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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHISGTON. Thursday Juno 81. 1856.
SECRETARY WHITNEY Has NOT MISUNDERSTANDING
Whitney sail to-day Here truth IN the
por: that he had resigned and he added that lac had no
such intention.
SENATOR MoRRILL's CoNDiTION-Senator Morrill,
although sOmcw hat improved as compared with the
~ his present Illness remains IN critical
condition. his disorder being Inflammation OF the bowels
ONE YEAR II ALBANY PLNITESTIARY.-GeOrsc +. Dav-
EXPORT, who arrested few days ago In New-lork
ana brought here 20 indictment for forging
the Of Secretary WhitneYto che * for 500 OHM
h. Kolb pleaded guilty to-day. aud the court gave him
one year in che pententlaTy at Albany.
IMMIGRATIOS-The total number OF immigrants IN the
month ended May 81. 1sS6 was 1928; In May. $50.
62.267 in the eleven months ended on May 81. 1856
2-4.274; eleven months ended May 81 1850. 3O69O2.
EXP, Rrs AND IMPOgTS-The total values OF tho ex
ports of merchandise from the United States I'm The
Twelve months ended May 81 L &C. were SGIl9 1000
aud in the preceding twelve months S1ITO313l2 de-
crease OF S7j,l22622 The values OF the imports for
the twelve months ended May 81 1sSG, were
SjoO, 1867, 1896. All Increase OF $jO.0S7.493.
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HIS FATHER IN JAIL AND HIS MOTHER DRUNh.


Tho death OF boz In tenemeot.house a. NO @ on
Frirst Jersey CITY, yesterday morning discoseu IN
most ncrodble picture OF squalor and wrrtcheahes.
resulting from rum dr linking The boy was joseph NC
Cutrc nre seven. the son OF James and Matilda NC,
CURE The father Ia at present In the county Jui
awaiting sentence for assault and battery on MS wire.
II was shown hts trial that Mcclure an industrious
man working every dav at his trade OF boIer,mashR,
and that his wife IL dssiPated woman VINO ne'
family aud spends all the money she can get tor rum
Al tho time her husband assaulted her she nan s"on
500 which lie had concealed In the house On Wedhes
az night Mrs. Mcclure was drunk ana threw hersel
on the bed without removing her clothing Her three
children two boys n GIRL slept on tho moor IN ine
kitchen They had nothing to eat all dav. YESTERDAY
uorning Annie OF the CHILDREN discovered that hcr
brother JOSEPH dead and she cndeavoeh 10 arouse
her mother, hut unable to do so. some OF Ine
nebors learned OF the boys death and made Ruthless
efforts to ret Mrs Mcclure MP fonce
nan John Dalton finally dragged the woman
ont Of bed. and liberal app lcation OF
cold water restored partial cleanliness ahd con
scousncss When she realized that her son was uen'
she broKe out into maudlin exhibition or grel throw
INC herself on the boys body ana shire hing 7" nm 10
come back to her. She taken To the secohh ire-
cInc station and locked mp until she becafne sober
il Thought that the hoy diei for the want OF Popt
nnurishment 1he apartments Of the family we're squau
in the extreme As Mira. Mcclure sqnan ier-d or i"st
lie 500 she took from her husband, the boy VIII DC
burrd az the expense OF the city.
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rnrr or rnE lRNONY CONNIssION

