New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-17
GENERAL BLACK AND THE DOCTORs
Mr. N1slMo ON SEA COAST DEFENcEs.

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Mr. NINIMO ON SEA COAST DEFENCES
~REroRMn ON THE EVE OF cHRrsTMAs-BALM
AWAITING A DEFEATED CONGRESSMAN
,~,ox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBuNHA
:wAsHrSeroS Dec IS Pension coinmi ssioner Black
Ass managed TO get Department OF the In erior into
\ peculiarly comfortable position some lime ago ne
the hiehhandsd and arrogant manner which
hss dlst rushea OF bis odcia actions. ceriIh
cate issued by physician TO one OF the clerks Of the
Pension with the remark that IL dij not state
cssry enough the sickness which prevented the clerk
from attending TO his duties the office AS might have
been expected tie physician objected disclosing At
be considered confidential communications between him
and his patients position in whish he unanimously
ported the Medical society Of the District to which
he referred General Blacks able demand. The
society addressed letters General Black and Secretary
lamar, defining Its position in the matter and pointing
out tbe manifest Improperly OF the request TO furnish
information acquired uniformly held oe In strict
confidence. Naturally, too they strongly obj~cted to
General Blacks assertion that certificates had been
issued by certain MIXERS of the Profession In
where they should not have been granted. Such n
charge male by General Black without particle OF
rroof OF evidence support It, reflected the entire
medical fraternity and the sosiety insisted that the
names of such Offending physicians should be made
public the charges withdrawn. To this Secretary
Lamar replied by saying eject that The doctors
should mind their business ard make demands upon
the Depai tment for Information conndentially &c
quired. words he took the ground that
doctors taken, with this difference however in
favor latter. that information records of
the Department public property and legitimateiy
open pection. While the books of physicians can
never DO Here the controversy stands with both
sdes yet to hear from, apparently II 10 question
would probably have raised except for
General Blacks OF the existence OF what Is
called honor among professional men. Unfortunately
ma have al
viewA
Senator Beck, who frequently puts himself under
hs brother Senators for their forbesrance,
another ndiscreton yesterday for which he
hmse compelled apologize to-dsy In the course
OF his yesterday upon the Railroad Attorney
BILL socalied he made some illusions which Mr. Paghs
frends conndered r-1ectsd ratnor severely uIon tho
Alabama statesman. Mr. Beck therefore rose In his seat
true Pick wcSan sIys asserted thai be made no per-
sonal rrferrnro anu Reflections IL vas very
in nls most mrr ssve say thai the PLANTATION
given by from Kentucky relieved him OF
svery5ody IS asking sonish. Did Mr. Pub really
intend TO settle tue @ srv w aSssos SSs SS n
Alabama mis- rejouder to tho gentleman from
Kentucky will doubt be accepted Tor all 1t is wortn
Mr. Joseph NiumO. jr., Who is in town for few days
has recently written panrhet IN rssard to seacoas
derenc-s. winch been strongly Endorsed by the New.
York Chamber of Commerce and by the Board OF Trade
Transportation tic warmly commences the position
taken upon tns subject by the President the secretary
a
clsre tna the efsnce OF the great searts Is now the
paramount ques ion whcn confronts tho American
people Mr. Nimno notes with pleasure e suhst ntal
agreement Upon subject Of deeDces between
Thu and Administration. lie thinks the men OF
bO;n political parties ought unite Ia re.1oyinx tls
subject the or party politics, AL ihat tne
leaders of boil the political parties COnsres, ought
10 regard appropriations for coast defenccs as
patriotic duty. He is In hopes that the various com
mercisl financial bodies OF New YORK City viii soon
unite In calling great meeting 10 express the
common interests Of New-YOrk, New Jersey and Con-
this subject
premOnuOn OF Christmas has gone through the De-
rartneuts in shape of official notice that Those
who wish December "a the moHeg then due
them will notify the financial clerk lm mediately THIS
Is the result OF another reform discovery or the
Administration. Heretofore under Wing, Democratic
aud Republican Administrations the government en-
poyes have full mouths for Decem-
Der 24th order that they migut gel week
lueir creditors at least once la the year. but IN
the still hurt FOR reform Capital nov Ia progress
law passed away back the Tweutes has 1een dis
covered whicn fOrOds payment Of money by tue
Govern lient before IL is due. THIS IS construed 10
include usual CnristUas advance ana su there Will
be pay days this month, the 18TH, 24tn and 3ls
Z Congressman Cox, OF North Carolina. ascribes bis
defeat Tor reelection Congress 10 his advocacy OF
think AMI regret that constituents OF air
Cox little appreciation yet OF what lor the
present appears TO the Heeer as al ab0n
nation. and simple There soe ruInors 10 the
the President intends TO heal the wounds or
Mr.. and give him some nice LITTLE app0lntment-n
the Diplomatic Service perhaps where his friends III
North Caroline would soon forget his fall from grace