter General Villas, but it is stated that his
selection was made solely upon the recon-
mendation of Messrs. Smalley and Atkins of
Vermont.