The new ArmOry COmmls3lOn held rs sccOnu
meeting Yesterday IN the Mayors Ofce. An opinion or
tho Corporation Counsel was read To the ehc that tne
Legislature merely hanged the personnel al the COM
mission but that the powers of the Board remained the
same The blis for tde II Regiment Arnory
were opeur but on suggestion Commissioner squire.
VINO was he SAID that there shOnlt be no law
action them was postponed, a the
bidders had not stated when they would complete the
work. Tue Mayor smiled at Mr. Sqnre's new-f0uhl
zeal IN behalf the city, and he was just about TO
make the same suggestion himself II was agreed TO-
Generals Fitzgerald and Ward and Commissioner Coic-
man. the subcommittee appointed 70 Inspect proposed
armory sites reported adversely ON the proposition 10
purchase ground for the 9 Regiment Armory AT one
hundrea-an -thIrd-st. and Maison-ave. The price
ked was said be too high. The committee recon-
mendel the lease of place a. Ffty' eventh-st ana
Seventh-aVe for the - Battery ut an annual rental OF
80 600. The report agreed to- Tie pans Tor Tue
armores for the 22l and Stn Regiments were the sun
jrct OF some plan recommended by one or
the regiments provided for riding school III the bud-
Ing The Commits laughed nj this proposition ana
referred the plans to sub committee Under the recent
decision Of the Court Of Appeals the Commission has
g 70 900 available for armOrles
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FITz JOHN PORTER IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June "a Especial. w hen
Senator Sewe Of Jersey III his seat this
noon 10 the consideration OF the bill for the relief
OF Ftz John Porter the friends Of measure were
ont in full force. AT Mr. sewe.Ps right sat
William Walter Phelps On sofa III the rear OF the
chamber Ex-Governor Curtin. of Pennsylvania. was
attentive listener. General Viee, OF NewYork moved
about to seat watching the elect of the speech
upon audience In The galleries there few per-
sons. The subject have lost the
charm o. novelty. Upon the Republican side General
Logan Ex-Governor Stanford the only Senator'S
following MI. SewePs remarks. On the Democratic
side, however, there was IA number of interested
listeners.
Senator Sewers speech confined recital OF the
well-Enown tale OF those fatefui August days lie
nnished by an eloquent demand for justice IN
benaf OF Fitz john Porter and. after INTRO
ducipg a number OF resolutions from Grand Army
Posts asEing for the restoration OF FIz John Porter
yielded tao floor TO General Logan repy 10.
morrow There question about TIE passage the
blu The Democrats VIII vote IN favor To "A man.
On the Republican side those VINO voted for the
before are Hoar Cameron. Jones, Of nevada; Pike Rid
deberger, Sewen anu SaDin In addition these IL Is
believed tuat Evarts aud stanford VIII vote III favor Of
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NAVAL ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Ensign W. g. Rich
Ardson has been ordered TO Naval Observatory, July
%; Naval Cadets d. c. Kedgraye and Scion Arnold 10
the Essex; Assistant Engineer H. T. Hall. TO the Navy
Yard Norfolk; Assistant l. ii. Scribuer to tn
Naval Academy. Ensign William l.. TIuxton has been
detached the Gaena aud ordered TO the Brooklyn
in Europe to report FOR duty that
station; Medical Inspector u. s. Beardsee, from the
Navy Yard, Norfolk, and ordered to the Brooklyn;
surgeon g. A. Brigh from the BROOK yn and ordered
the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Passed Assistant Surgeon
Robert owaI from the Brooklyn aud placed on SICK
leave Passed Asss ant Engineer john K Barton, from
the Naval Academy ordered Essex Lieutenant
kdgely Hunt from the brooklyn and 10 mold himself In
readiness Tor duty the Boston; Lieutenant IuDor
grace l. r. Jourtt has been ordered TO the Brooklyn
Tie United States ship Shenandoah has been orlered
TO san Francisco for repairs anu touch Central
American aud Mexican ports en- route.
Lieutenant Frederick NJ Wise has been detached from
the Naval Academy ordered TO the Alliance, and E-
sign H. jackson from the Naval Ordnance proving
ground ana ordered 10 the Alliance
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CALENDARS TO-DAY.

