Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-29
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Complaints OF the Rsadiustmsnt Of
POstmasters' Salariss.::,,
APACHE WAR RESULT OF WHISKY.
The Cabinet Mseting---The Continuance
Of the New Orleans Exposition
Discussed.
APPOINTMENTS MADE YESTERDAY.

WASHINGTON, D. c, May 2S.-Geueral
Sheridan has returned to Washington from
his western trip.
Attorneys for certain postmastess have
complained 10 Postmaster General Villas,
that the construction placed by Postmaster
General Gresham, upon the act of March 3.
1888, providing for the resdjustueht of sal
aries Of poStnasssrs Of the third and fourth
class, was arbitrary and extremely unjust to
postmasters in whose behalf the act was
passed.
Assistant Attorney General BRYANT, of
the Pos'ofhce Department, has carefully ex-
smined the complicated statutes bearing on
this subject, and as a result of his report the
Postmaster General has decided that while
the matter OF construction is not free from
doubt, and he is not sure that the consruc.
ton OF Postmaster General Gresham was
night on the premises yet the rule having
been followed for two years, and some
thing over 5000 900 having been ap-
pointed by Congress for the payment of sal
aries on that basis, he did not deem it
proper, on the strength of his own individual
opinion, even if it were adverse, to change
that ruling. The remedy of claimants was
through the courts or additional Congress
sio1al enactment.
Apache Outbreak.
From correspondence transmitted By the
War Department to the Indian Bureau, it
appears that the Apache Indian outbreak
was caused BY whisky. The Indians manu-.
tsc,uTed large quantities of "Gswiu' and
csme intoxicated, knowing that punish.
ueut would follow this infraction of the
rules. They abandoned the reservation and
went On the wsr path.
Cabinet Meeting.
There was a full attendance at the ca6i-
ne meeting to day, including Secretary
Lamar, who has partially recovered from
his recent stack Of sickness. The question
OF authorizing a continuance of the worlds
exposition at New Orleans was again dis.
(uss d. The result is shown By telegram
sent by the President to Senator Gibson,
later of which the following is a copy:
The question Of re-opening the exposi-
ton has been considered By the cabinet and
they are unanimously of the opinion that
there is no warrant Of law for it and that
il would be inexpedient on other grounds %
Export Spirits.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
is preparing q circular prescribing regula,
uOns Tor toe expectation OF spirits TO foreign
countries By rail The present regulations
relate only to expectation by vessels. A
brisk trade in this commodity has recently
sprung up IN Canada and Mexico, and it is
found necessary to amend the regulations
accoI hugly. The Secretary OF the Treasu-
" hos issued circular directing customs
ctficers 10 collect the alien immigrant tax
OF fifty cents each from foreigners coming
TO this country as tourists or travellers in
transit TO other countries, as well as from
those coming to this country TO reside.
More Revenue Collectors Appointed.
WASHINGTON, May 2S-The President to-
day made the following appointments To
be Collectors Of Internal Reyenue-Owen
A. Wells, Third district Of Wisconsin; John
b. MoloDy, First district of Michigan. \
number OF pOStmasters we're appointed for
the West and Northwest.
The President and Secretaries Eudicott,
Whitney Lamar and Villas will leave for
New York at 10 o clock tomorrow evening.
Collections of Internal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2S.-The Sec
retsry ofthe Treasury has issued circular
10 ali customs officers that the appropriation
dtfraying expenser of collecting revenue for
customs will be exhausted by necessary
payments for May, aad directs them that no
expenses for June collection can be made
anil Congress shall make an appropriation
therefor Collections of Internal Revenue
Tor The first ten months of the fiscal year
srd'rg June 80 1855, as compared with the
coll cliors during the corresponding period
Of the fiscal year of 1884, were ss follows:
F:cEr spirits 1881. sos l0t. 40; 1885, $j6,.
l-6 "a: decrease. S697S, 395; from to
5acco. 1851 $2l. .3I9, 500, 1885, $2l,4lTj3j;
Increase. S17. 637; from fermented liquors
I>S4 Sl422T 500; 1885, 81 1913, T55; in
crease SlG5. 935; from miscellaneous, 1884
S5I9S SGG; 1885. 1925 SOP; decrease SOB.
C6l. Aggregate receipts, 1854, S92, l6++lI:
decrease, $7,OS7.sS5. The aggregate re
ceipis for April, 1885, were Sllil,S32 less
than during the same month of 1884.