Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-09
M ktS a Clever EfIrt to
Escape the Var Tax Claim.
A Bill Presented Seeking to Re-
tain Public Revenues.
Garland Excites the Indians to Write
Letters-Vilas Tells How he is
Making the Clerks Efficient.
THE DAY AT TaE CAPITAL.
GENERAL EOTRa.


legally oiscnarge tne outieS Vi possnian'e''
a number Of letters have been received at the |
,ostof; ce departme mt from Indian d Jstmas.
u =. ~. ..-,. 81 .ho,v,na
'ers' mri''en III eA'ei''n' ''','
that the writers we're men OF good business
ability, rendering their resignations Another
,.,u, - ~, o,,a.,; q, bos h. on nreaentsi bv n
p"Ase VI sno f".o'. ~, s" -. ,,st,s
communication to the department. In oenail
of white men who married Indian wives aud
,vers adcnted into the different tribes of the
W.. " -. T,.,, ..a.. .h., .ho, ,ono
Indian territory. Ihey s'ase 'ra' shey nave
members ,a 'ne 'h sOes soo nave thav as,
are aft ,ctei by the attorney generals decis-
Inn rhe legal aspect of their case is now
nnder eIaminati,n by the department
Everett p. Wheeler and Frederick White,
Of New York. counsel of the national civil
ssrxi, q le ,vue h ave written to the d pstnasser
general, requesting the removal of certain
5nnstrnnsters in Her, mt parts of the country
Tor v,oIat,on of a, ctions eleven and twelve of
The civil service law These sections forbid
the hoitation of political subscriptions in
fsderal Off res. The letter il acrompsnied by
afidayits supporting the allegations, which
aiII ne ;pvertiVattd
Tba srrgaon oansr,l of the m arine h ,spital
serv;cs has t,fird the health officer at B Iii.
more mr. and the officer in cnarpe Of the auaran.
t,ne station Az Gaze Charles that the snip
I,n;t.r I.ft Valencia. Sn In. where cbole n IA
en;dam,c an the 25th OF April bound for
RaItimore. , - ~ '
The secretary of the Treasury has been in
for,.. ad that Anfdemo,t I. the d.f ultinp fficer
at ,hs Nav Orleans sub.treasurv. has fled to
Ms1;co where he il interested m some mines,
Th. secrstarv of state has received a dis
match from the consul general at Lpnd, n saw
,,'n. ..rhsre ia no fonnSa alton for the rumor Of
au outbreax Of choler. in England"
Observation-Disclosures Villas today denied
that he sent dispatch to Chicago
ro;Iwav nostal elerks as ststed In
Gn;csyo He saws there need be- no appre
-, s;',, of a str;ka amony the RAILWAY mail
annloves II was noss,ble that few erks.
who :. Il that from thsir infancy thew had ne
charcs of ran aiming in service. had endeayored
to aft, ce n combination among the older and
more efficient men. but they had failed in their
attemrt. The official postal guide for Nav
soutains Sore notice % ] over % the ais, ature of ths
nostmaster general that effic,ent and honest
pa,maa poI.e ce,Is who have not t,,rned their at.
tention toward POLITICAL service during their
iabors, need have no fear Of being disturbed in
ofhcEi dsc,arat,or in regard to no,.a, c,er.s
and their relatiuns." said Che postmaster GEN
erai has never been departed from In a
! sing,s instance 7 belieye. One mistake was
made but when discovered IL I restored the
nen tn servic,. There has been a yerv con.
adorable numbsr Of removals made,
hnt think that no less than three.
onarters or perhaps nipe-tenths of
them were made because Of ipeffi cheney,
hecanss ihev vere not good clerks. because
| thev were what il known in the service A. dead
vood. A yerv limited percentage has been
removed because thew were partisans Il is
NOT unlikely the MANY Gle, K, who we're re.
,,,nx.d for inefiriencv have renorted a.
|
m.yed for partisan reasons. but the
tynth 4. an have stated. Determinations
;nst comnleted shows that during the N, ,euths
- Ma,cb and Anr;I the morale Of the seryice
has GREATLY imnroved and better results have
| naver haen obtained in an examination
meyer hs D%em Of the M cnrrsn.v toodav
tendsd the cornorate az xistepce Of the follow
lug ~ ESn 10 and rst national hsn% u
Winta..a. vnn y, ~, 49, ,N' "N '' '''' ''~ -
Rse;s'er If land ofScs-Georoe r. Warner
T,scS Mi,n
Re,s;va,s at land of;cea-P r Wiser
r.ao. Minn Iosanb Hin Raatr;ca Nah
xica :, H Sommers ies,pned. O. a Halls
Ia Cros.s Wis.J " Dicar Trenton, Mo
| Cnmntroller Durham has in,t rendered ar
INN r,ant dec;s;nn az tn whether n debt due
tn Tho stats of Miss asinn; bv the Government,
sbalI he raid or annl;ed as n credit aouins,
suaiI . " raaa .or.,s ~. n So, so;d sto.a
A.ni ~. .tAr bad fad hat enaN tayo
onnnr,;nnsd h. the act nf 1851 ,ysra Sus from
tte .tsta TTa area or nort;on ne thssa W.
,na;o ,,nna;d and The st.ta stands oh areel
,n;,h ~. n m ths hnols Of tia dana, tnsn
ID. this dert;6cats Ths,a ia noe
, dna 70 tho srata on account n
, o"ro,,;ss;on. On not nrcc,sds ~ saJas nt nrh.
;o I.nds tbere;n an amonnt La than tb,
helsnna ot taIas nnnaid and chargsd q
, a.atad Saot;on 7ee rs ths rev;.sd 1t.t,ts
ssn,,;,as ,ba aco ,nt;n, ofi;ca,s ,o w,tb
, hoin navnant from any nsrson wbo ia !,
arrsa,s tn the oovarnment and tn maka
sat 'ff Two ons, t;ons arr;se.
3 ITs tba atSta IN irs cnrnora.a c,pac;tv in
z dahted In the TTuited States on ae ,onnt q
. dlrecr taYesp
/. o If NOT how far Ia the nressnt comm
o ,roller bound bv the cert,6eate of Comr
t t.oiIsr TavIor In annIy,no III
urnu;s,o,s mori .sct;on 1p1Ss 7GS ~ th IN
revised statutes Comptro Ter Durhar
It holds that under the constitution the take
Wa aas;nst eha s,a,e ava hsnca ,e ,ue,s s,a' .,
= an indebtedness of the state in its corporal
q capacity. but that the certificate of the forms
Controller ia under section 81 OF the revise
:. STA .utes. ard that the supreme court deci
. sions making obligatory upon successor tn
decisions of a Predecessor, and subject to re
70 vision only by congress or the courts He de
y " cides there fore to withhold final action upo
y the matter until the attention of congress- Ca
10 be called to the same which will be done
D. the next annual report to the secretary of ii
;, treasury. The principal involved Ia his ca
u affects good many OF the states ard COL