sUrREMY CoURT-CHA ABsgs-Before Van Brunt. Mos
H. 20 49, 36. 81 10 81 g. lOs "a III 1873 las. l5 y
sulNEME CoURr-sPEcIAL 1ggM-PARr I-Beiore Donohuc.
oUPaEME CoUgI-sPACIAL IERM-fARr H. Adjourned
Ill saturday. Juy 81
sUPRshg gT-ClncUIT-PART I-Beore Van Worst ].
22OS 1855. 27ls 5475. "a. 81. $40 ABS. 2459
SUPREME CoUR1-CiRcUn-PAgI II.-Lciore Andrews.J.
Case y day ctlendar
SurEENk CoURr-CIECUII-PAkl IlI-Bei0re Beach, j.
Nos 3Jt $40 800 49, 3oiJ. 3i5 1884. 3JSl, 55JJ
5000 S6O5 1921 5z2o 1851 2lg6 94<3 S.5s, 1901 1868,
5S7S - 4, 1873 1870. 3571, 1918 1913, 33l7 31O0.
sUPgEnE toUEr-CIEcun-IAKl IV.-bciOre Lawrence. j.
case Vn--NO da; c.lcnddi.
SuEEoGAIhs Before Rollins estate of Felix
II Farrell 1880 Viii oi Thomas seOy ii
SUPERIOR COURT SPECIAL 1kRM-belOre Ing. aham j.
Nos ijl, $50. ~, Az. 81, Az "a, !. 0.
SUPERIOR COUEI-iRIAL IEKM-PARI l.-Before Feed
COMMON PLEAs-GESERAL TERN Before Van Hoeson j
Nus 10 20 a. ~. -. "A 20, 20, - 70. - 81, 81 81
coiAoS PLEAs-srLcIAL TERM-Noday calendar.
COHMOS PLEA,-EQuiIY IkHM- Adjourned Tor tno term.
COMMON PLEAs-rKlAL lEKM-PAHI I.-beiorc BOoAs.yer.
Jos. % ,. -3l 7, 100, 1908
COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL 1EgA-PAR1 II-Before LarTemOre,
Case vn-No nay oaonltt
7OJ9 $3.50, GuOI 49, 'oJl' LotO l33 .o-, 1852 1875
63i5 1864 74O 7J1l ~ ). $3.50 1oJJ 7olO, 7I22 1914
76lS. 1901. 1855. 1850 l433
Nos 4O-4, .tO 1870. 49, 500. 100 .-2' a32o,
74, 1890. 7o9i. 7JJ2 1888 711i 1850 7J5o 1874 DAB
CITY CoURT-TRlAL IkRM-PARf lll-Beiore II, at j.
JGO,, 5o6. a. ll0J - l. lol3, ltll .4l9, 11l5
70s 1903 74lZ. 1910 1861. 'oio 1888 $685. 'o1o 1922
CouRr OF Ursa AND Judge Barrett AMI
Assistant Attorney Feiowa ADJOURNED until June
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoSs-PARr I.-Bcfore Judge
Gilderseeye Assistant Disrct-Attorncy Fitzgerald
CoURT Of ,igSERAL sEssIOxs-PAgr ti.-Before Judge
Cowiug and Assistant Attorney Davia-No' l. = D.
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THE COURTS.

SUIT OVER THE OSBORN APARTMENT HOUSE
suit resulting from the failure last year OF
negotiations entered into By Mrs. Mary s. Dodge wife
Of General Charles c. Dodge FOR the purchase OF the big
OSBORN experimentation Mt Fifty seventh-st and
seyenth-aye was brought TO trial yesterday before
Justice Donohuo In tho Supreme Court. Special IerlL
Mrs. Dodge complained that Thomas Osborn had not
fulncd the terms OF u that he had made Win
her. by which he to sell her the building Tor
~ 100 0OO procure for her loan OF S75OOOO 10 INA
lessee ut yearly rental Of 600 besides the water
rates asscssmrnts ard To retain MORTGAGE On the
premises 10000. She demanded SJ)OOOO dainagfs
Nj. Osborn his answer says That when the con rhc
WAS made General Dodge agreed to obtain MS WHO'S
consent III" loan and letse could nOt De
there WIS = conspiracy against him by which about
II 30 900 was br divided between adventures and
specmsfors Mr. Marion and Henry Cooper wer' to get
$50. 900 each and William Ii. Carr to have an equal
sum for taking the lease.
Ex Recorder James NJ. Smith ami Alfred c.
Chaplin appeared for the plaintiff and VI. i.
sawyer aud Jacob a. Cantor for tho defendants.
Henry Cooper testified that lie negotiated with Mr..
Carr in REGARD To giying MIN lease OF the building
Mr. Carr VINO hti been a clerk IN the Fltth Avenue
Hotel for twenty five years testified that he had signed
lease OF the building SlUp.OOO year aud thought
IT wond he good thing at thar price. lie mad not
good security. H. never knew General Dodge. bar had
known Cooper i've years lie not offered |Jp,OOO
any to take the lease Cooper dii not tell
him that II he would take 1t lbs would see that he vas
liked al TigBL"
The trial Will be continued to-day.
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GAMES IN OTHER CITIES

