The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Special Matters of Interest From
Washington.
information From the Halls and
Corridors of Congress-


ind i'll Washington dispatches:
FEES OF PENSION AGENTS.
The bill to regulate the fees of pension
agents has passed the Senate. The provisions
OF the bin are substantially those form
ing the legislative features of the regular
Pension Appropriation bill passed by
the House. 1t provides that no fee
greater than $40 shall be received by pension
claim agents, except that under special cir
cumstances, subject TO revision 10y the COM
missioner of PENSIONS n contract in writing
may lie made between applicants and
claim agents for a fee not exceeding
S25. Tho bill contains a clause specially
forblddmg the collection by claim agents of
more than $40 on claims filed between June
20, 1873, and July /, 1884, and prohibiting
the government pension agents from paying
claim agents more than the SO on such
claims, even i'll cases of new contracts.
THE OHIO ELECTION INVESTIGATION.
Chairman Springer, of the House commit
tee, announced that the testimony in the
Ohio election Investigation was closed. Two
reports will be made upon 1.-THE majority
report by Messrs. Springer and Van Alstyne
Democrats and the minority by Mr.. Stewart,
Republican Mr.. Stewart in his minority
report, will say that the October election in
Ohio was fair one. Messrs. Springer and
Van Alstyne have not vet agreed upon the
character of their report
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Mr.. Horatio King, of New York has re-
ceived letter from Mr. Robert c. Winthrop,
Jr., son of Mr.. Robert C. Winthrop, which
states that the latter is very feeble and will
not be able to come to Washing
ton to deliver the Grafton at the
unveling of the Washington monument
The United States troops which will partic-
pate i'll the Washington monument celebra-
ton are five batteries of artillery ut Fortress
Monroe, three batteries from Fort McHenry
and the batteries in Washington.
DIARIES OF THE GREEDY PARTY.
In view of the discussion which has arisen
with regard to the nature of the facts set
forth i'll the private diaries of the
members of Lieutenant Greely's party,
the secretary of war has author
lied General Hazcn to make public or
to furnish for in specton upon request such
of the diaries as are in the possession of the
signal Office. These include the whole of
Lieutenant Lockwood's journal and part of
Lieutenant Greely's. Sergeant Brainard has
his own diary, and Sergeant Council refuses
to allow his to be examined saying that he
had written it with the express understand
ing that it should be read by no one ex-
cept the chief signal officer. The journals of
Iieutenants Greedy and Lockwood add little
which is not already known to the history of
the expedition, but furnish more detailed
evidence Of the bad feeling, pickering and
occasional insubOrdnatiOn which were mani
tested during the last year of the party's
Arctic experience.
GUITEAU's LAWYER WANTS HIS FEE
Charles H. Reed counsel for Guiteau,
asked the House committee on appropriations
to provide for his compensation for defend
ing the assassin, the amount to be determined
by the committee Mr.. Reed said that he
spent six months in defending Guiteau and
had never obtained cent
INDIAN EDUCATION.
The Legislative executive and judicial
appropriation bin provides for the appoint
ment by the Speaker of a commission of five
members of the Forty ninth Congress to con-
slider the system of Indian education and the
manner of expanding the appropriations for
that purpose, and also to consider the best
means of utilizing the Yellowstone park for
the benefit of the public. tIhe commission is
required to report to the next Congress.