Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER..
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug, 90, 1886.
To THE Souri, KENTucKIAN:
The Register of the Treasury, Gen
eral tosecrans, has prepared for pub
LEGATION a complication of unpaid bal
ances due by the United States to it
citizens. 1t embraces balance o
principal only, and no steps have We
been taken toward compilation o
interest obligauo s. 1t appears tina
there is large sum of money in The
Treasury, made up of little sums ac'
cumulated by return of interest
checks which have at various times
failed to reach the persons for whom
they were intended. Heretofore per.
sons who were fortunate enough tC
ascertain that there was a credit ia
them in the Treasury on account OF
unpaid interest, have had great diff
Guilty in getting their money, as eve
~ possible obstacle was put in their
way and most unreasonable proofs
of ownership and identity demanded
No ones except a Favored few" were
ever allowed to see the list, unless il
was the attorneys through whom the
little cotcrie operated. 1t is now said
that Congress vii call for this publ
cation, and then all the bond hold
ers who have not claimed their in
terest will get it. This country is
not like England, who hunts the
world over to find its creditors, while
our Government not only keeps quiet
when 10 demand is made on il bnt
even when demand is made puts all
obstacles possible in the way of re.
covery, and also goes so far as to re-
fuse information when specifically
called for by persons rightfully emit.
tied to il, if by giving it the Govern.
ment would show itself indebted.
The President has designated Col
j. III. Baxter, Chief Mcdical Purvevoi
of the Army, to act as Surgeon Gen.
eral until lie makes an appointment t.
fill the vacancy caused by the retire.
mcnt Of Brig. Gen. Murray. There
has been heated contest for thi.
coveted prize among Army officers
and. President has been much Der.
picked as to what action TO take
Col. Baxter, who has been given the
temporary appointment, is next in
l nc and entitled by right of promo.
sion to the place, but he Is a Repub.
lican and so is at disadvantage. He
has a strong influence however. even
among Democrats, and may possibly
be the fortunate applicant. The Sec.
ro'ary of War, Endicott, and Baxter
are warm personal friends, and the
Secretary is doing his best to secure
the appointment for his old friend.
The action of the President in tempo.
rarily appointing Baxter is all eng.
ma, but gives encouragement to the
other applicants as the vacancy al
ready exists, and if Baxter is TO be
promoted why defer the permanent
appointment?
The talk Of the Congressman dur
ing the last session filled $500 PAGES
of the Congressional Record This
does not include the index and ap-
pendix. 1t exceeds by 1900 pages
the number of pages of any previous
session.
The new Democratic Campaign
Book, prepared under the auspices of
the Democratic Executive Committee
is now in the hands of the printer,
and will be revised, printed and
ready for distribution in a short
time. The book will contain a spicy
review of the past Administration of
the Government under Republican
rule, and will discuss number Of
subjects of contemporaneous impor-
lance. The committee not being in
possession of funds to enable il to
distribute the book gratuitously, has
determined to send it, prepaid by
mail, to the address of any person
who will make application therefor
and transmit the sum of one dollar,
The Republican Congressional
Committee is also hard at work, and
will soon have ready for distribution
some Interesting reading matter
Notwithstanding the warm weather
The buildings occupied by the re-
spoctive campaign committees can be
found brilliantly lighted every night
and score or more faithful and zeal
GUS disciples found in their shirt
sleeves hard at work getting cam
paign fuel into form with which to
scatter the enemy in the fall.
There are but few officials of high
degree in the city at present. Most
of them have gone off on a summer
launt to return some time between
September the first and fifteenth. The
clerks do not seem anxious TO get
away this summer, except the new
appointees, who are anxious TO ex-
perience the feeling of drawing
whole months salary in advance on
which TO recreate for thirty DAYS.
The sensation is delightful one, as
may be imagined, and loses none of
its sweetness with age.
The distribution of valuabIes can
lured during the late war has com
menced under the recent act of Con-
gress, and many homes have already
heen made happy by the return of
old FAMILY relics and heirlooms sup.
posed to have been lost for all time
The department has experienced
much trouble in luding the rightrul
owners of some of the properly, but
there will be very little of il left
without a claimant. Applications
have come in without number and
III many cases no trace of the proper-
~ could be found. 1t is thought
that most every person who had val
nablcs taken away from them during
the war have applied for restitution, |
hoping to find that it was turned in.
10 the Treasury. II.
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