ST. LOUIS, June 24-The ct Louis club again de-
feated by the New York niue to-day. The NEWCOMERS
played IN fine form throughout and with remark
able ease The home players battod hard but could not
bunch their hits. The Black Diamonds" also PLAYED
poorly in the held The score wa, as follows:
H. Nv L9g,s ,.............q o %
Base hts st Louis 10; NewYork. H. Errors-st louis
T.; NcwYor. o. Pltchers-H ealy and Koefe Umpire-Mr
PHILADELPHIA June 2i-One of the most exciting
aud contested games OF the played here
to-day between the Athletic and Metropolitan clubs Tue
batting free both sides and the general fielding
play brilliant The Mstropolitsns scored two runs and
won the game In the twelfth inning The score WAS
annexed:
A,A,s'S .:::S ll-s
Base thlctc ~ Metropolitan. II; Frrors- Atlet.
ic ) metropolitan, Pitchers Mathews l., nch I'm.
pre--Mr Valentine
CHICAGO. June 2l-The Chicago club defeated the
Washington nine to-day after an exciting game of
eleven innings The batting was hard but the general
S @assiasicn J 5-s
Base Chicago 10: Washington H. Errors-tbic lgo
IL Washington 10. rhchers-barr and Mccormick. Tin.
pire-Mr. Conncils
KANSAS CITY, June 2l.-rhc Kansas City club ba,ted
hand To-day and defeated the Boston after an in
tcTrsting game. The score was
kan ,s, cny.........-..---.--..-o ! o-le
Kansas city. u; Boston TO- Errors- ansas
Umpire Mr. any.
PrrrsnuGG, June 24-The Pntsburg and ST. Louis
clubs had harl.iought battle with the bats to-day
which the chainpIons after interesting game.
The
Pitt-burg Observation-Disclosures. % D /
~ Louis .--.-...-O u u - 2
Base hlis-Iittsburg ~ Onis 3 Errors pttsbufg
IT Louis q iitchers-GaIvln and Foutz. Umpire-Mr.
/ Bullet
The game at Detroit between the Detroit and Phia.
depha clubs called IN second inning on account
OF rain. Tue Philadelphia clab had scored three runs
and the home nine two.
Al MISUNDERSTANDING g; Rochester. 8.
AT IOrOntO-Uuca- 10; Toronto. ..
Al Neutrality-suspicious.. q; Hamilton, o
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Lieutenant-Co Colonel
James NJ. whitemore has been ordered from waterve
Arsenal New.York. to Providence Rhode Island TO ex
anime machinery for use at the Arsenal Assistant Pay
masterG General George L. Fe5iger relieved from duty
IN the Division OF the Missouri July Is, and ordered TO
his home to await retirement. Lieutenant Colonel
Georee T. Elliot, Engineer Corps, ordered from New
port Il L, TO fort Carxs Point. Mass, on public
business Second Lieutenant o. NJ Lissak. ith Artillery.
ordered duty the Military Academy on August %,
ana accordingly relieved from duty at the Artillery
s. hoo at MonroeN The leave OF absence OF Lieu
tenant Walter Mcfarland. Engineer Corps, has
been eX tended one month.
hundred three recruits have been ordered TO
the DIVISION the Missouri seventy Tor the 81 cavalry
and thirty three 5n Cavalry. sixty recruits 10
Fort smelling. Minnesota. for the 81 lulantry anu
twcutyiOur colOred cavalry recruits 10 the department
OF Arizona for the lOth Cavalry
rcond Lieutenant f. A Edwards, 18th Infantry. has
been detailed as Military Professor at Knox College,
lrarShDrg. IuuOis.
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noLNGs OF ruE LNIaAAIIOy EOARp.
The Emirration COMMISSIONERS tried to z


