New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS.
GENERAL LOGAN ON w. w. II. DAVIS CON-
MISSIONER BLACKS PENSION.

MISSIONER BLACKS PENSION.
nFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TEIBuSE.i
WASHINGroN, Jan. 20.-General Logan, l under
stand will .obect to the confirmation of W. w. II.
Davis, as Pension Agent at Philadelphia. He is
gathering material. am told with reference to
this which when read in the Senate will astonish
that dig nifed body and may possibly also awaken its
members to realization of the fact that the country is
quite ready and prepared yet the Pcns1n
Bureau turned to rebels and rebel sympa-
thizers Davis IL the man whose first official act was
appoint the notorious Joe" Barbiere to response
BILE position under him. Barbere is the author, and
Davis the printer and publisher of q bOok which Tor
the virulcDce and ndecencJ OF its attacks Union
men and anti-slavery leaders without an equal
perhaps in the whole range of literature to which the
period gave birth. Davis. printed this
book at time when there could have been possible
for his lending his TO such enterprise on
the of party feeling sectional hatred. The
had come TO a close. Nothing save malice there
fore, and venom toward Union soldiers could have
prompted Davis aud Barbere to produce such a work.
Aud yet it is proposed to confirm Davis for n
place IN which loyal Union soldiers will be put in a
position to receive their quarterly pittauce at hands
such as his 1t seems incomprehensible that the
President and General Black should have dared to
send such an appointment to the Senate The name OF
w. W. IL. Davis ought to be promptly rejected. Tho
line should be drawn somewhere.
Talking of General Black reminds me that woman,
Ellen Clifford of Cincinnati has just been convicted IN
the Uuted States District Court of fraudnleny draw
ing pension after remarriage and has been sentenced
to Imprisonment at hard labor the Hamilton County
Jail for year. just think of it year's hard
labor for drawing pension OF SS month alter
remairage. And here is the Commissioned OF Pensions
himself drawing 500 month, the highest pension
paid bv the Gov ernre ent on his own statement and
that of his friends to the effect that he is physical
wreck inc apable OF any effort helpless in both arms
SIM ly destroyed" and that - it is only question OF
how long he will live. One years hard labor for a
poor woman 1t seems rather severe an she NAV
not even have known what she was doing. General
Black the other hand does know. He - acquainted
for instance with Section 4. 739 Df the Revised
Statutes which directs the Commissioner of Pensions
strike from the pension roll the name OF any person
whenever 1t appears by proof satisfactory that such
name put upon such roll through false or iIaudu
lent representations" lie is also acquainted with
Section 720 which directs him. uDOn the lnyestga-
ton of exactly like his own TO suspend payment
of the pension until the proprety of repeating the
same can be con side red by Congress Has he obeycd
ei herf The law does not bother him III the least
apparently tor he keeps on drawing his pension OF
$500 with oteeriul regularity every quarter.
1t is almost settled that the great telephone sut will
be brought this city. This would be proper course
TO follow in the matter. The chief defendant. Pro-
lessor Bell is resident OF Washington. The scientific
collections III the different Government institutions
hch establish the facts in the on the spot
aud Ot Here, moreover, Is the nelo IN
hch the aegec frauds omissions said TO have
taken place. Ot it would he the District
Supreme Court in which the would first be tried
A few days ago CHANGED to see in Dakota paper
highly complimentary notice ofa lecture entitled " inr
and Outs OF Congress-" which exRepresenatve Charles
G. ANS OF Wisconsin 10 now delivering IN the North
west The of Mr. Williams illustration
OF The OF American politics. For twelve
years he elected and reelected to Congress- man
splendid abilities and of the best speakers IN the
House also of ne most popular men Ia that
| body AbsiemiOus g. his habits aud without a tani
upon his moral character, either a an individual or
politician nevertheless defeated Dy the pOhibl
lion eeHen In hs district and Democrat sent "a
| M his place In tho XLVIIIth Congress. In the
| XLVIIth Congress he chairman OF the Foreign
| Affairs Committee. Mr.. Williams was appointed by
| President Arthur Register OF the Land once al
WatertOwn. Dakota. aud his resi- naon being rendered
10 President Cleveland early In the Administration wac
accepted. While he persstehty refuses To- take ans
part Dakota politics. hts has been frequently
mentioned in the Territory as that OF possible can
ddate for party honors His long experience In Ma
tional affairs his mgh reputation both IA an orator ana
a man. aud his personal popularity among all classes
w believed. cOmbpe 10 bring him To the front a.
soon as the question OF Statehood Is determined.