The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-10

STIR was not Until last night fully informed
| OF the circumstances connected with the Kellar
atalr. Ii you have Mr. Kellers address will you
kindly advise him to report to me this morning
for duty intend that this department shall
strictly observe the law. Respectfully yours,
DANIEL MANNING.
| Kellar was at work within two hours from
that time.
The auditor OF the treasury has refused to AZ
low the extrayagant accounts of the coast sur
vey bureau. The bloated nature of this bureaus
expenditures has been the subject Of comment
Tor years, but the objection has never gone fur
Their than talk. Now for the first time the ac-
counts have been thoroughly looked into, and
while there may be no way to have the money
which was illegally expended returned to the
public treasury, they will be able to stop these
illegal expenditures IN the future. There are
sore bureaus that are SO indepen dent In their
expenditures that they frequently decline tn
show the details of their expenditures. There
is one establishment which Is supported entire
~ by congressional appropriation which not
only has declined TO furnish vouchers for their
expenditures, but, strange as it may appear,
positively refused about two years ago to fur
nish Secretary Teller list OF the salaries paid
TO Its employees. This IS kind of foolery which
won't be tolerated long, under the new regime.
The junketing South American trade COM
mission has rendered Its report2of attempts to
do something In Chill, and probably Its work
there has amounted to as much as anywhere.
The president of Chill could see no advantage
in reviving the treaty OF commerce between the
TWO counties, or in making new reciprocity
treaty, but he was willing TO join with this
country In new monetization of silver on its
present standard OF value IN gold.
The President and the secretary Of the treas
ury have been informed that the surveyor OF
customs at Cincinnati has appointed another of
John McLeans strikers to place in the Gus
tom house. This is the third appointment of the
sort the men all being jailbirds and roughs.
None OF the appointments will he confirmed by
the secretary Of the treasury.
The argument that 1t is uncomplimentary to
send representative to one government who
has been elected for another by the case of Mr.
kassOn, who was Nominated for the Spanish
mission and objectedlto by Spain, but after
ward sent to Austria where he WIS received.
Rev N H Egeston, well known in western
Massachusetts, has lost his place as chief Of
the forestry division OF the agricultural bureau.
He Is succeeded by Prot NJ Kern of Column
bia, Mo, author OF work on rural gardening.
Secretary Manning retains A L sturtevant,
Springfield, Mass, chief Of the stationery divis-
ion OF the treasury department. This Is piece
OF good business policy that will be appreciated
where Mr. Sturtevant IS Known.
President Cleveland has rendered the Liberian
mission to Rev DR. w Bryant, pastor Of the
African Methodist Episcopal church of Nash
vile, Tenn. Mr. Bryant has not made up his
mind yet to accept.
Ex.Congressman Murch of Maine, and MulIet
the former supervising architect of the treas
ury, have failed to substantiate their charges
against Mr.. Clark, the architect Of the Capitol.
VIM Calhoun, the expert who has been ex-
aiming the books of the government, recon-
mends an entire change in the system Of book
keeping in the naval department.
IT il said that both Clavelard end Manning
are getting disguised with Higgins, the appoint
ment clerk Of the Treasury, and that he will be
given another position soon.
The court martial appointed to try Paymaster
General Smith Of the navy convened Wednes-
day.