M . breeze Yesterday over NlcePrcsdent julius ".
Brunn Of the German Society. President liauset is
going 20 Europe tomorrow attend the wedding OF his
nephew sfor and to remain abroad Tor TWO or
three months The @ Society sent 20 the com
ssioners certificate forth that NcePredent
Brunn would represent that organization IN the 80 tu
Commissioner starr moved that the vice. president
shonld NOT he recogn zed as entitled seat Mr u
rich called this foolish and childish way or uOng
business, and the resolution was cody votel GOWN NJ
J,rch then tried his hand by that the certin-
Gaze be simply spread the minutes ms was ordered
after a good deal OF skirnlshing. Mr.. lau.elt ad-
nounced mat in his resignation as president
or the socirty. II this should he accepted aud MT
Brunn the 'front.' then he SIT IN the Board
as the representative OF the society. Commissioner
James dwell representing tho Irish Emigration Society.
WAS present the successor or MI Lynch. me Rev
Nj. keyl, who had cyuced desire to combine the
OF ticket ami two or three other Occupa-
with that az missionary, announced MS Wiling
ness Ia ronhne himself missionary work, and his oier
was accepted. The resignation Of Thomas McN.y as
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Assncat on comprisiug the eighteen Congtrgat onii
crnrcrs III New-YOrk Brooklyn and the nrighbo'noo'
which was distributed IN the churches on SUNDAY STOW"
that the total membership OF the churches i '5i oi
sabbath schools 1911 mission schools, o. colrc-
tinns for Last year, S7J.5li % The Cenira CohgreX
tion4l Church Of Brookyu. takes the lead IN men3er-
shin with .35S; tho Broadway Tabernacle, Is;
Clinton Avenue Church. Brooklyn. y22; Church
of tho Piarms, Brooklyn. SO; south coh-
rrpcationa Church. BROOKLYN. BIZ; Lee Ave-
nue Church. Brpokyu, ljs; Puritan Chnch'
Rrooklyn. i27; Pilgrim Church. Newly ork, 80
Nome OF the other New-IOrk and Brooklyn churches
h. a member hip OF over 100 the Welsh church nav
iny7S The Broadway Tabernacle has 40 In its san
bs IN school ami 300 In its mission schools; me con-
trll Cnurch l9lJ sabbath school aud I,Ol4 IA
m ssion schools the Tompkins Avenue Church llZ3 IN
the sabbath school and 1868 In tue mission school; the
church oi the Pilgrims fl IA the Sabbath school anu
ssh I'm the mission srnool: the Clinton Avenne Church
4OT I'm the sabbath and -6i In the mission school,
tn, south Church 80 in the sabbath school ana
church 40 In the Sabbath aud about
do0 IN tic industrial mission, besides n Chinese class
tie Lee Avenue Church $50 and the Puritan Church
CAB ia sabbath schools The Broadway lahernacie
takes the lead in sunday collections win S22323 IS
Clinton Avenue Church, Sl5,j3l 90; Central Chuffn
Sli23t -; Tompkns Avcnnc Church. SlV'tt 90
Church OF the Pilgrims, SG72O %; South thutcn'
SOB 2i Puritan Chsrch, silly 81; Pilgrim Churrh,
S26 The additions TO mrmbrr-hp ny profession d.
itn were }6l and by letter $50. here we're dropped
from the church rolls 800. Of whom 297 were removed
by the Central Church OF Brooklyn.
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKErS

IoSDOy. June - -l2:oU y m-COnsols lOI 3.l6
boih money and The account Unioi stats lel cent
boz Atlantic
trustees Certificates, 4J4 Canadian Pdcluc 81 a Hr.c
- a. second COnsos 9ds Illinois Central, li2;
Ordinary, 81 o 81 Pau Common, JVe Pcnns Iyaa.
%. Reading. 1874
u. adyices quote Three Per Cent Rcnte,
IS francs - 4. centlmes Tor the account
LoADON. June IA p mi-Atantlc and Great Western
Mortgage Trustees Cerucates. 1J2, lIc second
CCnsos, ybis Mexican ordinary, j. y 81 Pau Common
Vbs, New iorA Central. luJls; Reading. lSS
HUDSON Bay Company, 2oG.
Tine bullion Bank OF England has Increased $40 900
during past week
proporon OF theBank OF England 10 liability.
which last week ~ lO-lO psr CENT Is al J.l6
per cent
y. m-The amount OF bullion gone into Bank o,
England balance to-day - \ lOl.OOO.
PARIS adyices Ihre Per Cont Hcntos at s3 francs
l2 Ccntinrr for account and exchange IondOa
June 2i.-Ihe weekly statement OF tho Bank OF
shows increase VI J.,1OUOO francs In gold ami
U2o,OUO francs la silver.
Bar silver quoted at IA ll.l6d per ounce.
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PUTTING CORNERSTONE UNDER A CHURCH.

