The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-04
NOTES.

The fst~ r~nsIon Agent AZ F~h'isfs'phia
TsrdS a. >~,tirmrut-Th~ Court &c Va
hama Claim. D.fcnI-d-tTm pcScr.-
T.r.isn.-
WS>rrNCTuv. August 81 = stated
>. tie Treasury D,pas;m,8; that \. WL.,n
Norris. late Pension Agent g fAi.atr aA.
4, csu> Tx the EcrouniiuE o:irst e ;lai
department ~ LITTLE trouble hs-ausc % ~
q lure ~ forward hs ~c-ouH;s fuT 80.
month Of June last NJ. N"-TS was -
moved july =. and according - the T:yas-
urer's report. hal NJ e. July =. 2 -i :,
EcruEm, ior advances amouUiIn. 20 Slss.-
IL. Judge Williams, H. p! Aui,"r - 80
Treasury. has several tines requested :he
AGENT 70 forward IA accounts for ,Ea-slua-
tom. hut - Ear Mons ha> not taken -
slightest notice 81 h~ letters In us, ~
h> la, formal request the lAlft A-I|t o..
rar.r,t NJ. Norris Intention ~ SECTIONS
ard J.,l az the Res Sod statutes Which
r-qGI - that all of GERS VINO hot TIb.tc
funds for disbursement, shall render .
monthly ac-oau; WITH ten DAYS after the
expiration o.. each Successive Wauta. ana
provide that officers VITO IA :" comply
with this r-!u r-,n-ui shall hr deemed guilty
= emh rZg,rUI-ui md ~UH'-C; - hH. a.t Tg-
III This letter. u a saut. has pro
duccd to bette effect than Il p,-!-cc>>urs.
and the department oc.r.rs are 20 sou,-
what of a lua.J5rS y. 10 low 20 prurr,i.
There az no .mI .atuH> against tie I'm
"a. Integrity q. \U:rs
Pm AprITUGN. PA. August 22-Co'on.i
Norr> eN-l-I>Jun agent. being ont -
.oWu. NJ ~!lucs'-. hiS CLERK. Wao has been
Ic. tur the a.: month % ~ chiefs o..a-
parcy Of th. pace. was seen las evening.
AMI SAID that only one letter hat b,~n -
,eiyrd from the drputuru; .ucr \oui,
EFT his position. and that w.I.u a few
iay~ Tie slt6.lts referred 10 IN the
il>,ttch." said iIucLi.. never hI> been N
he possess on Of Colour, Norris nor could
ne draw aEa -, l. tn. money. ~ the
ncop.. at Washington know. i A. tie rrr,-
mt momen, IN the Treasury Department
Il j. then. Ia Colonel Norris cred l. bur he
,oult not now nor al any time surr his r-
nova draw agaius; IL The money = -
Ms credit as d.~hurSluC officer, aud - ~ i
10 longer such he has no power over 70. Of
Course until the account srr al iu this
money remains technically o. h4- Cr.ii. and
IAN not be covered into III" Treasury until
lie accounts are Presented sud aud lei.
The delay in presenting these accounts -
pwIng la the fac; that they are being made
Ip nv Colonel Norris own clerk, and are
very tedious. They Will bc sent duwn In a
lew dayS."
WASHINGTON, August 29-Judge Asa
T.. French. Of the Count Of Alabama Claims.
arrived IN the city to-day. Speaking In r.
gard 10 the recent decision OF Comptroller
Durham, he said that the question a. Ia the
light Of the court to employ the necessary
assistants was considered when the old
,ourt was organized, and il was decided
hat they had tie authority. III" new
court was modelled upon the old with The.
exception oniy that Their. we've three Judges
instead az tEc. Secretary Fish, AMI suh~c-
Iueni!y Secretary FTcliughuy~cn. Comp
roller Law. ,.uce and the other officers hay-
NJ charge Of the accounts decided that :he
.ourt had the rght "a employ assistant
counsel and clerks. judy" trc>we.l, the
special counsel. saws the question was
~.horoughIy discussed and IN. authority 80
he cour, conceded. IL was iuPps~ be tr
said, iny the court - do o:n"rv ~ than cm-
1!ov assistant counsel 'o cross -N1m.Jc ut
1e>sr, in various parts 81 thc country. lI'
.ays Secretary Fish al one time decided that
he United States Minister II ilyws:.tn
tNlAlN4~ 'al4sRa l'-'lN' - .f'As stf ''''fA
'or services rendered a. sI., Al %C"rI~-I.
WN>IINGToN. ANUS. 3D. Bot three of
he army officers affected Iy Secretary iuj-
.uti's recent ORDER. sending men or .uu-
fe,achrd duty back To- their Regiments, have
'omp.ied with tie S'Cr''ar, = instruct ruS
These are Captain Wilson " NlrrrN. 80
General Schurr.d'> stat. wto La- t",u ON
detached service elg. teen wears aud 'h.r"
months. Lieutenant 4. j. >.turr.i. %!
.cncrai Schanc.d'S star. Uu d.'a. .t"t duit
.iN ,,rsJui nine months. and taIt4 "a !.
: "! boron. al General iIiurur.'- -'EI ou
detached dujy seventeen Years. SEVERAL 81
.li- officers who have not comp ci With TIE
order have t~c.c.r,phcd here asking tlst ~
."Ti.uH~ hc made IN their ca-',- and their
friends IN Washington have replied tiItt Uo
.NcrptiOns VIII De- made. Ii = rcpnrt'd
a; sonr ~ the officers Who have been 81
oug detached ~ScTvir.. vii r. ~ III" army
before they Will r"jo.n their regiments.
W~h~HINGTvS, August 81 u' r"tsury
Department ha~ pUd out about 10000 600
Oh account of pensions 80 far THIS noah.
r. j. therefor" expected that the decrease
4 the public debt for August viii not Se a.
.r5e as usual.