The cOngrcg ltlOn OF The second KeIOrned
Church OF Harlem assisted Yesterday AFTERNOON III the
operation OF laying cornerstone under
nh alust peted church. me organization OF this
church ~ the oldest IN York IL was back In
1860 that good Iioaudcrs OF Harlem met in sober
session aud bethnklng themselves 4" that as Haarem
was within days journey OF NewNork there might he
a village there some day. proceeded 10 OrganZe inc
church known as tho second Reformed Churcl OF
Harlem. The structure now almost completed
stands OF observation-disclosures third
xth-ave The cornerstone was actually lali
last summer. but as at that season no cergymen could
be found the city 10 maze the add esses nlcne was
left and the ceremonies were postponed until yesterday
The preliminary exercises were held IN the chapel and
consisted OF singing and addresses by the pastor the
Rev George H. Smyth, and the Rev. Drs. Ormiston ana
Chambers. procession was then formed aud marched
TO The corner the be put In place.
box containing the church history, publications OF the
Reformed Church, daily papers OF the day, and lkiB
I>T almanac placed In the stone. which was then
swung place to the notes OF tho Doxoiogy On one
side the bears The Inscription " Christ the chief
cornrr.sone OF our faith and the other Second
Reformed Church." The church will be ready for
pancy early In September
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BREAKING THE RECORD on vEToEs.

WASHINGTON, June u (SDeciaD.-The PIesi-
dent continues to veto private pension bills He re-
turned to the House this afternoon without
his approval not less than twenty four OF
them. As the hour OF adjournment had been
reached before they could be formally presented
to the House their contents will not be made known
iii tomorrow In order perform this ardnous labor
the President found himself compelled to dispense with
the regular Cabinet meeting to-day. also Ia deny bm-
self 10 every ,ler II IL H. the Presidents object
beat the record" he has already succeeded IN doing
it. He has thus far transmitted to Congress.
intending to-day, siXty-elght veto messages.
Grant Ia the course of entire Adnnsra-
ton extending eli ht signed only wentyeight
yetoes and no President reached that
Der before hm. Until the beginning OF Mr.. Ceveanas
Administration 1t Is said that only pension bill had
eve beep
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aRR1yGEMEyTS FOR Mr. HIERNANS FUNERAL

No information had been Obtained yesterday by
the m mers the Board OF Education when the funeral
OF Lawrence d. Herman VIII place 1t learned
through OF his family that the body would be
balmei IN san and that 1t would be accom-
the city Dy and family who II is thought
i'm New York MOnl.y. Arrangements
Will then be Those VINO spOScn
ON the subject SAID that would probably
about the appointment OF new CLERK of III,
hoard there
Ine.Ings o before adjournment
n inner Auditor davenport has been acting during
he.uAns absence GERS III addition To duties.
1hs place Is important President Simmons
e Of The absent Europe and ap.
Ineut could prosi.
6rnt who consulted the appointment Ofa
ms,
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THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
WHY AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAS APPOiNIEp-
VIOLATING TIE OWL SERVICE LAW.

WASHINGTON, June 81 (SpecidD.-A good
many people wondered why ex-Congressman lynn
thompson OF Kentucky, was appointed Assistant Sec
rotary the Democratic Congressional Committee
suct an officer having been unknown hitherto in the
history OF Congressional Campaign Committees. Ine
reason NAV be planned The Assistant Secretary
was at Capitol today soliciting contributions from
Congressman for the Congressional Campaign Fund. III
is asserted too that LIE is engaged in soliciting Ike con-
,rbutions from officers aud employees OF the House ana
in some OF the executive departments The chairman OF
the committee is a Senator and Its secretary Is CON-
eressman and 1t is understood that Mr. Thompson VINO
holds no Office was appointed assistant secretary In
order that might collect money from pnblc olhcers
ana eiDpioyes and thus avoid the disagreeaDie cosc-
0uences OF a violation OF the CIVIL Service law But
gopd LAWYERS contend that the decision OF the UIted
STATES Court in General Cnrss case covers the present
one and that the prlnclpas-he officers ana men Ders
of the Congress iOnal COmmitee-are Responsible lOi
the acts OF their agent -
General Gof, Chairman OF the Republican Con-
rressional Committee given strict orders against the
soliciting or receiving OF political CONTRIBUTORS from
any Senator Representative. or any ocer cIerk OF
other emplOye OF the Government